SASH DAY CONFERENCE

Friday 15th May 2015Long Sutton Golf Club

9.00 Welcome

Paul Scutt – Chair of SASH

9.10 The OFSTED perspective on SomersetSecondary Schools. HMI Tom Winskill

The Somerset Challenge perspective onSomerset Secondary Schools.Simon Faull – Somerset Challenge ProjectDirector

10.45 Coffee

11.15 The LS role in Quality Assurance and Improving Outcomes and the work of the Somerset Challenge.Dave Farrow and Simon Faull

12.00 HeadsmeetRob Gammon – Teachfirst – Our Experience atRBSC in Year 1.Sarah Watson – Improving outcomes for moreable students.Shonogh Pilgrim – Whole Education.

12.30 Franklin Scholars in SomersetJessica Barratt

12.45 Lunch

13.30 SASH Business New OFSTED Framework – Jean Hopegood SASH Executive Update – Paul Scutt The Somerset Challenge Offer 2015-16 – Simon Faull Somerset Leaders of Education Proposal – Richard

Graydon Dual Registration Update – Rob Benzie Fairer Funding Update - Chris Hunt Appointment of SASH Executive Officer – Rob Benzie Children's Improvement Board Update - Rob Benzie S4S3 Update - Richard Graydon Leadership Development Programme – Steve Jackson

Dual RegistrationThis is a KS4 agreementFrom start of Y10 until Autumn census in Y11 students dual registered – to secure fundingNovember Y11 KS4 PRU students move to become sole registered (PEVP will do this) January is the exam results census, so we all understand (inc. LA)Funding used for transport costsPupil Premium goes with the student (new)

Dual RegistrationPolicy start in Autumn 2015Underpinned by Partnership Agreement, No PA= no transfer in November

Fairer FundingOn education funding, the Conservatives said in their manifesto that

they will maintain the amount of money that follows each child into school. This means that school funding will increase in line with pupil numbers, but not in line with inflation or cost pressures.

ASCL will continue to argue for pay, pension and national insurance increases to be fully funded by government. However, the likely reality is that schools and colleges will need to prepare for real-term cuts in their budgets – the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) calculated that this could mean schools face cuts of up to 12 per cent over the five years of parliament. ASCL will support schools and colleges with strategic financial planning advice, guidance and professional development.

The Conservatives also committed to the principle of a National Fair Funding Formula. ASCL will work with the government to deliver this. We believe that this should be decided early in the term of office and implemented over a period of three years. Without this, there are schools that will go to the wall.

SASH Executive Officer AppointmentRichard has resigned w.e.f. 31st DecemberExecutive are recommending:• Appoint 0.5fte Executive Officer, 39 weeks• Advertised 22 May; Close 8 June• Interview w/b 22 June• 3 year contract

Vulnerable Children and Safeguarding• Essex brought in to support Somerset out of serious

weaknesses• Key Issues (9 of them – school issues in red) 1) Leadership (new permanent DCS but SW leadership ongoing), 2) Not enough Social Workers (£6millions now found to fund 100 more for 3 years)3) Social Work Management4) Safeguarding quality across all agencies5) Identification of children most at risk6) Safety of children going missing7) Embedding Early Help (getset)8) Increase local care provision9) Improve permanence of placements for those in care

Vulnerable Children and SafeguardingKey Actions

1. Getting a single agreed document across health, education, CSC on ‘when to hold; when to refer; what to chase’

2. Retraining Safeguarding leads and then all staff so all agencies are better at holding, getting advice, referring on… we HAVE to engage with this as schools

3. SALT and CLPs are key in this – unless you tell me otherwise….Re: Safeguarding training and then dissemination of a pretty subtle shift in expectationsRe: `Better co-ordination/effectiveness of Early Help – sharing of information, building capacity at this level and within schools – sharing information across organisations.RE: consensual culture in working with familiesOFSTED concerns about Somerset schools being trained by an inadequate provider – Julian Wooster has been asked to follow this up with OFSTED.

Update on Leadership Development ProgrammeSteering Group – Simon, Denise Paul and EmmaConsultant – Lynn FabesProgressRationaleDetailed Programme – content, outcomes and

mode of delivery (x3)Administration needs analysisApplication FormTime line – delivery from October• Key Next Step – Explore Accreditation

15.15 Tea and informal networking