1. Stoke on Trent LA Vision
Dave Perrett

2. Stoke’s Vision Mandate for change What does it mean?
Make Stoke on Trent the Place to
Bring
Business
Support
and Develop
Existing
Business
Work With People to Promote Independence and Healthy Lives
Make Stoke-on-Trent a
Great City to
Live In

3. Children and young people
Outputs
High Quality – defined by external standards
Diversity/choice – 0-19(25) range of providers + governance arrangements that meet the needs of parents, pupils, wider city
Equality – entitlement for all children and young people

4. Children and young people
Outcomes
All young people have raised educational standards especially in English and Maths
All young people have developed “knowledge and skills” to participate and succeed in adult life

5. Stoke’s Vision What does it mean for us? Partnership working
A system led by schools/providers – with schools/providers – for children and young people
Improvement is led by schools/partners
Capacity/sustainability is developed by schools/partners

6. Stoke’s Vision Statutory duties
2006 Act - promote high standards and the fulfilment of every child/young persons potential
2011 Act - powers to tackle under-performance and improve the way schools/providers are held to account

7. Partnership working Stoke School Improvement Group Directors Meeting
Strategic direction
Monitoring/Evaluation
Establishing Priorities
Stoke School Improvement Group
Feedback
Communication
Directors Meeting
SAPH
SASCAL
TILT
Teaching alliance
Studio college schools
MAC 1
MAC 2
Ormiston LA
CO-OP

8. Data Protocols & performance
SSIG (Remit)
Role:
Strategic leadership
Monitoring – evaluation
Setting Priorities
Data Protocols & performance
data supplied by the LA

9. SSIG (Remit) Functions
Monitor /evaluate quality of education and outcomes across the city
Determine priorities for improvement that supports the council’s commissioning role
Develop a diverse, high quality CPD offer from new entrant to system leaders for the city – maximises expertise/capacity within and beyond the city
Develops a city wide good practice guide
Meetings – 3-4 times per year

10. Performance Indicators/Targets
Outputs Sept 2015
All schools/providers are good or better
35% schools/providers are outstanding

11. Performance Indicators/Targets
Outputs Sept 2014
All Ofsted category schools should be R.I. or preferably good
* R.I. schools should be at least good
All good schools should at least maintain existing quality
More good schools are judged as outstanding
All category and RI schools supported by school networks which include good/outstanding partners

12. Performance Indicators/Targets
Outcomes
Attainment at each key stage 
Progress measures  number of schools where progress is in line or better than national average
Higher attaining pupils  number of schools where both attainment and progress is in line with or better than national averages
Pupil Premium pupils (FSM) -  number of schools where both attainment and progress is in line with or better than national averages
Not in Education, Employment or Training

13. The Role of the Council
Monitor, track – evaluate performance of ALL schools within and beyond the city and the performance of ALL underperforming schools
Commission and evaluate impact of school-school support in underperforming schools
Identify and extend range of school system leaders – by developing planned programmes of CPD – by extending the number of executive headteachers
Support/lead the development of school improvement networks – based on support and rigorous challenge
Support the development of the stoke CPD offer and the good practice guides
Improve the recruitment/retention and development of high quality governors

14. The Role of the Council
Broker and support brokerage of external CPD and funding streams within the city e.g. Ofsted/National College and others
Attendance/Exclusions
Alternative Provision
Staff recruitment
Links to employers
Marketing Stoke Schools