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Supporting Camden’s schools to be the best

Camden Schools Led Partnership and Traded Schools Services

Camden Traded Schools Services

CamdenSchools Led Partnership

camden.gov.uk/schools

Prospectus

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We know that Camden is a great place to learn. In two out of the last three years, Camden has been identified as having the highest percentage of primary school aged pupils in good or better schools in the country, and two years ago this was also the case for Camden’s secondary aged pupils.

Teachers and other school staff who come to work in Camden value the support and development they receive, motivated by being part of a London Borough

with a strong identity, an international reputation, a tradition of high quality education and the dynamic context of working in the heart of a capital city.

This success is a result of visionary school leaders, inspirational teachers, and dedicated staff across our schools and settings. The Council has been proud to support these teams with a wide range of services and support for professional learning and we believe that the new approaches set out in this prospectus will enable us to achieve even more for

the children and young people of Camden.

Our aim is to enable Camden schools to become the best schools in the country by 2020. A child born in Camden in April this year, as the Partnership takes on oversight of school improvement in the Borough, should join their local primary school in five years time knowing that they are part of an

urban success story; a pupil at the start of their career in a Camden secondary school this year will leave in 2020 equipped for high personal and economic achievement.

Camden is developing fast, and is part of initiatives such as the new

Knowledge Quarter, which brings together 35 academic, cultural,

research, scientific and media organisations based in King’s Cross, Euston and

Bloomsbury. We are pioneering new approaches to teaching and learning through innovations such as Lesson Study, represented internationally by Camden teachers and Council staff, and we are building new, efficient relationships with and

between schools, listening to school leaders to develop the offer of traded services responding to schools’ needs, and offering an effective single point of contact with Council services.

We invite you to learn more here about our vision for combining the skills and expertise which are so abundant in the Borough. We believe that the key ingredients for the future success of our children exist already within Camden and we look

forward to working together over the coming terms.

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We need to set world class expectations in Camden

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01 Camden a great place to learn

04 Foreword

06 Camden Schools Led Partnership

06 Key contributors to the Partnership offer

07 Mission statement

09 Camden Schools Led Partnership offer

10 Camden Schools Led Partnership charter

13 TriEx learning model

18 Camden Traded Schools Services

18 Camden City Learning Centre

20 Camden Music Services

21 Connexions Camden and Careers Camden

24 Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme

27 Educational Psychology Service

29 Finance

31 Governor Support Service (Clerking)

32 HR and Payroll Services

36 ICT Services

37 Information and Complaints

38 Insurance

40 Legal Services

41 Procurement Services

42 Property and Contracts, Repairs and Maintenance with BAM FM

46 Property and Contracts, School Meals

48 Property and Contracts, School Cleaning

49 Research and Management Information Team (RMIT)

51 Schools Library Service

53 Sport and Physical Activity Service

57 Welfare, Inclusion and Support in Education (WISE)

58 Coming soon in 201558 CSLP detailed prospectus/offer

58 Networks

58 Camden school leaders programme

58 Traded School services – commitment to service improvement

59 New web platforms60 Customer Service Charter61 Commissioning61 Financial probity63 Delivery and quality assurance of the CSLP and Traded services64 Management and Leadership of services64 Accountability and scrutiny65 Terms and conditions66 Partnership improvement packages examples

CONTENTS

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FOREWORD

Camden is proud to have a school system that enjoys a high reputation and delivers results for Camden learners. The aspiration in Camden now is to move from good to great by working in the ways that the very best systems work.

• In September 2014 Camden schools and the Council created the Camden Schools Led Partnership (CSLP) to build on the successes of Camden schools and create a system designed to deliver excellence for every pupil and the best schools in the country.

• In November 2014 Camden ran its first Traded Schools Services trade fair showcasing services designed to help schools to focus on their core purposes of teaching and learning.

• From April 2015 this Partnership takes on oversight of school improvement in Camden. New forms of school to school support and successful practice sharing will join those already running in Camden as the final SLAs come to an end in July.

• From September 2015 the full CSLP programme of support, development and challenge will come on stream led by schools, teaching schools and the Council’s Partnership team.

This prospectus firstly sets out the new ways of learning and improving that will deliver that success. It also details the Traded Schools Services that will support this improvement by supporting school leaders and governors to concentrate on the core purposes of learning and teaching.

All members of the Partnership can draw upon the skills and expertise within the schools and Council teams that form the Partnership. Increasingly, school-based professionals will contribute to the work of the Partnership through school to school support, receiving appropriate remuneration from the Partnership. The Partnership is also forging links with universities and other educational professional bodies in order to create opportunities for professional development and accredited learning that will make Camden the number one place to teach and lead, thereby attracting the very best teachers and leaders into Camden schools.

Camden Traded Schools Services

Schools need to secure best value, ensuring that the costs of services are reasonable and transparent, and above all, that the quality is of the highest standard. We believe our services continue to provide best value for money. The Council is proud of the relationship it has with schools in Camden and remains committed to working collaboratively and in close partnership. We want to ensure therefore that our support services are flexible and can meet the specific needs of your school. Their offer is set out in the pages of this prospectus as are the details of the service standards, leadership, management and governance that will ensure transparency and continued success in a partnership where every school has one point of contact for all its improvement and business needs with the Council.

Martin Pratt, Director Children, Schools and Families-Camden Council

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“There are various ways in which Camden schools have worked together collaboratively - but what is important is that the

Council is working in partnership with schools to deliver the best opportunities for school improvement”

(Bavaani Nanthabalan, Executive Head, Netley Primary School and Torriano Junior School)

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Camden Schools Led Partnership

How schools and the Council collectively contribute to the CSLP offer

The Camden Schools Led Partnership is one in which all schools develop their practice and improve their outcomes through mutual support, sharing of expertise and collaboration. The Partnership Charter (see page 10), developed by headteachers, sets out the expectations of Partnership members as both recipients of and contributors to educational excellence in Camden.

This outline prospectus describes the main components of the Council’s contribution to the overall offer to Partnership schools from September 2015-2016. Other key providers to the Partnership will follow. These include, the Camden family of schools and Camden’s two Teaching School Alliances – Swiss Cottage Teaching School Alliance led by Swiss Cottage School Development and Research Centre, and the Camden Primary Partnership Teaching School Alliance running from Eleanor Palmer Primary School.

In May 2015 we will publish the full edition of the prospectus offer, containing details of improvement and development programmes running during the 2015-6 academic year from these providers and from specialist networks located within Camden schools. It will also contain also a comprehensive directory of the support and expertise offered by individual schools, leaders and practitioners.

Where an activity has been explicitly commissioned by the Partnership, providers will be paid in the ‘Partnership rate’ received by all providers for such services. However, a growing number of offers of support within the Partnership are being made by at no charge. These will also be listed in the directory.

Pete DudleyAssistant Director, Children, Schools and FamiliesCamden Council

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Mission Statement of the Camden Schools Led Partnership

What?

The Camden Schools Led Partnership (CSLP) will focus on school improvement and professional learning, to ensure success for all pupils in Camden schools. Our shared ambition is that Camden’s schools will be the best in the country by 2020.

The CSLP understands school improvement to be predicated on offering challenge and support for professional learning for all school staff. This will include development of leadership and governance, as well as pedagogy, subject knowledge, curriculum and assessment.

We recognise that the world’s best school systems distribute and develop expertise and outstanding practice throughout the system and the CSLP recognises the benefits of these components for the recruitment, development and retention of high quality staff.

The CSLP will also offer a safety-net support to schools in urgent need.

How?

The Partnership draws on the power of distributed leadership and shared expertise. It also builds on school-based collaborative enquiry to give all staff in Camden membership of a professional learning community that extends across schools and across phases. We are certain that solutions for most challenges faced in Camden schools can be found in Camden schools. We will work to enable the transfer of subject knowledge, good practice, and shared expectations for pupil achievement as well as the mentoring, coaching, expertise networks and peer review relationships which support these - from novice practitioners to senior leadership. We will link with experts beyond the Partnership to bring in expertise or experience not yet available from within our schools.

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“Our Camden Professional Partner is key to our school improvement - challenging, supportive and bringing a broader

perspective to school improvement. I couldn’t do it without her”

(Kate Frood, Headteacher, Eleanor Palmer School)

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The Camden Schools Led Partnership Charter

As schools in partnership with one another and with Camden Council raising standards for all the children, families and communities we serve, we commit to:

a) Identifying and freely sharing our areas of strength and the materials and processes which have enabled us to achieve these

b) Acknowledging areas where we need support, and welcoming high quality support from other Partnership schools and the Council

c) Respecting the differences between schools and the right of schools to determine the approaches which they believe ensure high standards for all their pupils whilst also recognising the principles set out in this charter

d) Contributing to the Partnership by sharing our skills and expertise with others in ways that are consistent with maintaining high standards in our own schools

e) Both contributing our own knowledge and skills and drawing on the knowledge and skills of others in the Partnership and the Council more widely

f) Promoting Camden expertise and good practice beyond the Borough and internationally where opportunities exist

g) Acknowledging that those offering support for the professional learning of others are likely to benefit as much from sharing their practice as those whom they seek to help

h) When offering our schools’ expertise through external trading arrangements, giving priority to Partnership schools above those who are beyond Camden, thus supporting the Partnership’s capacity and practice

i) Using the Camden Schools Led Partnership Learning Hubs and Prospectus offer as a first port of call when looking for support for school improvement, the development of the curriculum and assessment and professional development of our staff

j) Maintaining communication channels with other Partnership schools and with the Council

k) Prioritising the forms of school-based professional learning which research shows to have most impact on school improvement and pupil learning, including:

a. Mentoring

b. Coaching

c. Action research sharing accounts of practice

d. Lesson study

e. Peer review

l) Respecting the teams of staff established in each of our schools and not threatening their coherence – using the 15 day ceiling as a rule of thumb

m) Doing nothing that will bring the Partnership as a whole or individual Partnership schools or professionals into disrepute

n) Where problems arise, resolving difficulties in a spirit of aiming at reconciliation, always bearing in mind the best interests of the learners (children and adults) in Camden schools

o) Contributing to the development of shared models so that professional knowledge can be most effectively transferred and mobilised across the Partnership

p) Observing one annual Camden Schools Professional Learning Day as a common closure day when all Partnership schools’ staff can learn together and offer the opportunity for joint work on curriculum and assessment

1 Evidence suggests that there are benefits to both parties if staff supporting colleagues in other schools spend around 10% to 15% of their working time out of their own school during any School Support Package

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q) Using the common closure day each year as three shorter learning opportunities for in-school and cross-school professional learning and work on curriculum and assessment

r) Providing input to a Partnership Prospectus: a published timetable of school-led or school-based Partnership learning events, to which most Partnership school will con-tribute each year

s) Contributing to an annual report of impact.

