1. Welcome to Learn Sheffield
Please Note
Refreshments are in the Comfort Zone.
The fire exits are the main entrance and at the rear of the building (at the end of the corridor containing the toilets).
No fire drills are planned to take place during this session.
This briefing is being filmed so that it can be viewed by colleagues who are not able to be here.
The slides from today, any handouts referred to, brief notes and the link to access the recording will be ed out as soon as possible.

2. Briefing Agenda - Wednesday 17th May 2017
Introduction / Welcome
SEND Update – Tim Armstrong
Primary Achievement Strategy – Bev Nicholson/Chris Jennings/Linda Hoyle
Learn Sheffield Update – Stephen Betts / Bev Nicholson
New Interactive RAISEonline Update – Bev Nicholson

3. SEND Update – Tim Armstrong

4. Moving from the old SEN system to the new
Tim Armstrong
Head of SEN, SCC

5. Big picture C&F Act, 2014 – significant change to ways of working
Statement/LDA to EHC Plan
Joined up working – Education, Health and Care
Graduated approach to meeting needs – early intervention/SEN Support
Person centred
Co-production

6. Assess-plan-do-review
Tell us once approach – multi-agency
Learner and Parent involvement
Graduated approach to meeting needs
Person centred practice – outcomes focus
Early intervention at SEN Support
My Plan
EHC Needs Assessment
Review process
Identified training needs for schools on assessment and review

7. Statement to EHC Plan Statutory responsibility to reassess
Deadline of March 2018
Specified and quantified – school information is vital
Just under 1000 still to complete
Revised paperwork and practice sent to SENCOs last week

8. Local working Embedding of locality working Peer support and practice
Sheffield Support Grid
Management of local interventions and support processes
Development of request for assessment
Meeting localised needs
Funding – notional SEN budget and top up

9. Strategic direction Inclusion programme board
Focus not Education only – joint working
Co-production of services and individual solutions
Outcomes focussed
SEND OFSTED
Schools responsibilities – including role of SENCO

10. OFSTED / CQC Inspection
Area inspection
All areas within a 5 year timeframe
3 key areas: Identification and Assessment of Need Provision to meet need Outcomes
School responsibilities clear in the Code of Practice

11. Placement and provision
Supporting high quality provision in mainstream environment
Interventions that address needs
An inclusive SEN Support Model
Reviewing all placements to get the numbers right and clearly identified needs
LA Commissioned Special Free School
Current capacity issues

12. Business as usual
Reforms process will end March 2018 – Sheffield’s Inclusion Strategy goes beyond this time
Still much work to do to ensure high quality inclusive practice is embedded with appropriate support across the city
All need to work together to get to a position of business as usual

13. Briefing Agenda - Wednesday 17th May 2017
Introduction / Welcome
SEND Update – Tim Armstrong
Primary Achievement Strategy
– Bev Nicholson/Chris Jennings/Linda Hoyle
Learn Sheffield Update – Stephen Betts / Bev Nicholson
New Interactive RAISEonline Update – Bev Nicholson

14. Primary Achievement Strategy - Bev Nicholson/Chris Jennings/Linda Hoyle

15. Primary Achievement Strategy
Promoting better outcomes for primary aged children across Sheffield
Focus in
Locality Assessment Leads have supported Y2 and Y6 teachers to ensure that best practice has been shared.
Children at KS1 & KS2 are better prepared for statutory assessment because of the sharing of ideas.
Moderation within localities has been tighter than ever before.
Forums for the wider sharing of statutory assessment information and the discussion of misconceptions.
Some ideas for
Work of the Locality Assessment Leads to be a central part of locality action planning.
Earlier collection of predictions to better support schools.
Improved moderation activities including the building of portfolios and a focus on Y2 / Y3 transition.
Increasing involvement of headteachers.

