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South East England Cluster Managers Meeting 30 June 2010 Christina Broad, Regional Development Manager, South East 07802 580514 Jo Galloway, Development Manager, South www.continyou.org.uk 1 Today’s programme National update Overview of Sustainability support from ContinYou Update: QISS, Special Schools and Learning Exchange 1. 2. 3. 4. • - Abingdon, Oxon Cluster: Community Cohesion as a metaphor for Sustainability - Guildford, Surrey: Using the Cluster Innovation Project as a systems mechanism for Sustainability - Plus others to be identified on the day Wokingham – Capacity Building and integrating into the CYPP Surrey – Using Confederations as a modern way of delivering wider public services looking at systematic change Portsmouth – using the strength of the services offered through CIPs to broker services in a future commissioning environment Reading – strategic planning using mentoring and alignment with Early Years • • • • www.continyou.org.uk Sharing Good Practice re: Sustainability 2 A deep and meaningful conversation in small groups and agreeing as a whole: “Sustaining Extended Services across the South East – how best to support you and each other” How can we ensure we learn good practice and share with each other? Top tips! Learning I am taking back Objectives & Expectations By the end of the session participants will have: • An understanding of the context in which ContinYou operates • Details of national, regional and local developments for Extended Services • Had the opportunity to hear the local SE Sustainability experience from colleagues • Had the opportunity to learn, reflect and analyse others experience as a way of planning the learning back to your situation • Had an opportunity to share good practice and network with colleagues, including QISS On a post it: Name, Role, LA, 1 expectation www.continyou.org.uk 3 7 Key Expectations from the group 1. 2. • • • • 3. 4. • • 5. • • • 6. 7. To learn from others and share Identify issues and learning about Sustainability selling benefits of ES to schools ideas for promoting Community Cohesion in a rural situation Links to ES including Healthy Schools Success stories Funding Creative ideas for fundraising and grants Sustainable options Future of ES Discuss together what the future looks like Motivating schools in ES post 2012 Embedding cluster working How we integrate Sustainability across the South East Looking for inspiration www.continyou.org.uk 4 Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle DOING REFLECTION PLANNING THEORY www.continyou.org.uk 5 Support from ContinYou • Bespoke work with LAs, Clusters, Schools • Specific projects for Government • Sharing practice through the Learning Exchange • Still a focus on us supporting non FCO schools, clusters and LAs • Focus on sustainability in future www.continyou.org.uk 6 National Developments: Michael Gove speech at National College Conference At the heart of this Government’s vision for education is a determination to give school leaders more power and control. Not just to drive improvement in their own schools - but to drive improvement across our whole education system. And the ethical imperative of our education policy is quite simple - we have to make opportunity more equal. We have to overcome the deep, historically entrenched, factors which keep so many in poverty, which deprive so many of the chance to shape their own destiny, which have made us the sick man of Europe when it comes to social mobility. It is a unique sadness of our times that we have one of the most stratified and segregated school systems in the developed world. We know, from Leon Feinstein’s work, that low ability children from rich families overtake high ability children from poor families during primary school. And the gap grows as the children get older. A child eligible to free school meals is half as likely to achieve five or more GSCEs at grade A*–C, including English and maths, than a child from a wealthier background. By 18 the gap is vast. In the most recent year for which we have data, out of 80,000 young people eligible for free school meals, just 45 made it to Oxbridge. That’s fewer than some private schools manage by themselves. We are clearly, as a nation, still wasting talent on a scale which is scandalous. It is a moral failure, an affront against social justice which we have to put 7 right. www.continyou.org.uk The pupil premium - supported by Conservatives but championed with special passion and developed in detail by our Liberal Democrat partners - is a policy designed to address disadvantage at root. By giving resources to the people who matter most in extending opportunity – school leaders and teachers. School leaders are empowered to innovate in their own schools and they are expected to lead the drive for improvement in other schools. Academies: This policy is driven, like all our education policy, by our guiding moral purpose – the need to raise attainment for all children and close the gap between the richest and poorest. I believe this policy will only work if it strengthens the bonds between schools and leads to a step-change in systemled leadership. That is why I will expect of every school that acquires academy freedoms that it