2 The common closure day will release up to £2M a year that can be used by schools in the partnership for professional learning and that might otherwise have been spent on course fees and supply

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“We fully support Camden’s vision for partnership across and between schools. It offers a strong framework to grow this dynamic

professional learning community”

(Kay Bedford OBE, Principal, Swiss Cottage School Development and Research Centre)

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The TriEx learning and development model

The TriEx learning and development model has been developed from established knowledge about the features of professional learning and development opportunities that have most impact on pupil learning outcomes and the greatest improvement gains in teacher practice knowledge.

These effective professional learning opportunities have repeatedly been shown to have common features (Cordingley et al., 2003, 2004; Kazemi et al., 2008; Hattie, 2009; Pedder and Opfer, 2010). These common features can be summarised as:

• Learning and development takes place over time – more than one school term

• There is well-evidenced, expert input, content or research informing the learning

• A significant part of the teacher learning takes place in the classroom with the children who are regularly being taught

• This classroom-based learning or enquiry is an exploration carried out collaboratively with colleagues and focused on improving pupil learning

• Teacher learning that has taken place in these ways is cemented and strengthened further when teachers share and explain what they have learned or produced with colleagues, helping other teachers to be able to adopt and adapt new practices or materials in their own classrooms or schools.

This TriEx model is so called because it is a blend of the key elements of effective teacher learning and development: expert input, exploration and expression or explanation (to others).

Through its process of co-design the CSLP determined to use best-evidenced models of pupil learning, teacher learning and school improvement. The TriEx model creates a framework for designing and using professional learning and school improvement that meet these best impact criteria.

The three ‘Exs’ can be combined in many ways to create a range of learning and development designs that are both powerful but also fit for the specific purpose in hand. They can work over periods of weeks or for over a period of a whole year (see page 66-67 for examples of partnership improvement packages).

Sometimes the depth of learning and development created through combining these TriEx blends is more than is required. For example, an update on health and safety might usually require no more than a half day of expert input on a traditional ‘course’. A consultancy package using coaching to improve an aspect of leadership may involve sessions of combined expertise and exploration with a final written improvement evaluation as the form of expression. A lesson study model may involve interleaved expertise and exploration with one practice sharing expression session at the end. The current popular and successful ‘Mayor’s Fund’ lesson study

Maximum impact on learning and progress

=++ ExplorationExpertise

Expression

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model involves six half days of expertise, three half days of expression (sharing) and three whole days of in-school, guided exploration - taken over a year.

The CPD and consultancy and learning package offer from the CSLP (to be published in full in May 2015 for the September 2015-16 school year) will therefore contain consultancy packages and courses that use these building blocks in effective and affordable combinations.

But importantly there will also be the freedom for schools to create their own TriEx learning models by designing - in collaboration with the Learning, Improvement and Partnership service or with the Teaching Schools - their own bespoke package that uses this model and which meets their needs.

For this reason we are creating one unit price for expertise events when there is a group of people in one venue typically involved in ‘expertise’ learning or training activities. There is a second unit price for when an expert is leading coaching or exploration in a school or for when an expert is facilitating an expression or sharing event in a school or central venue.

These prices are based on half and one day units of consultancy and half and one day units of group ‘training’.

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Our primary school choirs perform at the Camden Schools Music Festival, held at the Royal Albert Hall in March 2014

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Cllr Angela Mason CBE, Camden’s Cabinet Member for Children, discussing the CSLP and Traded Schools Services offer with school bursars and business managers at the

Camden business lunch in December 2014

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Camden Traded Schools ServicesCamden City Learning Centre

IntroductionThe CLC supports schools to deliver the Computing Curriculum. The centre has four learning spaces including a mac suite and sets of mobile devices, allowing classes to be delivered in the centre or at school. Our focus is on helping schools to use technology to enhance Teaching and Learning across the curriculum. We are a test bed for innovation and a pathfinder for new initiatives and support all aspects including strategy and development as well as CPD. The support we provide is tailored to each school to meet their needs.

Core aims• Develop excellence in Camden in using digital technology for learning and teaching

• Support our educational partners to implement changes in the new computing curriiculum

• Provide resources which contribute to the development of confidence and skills in a dynamic environment

Included in the Service to Camden schools• Subject leader Meetings

• Conferences in innovative use of technologies

• Advice and support on assistive technology.

Details of our traded service offer• Class visits to CLC led by CLC staff for a project planned to complement the curriculum

• Class sessions on Coding and programming

• Access to CLC lesson plans and Schemes of Work

• E-safety and Digital Citizenship – policy, training/classes/assemblies for staff, parents and pupils

• Whole-class Music Technology projects

• Support with Strategic planning for implementing the Computing PoS

• Support and guidance in completing national awards (e.g. ICT Mark)

• Support for Subject Leader role

• CPD sessions led by CLC consultant at the CLC or in school

• Class sets of specialist equipment with training and SoWs available

• Innovative projects for target groups/individual pupils e.g. G&T, AfA, SEND

• Using technology to improve outcomes for all learners (assistive technology, targeted intervention).

SLA and other fees/charges:Gold: 16 days £4400 - Silver: 10 days £3300 - Bronze: 6 days £2200Individual sessions: Price by negotiation.

Contact:

Gillian Ingram. Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7387 5198

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Camden Music Service

IntroductionThe Camden Music Service is committed to providing a comprehensive service to all pupils attending Camden schools. As leader of the Camden Music Hub, we work with a wide and diverse range of professional partners to offer opportunities within our schools and at our Saturday Centres and borough ensembles.

Our aim is to offer all Camden pupils the opportunity to get involved in music of the highest quality through singing, learning an instrument, composing and taking part in group activities and to support them throughout their musical journey as far as they wish to travel.

Details of our traded service offer for Camden schools

We offer schools a range of musical activities and support including:

• Instrumental tuition

• Instrument hire

• Whole class instrumental tuition (known as Wider Opportunities)

• Support for school based ensembles and choirs

• Curriculum support and advice

• Support for singing

• Access to special projects with our partners such as the Royal Academy of Music, the London Symphony Orchestra, the English Folk Dance and Song Society

• Entry to graded external exams such as Rockschool, Associated Board and Arts Award.

SLA and other fees/charges: SLAs are tailored to the needs of individual schools. In response to feedback from schools annual subscriptions have been included to ensure a comprehensive borough music service.

Annual membership fees are:£2,400 secondary schools£1,800 two-form entry primary schools£1,200 one-form entry primary schools

Instrumental tuition: Silver - £29.25 per hour Gold - £31.80 per hourEnsemble support from £36 per hourCurriculum support: £405 per day

Whole class tuition: Bronze: Free, Silver: £300 per class, Gold: £1300 per class.

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Peter West. Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7974 7233. www.camdenmusic.org

.In addition to our programme of training courses and events, we provide support to Camden schools, which includes:

• Network meetings and training for music staff

• Participation in borough perfor-mances including the biennial Camden Schools Music Festival at the Albert Hall

• Bronze class school tuition.

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Connexions Camden and Careers Camden

Introduction Connexions Camden offers an information, advice, guidance and support service to those at risk of becoming NEET (not in employment, education or training) and vulnerable pupils (e.g. young carers, SEND pupils and those on pupil premium). We also offer Careers Camden - a careers guidance service, supporting schools to deliver their “duty to secure independent and impartial careers guidance for all students in Y8 to Y13”. (Education Act 1997)

Both services have achieved the national Matrix Quality Standard for IAG and are delivered by qualified IAG/careers guidance practitioners with strong youth engagement skills and an in-depth knowledge of local and regional education and career pathways.

Connexions Camden offers• Early identification of students at risk of becoming NEET through liaison with key staff

and attendance at relevant meetings e.g. inclusion / SEAM

• Personalised face to face information, advice and guidance - raising aspirations and promoting resilience

• Planning the smooth transition into post-16 education and training for the most vulnerable school pupils

• Successfully sub regional bids for resources delivered to Camden schools through the European Social Funds (Back to Business)

• School link for alternative education, ensuring all pupils receive careers guidance and transition support

• Attend transition reviews and follow up support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

• Track and support NEET school leavers including early leavers (supporting Raise in Participation Age)

• Working with families so parents and carers can understand their child’s options and pathways

• Ensure duty to deliver the ‘September Guarantee’ is met (recording of all Camden Yr 11 intended destinations, offers of a place in learning and producing a Year 11 destinations survey for all schools)

• Careers resources and LMI information.

• Camden Connexions provides staff with a framework for service delivery without restricting innovation or the ability to address the needs of clients at a local level

• All clients interviewed placed a high value on the flexible way Camden Connexions staff respond to individual feedback and resolve issues promptly

• Programmes are tailored to individual needs almost as a matter of course to fit in with demands of specific clients

• All clients interviewed said they would recommend Camden Connexions to their peers without hesitation

• Clients are provided with access to current, accurate information which is inclusive

• A high importance is given to CPD activity within Camden Connexions which recognises the benefits of employing a flexible and committed workforce.

Kim Howard, Matrix assessor 2013

Contact:

Miriam Hatter, Service ManagerEmail: [email protected]: 020 7974 7374.

