1. Schools work Under a New Government
Presentation from Nigel Robert’s seminar at
Youthwork the Conference 2010.
Posted here as a reference for schoolswork.co.uk with permission.
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Schools work Under a New Government
Nigel Roberts, YFC

2. the current model
Use the template and in small groups create your own model schools worker based upon your current practice

3. Priorities for the Department for Education
Increase the number of high quality schools and introduce fair funding
Reform the school curriculum and qualifications
Reduce bureaucracy and improve accountability
Train and develop professionals who work with children
Introduce new support for the Early Years
Improve support for children, young people and their families, focusing on the most disadvantaged

4. Impact Indicators Readiness to progress to next stage of schooling
Attainment at age 16
Attainment at age 19
Narrowing the gap in educational attainment
School choice facing parents
Progress in english and maths between key stages
Ensuring a strong start for disadvantaged children
Reducing under 18 conception rate

5. Endings and beginnings
Duty to promote community cohesion
Matters relating to well being - though well being and happiness remain on the overall government agenda
Ring fenced funding
The national curriculum

6. Endings and beginnings
Greater autonomy in terms of budget and curriculum
Free schools
Academies
New curriculum - outline plans out in December

7. More teaching and learning less social engineering
What happens to community cohesion and well being?What place happiness?
The role of the church
Growth of chaplaincy and the role of the counsellor

8. Greater autonomy and less ring fenced funding
Extended services
Enrichment programmes
One to one learning

9. New curriculum
What about RE?
What about collective worship?

10. Free schools and academies
In groups ask would this be a ministry a group of schools workers could undertake? If so why? If not why not?

11. The pupil premium A bias to the poor? Money to schools from april 2011
Impact of youthworkers in this area

12. The big society
We are clear that the voluntary and community sectors play, and will continue to play, a significant role in reforming services for children, young people and families. We are, therefore, opening up public services to enable the voluntary sector to become better involved in delivering key services.It is not yet possible at this early stage to say how much of the overall DfE budget will go to the voluntary sector. We are still working through the detail of the SR settlement and implications for policy and programme areas. Details will follow in due course.

13. The big society
a part to play
A whole church response

14. Parent transition case study
Shared vision
Shared workload
Different giftings

15. tomorrow
Take your template of the model schools worker - in the light of what we know - how might they look for the future?

16. A response Be prepared Be trained Be flexible Be informed
Be in relationship

17. Your new portfolio Inclusion/pre exclusion work
Chaplaincy/pastoral input
Extended school/enrichment work
Placements for national citizens scheme
Transition work
Family support
Community co-operatives
Curriculum support