partners at least one other school to help drive improvement across the board. Earlier this month, Mike Gibbons of the Richard Rose Federation, wrote an article for the TES which encapsulated my vision. “If we can develop schools to become crucibles of innovation on behalf of the whole system, working for the sake of all children as well as meeting the needs of parents who are seeking different provision, then the sum continues to be greater than the parts. And so every school, regardless of its status, works for itself and for the whole system.” Mike is himself another example of an inspirational school leader. He is also, of course, spot on. Whole system improvement, a comprehensive approach to driving up standards for every child, is what the coalition Government aims to deliver. Central to that drive is structural reform of the kind I’ve laid out – professionals liberated to drive improvement across the system. www.continyou.org.uk 8 Systems change through Data: • Indeed I want to see more data generated by the profession to show what works, clearer information about teaching techniques that get results, more rigorous, scientifically-robust research about pedagogies which succeed and proper independent evaluations of interventions which have run their course. We need more evidencebased policy making, and for that to work we need more evidence. • And that also means a new role for Ofsted. I want to see an inspection regime which also mirrors the approach of the world’s most successful systems. Curriculum • I want to remove everything unnecessary from a curriculum that has been bent out of shape by the weight of material dumped there for political purposes. I want to prune the curriculum of over-prescriptive notions of how to teach and how to timetable. Instead I want to arrive at a simple core, informed by the best international practice, which can act as a benchmark against which schools can measure themselves and parents ask meaningful and informed questions about progress. Budget: VAT public sector pay freeze, 25% saving across Govt Depts • Decisions still to come in the comprehensive spending review on 20 October: • • • How reduction in benefits will be used as incentive back to work The neglected area of Youth Unemployment DfE cuts – spending on schools prioritised therefore cuts in other non school old DCSF budget www.continyou.org.uk 9 The Coalition – What’s new? • The Coalition: our programme for Government • Academies Bill • Education & Children’s Bill • Review on poverty & life chances • Review of children’s social work & frontline child protection practice www.continyou.org.uk 10 Who’s Who • Secretary of State – Michael Gove • Minister for Children & Families – Sarah Teather • Junior Minister for Children – Tim Loughton • Minister for Schools – Nick Gibb • Junior Minister for Schools – Lord Jonathan Hill • DfE Lead Extended Schools & C Centres – Sally Burlington www.continyou.org.uk 11 What we know Expansion of Academies Free schools End to Child Poverty Promoting good behaviour Increased discipline Pupil premium Tackling bullying Free childcare for 20,000 2yr olds Review of Regional Gov Offices Review of ISA & Vetting & Barring Community Organisers National Citizenship programme www.continyou.org.uk 12 Contact Point BECTA QCDA GTC GOL Community Cohesion Well-being Primary Curriculum Expansion of free school meals pilots National Safeguarding Delivery Unit What we have heard “The principles behind ECM are here to stay”. “Where Children’s Trusts have proved successful LAs are entirely at liberty to continue operating them”. Tim Loughton “The change in the department’s name has not diluted the commitment of this government to children and families, or those who work with them”. Sara Teather www.continyou.org.uk 13 Key areas impacting on children’s services • Families & Children – Support for families with multiple problems – End Child poverty • Schools – – – – Academy Status Attainment & Qualifications Pupil premium Behaviour • Social Action – Big Society • Public Health – Greater local control over public health budgets – Tackling Health inequalities in disadvantaged areas www.continyou.org.uk 14 Changes to Inspection • Comprehensive Area Assessment • Ofsted – Quality of teaching – Quality of leadership – Pupil achievement & attainment – Pupil discipline & safety www.continyou.org.uk 15 Sources of Information • www.education.gov.uk • www.number10.gov.uk • www.hm-treasury.gov.uk • www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk • www.parliament.uk • www.cypnow.co.uk www.continyou.org.uk 16 Extended services: Planning for sustainability 17 www.continyou.org.uk 17 What do we mean by sustainability? • Not just fundraising for maintenance • Continual assessment of need • Demonstrating the impact of services provided to meet that need • Working with key partners where aims converge • Providing services that communities want www.continyou.org.uk 18 TDA Sustainability Tool 1. What sort of consultation and needs analysis takes place on the development of this school’s extended services? 2. How integrated are extended services into the planning and running of this school? 3. How aligned are this school’s extended services with local area plans/targets eg in the Children and Young People’s Plan, LAAs etc? 4. How effective are your extended services cluster arrangements? 