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Careers Camden offers • Careers interviews for all students in Years 8 to13, producing a careers action plan for

each pupil

• Follow-up careers interviews for vulnerable students or those who are undecided or have more complex transition routes

• HE advice

• Advice on vocational pathways and employability skills

• Information delivered at parents’ evenings

• Support for schools options and careers events

• Drop-in sessions (lunchtime and after school)

• Research and support to bring in speakers from local businesses or skill sector organisations

• Support on results and enrolment days

• Introduction to on-line resources

• Shared database to track outcomes of guidance interviews

• Termly reports on the take up and outcomes of careers interviews.

Additionally we can provide• Training and inset support

• A recording system linked to a London wide database on CCIS so supporting ‘Septem-ber Guarantee’ offer requirements and providing destination reporting data

• Quality assurance support for CEIAG and careers.

SLA and other fees/chargesConnexions Camden - £230 daily rate

Careers Camden - £230 daily rate.

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Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme

IntroductionOur mission is to inspire, guide and support young people in their self-development and give recognition for their achievements.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) gives young people of all abilities (aged 14-24) the chance to develop skills for life and work, fulfil their potential and have a brighter future. The award is a voluntary, non-competitive programme of activities for young people that encourages them to get fitter through physical activities, learn new and develop existing skills, help others by volunteering and experience adventure by completing a self-sufficient expedition. Young people can sign up for either a Bronze, Silver or Gold award.

The award is recognition of a young person’s successful journey of self-discovery and development which is acknowledged by employers and universities alike for the qualities and characteristics young people develop through completing their DofE.

DofE programme develops the whole person - mind, body and soul, in an environment of social interaction and team working.

Details of our traded service offer

Camden’s Integrated Youth Support Service holds a licence to operate the DofE across the borough. For an annual subsidised fee of £725 from April 2015 and £950 from April 2016, we are offering schools the opportunity to work under this licence and receive a dedicated level of support to ensure the successful management and delivery of a DofE programme at school. This includes:

• Support to promote the award to pupils eligible for the award.

• Administration support - enrolment onto the award including setting up eDofE accounts including verification and approval of sections. A per student enrolment fee* applies and there is no upper limit to how many students the school can register.

• Approval of expeditions including notification and carrying out and approving risk assessments.

• Advice and guidance for leaders and co-ordinators including programme planning and access to training resources.

• Subsidised Introduction to the DofE and eDofE training for leaders.

• Approval of awards and issuing certificates for Bronze and Silver. Approving Gold Award notifications for the Gold Award Presentation.

• Termly leaders and co-ordinators network meetings providing regional and national updates. These meetings facilitate sharing of good practice and provide support to the leaders and co-ordinators.

SLA and other fees/chargesFees/Charges: The SLA carries and annual charge of £725 from April 2015 and £950 from April 2016.

Additionally we can provide All sessions are charged at £90 per session

Contact:

Shah Zaman. Email: [email protected]: 020 7974 1963.

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*Enrolment fee per student - £16 for Bronze, £16 for Silver and £23 for Gold. Please note that The DofE charity may increase the enrolment fee from April 2015.

**For the expedition section of the award a number of factors dictate the necessary ratio of qualified staff and support staff. These include - the nature of activity; location and environment; number, ability and needs of the groups. It may be possible to include school staff who have walking and camping experience in this ratio as support staff to reduce costs.

We are also offering schools the opportunity to buy in Bronze or Silver Arts Award programmes. This qualification inspires young people to grow their arts and leadership talents: it’s creative, valuable and accessible.

Bronze (a Level 1 qualification) is available to young people aged 11 to 25. They take part in an arts activity, go to an event, research their arts inspiration and share skills with others.

Silver (a Level 2 qualification) is designed for young people aged 14 to 15. It has two units – Unit 1: arts practice and Unit 2: arts leadership. It involves an arts challenge, reviewing arts events, researching artists/arts organisations and delivering a leadership project with others.

(Additional moderation cost payable by school or students - £20 for Bronze and £24 for Silver)

Description Number of sessions / days Cost

Full Bronze or Silver programme delivered at school. (includes expedition training but excludes expedition trips)

30 sessions per academic year

£2,700

A Bronze expedition training programme for participants

12 sessions £1,080

A Silver expedition training programme for participants

15 sessions £1,350

Bronze expedition training programme for participants

2 days £52 - £82** per participant

Silver practice or assessed expedition

3 days £135** per participant

Gold practice or assessed expedition

4 days (An additional day may be required for travel and acclimatisation)

£180 per participant

DofE Training

Course Cost, per delegate

Expedition Supervisors training course £35

Expedition Assessors Accreditation Scheme

£35

Countryside Leaders Award training £120

Description Number of sessions Cost

Bronze Arts award programme 12 £1,080

Silver Arts Award programme 24 £2,160

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“The Educational Psychology Service’s resiliency and co-operation scheme of work has helped pupils in our school learn effectively,

reflect on their behaviour and achieve their full potential”

(Kingsgate Primary)

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Educational Psychology Service

Contacts:

Head of Service: Hilary Forbes [email protected] Educational Psychologist (Team Manager): Chris O’Nions chris.o’[email protected]

Introduction

We provide specialist advice to support schools, colleges and early years providers to meet the needs of children and young people with special educational needs, 0 – 25 years, including those with the most complex needs.

Camden educational psychologists work to support the strategic aim of enabling children with special educational needs to have their needs met locally, so that they achieve positive outcomes and become independent within their community. Interventions are tailored to meet the needs of individual schools and children / young people, and a work schedule addressing the school’s priorities is jointly planned in consultation with the SENDCo (sometimes together with the headteacher) at the beginning of each academic year and reviewed during the year.

What is in the core service, and not traded?Camden is committed to providing a centrally funded core educational psychology (EP) service for children and families in Camden’s Children’s centres and schools. The core allocation delivers both statutory (carrying out statutory Education, Health and Care needs assessments and support for children and young people with a statement or EHC plan) and early intervention services. Early intervention services offered through both the core offer and traded services are the same, and are outlined below.

Reduction in the core serviceThe current reductions in council spending will impact on the EPS and the allocation of sessions for early intervention as part of the centrally funded ‘core allocation’ will be reduced by approximately 25% from September 2015. Further reductions were signalled in 2011-12 when only one year of a two year planned decrease in the core offer was implemented.

Details of our traded service offer

The traded service is offered as an extension of (and in addition to) the core service through an annual subscription. It is delivered by educational psychologists eligible for chartered status. All EPs have an honours degree in psychology (recognised by the British Psychological Society). The entry level qualification is now a doctorate; and all have further professional accredited training recognised by the Health Professionals Council. Camden educational psychologists deliver a high quality service and build relationships with local schools and draw on local Camden knowledge.

The service develops bespoke packages of support for schools that include:

• consultation, assessment, case formulation, and intervention related to children’s learning, developmental, behavioural, emotional and mental health needs

• evidence based targeted intervention with individuals or groups of young people and/or their parents to enable the development of specific skills/strategies associated with engagement with learning and/or rate of progress, eg developing practice that promotes resilience and emotional wellbeing and addresses behaviour management; planning for transitions, developing interventions in all areas related to SEN and disabilities.

• Intervention at different levels – organisational systems and capacity building, indirectly through parents and teachers, and/or directly with individuals, groups, and families.

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• capacity building interventions such as project work, training, coaching, research in areas related to SEN and change management processes; support to the SENCO to implement Children and Families Act 2014

• Bespoke specific interventions to meet identified need draw on psychological theory and research and include delivering cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions with individuals, groups and classes; video interaction guidance (VIG) and Solihull approach to enhance interaction between adult and child; developing social skills and study skills packages; resilience programmes; emotional and mental health interventions; assertiveness programmes.

Key areas of support included for Camden Schools

• Delivery of core allocated provision according to SEN funding bands, targeted to enable the Local Authority and schools to carry out their duties with regard to the SEND Code of Practice (2014), and to support the strategic aim of enabling children to have their needs met locally.

• psychological advice to contribute to the statutory assessment of children’s special educational needs and to inform key annual reviews, within core allocation.

• support through the counselling service for any parent/carer of a child in Camden schools / children’s centres.

• critical incident support as described in Camden’s Emergency Planning policy.

Please contact us to discuss the additional support you need, and for further information about the interventions offered and their impact on children’s progress.

SLA and other fees/charges from April 2015

Annual subscription rates for a base number of additional sessions over the year: please note that the rates have not changed over the previous year, with a minimum of 8 – 12 sessions. A session is 3 hours.

SLA Level 1: Children’s Centres / Primary Schools (less than two form entry)

£2,600 4 days 8 sessions

SLA Level 2: Primary schools (two form entry and above, and/or with units) / Special Schools

£3,250 5 days 10 sessions

SLA Level 3: Secondary schools

£3,900 6 days 12 sessions

Individual days can be bought, either to top up the SLA, or at a higher rate for non-SLA schools.

Single daily rate (2 sessions) £450 (SLA providers) or £650 (non SLA providers)

Secondments of a minimum of a day a week will be considered to individual providers or to groups of providers.

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Finance

Introduction

The service provides financial advice and support to schools in meeting their financial responsibilities. Schools have a responsibility to effectively manage the funding provided including ensuring a sound system of internal control, financial planning and achieving value for money. Compliance with the Council’s financial delegation scheme for schools is a key part of that process as is the correct recording and authorisation of financial transactions.

Details of our traded service offer to schools

Camden has a range of statutory responsibilities for education and as part of that provides all schools with the following services:

• maintaining a school funding formula to enable dedicated schools grant to be distributed between individual schools and other providers

• distribution of other specific government grants and related guidance / require that schools need to ensure compliance

• production of procedures and guidance setting out duties of schools to maintain delegation of funding from the authority

• statutory VAT returns and refund of VAT incurred

• Bank Payments and cash management

• Completion of Statutory Returns

• Checking and Processing Quarterly Returns

• Provision of Cedar reports

• Quarterly Balancing of school records with Cedar

• School Quarterly Monitoring

• Liaison with internal and external Auditors

• internal audit check of individual schools once every five years

• support for schools in financial difficulty

• production of annual statutory accounts as part of the authority’s accounts.

