1. DfE School Improvement support offer
(2018/19 academic year) (Head’s Club)
Wednesday 30th January 2019

3. The Current Picture SIF bids have disappeared.
NLE are given a £6000 bursary each year.
Matched NLE Involvement to DfE ‘identified’ schools.

4. What is the Offer in 2018/19?

5. Tier 1 Schools
A primary school defined as ‘below the floor standards’ or ‘coasting’ based on KS2 revised data published in December 2018
If a school is eligible, they will be offered up to 3 days of free advice from a designated national leader of education (NLE) or equivalent.
Schools will receive support once their eligibility has been confirmed by the published schools’ performance data. All funded support will be delivered by the end of the 2020 spring term.

6. Tier 2 Schools
If in addition to this, a school is judged as ‘requires improvement’ by Ofsted in their 2 most recent consecutive inspections will be offered up to £16,000 of funded support to address the needs identified by the NLE

7. Teaching Schools Council
To ensure that eligible schools are provided with the best support possible. Not only will they be coordinating the assistance given, but it is their role to designate appropriate NLE’s to schools where their help is needed most.
North Yorkshire is part of the ‘North’ which includes North Yorkshire, Cumbria & North East
Phil Bennington is our TSC representative

8. Timeline
Schools will receive support once their eligibility has been confirmed by the published schools’ performance data.
All Tier 1 visits to be completed by July 2019.
50% of Tier 2 visits by May 2019.
All funded support will be delivered by the end of the 2020 spring term.

9. Delivering the offer
December
DfE contacting local authorities, dioceses and academy trusts
January
TSC Matching NLEs to eligible schools
February onwards
NLE action planning visits

10. NLE Selection Capacity Track record Experience and expertise
Preferences and recent deployments
Agreement with the school

11. The NLE role Undertaking needs assessment and action planning
Completion of recommended actions template
Delivery of funded support
Oversight of delivery and implementation of support
Termly reporting to TSC on progress

12. Fundamental Changes SEND School Maths resource management Governance
English
Behaviour management
Reducing workload
Leadership

13. The North Yorkshire Picture
Meeting on the 28th January to discuss deployment
10 NLE’s in the County (at most!)
4 Tier 2 schools eligible for £16000 funding
26 Tier 1 schools eligible for 3 days NLE support (2 of whom are not deemed needing this support)
NLE Capacity Survey
NLE’s awaiting deployment