1 Transforming Schools Transforming Sandwell Melanie Dudley Director of Transformation

2 Context Population – 290, Students – 18, Secondary Schools: –5 Academies approved or planned –13 Specialist Extended Schools –2 Special Schools

3 Sandwell – 2 Years ago…. Most deprived West Midlands borough –Household Incomes less than £25,000 –All 24 wards are in worst 40% in England –11% of the population had never worked –27% of workforce adults with no qualifications –46% have qualifications lower than Level 2

4 Sandwell now… Most improved Metropolitan Authority Rising residential population Inward migration including young families Housing renewal major investment Town Centre regeneration underway

5 Sandwell in 2020…. “a thriving, sustainable, optimistic and forward-looking community”:

6 BSF – P art of a wider investment –BSF –ECM: Primary Capital Programme –Health 2010 –Housing Market Renewal and Housing PFI –Regenco (URC) and Town Centre renewal –New Deal for Communities

7 Scale of Schools Investment BSF and Academies: 3 Academy Schools open or in development: £80m BSF Wave 3 ( 6 Schools rebuilt or remodelled):£120m Wave 5 ( 10 Schools including 2 academies rebuilt or remodelled):£170m £370m ECM: Primary Capital Programme: Joined-up funding of £7m per annum?

8 Our Opportunity Firstly: To create an environment for lifelong learning, –fit for the 21 st century, –relevant to the need of our citizens, and –capable of giving them the opportunity to achieve their full potential. Secondly: To reconfigure our services and our buildings, –to be inclusive, –dynamic and relevant to the lives of all of our citizens –in support of the socio-economic regeneration of our neighbourhoods and community well-being

9 Transforming Learning Personalisation of Learning –Increased Pathways –Collaborative working between schools –Workforce Reform Extended Schools –Support for families including Child Care –Multi-disciplinary Teams –Building neighbourhood aspiration Maximising Inclusion –Shared responsibility for difficult children Making ICT work for us

10 Making ICT work for us Building on our strengths –Broadband Sandwell –The Smethwick Test Bed Redefining the school day –Any time any where learning Effective Learner Management –Personalised Learning Pathways –Inter-agency collaboration

11 Extending the Change Agenda Staff: Leadership, Training and CPD Attitudinal change in Parents other adults and students –Contributing to ‘the Big Picture’ of renewal –Using ICT as a vehicle for change

12 Our advantage We want to transform our community and shape Sandwell into a place people want to live, work and socialise