SLA and other fees/chargesStandard finance package - £1,285 per financial year.

Contact:

Joe Lynch, Business Accountant. Email: [email protected]: 020 7974 4507.

Camden’s schools finance team provides financial advice to governing bodies and schools to assist them in meeting their financial responsibilities. The service is available via phone, email and personal visits and includes:

• Telephone Advice Service

• Schools Visits

• Support for R.M. Finance

• Support for CFR Returns

• Budget Preparation Support

• Budget Monitoring Support

• SFVS Return Support

• Finance Officer Cover – Primary, Special and Nursery

• Absence Fund Scheme - Primary, Special and Nursery.

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IntroductionThe GSS SLA offer to schools is focused on provision of a comprehensive clerking service to subscribing schools. In addition to clerking of meetings, schools subscribing to the GSS SLA benefit from governing body membership management; agenda planning; document management support, including distribution of committee papers.

The SLA is designed to provide governing bodies with the following:

• High quality clerking service, consistent with Ofsted standards and requirements, including accurate and professionally produced minutes, highlighting challenge and support to the school

• Reliable, friendly, efficient, experienced and knowledgeable clerking service

• Effective link to other local authority services and personnel.

Details of our traded service offer for Camden schoolsA full clerking service is provided for up to six meetings per academic year clerking for additional meetings is available including sub-committee meetings or panel hearings.

The clerking service includes the following:

• Liaising with the chair to formulate meeting agenda

• Sending out agenda/papers to the governing body

• Minuting of governing body meetings

• Keeping an attendance register and membership records

• Advice on governance related procedures.

• Undertaking actions for the clerk arising from the minutes.

We will assign a dedicated clerk to support each subscribing governing body. This clerk will act as the main point of contact between the GSS and the governing body.

Key areas of support included for Camden Schools

The Local Authority’s statutory duties to support governing bodies will continue to be provided as a core service to all schools.

This includes maintaining a database of governors for all schools. (In the case of schools which do not buy in to the clerking service, this is subject to receiving accurate information from the school.), and providing governor advice.

SLA and other fees/charges

The SLA carries an annual charge of £3,000 (for schools in all phases), this is a reduction in price of up to 40% since 2012.

The annual charge entitles the school’s governing body to clerking for six meetings.

Additional meetings - £350 (including; agreeing the agenda, circulating papers, Keeping an attendance register, minuting, follow-up actions).

Contact:Vitaly Voytenko, Head of Business [email protected]: 0207 974 1540

Governor Support Service (Clerking)

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The HR and Payroll service is made up of Camden HR School Services, HR Business Advisors and a Senior Schools Health & Safety Advisor supported by a range of specialists including an Occupational Health Service delivered by HML.

We are committed about what we do and making the best of your most valuable school asset your staff, so that you can achieve your school’s objectives. We understand the need for a responsive high quality advice and guidance on matters that you would hope are not routine. These include every aspect of employee management; from the routine to the complex and contentious. Our school allocated HR Business Advisors, HR Customer Advisor and Senior Health and Safety Advisor will advise and support you through every situation.

Every school that employs people is likely at some point to need HR support and employment law advice. We all want our school staff to perform well, be committed and have good attendance and timekeeping as well as to make a positive contribution to school life and how children achieve. We offer value for money, practical and school focused solutions to all your people challenges.

Our services are designed to help you achieve the result you want for your school by advising you what you can do, not what you cannot. Whether it is support with restructuring recruitment or redundancy or anything else our expert HR, Payroll and Health & Safety team can provide you with the advice which is business focussed and cost effective.

Services inclusive to schools

Collation of statistical returns as requested by Government Bodies and the Council as maintaining authority e.g. Schools Workforce Census.

Consultation/negotiation with trade unions on issues affecting the staff as a whole.

Support and guidance on industrial relations, including access to the Joint Consultative Committee.

Guidance on safer recruitment and support with the management of child protection allegations against staff including access to the local authority liaison officer.

Contact:

Cynthia Walters, HR Strategic Lead. Email: [email protected]: 020 7974 4919.

Human Resources, Payroll and Health & Safety

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Camden HR Schools Services dedicated telephone helpdesk and email unlimited support facility. Full access to our schools website offer

Camden HR Schools Services dedicated telephone helpdesk and email support facility. Limited access to our schools website offer

Camden HR Schools Services dedicated telephone helpdesk and email support facility.Limited access to our schools website offer

Teacher & Support Staff Contract & Terms and conditions Complex cases escalated to HR Business Advisors

Teacher & Support Staff Terms and conditions queries.Complex cases beyond the Service Desk provision to be purchased at an additional cost.

Teacher & Support Staff Terms and conditions queriesComplex cases beyond the Service Desk provision to be purchased at an additional cost.

Payroll and hr transactional administration service.

Payroll and hr transactional administration service.

N/a

Enhanced health and safety service - full support from Senior Health and Safety Advisor Schools

Core Health & Safety Support Only – additional support available subject to additional purchases

Core Health & Safety Support Only – additional support available subject to additional purchases

Occupational Health Service

Supplied by HML

Available to be purchased as an additional service

Available to be purchased as an additional service

Model employment policies and management guidance including pay and appraisal policies

Model employment policies and management guidance including pay and appraisal policies

Available to be purchased as an additional service

Job evaluation and advice on job description for schools staff support roles

Available to be purchased as an additional service

Available to be purchased as an additional service.

Coaching and advice on managing organisational change incl. redundancy and early retirement.

Available to be purchased as an additional service

Available to be purchased as an additional service

Skills Pills training sessions for school leaders delivered at least twice a term (Schools HR team working with other partners)

Places can be booked for an additional charge

Places can be booked for an additional charge

Regular HR Newsletters, two per term via the Camden Schools website

Regular HR Newsletters, two per term via the Camden Schools website

Regular HR Newsletters, two per term via the Camden Schools website

Employment Tribunal Support and Advice - Work in relation to an Employment Tribunal and legal representation will be subject to separate charges for all schools.

Employment Tribunal Support and Advice - Work in relation to an Employment Tribunal and legal representation will be subject to separate charges for all schools.

Employment Tribunal Support and Advice - Work in relation to an Employment Tribunal and legal representation will be subject to separate charges for all schools.

Details of our traded service offer

*detailed breakdown of what each package consists of is contained in supporting service specifications

SLA and other fees/chargesPackage 1 Comprehensive HR & Payroll Service - £122 per staff member

Package 2 Payroll and Basic HR Service - £90 per staff member

Package 3 Basic HR Service - £60 per staff member

Details of all the packages are set out in our full service specifications which you will be able to find on the Camden Schools Website pages from April 2015

Package 1 Package 2 Package 3 Comprehensive HR & Payroll Payroll & Standard HR Basic HR

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Additional Costs and Services

HR Business Advisory and Senior Health & Safety Services Ad Hoc consultancy and guidance rates for schools not purchasing package 1

Day rate £250; Half day rate £150 (includes follow up activity)

Visa and Immigration – for schools not purchasing package 2 or 3

Employer Checking Service - £25 per case

Tier 2 General - £250 per case

Tier 2 Restricted - £350 per case

Administration fees for change of personal or employment details £25

Discussion of issues prior to application £15

Occupational Health – Ad hoc charge on packages 2 and 3 tbc

Job evaluation for schools support staff jobs- £150 per job role case for schools not purchasing package 1.

Model Employment Policies and Management Guidance Notes – for schools not purchasing packages 1 or 2; Model employment policies £120 per policy, Management Guidance Notes £60 per copy

HR Audits – audit and review that key school documentation is in place, contracts of employment in place for all school staff, key employment policies adopted and in place and review of the central registry.

Primary & Special Schools- £250; Secondary School - £350

E-recruitment – online recruitment utilising the response handling ability, reducing the admin demand on schools. Cost per vacancy £50

Headteacher and School Leader recruitment campaign and support; price on application.

Selection assessment services – bespoke Teacher and Teaching Assistant assessment selection tests /techniques. Charge on a per use basis and for advice and support on the interpretation of the test results. This service will come available during the course of the SLA period.

Skills Pills Training and Development sessions for schools not purchasing package 1 - £250 per place.

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“HR have worked extremely hard over the past year to ensure that their service is fit for purpose - the termly HR Skills Pills sessions have been invaluable to Business Managers and have also proven

that legal discussions can be entertaining!”

(Sarah Ewins, School Business Manager, Teaching School Director, Eleanor Palmer Primary School)

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Schools ICT

IntroductionThe Camden Schools IT Support team is based in the Crowndale Centre. The service is customer focused and pro-active. We offer professional advice and assistance with the use of ICT to support excellence in schools through effective curriculum delivery and efficient administration. Our goal is to serve as your technology partner with a focus on providing solutions. In order to achieve this,

Schools IT Support Services has created a modular approach to the service that will allow schools to create an agreement that is tailored to the support needs of the school. No job is too big or too small.

Details of our traded service offer to Camden schools

• Advice, consultancy and technical support for ICT in the whole school

• Advice, consultancy, technical support and training for the RM Integris G2

• Complete management of a schools ICT network

• Advice and project development for new ICT solutions

• Installation of all IT Equipment; from desktops, laptops, tablets and servers to entire networks

• Repairs to PCs, laptops and other ICT equipment and AV equipment

• Proactive Maintenance i.e. health checks

• Service Desk Support

• Remote Support

• Data backup

• Advice on Disaster Recovery Plans

• ICT Procurement

• Apple Mac Support

• Google Chromebook Support

• Tablet Support (e.g. iPads).

• Ability to send multiple resources to tackle complex issues if they arise.

• ICT Procurement advice service

• No hidden charges

• Dedicated technicians willing and able to work for the benefit of the Schools IT Network

• Software Packaging, Testing and Deployment

• Research and Innovation – keeping schools up to date with latest technologies.