5. How well are other local services linked into the delivery of extended services in this school? 6. How integrated is multi-agency training with that of the school workforce? 7. How well-publicised are the extended services and activities? 8. How well is the design of services targeted to meet identified needs? 9. How sound are the funding arrangements for the extended services in this school? 10. How do you measure the impact of your extended services? www.continyou.org.uk 19 Service provision change over time Future provision Current provision Time www.continyou.org.uk 20 New delivery Mechanism (by April 2011?) Writing a strategy Strategy Headings Content Needs Analysis Data from different sources; key partners and shared targets; Environmental analysis – key change factors in the local community. Current Provision What services do we have now? What is the impact of those services? What difference are they making? Where are the gaps? Structure for Delivery Outline accountability and governance structure. Is this fit for purpose for the future? Budgeting and Finances How are extended services currently funded? Plans to diversify funding: •Charging policy •Subsidising for inclusion •External funding streams to be targeted. Monitoring and Evaluation Impact Measurement. How will we know we have made a difference? www.continyou.org.uk 21 Sustaining Extended Services through Social Enterprise “There is evidence that Social Enterprise not only provides a strong platform for schools to deliver extended services in a financially sustainable way, but that the community led, socially driven principles of social enterprise also fit comfortably in a school setting”. Extended services: ensuring sustainability using the social enterprise model – Guidance report CfBT Education Trust & SEL - Social Enterprise London www.continyou.org.uk 22 Critical success factors • A shared vision • A champion with passion and drive • Innovative partnerships • Skilled & enterprising staff • Careful business planning www.continyou.org.uk 23 Moving forward • Collaborative advantage What are we achieving together that we could not achieve alone? • National & local priorities How are/can we align services? • Re-focus the Cluster Broaden the purpose to meet wider aims & objectives www.continyou.org.uk 24 Research Developments • UNICEF (2007), Report Card 7, Child Poverty in Perspective: An Overview of Child Well-being in Rich Countries • Young Foundation (2010) The state of happiness • Demos: Resilient Nation (2009) • Social Mobility White Paper: New Opportunities (2009) www.hmg.gov.uk/newopportunities/ www.continyou.org.uk 25 Signposting and SEF and Special Schools Recent Documents - if you want training contact Christina Jo – update on Special Schools report www.continyou.org.uk 26 Special Schools What have been the success factors? • • • • • • • Strong school leadership buy –in Flexible approach to the core offer Good partnerships and collaborative work Support of ESCO Involvement of school governors Maximising funding streams Effective consultation www.continyou.org.uk 27 Special Schools Sustainability ContinYou has just undertaken a brief report – available on Learning Exchange Success factors Challenges • Continuation of collaborative partnerships • Development of charging policy • Signposting to community services and opportunities • High ratio of staff (costs) • Funding streams often short term • Transport costs • Parent expectations • Anyone got any new experience about working with Special Schools? www.continyou.org.uk 28 Anyone got any new experience about working with Special Schools? Success factors Challenges Building schools for the future Identify and develop human and social capital Empowering children and young people, parents and carers Special schools steering group established issues working across clusters and LAs Children and young people cannot attend after school due to travel Breakfast club provision Balance of a few feisty parents and the silent majority Travel/childcare/provision Better use of lunchtime and end of day had had mist impact Currently have OSLO End of Aim Higher and loss of hours Parental Involvement, looking at joint activities with primary school Integration with mainstream pupils Parents not always interested, even when free and appropriate Identifying your community Logistics Integration Lots of signposting to activities in local areas, therefore sustainability in hands of others and partners After school clubs – transport issues Parental engagement Cost of activities and ransport – parents expectations have been raised www.continyou.org.uk 29 Approaches to sustainability elsewhere • Beauchamp College, Leicester • 1. 2. 3. 