16. Briefing Agenda - Wednesday 17th May 2017
Introduction / Welcome
SEND Update – Tim Armstrong
Primary Achievement Strategy
– Bev Nicholson/Chris Jennings/Linda Hoyle
Learn Sheffield Update – Stephen Betts / Bev Nicholson
New Interactive RAISEonline Update – Bev Nicholson

17. Learn Sheffield Update – Stephen Betts/Bev Nicholson

18. Learn Sheffield Update – June Event & Questionnaire
Learn Sheffield will be writing to primary schools this week.
To share information about an event in June
To share an online questionnaire
June Event
(Primary Sector on Friday 23rd June - 9:00 to 12:00)
Questionnaire – what we have learned & will do
Sheffield Priorities – 2017/18 Strategies
School Improvement Strategy & categorisation process
Learn Sheffield team roles
Learn Sheffield model & relationship with the LA
Learn Sheffield long term planning
The event is open to all primary school leaders but we will be asking each locality to send at least 3/4 leaders, so that each discussion has a broad representation of views.
Deadline – Friday 9th June

19. Learn Sheffield Update – Communications
Website
Twitter
@learnsheffield
Opportunities Bulletin
Subject Networks
Commissions
Governance Training
Partnership Pages

20. Learn Sheffield Update – S-CEP (Sheffield Cultural Education Partnership)
Seven task and finish groups …
Governance
Finance
Communications
Training
Resources
Research Collective
Beyond July
… leading to a conference in September
Friday September 22nd
- Tudor Square

21. Learn Sheffield Update – Leadership Development Programme
Primary Leaders
Leaders’ Briefings
Priority Workshops
Training Programmes
Including:
Achievement Strategy/ Moderation
Research Led Sheffield
ECM Programme
Governance (free briefings/subscription)
Inclusion Taskforce
Healthy Minds
ESCAL/Learn Sheffield Priorities
S-CEP
Conference Programme
Including:
S-CEP
Healthy Minds
Research
Poverty
Governance
Leadership
2017/18 Partnership Calendar – dates!
Subjects Networks
Termly networks
(SENCO network possibly half-termly)
Out around the June Event (23 June 2017)

22. Learn Sheffield Update – Leadership Development Programme
Primary Leaders Partnership
Primary Leaders
Leaders’ Briefings
Priority Workshops
Currently we have …
Secondary & Special Sector Partnerships
Leaders’ Briefings
Priority Workshops
(e.g. media, mobility, school calendar, etc.)
… the distinctions between these activities were discussed last time.
The suggestion that Learn Sheffield and PLP are making (to be discussed here today and tomorrow at PLP) is that we try a single half termly event next year.
Half Termly Event (8:00 – 10:30)
Part 1 - Primary Forum (leaders only – 45 mins)
Part 2 - Leaders’ Briefing (information sharing - 45 mins)
Part 3 - Themed Workshop (input & discussion – 60 mins)
What do we think of the idea and the ‘starter for ten’ structure?

23. Briefing Agenda - Wednesday 17th May 2017
Introduction / Welcome
SEND Update – Tim Armstrong
Primary Achievement Strategy
– Bev Nicholson/Chris Jennings/Linda Hoyle
Learn Sheffield Update – Stephen Betts / Bev Nicholson
New Interactive RAISEonline Update – Bev Nicholson

24. New Interactive RAISEonline Update - Bev Nicholson

25. New Interactive RAISEonline Update
New system is called ‘Analyse School Performance’ (ASP)
Accessed via the DfE secure portal – existing RAISEonline school administrators should have been sent login details.
Currently a beta version.
More features will be added.
Less content than the existing RAISEonline at present.

26. New Interactive RAISEonline Update
Learn Sheffield/PAS will offer familiarisation sessions
9am Monday 3rd July
1pm Thursday 13th July
11am Friday 14th July
3pm Monday 17th July
Cost £35 / £50 – two people
(maximum two per school)
! Note – save the date !
Year-End Primary Data Briefings
10am Thursday 13th July
1pm Friday 14th July
There is a short film on YouTube – search for ‘Analyse School Performance’