Core SLA annual charge - £7500

Additional Technician time - £3800Per PC Charge - £85Per Managed Wi-Fi Access Point - £35ICT Advice & Procurement:

o 1% of order value for schools in SLAo 2% of order value for Capital Build Projectso 5% of order value for Schools not in SLA

Optional Packages:

• Web SLA

o Option 3, 12 days per year - £2400

o Option 2, 6 days per year - £1400

o Option 1, 3 days per year - £800

• iPad SLA - £25 per device (charge is minimum of 10 and max of 100)

Contact:

Michael Eva. Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7974 2769

SLA and other fees/charges

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Information and Complaints Governance

IntroductionThere has been a steady increase in both the number of Freedom of Information and personal data requests to Schools either in isolation, jointly or in forming part of a complaint. In order to ensure staffing is available to address what can be very time- consuming requests, the SLA offered is as follows.

Provision of Complaints and related advice to schools: Schools have a responsibility under section 29 of the Education Act 2002 to have in place a procedure to deal with complaints. The service will provide general advice to schools on the complaints procedure and related processes and detailed advice on good complaints management including vexatious complaints and managing forensic investigations when they are required. The service will also provide advice on setting up and running Governor’s complaints Panels. If required, onsite visits to schools are available. Advice around and the provision of model policies are also available.

Information governance: Schools are Data Controllers as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998, the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003. The service will provide advice and assistance to schools on the management of their responses to Data Access requests and Freedom of Information enquiries.

It will also provide advice and support to the schools on the following: Records management, Information Governance, the Data sharing code of Practice, CCTV code of practice, safeguarding personal information, protecting privacy – promoting openness, publication schemes, privacy notices and managing enquiries and complaints from the Information Commissioner. If necessary, onsite visits to schools are available.

Training and briefing courses are offered to all schools via Training & Development Service however those schools that are part of this SLA can request school visits for briefings or specific topic discussion.

SLA and other fees/charges:Buy in/annual subscription: £1510

Ad hoc charges for schools not opting-in to the SLA: £100 initial charge then £100 per hour.

Contact:

Neil Murphy, Team Leader – Information & Records Management Tel: 020 7974 3554 Email: [email protected]

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Insurance Service

IntroductionThe Schools Insurance Service provides a package of property, liability and other insurances for all participating members and also the provision of arboricultural services for the maintenance of trees.

The Insurance Service has considerable experience in insurance and claims handling in both the local government and private sector and also draws upon the resources of insurance consultants, major local authority insurers and loss adjusters. We aim to meet collective and individual requirements and can access the insurance market through our retained brokers if our main insurers or regular suppliers do not have a satisfactory product. Schools are welcome to contact the insurance section to discuss their requirements.

We provide specific advice to schools that participate in the Insurance SLA.

Details of our traded service offer

Schools can contact the Insurance Service for a detailed description of the type and extent of insurance cover provided, including:

Property insurance: Covers fire, flood, subsidence, theft, accidental damage and damage to fixed glass

Fidelity guarantee: Insurance for loss of money through the fraudulent acts of employees or school governors

Liability insurance: Including liability insurance for the following: public liability; employers’ liability; libel and slander; officials indemnity

Business interruption: Insurance is provided for additional expenditure necessarily and reasonably incurred in avoiding or diminishing interruption of or interference with the school’s usual activities arising out of damage to school property

Plant insurance: The insurance section arranges a contract to provide for the inspection of lifts and lifting equipment necessary to satisfy statutory and health and safety inspection requirements. The inspection of pressure systems, boilers, heating plant and associated equipment necessary to satisfy statutory, health and safety and insurance inspection requirements together with insurance of such plant and equipment

Money insurance: The service includes insurance of “negotiable” and “non-negotiable” money in safes, in the custody of employees, in transit etc. subject to various limits, terms and conditions.

Schools are able to purchase optional additional insurance covers, including loss of revenue from facilities letting, arising out of building damage that is insured by the Council; contractual requirements to insure the works or existing buildings; hirers’ third party insurance.

Arboricultural services This service is incorporated within the Insurance SLA.

The service consists of the annual inspection of trees within schools, with approximately a third of the trees being maintained where necessary on a cyclical 3 year programme. This ensures that schools trees are correctly managed to minimise the chance of a tree root liability or public liability claim occurring. The majority of the trees on school sites are

Contact:Susan Lovegrove, Insurance Manager. Email: [email protected]: 020 7974 5790. Arboricultural service, Email: [email protected]: 020 7974 4444

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“The legal service is highly effective and timely”

(Jacques Szemalikowski, Headteacher, Hampstead School)

recorded and mapped on the Council’s tree database and are maintained on a cyclical programme as part of the inspection process. The tree contractor works from tendered ‘schedule of rates’ prices, providing a competitive market value cost. The Tree service also operates an adhoc service for tree issues that may arise outside of the cyclical programme and an emergency out of hours call out service for dangerous trees. The fee for the service is included in the Insurance SLA and the rate per tree identified in the SLA.

The cost of tree works is determined by the tendered schedule of rates, as noted above, with any tree costs being recharged to the schools.

Schools have the option under the Insurance SLA to use their own tree contractor; however there are conditions that need to be adhered to and these are contained within the SLA documentation.

The cost of replacement tree planting is funded by a ‘corporate’ tree planting budget, with no rechargeable cost to the school/s. This would also generally apply to the planting of ‘new’ tree sites, depending on tree numbers and arrangements.Email: [email protected],Tel: 020 7974 4444

SLA and other fees/charges:SLA annual charge will be based on the insurance premium. Will also include administration fee for claims handling - £30,000 across all schools based on pupil numbers.

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Contact:Rita Biddulph, Legal Services. Email: [email protected] 7974 5749.

Legal Services

IntroductionCamden Legal Services provide a comprehensive, cost effective, good quality and responsive service for schools in Camden. We provide in-house advice in respect of all your legal needs. We take instructions by telephone, fax or e-mail and will respond according to your needs and the urgency of the situation.

We place our clients’ needs at the heart of all we do. We pride ourselves on the fact that for the last 10 years that we have provided legal support and specialist advice to all the maintained schools in Camden. In addition we have provided legal advice for Lambeth, Hackney, Hounslow, Harrow Councils and the North London Waste Authority.

As part of package we provide training on such subjects as Admissions, Exclusions, Special Educational Needs, Complaints, FOI and Data Protection and Employment Law. We are happy to discuss your training needs and will arrange a bespoke training programme provided by our lawyers.

Details of our traded service offer

Camden Legal Services offer includes:Legal advice through a service level agreement with individual schools allows schools to access legal advice via telephone, email and fax up to court proceedings. We provide legal advice on a wide-range of matters including, but not necessarily restricted to:

• Admission and Exclusion Appeals• Employment matters• Property issues• Health and Safety• Family Law• Special Educational Needs and the assessment process• Parents and pupils: liability for pupils, access to / disclosure of pupils records, discipline,

anti-social behaviour orders, loss and damage to property, assaults, teachers liability• Contractual disputes• Freedom of Information, working in liaison through the information and complaints

governance service.• Data Protection Act issues• Governance• Complaints• Litigation• Equalities.As part of the package, we provide training on such subjects as admissions, exclusions, special educational needs, complaints and employment law. We are happy to discuss the training needs of schools in order to arrange a training programme to be provided by our lawyers.

SLA and other fees/charges:Cost of the service (excluding disbursements and counsel’s fees) is as follows:Primary and special schools £480Secondary schools £1,240Additional legal support beyond the SLA is provided if the matter is litigated. This additional service is charged at the hourly rates of £80 per hour for a lawyer. If Counsel is instructed those costs are charged separately. There will be prior discussion with the school before any additional costs over and above the SLA is to be incurred

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Contact:Dawn Jolley, Strategic Procurement Manager. Email: [email protected]: 020 7974 2038.

Procurement Service

IntroductionCamden Procurement is pleased to introduce a range of support to Camden’s schools aiming to improve procurement outcomes. We have considerable experience in providing procurement advice - fully consistent with financial and legislative regulations and directives.

We also provide schools with access to a range of high quality and highly competitive services – through the Council’s corporate contracts. Please note that current contract management of the following categories continues as per current arrangements:

• Facilities Management

• Schools Meals

• ICT

• Energy

• Insurance

• Capital Projects.

Details of our traded service offer for Camden schools

We provide a range of support for Camden schools including:

Information relating to how to access Camden corporate contracts including information to help schools evaluate the financial and service benefits of doing so.

General advice and information, based on industry best practice covering:

• Pre-procurement issues such as ‘how do I source a product or service?’

• Procurement advice in relation to current sourcing processes that may be underway

• Post procurement contract negotiation and implementation

• Contract management and performance issues including termination / novation

SLA and other fees/charges:to be confirmed

Our traded procurement support for Camden’s schools centres on under-taking procurement exercises for either single or groups of schools

Requests or queries regarding trad-ed procurement support should be made through the business partner for schools (and not made directly to the procurement service.

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Property and Contracts – Repairs and Maintenance

Repairs and Maintenance (Facilities Management – FM) with BAM FMNote: this is a summary only - see published BAM FM and Camden green / blue square booklets for full offer and more detailed explanation of coverage and responsibilities.

Option 1 - Statutory Testing

The contractor BAM FM will undertake statutory testing for all building-related statutory inspections, e.g:

• Gas safety

• Lightning conductor testing

• Fire alarm testing

• Emergency light annual testing

• Annual electrical tests

• Legionella monthly temperature tests.

Any maintenance, repairs or retesting required as a result of testing is not included within the costs of this package. These can be purchased directly from BAM FM by schools.

The school’s Service Level Agreement with Camden also includes, for 2015/16 (to be re-viewed):

• Asbestos surveys

• Re-inspection surveys

• Water hygiene risk assessment

Option 2 Statutory and planned maintenance, plus reactive mechanical and electrical (M&E) repairs to £300

Includes the contents of Option 1, plus:

Planned preventative maintenance of building related M&E plant and equipment.