3 key tips Rules of engagement Partnership (deliver win-win projects and then grow) Create stakeholder forum (independent of the • This approach has secured them over £2,000,000 in the last 2 years! (available in The Learning Exchange Library) school) www.continyou.org.uk 30 Approaches to sustainability (elsewhere) A Cluster in the SW has been exploring a range of different ways of working including collaborative leadership model, community enterprise, community interest company. Blackfield After School and Holiday Club (Southampton) is owned and managed by Waterside Out of School Clubs CIC (Community Interest Company) www.continyou.org.uk 31 www.learning-exchange.org.uk • The Learning Exchange is an interactive, online community website where professional practitioners who are developing extended services for children, young people and families can learn from each other, share resources, ask for advice, discuss policies and strategies - and be inspired. www.continyou.org.uk About the Learning Exchange The is a forum of extended services practitioners who are working to improve outcomes for young people and families. Be a member of the Learning Exchange Take part in forums, write reflective blogs about your work. Current forums are on 21st century schools and Future of ES Coordinator role Find or share a case study Find about good practice developed by people running extended services. Share your good practice with members 32 Experience of Planning for ES Sustainability in SE There is no one model, but the following speakers will provide their experience of planning for Sustainability in their Local Authority 1. Wokingham – Capacity Building and integrating into the CYPP 2. Surrey – Using Confederations as a modern way of delivering wider public services looking at systematic change 3. Portsmouth – using the strength of the services offered through CIPs to broker services in a future commissioning environment 4. Reading – strategic planning using mentoring and alignment with Early Years 5. Abingdon – Community Cohesion as a metaphor for Sustainability www.continyou.org.uk 33 SE Models of Sustainability • Over to the experience from you www.continyou.org.uk 34 1. Wokingham Presentation Jane Clark www.continyou.org.uk 35 Planning Extended Services for Sustainability in Wokingham Borough Jane Clark Extended Services QA Manager www.continyou.org.uk 36 Moving to the centre • 2007-2009 ES Neighbourhood Partnerships managed centrally by ES Team – how to sustain? • New model – ES Cluster Partnerships • Cluster Co-ordinator based in school serving the whole cluster • Working to the Terms of Reference directly linked to CYPP, LAA priorities Children’s Trust Commissioning principles, National and local indicators and priorities • New Children’s Service Senior Leadership Team • Unknown territory but also • Opportunity for a change of direction 37 • CYPP – ES explicit and implicit throughout www.continyou.org.uk A process of change – winning hearts and minds to decentralise • Collaborative partnership • Headteachers / SLT members, Children’s Centre Managers, Early Years & Child Care Advisors, School Improvement Partners, Children’s Services • Shared goals, understanding and commitment • demonstrating impact on key local targets and key school objectives • Underpinned by the cluster co-ordinator www.continyou.org.uk 38 Building capacity / developing people • Rolling programme of recruitment / induction • Supported by Christina/ContinYou to assist the planning stages of sustainability • Focus on CYPP, LAA priorities Children’s Trust Commissioning principles, National and local indicators • The Team • Building capacity / accelerators to learning • Knows its own strengths • Focused on targets and organised to achieve their goals • The glue that holds it all together and enables ES to work in Wokingham • Identifying case studies for impact evaluation September 2010 39 www.continyou.org.uk Cluster Partnership Details Cluster Co-ordinator Mobile No. Host School Earley Email Address Jo Fiddaman 0781 083 2087 Loddon Primary North Wokingham Sandra Gough 0778 948 0522 Robert Piggott CE (C) Junior South East Wokingham Faye Theuma (12/07/10) tbc Gorse Ride Junior tbc South West Wokingham Melanie Dalziel 0779 531 6208 Shinfield St Mary’s CE Junior [email protected] Wokingham Town East Debbie Burnett 0778 947 1779 St Teresa’s RC Primary Wokingham Town West Sarah Izquierdo 0778 948 0524 The Hawthorns Primary [email protected] k Woodley Sandra Gough 0778 948 0522 Beechwood Primary [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Extended Services Team Jill Godfrey 0776 484 4894 Jane Clark 0776 841 6487 Deborah 0776 738 1013 / 0118 974 6182 www.continyou.org.uk Wyatt 40 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 2. Surrey Presentation Mark Scarborough www.continyou.org.uk 41 Planning ES for Sustainability Mark Scarborough Senior Consultant for Extended Services VTGroup www.continyou.org.uk 42 Funding: what we know presently… • No real information of what it means for Extended Services • Forecast of significant cuts to Children's Centres • No Capital Funding available • Freeze to public sector pay • An average of 25% cuts to unprotected services www.continyou.org.uk 43 Funding at Surrey Level • Further cuts to services expected • In year savings presently being explored • Future role and function of Local Authority? • Public Health determined at local level? • More autonomy for schools www.continyou.org.uk 44 What the confederations actually do at the moment? • 23 Confederations: many different ways of working and varying sizes • 98% achieving FCO • Management Structures: very school centric • Some multi agency involvement • Variable partnership practice/working • Mostly focused upon Full Core Offer • Growing