headteachers’ update – 9 july 2014 programme

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Headteachers’ Update – 9 July 2014Programme


Headteachers’ Update9 July 2014

DfE/Ofsted Updates

Gillian Cawley


Department of Education

Who? Governing bodies and staff in all schools and colleges. All staff should read at least Part one.

Part 1 – safeguarding information for all staffPart 2 – the management of safeguardingPart 3 – safer recruitmentPart 4 – allegations of abuse


Department of Education

• outlines statutory duties of local authorities in respect of schools causing concern

• clarifies role of local authorities and academies

• defines schools causing concern

• warning notices• LA powers of intervention• Secretary of State’s powers of

intervention


Ofsted - % of all schools good and outstanding as at May 2014


Relevant Links

Link to DfE document ‘Keeping children safe in education’: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/300309/KCSIE_gdnce_FINAL.pdf

Link to DfE document ‘Schools causing concern’: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306946/SCC_guidance_May2014_FINAL.pdf


Question and Answer Session



Pupil Premium and Pupil Premium Plus

Felicity EvansHead of Achievement for the Virtual

School


The Allocation

Disadvantaged pupils Funding per pupil

Pupils in Year Groups R to 6 recorded as Ever 6 FSM £1,300

Pupils in Year Groups 7 to 11 recorded as Ever 6 FSM £935

Looked After Children (LAC) £1,900

Children adopted from care under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 and children who have left care under a Special Guardianship or Residence Order

£1,900

Service children

Pupils in Year Groups R to 11 recorded as Ever 4 Service Child or in receipt of a child pension from the Ministry of Defence.

£300

The Grant funding has risen from £488 in 2011-2 to the following allowances in 2014-5:


Pupil Premium Plus: Post-LAC

• under a Residential Order on or after 14 October 1991 (under the Children Act 1989); ( to be termed family arrangement order)

• under a Special Guardianship Order on or after 30 December 2005 (under the Children Act 1989);

• adopted from care on or after 30 December 2005 (under the Adoption and Children Act 2002);

• The parent must self-declare their child’s status to the school, providing supporting evidence (e.g. an adoption order); and

• The school must record on the January School Census that it has a child on roll who meets the above criteria.

• Payment is made by the School Funding Agency• Accountability will be as for Pupil Premium for FSM

£1900 for Post-LAC will be payable from April 2014 onwards for children who have left care on an order :


The Pupil Premium Plus and current CLA

• For children in Reception through to Y11• Payable from the first day of the care episode by the Virtual School• The primary objective of the funding is to boost attainment and

encourage accelerated progress • £500 paid termly to schools but not ring fenced• Paid to all schools including Special Schools and Independent Schools• There will be an additional central ‘pot’ for exceptional needs or

innovative strategies to promote progress accessed via the Personal Education Plan (PEP)

• The funding allocation allows for differentiation to take account of individual need

• School together with Virtual School to decide how best to use the premium to meet the educational needs of the child

• Rationale for spend must be discussed during the PEP with detailed targets and impact documented

• The Head Teacher to sign off the completed PEP and Pupil Premium Plus allocation


The Hertfordshire Policy

For 2014- 2015, there will be two strands to the Pupil Premium Plus.

Spring 2015 £500.00

Autumn 2014 £500.00

Summer 2014 £500.00

Core Funding£500.00 per CLA per term will be triggered as long as

the PEP targets are focussed on accelerating progress and is costed appropriately.

The PP+ spend is then signed off by the Head Teacher

Additional funding Schools can apply for additional funding.


Relevant Links

Link to the LA single inspection framework:

http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/framework-and-evaluation-schedule-for-inspection-of-services-for-children-need-of-help-and-protectio



Children In Need

Marcus Cooper

Lead Adviser


Children Act 1989

“ A child who is unlikely to reach or maintain a satisfactory level of health or development, or their health or development will be significantly impaired, without the provision of services, or the child is disabled.”


Children in Need Census

• The census covers all children who are referred to children’s social care services even if no further action is taken.