For example:

• Boiler and hot water system maintenance

• Ventilation maintenance and filter changes

• Monthly lift maintenance

• Security system maintenance.

Reactive repairs

• All reactive repairs to M&E plant and equipment up to a value of £300

• £300 subtracted for the cost of any reactive M&E repairs over and above this cost

All building fabric repairs - such as roof leaks, damage to doors – can be ordered through the contractor directly, and are chargeable.

Contact:Contact Sarah Bourne, Head of Property and Contracts. Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7974 4271Robert Lamb, Maintenance Manager. Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7974 4905.

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Option 3 - Statutory and planned maintenance, plus reactive M&E and building fabric repairs to £10,000.

Includes the contents of Options 1 and 2, plus:

Repairs and replacements up to £10,000 and including fabric maintenance – such as roof leaks, window repairs.

For option 3, a full survey of the school is required before firm price can be confirmed.

Optional services• Schools can order improvements and alterations directly with BAMFM

• Other optional services are available such as key holding and pest control

Camden’s responsibility includes:Option 1• Sample audits of contractor’s work and school’s management to ensure compliance

• Advice to schools only relating to statutory compliance

• Ensure contractor complies with key performance indicators relating to statutory testing.

Option 2• Support to schools in managing medical and electrical services

• Sample audits of contractor’s planned and reactive works

• Reviewing and advising schools relating to technical reports

• Ensure contractor complies with contract requirements including performance indicators

• Strategic management of contract including trend analysis and contract reviews.

Option 3As Option 2 - plus:

• Support to schools in managing building fabric repairs and costs.

School’s responsibility includes:Option 1 - Manage and procure:• Routine maintenance of all building plant and equipment

• Reactive maintenance

• Analyse insurance and statutory test reports and manage all required actions. This includes legionella, lifts and gas safety.

Option 2 - First line maintenance and contact with the contractor:• Making safe of any building related issues

• Reporting repairs to the helpdesk

• Managing contractor’s access

• Undertake any minor repairs or improvements that are not covered in the contract

• Payment to contractor for all M&E repairs over £300 and all fabric repairs.

Option 3 - As Option 2 except:• Payment to contractor for all reactive repairs over £10,000.

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SLA and other fees/charges

Contractor costs as set out in individual offer letters to schools in October 2014

Camden staff cost: as set out in individual letters to schools in October 2014.

Schools project management – additional fee based on size and complexity of works

More detailed information about the offers is set out in the two brochures, ascirculated to schools.

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Uptake of school meals in primary and special schools is 84% against the school roll

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Property and Contracts – School Meals

Contacts Sarah Bourne, Head of Property and Contracts. Email: [email protected]: 020 7974 4271

Shola Matiluko, Service Manager. Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7974 4518.

IntroductionThe school meals service offered by Camden through our school meals contractor was jointly procured with the London Borough of Islington. It followed consultation with the stakeholders and work with schools’ representatives to develop the specification.

The contractor provides over 10,000 meals daily at 50 schools for all pupils and staff who wish to purchase them, as well as for all pupils eligible for free school meals. The catering contract requires that all schools be offered a two-choice hot meal, which must comply with the Camden School Meal Policy and the national nutritional standards for school lunches.

Camden’s school meal service provision is intended to offer an excellent standard of school meal service that includes:

• the provision of high quality and healthy food;

• a whole school approach to meals;

• a motivated and valued workforce;

• good communication; and

• a focus on sustainability.

The meals are cooked daily on site with fresh ingredients meeting or exceeding government nutritional standards. Camden school meal service has been awarded the Gold Standard for Food for Life. To achieve this, the ingredients used in the production of the meals must be 75% unprocessed, 50% locally sourced and 30% organic; and 70%+ of the pupils must be choosing school meals.

Camden team is made up of professionals who provide technical expertise and knowledge to help manage and deliver high quality services to schools. Camden officers work with the contractor on menu planning and nutritional analysis, monitor the contractor’s performance, visiting schools daily (on a rotating basis) to check the meals, health and safety and food hygiene standards. They meet with headteachers and school councils to discuss any issues/concerns and requests for improvements. Officers meet the contractor at least every month to ensure quality and sustainability targets are being met. The service provided by Camden officers includes procurement of the service, delivering and managing the contract. Officers also make payments to the contractor based on the meal numbers reported jointly by schools and the contractor.

Included in the offer to Camden schools• Kitchen design planning for upgrades and refurbishment where required

• Advising on kitchen requirement and purchase of dining equipment

• Support to schools for healthy eating activities and initiatives / advice with pupils, staff and parents.

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School’s responsibility for maintenance includesDepending on repairs and maintenance option selected:• Maintenance of kitchen equipment

• Organising kitchen repairs

• Statutory testing eg for gas safety

• Pest control

• Deep cleaning of kitchens incl ventilation system

SLA and other fees/chargesStaffing cost - £2,050 per year subject to annual review

Light equipment cost - £1,250 primary and £2,075 for secondary schools

The above are the SLA costs for managing the service. Meals costs are paid in addition, in accordance with contract prices.

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Property and Contracts - School Cleaning

Sarah Bourne, Head of Property and Contracts. Email: [email protected]: 020 7974 4271

Shola Matiluko, Service Manager. Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7974 4518.

IntroductionThe Property and Contracts Service, through our new cleaning contractor, provides a comprehensive cleaning service tailor-made to meet individual school requirements. The contract has been let as part of the FM contract (repairs and maintenance), to maximise economies of scale. The Property and Contracts Service is responsible for the management and monitoring of the performance of the contractor’s work in schools. The service is also responsible for contract terms, letting of the contract, development of the service, contract negotiations, contract variations and financial operation of the contract.

Details of our traded service offer

• A comprehensive professional advisory, administrative and management support service covering all aspects of cleaning management.

• Advice, guidance and practical support on cleaning requirements, cleaning schedules and frequency.

• Advice, guidance and administrative support in contractual arrangements: monitoring, managing, estimating, quality standards and variations.

• Daily cleaning of school premises including consumables where applicable ( paper tow-els, toilet rolls and hand soap).

• Quality and liaison officers who carry out monthly meetings with head teachers/school representatives to discuss any problems/issues relating to the cleaning contract.

• Monthly monitoring of the cleaning standards within the premises, production of monthly monitoring reports to schools and liaison with contractors over failures/issues raised from the monitoring and meetings.

• Contract meetings and communication with the contractor to monitor performance and service improvement.

• Checking of invoices and monthly payment to the contractor.

SLA and other fees/chargesSchools under 2,000 sq. metres - £810

Schools from 2,001 to 4,000 sq. metres - £900

Schools above 4,000 sq. metres - £1,050

The above are the SLA costs for managing the cleaning. Cleaning costs are paid in addi-tion, in accordance with contractor’s prices based on paying London Living Wage.

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Research and Management Information Team (RMIT)

IntroductionThe Research and Management Information Team (RMIT) supports schools with regards to the collection and analysis of pupil demographics, achievement and progress data and the completion and submission of statutory data returns. We seek to ensure schools are provided with timely and accurate data that can support all aspects of school improvement and assist them in planning and decision-making, readiness for inspection and fulfilment of statutory data returns.

Details of our traded service offer for Camden schools

Contact:Joanne Burgess, Team Manager. Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7974 456

RMIT Core Offer

• Unlimited telephone / email support regarding the completion of statutory returns such as the school census and assessment data and general guidance around statutory assessment;

• Data quality checks on statutory returns submitted on behalf of schools by RMIT e.g. census;

• Keystage booklets - Detailed analysis of school attainment and progress measures (progression matrices), covering key groups and also providing trend analysis and local and national benchmark data;

• Account support where relevant for data services purchased via the local authority e.g. Family Fischer Trust (FFT) Aspire Tool;

• Joint working with schools to ensure high quality information for priority data areas including Risk of NEET (Roni data), destinations and inclusion data (attendance / exclusions)

• Communication link including termly secondary data managers’ meetings;

• Responsive to other information requests, including IDACI data on cohort, starting points on entry to secondary school;

• Data support prior to Ofsted inspections;

• Joint working with headteachers and governors as part of the approach to planning for sufficient school places.

Additional service / support option:

The offer set out will remain available to Camden schools however we recognise that there may be other areas of data support / analysis / training that schools may want to access.

We therefore welcome the opportunity to discuss this in terms of possible options to purchase a further layer of support.

SLA and other fees/charges:There is no charge for the core offer

Additional service / support above the core offer will be charged:

Full day rate - £210 Half day rate - £105.

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“Camden’s Schools Library Service is brilliant”

(Netley School)

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Schools Library Service

IntroductionThe Schools Library Service offers a comprehensive book stock, multi-media / artefacts resource, advisory and consultancy service linked to the national and wider curriculum from foundation stage to KS2. SLS provides schools with access to more curriculum related books and resources than a school could afford to purchase outright in any year. Experienced and professional staff provide high quality practical support, advice and curriculum-related material to help schools build a reading culture, an excellent library and to assist in meeting Ofsted requirements with respect to reader development and information management. We provide advice and guidance on how to encourage and promote reading for pleasure. We offer a bespoke service to schools which is based on topic boxes, tailor-made for the teaching and learning needs of each teacher. For the yearly subscription, a two-form entry school using their full entitlement will borrow resources with a value of at least £35,000. With a monthly input of new titles, SLS is kept up-to-date with current reading and curriculum needs. By using the school library service, your school can:• Save time and money• Respond effectively and quickly to curriculum demands • Develop your pupils’ learning experience and create a lifelong love of reading • Establish independent learning and information management skills at an early stage of your

pupils education• In addition to our core offer to primary schools we also co-ordinate the annual Carnegie

Award ceremony for secondary schools and their student reading groups.

Details of our traded service offer

Subscription Offer includes: • Six topic loan boxes a year per class teacher which includes up to 40 items per topic box

delivered to schools at the beginning of each term and half term.

• An initial advisory visit to your school library or ‘book corner’ to advise on, stock manage-ment , presentation and pupil use

• One whole school display collection per term to support themes e.g. black history, art.

• Access to circulating collection produced by specialist staff on topical theme.

• Resources are delivered and collected as part of the offer

Consultancy Services: Designed for schools who wish to concentrate resources on the improvement and development of their library facilities and stock.• Our advisory training and consultancy services can bring your library up to date and help

students develop their library and research skills. We offer advice on stock management and library organisation including furnishing, classification, cataloguing and stock audits.

• We can procure new books and learning resources on your behalf at heavily discounted prices. • Best practice in creating new school libraries or ‘book corners’• Use of learning resources in the classroom including curriculum related artefacts and ebooks.• Staffing our primary and secondary schools with our peripatetic Librarian Service provides

trained library staff to work in schools on a regular basis.

SLA and other fees/chargesSubscription charge: £17.50 per child Consultancy Service: £250 per day.

Contact:Sam Eastop or Jean Aston Email: [email protected] [email protected] Tel: 020 7974 6510/6248

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The Sport and Physical Activity Service excels in inspiring and supporting children and young people to get active, healthy and

engaged. Research shows that physically active children are more likely to be happier and behave and do well in the classroom

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Sport and Physical Activity Service – Camden Active Schools (CAS)

IntroductionCAS is part of Camden Sport and Physical Activity Service. We operate on a not for profit basis. Our objectives are to improve the health, wellbeing and attainment of young people in Camden. We have provided high quality, child centred sport and physical activity for over 20 years. This is our passion. We currently work for the majority of schools in Camden and would love to continue doing so. Our team of highly committed and professionally skilled staff specialise in creating exciting opportunities for young people of varying abilities to play, learn, enjoy and compete in sport and physical activity. We provide affordable and where required, tailored services for schools to develop a sports and physical activity offer, competition, leadership for your people, sports coaching and professional learning. Through our strong network of partners we bridge the gap between school and community sport and physical activity. Our offer to schools, explained below, is in line with the criteria of the Primary PE Premium funding.

Included for Camden SchoolsCAS provides the following services to all Camden schools – no other provider can currently offer thisAccess to the National School Games initiative and resources

Access to the London Youth Games offer in Camden

Access to Panathlon inclusive sports competitions for young people with SEN.

More than 60% off list prices! Owing to securing funding from Camden Public Health we are delighted to be able to subsidise the CAS offer in 2015/16 & 2016/17. See price list

Camden Active Schools Traded Service Offer

Our offer comprises a number of complementary packages:

School Sport Development Package – This package will help you to strengthen your sports and physical activity (SPA) offer to maximise take up and pupil benefit. This includes; guidance with design of your sport and physical activity programme to meet the varied needs of your pupils in the most cost effective way; support in achieving, national external validation of your SPA offer; and guidance on developing intra and inter school competitions. We are on the end of a phone whenever you need us.

Competition and Participation Package – Access to a wide range of competitions for differing abilities throughout the academic year and critically, progression routes to borough team and regional competitions (School Games and London Youth Games). This includes access to the Camden School Sports Association (CSSA) primary competition programme. This is a joint venture between the CSSA and Camden. Currently you pay an annual subscription to the CSSA (if you are a member) while Camden provides a staffing resource to support delivery. We and the CSSA want this arrangement to continue in order for the offer to be maintained in its current valued form. Subscription to the CSSA will therefore continue in future. A separate payment to Camden is required in future to cover our costs for supporting delivery. The package also includes the Camden School Sports Federation (CSSF) secondary competition programme.

Contact:Justin Hill, Strategy Manager, Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7974 2980, www.camden.gov.uk/activeschools

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Leadership for Young People Package – We will help you establish and train a group of young leaders in your school to shape and help deliver your school sport and physical activity offer in accordance with national programmes.

Sports Coaching Package – We have highly skilled coaches in a range of sports currently working in a large number of schools. This is a bespoke offer which means that you decide the type and extent of the coached provision that you require according to your budget. Whether its breakfast, curriculum, lunch time or afterschool sessions, help to prepare teams for competitions or respond to demand from your pupils or parents we can provide it. We also offer gymnastics and trampolining sessions at a purpose built central Camden sports venue to enhance the experience for young people.

Professional Learning Package – To build and sustain capacity for sport and physical activity in your school we will provide a programme of sports specific teacher training opportunities that develops your workforce. Using cricket as an example, there would be National Governing Body teaching awards (curriculum-based) and umpires and officials courses.

SLA and other fees/charges

Prices in Bold are subsidised rates for 2015/16 & 2016/17 only based on two year sign up. All prices are subject to inflationary rises.

Package Cost Primary School Package (2017/18 cost determined by school take up)

Cost Primary School(per course or unit)

Cost Secondary School Package(2017/18 cost determined by take up)

Cost Secondary School Package(per course or unit)

School Sport Development

2015/16 £1002016/17 £1502017/18 £250 - £375

N/A 2015/16 £1002016/17 £1502017/18 £250-£375

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Competition and Participation

2015/16 £450 (plus CSSA subscription fee of £450)

2016/17 £750 (Plus CSSA subscription fee TBC)

2017/18 £1400 to £2000 (Plus subscription to CSSF)

N/A TBC 2015/16Girls £740Boys £795Mixed £12402016/17:Girls £740Boys £795Mixed £12402017/18Girls £840Boys £895Mixed £1440

Leadership for Young People

2015/16 £4002016/17 £4002017/18 £475

£100 School Sport Organising Crew course

£375 PlayMakers award

N/A £250-500 depending on which leadership option chosen

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Sports Coaching N/A Rates from: £30 p/hour £100 p/morning£70 p/afternoon£160 p/full day * see Camden active schools website for specialist offer

N/A Rates from: £30 p/hour £100 p/morning£70 p/afternoon£160 p/full day * see Camden active schools website for specialist offer

Professional Learning

£300 + 20% discount on additional courses

£140 premium course£70 standard course

N/A Costs per course to be confirmed when scheduled

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Borough attendance rates highest for 14 years - primary (95.9%) and secondary (94.7%), both up 0.5% from the previous year

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Welfare, Inclusion and Support in Education (WISE)

WISE incorporates three services: Admissions – co-ordination of Reception and Year 7 places (In-year admissions are dealt with by schools directly).

WISE also co-ordinates the social and medical panel for admissions.

School Inclusion Team – exclusions from school, families affected by exclusion, pregnant school-age teenagers or pupils with medical needs, education for homeless families, children missing education - not on school roll.

Education Welfare Service – school attendance and truancy, issues in primary and secondary schools.

Details of our traded service offer for Camden schools

Contact:Ed Magee, Acting Head of Service. Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7974 1653Stuart Berwick, Head of School Admissions. Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7974 4231

Jim Donovan, School Inclusion Team Manager. Email: [email protected] Tel: 020 7974 7589

Linda Westcarr. Email: [email protected] Tel: 0207 974 7155.

Admissions Co-ordination of Reception and Year 7 places. Co-ordinated Social and Medical panel for admissions. School Inclusion Team Management of exclusions from schoolWorking with families affected by exclusion, Supporting pregnant school-age teenagers or pupils with medical needsEducation for homeless families, children missing education.Education Welfare Service Advice and guidance on Attendance and punctuality issuesTraining / briefing afternoon for secondary EWOs and attendance officers. Truancy patrols.Issuing penalty notices non-attendance of children and liaison with other organisations to run Truancy Patrols. Advice and training on how to improve attendance. Inspection of pupils with entertainment and employment licenses and monitoring of pupils educated at home.

In year admissions work on behalf of schools

Support to Voluntary Aided schools on ranking admissions

Additional casework support on managed moves

EWO casework before statutory intervention

SLA and other fees/charges:£3,950 - 12 days of EWS time across the school year– minimum of 10 schools

£1,975 - 6 days of EWS time across the school year – minimum of 20 schools

£350 - daily rate.

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Coming soon in 2015

Plan to achieve ‘best schools by 2020’

During February and March, the Partnership will draw up and consult upon its priorities and plan to achieve best schools by 2020 – a key aim for all Partnership members over the coming five years. This plan will be published after Easter and will inform some of the programmes published and run by members of the Partnership during 2015-16 and beyond.

Detailed CSLP programme prospectus in May

In May, the CSLP will publish its detailed programme prospectus for the academic year 2015-16. This will set out the full listings of support packages, courses, consultancy, reviews, leadership development and standards raising, as well as the calendars for development and research groups in Camden provided by schools, school groupings, the Council and through partnerships and collaborations.

Networks

During the spring and early summer term the Partnership will commission network activities to support improvement in teaching, learning and pupil progress in key subjects and designated improvement priorities identified in the CSLP plan to achieve ‘best schools by 2020’. The May Programme Prospectus will publish details of the support provided by these networks.

Leadership

The CSLP is committed to developing and sustaining leadership at all levels, with the aim of attracting the very best teachers and senior leaders to the borough. In the coming year, we will build on the audit of leadership opportunities carried out by a seconded headteacher, to develop leadership pathways for staff, from NQTs to senior leaders reaching retirement. In close co-operation with the Institute of Education and national and international bodies, opportunities will be created for all teachers, leaders and governors to experience exceptional professional learning opportunities which will develop leadership and management effectiveness, as well as retaining the very best staff in our schools.

Common Closure Day – 2 November 2015

Following consultation in the autumn term 2014, the decision was made by the development group to name one common closure day in the first two years of the Partnership’s operation rather than two as discussed at the co-design conference in June.

The date most favoured by schools is 2 November 2015 – the Monday following half-term. The same Monday will be the common closure date for 2016.

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New web platforms

Two new web platforms are being developed for both the CSLP and wider school support services.