• This includes children looked after (CLA), those supported in their families or independently (CSF/I), and children who are the subject of a child protection plan.



Hertfordshire Child Poverty Strategy

Martha MoroneyChildhood Support Services


Child Poverty in Hertfordshire

• 33,885 children in Hertfordshire are living in poverty (13.2%)

• Child Poverty Act 2010 - duty to cooperate.

Stevenage 19.9% Hertfordshire 13.2%

Broxbourne 18.5% North Herts 12.2%

Welwyn Hatfield 15.2% Three Rivers 11.3%

Watford 14.7% St Albans 8.8%

Dacorum 14.0% East Herts 8.7%

Hertsmere 13.4%


Tackling child poverty in Hertfordshire

• Hertfordshire strategy and needs assessment

• Partnership approach – multi-agency

• Hertfordshire ‘action group’– Children and families health and education– Employment and adult skills– Financial support – Housing and neighbourhoods.


Key issues for schools

• Use of Pupil Premium to increase attainment of disadvantaged pupils

• Summer schools• Free School Meals• Linking families with other services: family support

work, foodbanks, adult learning

Please get in touch to share the good practice taking place in your school [email protected] 01992 555770



Jane Boyce

HR Manager (Safe Staffing)


Single Central Record

• SCR Template Changes:

– Updated from CRB to DBS– Prohibition Orders– Update Service– Governors barred list check


DBS ID Changes

• Changes brought in 1st July – need to update HertsGuard

• DBS have changed list of acceptable ID• No docs have been removed from the list• Items added:

– Photocard driving licence from EU– Adoption Certificate (UK) now Group 1


Immigration Law changes (1)

• Effective from 16th May 2014• Only affects those from outside the EEA• Reduced list of acceptable ID for proof of right

to work• Removal of annual document checks for

employees with visas. The document check will be required when the visa is due to expire

• We are now allowed up to 28 days from date of visa expiry to check the person has submitted an application to the Home Office


Immigration Law changes (2)

• Home Office will now send Positive Verification Notices to confirm if the person is able to continue working for 6 months beyond their visa expiry date.

• Requirement for international students on visas to provide evidence of their academic term and vacation times

• Greater civil penalties for failure to comply with the legislation

• Extension of grace period to 60 days for carrying out right to work checks on TUPE transfers


Relevant Links

Link to The Grid guidance on SCR:http://www.thegrid.org.uk/schoolworkforce/ human_resources/dbs/scr.shtml

Link to the Hertsguard guidance:http://www.thegrid.org.uk/schoolworkforce/human_resources/dbs/dbs_how/hertsguard.shtml



School Nurses

Kay Gilmour/Liz Biggs


Background • Understanding Health Landscape - Headteacher

Update March 2014• Public Health responsible for the commissioning of

school nurses• Herts Community Trust currently commissioned until

March 2015 (6 month extension proposed to September 2015)

• Inherited specification • Priority areas – Safeguarding, immunisations and

National Child Weight Measurement Programme• April 2014 – Dept of Health launched commissioning

guidance for school nursing


Current positionService challenges

• Levels of Safeguarding & service priorities; service realignment; recruitment and retention; immunisation programmes)

• Immunisations – Men C

Service Development

• Strategic Lead for SN• Team Leadership• Clinical Leads• Named nurse for all schools• Up skilling of new staff• LAC reviews• Re-introduction of School Nurse led PSHE & Drop ins• Thriving Family Post• 6 month post to implement recommendations from external SAPHNA review


Next Steps• September 2014 onwards - commencing a re

commissioning process, in line with Herts County Council guidelines and political processes

• Stakeholder engagement workshops– two events in Autumn term– Local Headteacher meetings – Online feedback

• New contract to be awarded to start - September 2015

headteachers’ update – 9 july 2014 programme

Documents

special schools

academiesdefines schools

respect of schools

schools good

dfe document schools

children safe

school census

adoption order andthe