School Support and CSLP website: http://schoolsupportservices.camden.gov.uk

This is a new website that enables easy access to information about the full range of Council school support services and the Camden Schools Led Partnership. The website will be a central part of the Council’s further improved customer experience for schools, offering a single point of contact for schools on all services and much more, for example an open public area on-site providing up-to-date schools information.

Work on the website is under way and has been informed by discussion and co-design with school leaders, particularly school business managers and bursars, about the features and content that best meets the needs of schools.

The website will offer you:

• An active directory so you can search contacts in Camden

• News alerts for information such as snow days or tube strikes

• A way for schools to communicate changes and requests to the Schools Business Unit

• A robust search engine

• User-defined views shaped by what your school buys into

• Links to other Camden systems e.g. TDS Online, E-hr, evolve

• Accessibility from all mobile devices.

After a competitive process in December 2014 the web developer ‘Rocktime’ was appointed and they will take forward development with Council officers, school leaders and the active participation of schools. Initial development of the site has already taken place and it will be further populated over coming months, informed by the views of heads, chairs, bursars and school business managers, with the aim of it being fully operational by April 2015.

Sharing Best Practice website: www.sharingbestpractice.camden.gov.uk

The CSLP Sharing Best Practice website has a growing number of case studies showcasing great practice in schools, children’s centres, and colleges across Camden. It also gives information about every setting, so you can identify expertise that can be accessed through the Partnership. Once you register, you can also post questions on the forum and take part in online discussion of issues and best practice within the Partnership.

The website will also help to promote our schools and settings as the best place to learn, work and develop professional practice.

The website has been developed with funding from the Camden Partnership for Educational Excellence and is led by a strategic group including senior officers, school business managers, bursars and senior leaders from schools. It is currently being ‘beta’ tested, and will be launched in the spring term of 2015.

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Customer Service Charter

Our Customer Service Charter sets out the commitments and promises we have made to deliver a high quality of customer service to all our customers. It outlines what you can ex-pect from the outset from the services we provide.

We are committed to putting you first and giving excellent customer service. That’s why we promise to:

• Deliver high-quality, accessible services that meet your needs

• Be friendly, polite and professional, putting you first

• Give you accurate and comprehensive information.

We will invite you to provide feedback on the experiences of our services in order to demon-strate that we are delivering the level of service as promised in our Customer Service Char-ter. Methods used to gain this insight will include the CSLP and Traded Schools Services feedback survey.

Our Customer Service Charter will be reviewed annually to ensure that the commitments we make continue to reflect the needs and expectations of our customers.

If you write to us in an email or through the post we will…

• acknowledge receipt of your correspondence within 24 hours

• reply to you within three working days of receipt

• contact you if we cannot answer you fully within 3 working days, and tell you why and who is dealing with your query and when you can expect a full response.

To ensure effective online communication, we will…

• make it easy for you to find the services you want online

• make sure that you can make payments, request services and get up-to-date information online

• update information and web pages regularly.

If you make a complaint, we will…

• acknowledge your complaint within 24 hours and inform you who will be dealing with your complaint and how and by when it is likely to be resolved

• contact you if we cannot answer your complaint within the timescales above and tell you why and when you can expect a full response.

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Commissioning

The CSLP will commission services from beyond the Partnership when:

(i) The expertise is not available from within the Partnership and is needed

(ii) The capacity of the Partnership expertise cannot meet demand

(iii) The Partnership is exploring new areas of expertise, research and/or development.

Externally commissioned providers will operate within the Partnership as if they are full Part-nership members keeping fully to the Code of Practice and using approaches and materials that have been adopted by the Partnership.

Internal commissions will be made on the basis that providers operate within the Partner-ship’s commissioning framework governed by the Charter and best commissioning practic-es based upon full understanding of the outcomes and processes being commissioned as well as best value and impact.

Financial Probity

The Camden Schools Led Partnership (CSLP) and the Council are committed to conducting its business efficiently, transparently and accountably. The Council, as the accountable body for the CSLP, is responsible for ensuring that it has sound principles of financial manage-ment in place and that those principles are adhered to. The way the Council achieves this is set out in the Council’s Financial Regulations and Standing Orders.

The Council’s Chief Financial Officer is ultimately responsible for ensuring the proper admin-istration of all of the Council’s financial affairs. In the London Borough of Camden (LBC), this is the Director of Finance.

As part of the commitment to transparency and accountability the Camden Schools Led Partnership will periodically bring financial reports to the Schools Traded Services Board as directed by the Board.

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“What’s wonderful about Camden is that Camden has a vision of pro-fessional learning. It’s at the centre of all dialogue”

(Margaret Mulholland, Director of Development and Research Centre, Swiss Cottage School DRC)

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Delivery and Quality Assurance of the Camden Schools Led Partnership and Traded Schools services

Use of the website to book training and consultancyFrom April 2015, the Partnership website will provide the tools for schools to search for professional support and to provide feedback on support. You can book training and consultancy online, and access case studies of good practice as well as pen portraits of experts and examples of their work.

Quality standards for our educational professionalsThe Camden Schools Led Partnership operates rigorous Quality Assurance to ensure that all support is delivered by high calibre, experienced and credible professionals. External consultants are invited to apply to join our associate network of consultants through a fair, thorough and tranparent selection process.

Quality standards when delivering supportAll our providers whether internal or external are expected to meet the quality standards set out below:

CSLP Code of Practice

All professionals listed on the CSLP website are expected to uphold the behaviours outlined in this code of practice. We reserve the right to review the performance of any provider in respect of its compliance with the provisions of the code.

The code1. Promotion and communicationThe CSLP professional will:

• clearly communicate all necessary information to enable potential participants in a professional development (PD) opportunity to make informed decisions about the suitability of the professional development opportunities offered. This includes communicating and agreeing, where relevant:

o the purpose, aims and learning objectives of the PD opportunity for participants and pupils or students where appropriate

o the method of delivery

o the level of prior experience which is required/ advantageous,

o the stage of development that the programme will help participants reach,

o the types of pupils whose learning is likely to improve as a result.

• provide details of the relevant facilitators, speakers, or authors and details of any follow-up support that is available

• indicate and where appropriate agree the demands on participants’ time, including the time that the individual will need to spend before and after the activity on individual and collaborative learning

• provide details of assessment procedures to be used if the participants are to be assessed

• provide details of accreditation and routes of progression if appropriate.

2. DeliveryThe CSLP professional will offer delivery:

• which supports effective learning during and after the contact between consultant and learner

• which is based on research and evidence

• which is appropriate to the subject matter of the development activity and its aims ,

• which is differentiated to take account of the needs of the participants and their pupils,

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• which is flexible in meeting the emerging needs of participants, in the case of extended PD activity

• by those with the necessary experience, expertise and skills,

• which helps participants to find ways of collaboratively exploring and extending their learning with colleagues where appropriate in order to embed and contextualise new knowledge.

3. Evaluation and MonitoringThe CSLP professional will:

• use the CSLP evaluation tool to evaluate the extent to which the PD has been successful in meeting the needs of individual participants and their pupils

• provide participants with the opportunity to comment on the quality of the PD and sug-gest ways in which it might be improved to meet the aims more effectively.

• use evaluation information to inform future content and delivery

• work with the CSLP to monitor the extent to which PD aims and objectives are met – im-mediately and after a longer period, and

• collect evidence about the depth of participants’ engagement and their plans for making use of their learning that could be shared on the CSLP website.

Management and Leadership of the Camden Schools Led Partnership and Camden Traded Schools Services (TSS)

The CSLP and TSS will be managed through a monthly meeting of its management group comprised of representatives from the teaching schools, the headteacher consultatives and the Council. On a day-to-day level it will be achieved through a joint working protocol between service providers: Camden Council, Swiss Cottage Teaching School and Develop-ment and Research Centre, and Camden Primary Partnership Teaching School Alliance and other school providers as they come on stream.

Accountability and scrutiny

The CSLP and TSS will be accountable to the Children’s Trust Partnership Board and will present regular reports each quarter to the board’s meetings.

The Children, Schools and Families Scrutiny Committee will oversee scrutiny of the work of both the CSLP and the TSS.

In addition to the usual budget monitoring, the Schools Forum may request specific reports from the Partnership – particularly regarding matters that concern the use of DSG.

The CSLP and the TSS will be subject to financial audit arrangements by the Council’s financial audit team.

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Terms, conditions and charging

Outlined in this document are the charges in 2015-17 for each individual service and the CSLP.

It may be necessary to adjust pricing structures of individual services in response to service volumes and take up or as a consequence of external factors. If this is the case the proposals will be taken to the Schools Traded Board by the individual service to seek their approval before implementation. Schools will be consulted and advised by the business unit where any charges will need to be made.

Payment

Annual subscriptions will be deducted from your school’s May Cedar reports. Variable additional product charges will be deducted on either a monthly or quarterly basis.

Dispute Resolution

In the event of a complaint around the level of service, the Traded Schools Services Business Unit and the relevant Service Head will make every effort to resolve the issue sufficiently and effectively. If the dispute cannot be settled informally, the formal complaints procedure will be followed.

SLA Variation or Termination

If a subscribing school wishes to vary the terms of the service level agreement before its expiry, changes can be negotiated between the Traded Schools Services Business Unit and the appropriate representative of the school. The revised terms must be agreed in writing by both parties.

Subsequent changes will be implemented on an agreed timescale. Significant changes in the level of service required will be subject to the same provisions as termination of the service level agreement.

Six months’ notice must be given in writing by a subscribing school who wishes to terminate the whole or substantial part of individual service level agreements. Schools will be charged on a pro-rata basis until the date of termination. Camden will give six months’ notice of any significant changes in service level.

Council / Schools’ obligations

Our partnership is assisted by an awareness of each other’s needs and mutual responsibilities. In signing up to services, both parties will seek to:

• adhere to the Council’s financial regulations and standing orders

• adopt appropriate procedures through the appropriate decision-making body

• adhere to mutually agreed timetables and deadlines

• disclose all relevant documentation promptly

• ensure each party is kept informed of any changes in circumstances as soon as practicable.

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