teams e.g. HSLW etc. • No legal entities www.continyou.org.uk 45 Time for change? Develop a more consistent approach across Surrey Introduction of standardised tools including: • Audit • Impact Evaluation model • Service Level Agreement • Case study template • Business Plan • Reporting mechanisms www.continyou.org.uk 46 More than just ES? Confederations offer: • CPD • Network events for SENCOs, Bursars, other staff etc. • Raising Standards e.g. Surrey Heath Mathszone • Training suites • Holiday based programmes • Community cohesion events • Shared policies and procedures • Joint Inset days • Global dimension: International Days • Procurement opportunities 47 www.continyou.org.uk Future role and next steps ? • • • • • • • • • • Alignment with other structures e.g. Surrey Alliance Collaboration, consistency and continuity Inclusion: is it available for all? Roll out of the ES Disadvantaged Subsidy, Home Access etc. Measuring the difference: identifying the impact Effective promotion, publicity and celebrating success Quality assurance and CPD Roles and responsibility: Preventative Services etc. Legal Entity/Trust arrangements Funding Cuts www.continyou.org.uk 48 Services are presently being reshaped in Surrey and Confederations are still seen as a potential opportunity for developing new ways of delivery at local level. The objective will be to secure the existing benefits of collaborative working and develop services to meet the needs and demands for the future. It is expected that the confederations core areas of work in the future would be around: • • • • • • • Effective partnership working • Universal • Working with other vulnerable and Preventative hard to reach groups Children in Care • Targeted work Emotional Health and Well Being • Narrowing the gap Children in Need • Community cohesion Complex Needs • CPD opportunities 49 Shared resources • Joint policies and procedures www.continyou.org.uk North West Surrey Confederations RUNNYMEDE Chertsey Partnership North Runnymede 11 Confederation Areas Runnymede South Confederation Surrey Heath EPSOM & EWELL Epsom and Ewell SPELTHORNE NE Spelthorne Confederation Spelthorne Schools Together NW Runnymede WOKING Woking Schools Confederation NW Surrey Heath South West East Guildford Confederation West Guildford Schools Confederation • West Surrey Foundation WAVERLEY NE Elmbridge NW Woking .. GUILDFORD Godalming Elmbridge Schools Partnership SURREY HEATH Confederation ELMBRIDGE Partnership Learning Partnership Cranfold North East . . SW . Guildford . South East NE Epsom & Ewell MOLE VALLEY Ashtead & Leatherhead Confederation SE Reigate & Banstead Dorking Schools Partnership Effingham Learning Partnership SE Mole Valley SE Tandridge REIGATE & BANSTEAD Horley Learning Partnership .. .. Confederation of Schools North Downs Confederation Redhill Reigate & SW Waverley Merstham Confederation Haslemere TEAM • Fearnhamme Confederation Weyside Confederation www.continyou.org.uk TANDRIDGE Tandridge 50 Confederation Towards Sustainability • • • • • Total Place: The aim of Total Place is to explore how a ‘whole area’ approach to public services can lead to better services at less cost. It seeks to identify and avoid overlap and duplication between organisations – delivering a step change in both service improvement and efficiency at the local level, as well as across Whitehall. Services delivered and managed locally Value for money Multiagency approach to the agenda Buy in at a strategic level Potential buy in from Independent schools and Academies? www.continyou.org.uk 51 Timeline? • Positioning Paper to DLT July 2010 • Identification of Proposed future role and function October 2010 • Funding streams announced Oct 2010 • Introduction and development of new ways of working Autumn 2010 • Launch of Borough Confederations April 2011 www.continyou.org.uk 52 Ten top tips • Build it in don’t bolt it on! Link your objectives to other plans i.e. LA, school, partnership development plans etc. • Don’t do it on your own Gain support from senior leaders. Enable others to become active partners in the programme. • Talk to others! Consultation needs to be ongoing and widespread, students, staff and community all need to have a say • Know why you are providing it! Be sure about what you are trying to achieve and that it is in the best interests of the young person, school and community www.continyou.org.uk 53 Ten top tips continued • Make sure there is something for everyone! Provide a quality programme that is accessible to, and provides opportunities for ALL (including staff and governors) • Actively involve young people -with planning and reviewing, helping out in delivering, writing articles for newsletters etc. Find ways of giving them ownership • Value the staff! Make sure staff are appropriately recruited, rewarded and supported • Celebrate success! Recognise and reward contributions made by other pupils, staff and other leaders www.continyou.org.uk 54 Ten top tips continued • Ensure you know you are making a difference! Evaluate your outcomes in terms of individuals and the whole school and monitor the quality of delivery • Shout it from the treetops! Make sure the wider community is aware of the success of your whole programme, via newsletters, posters, media coverage etc. With thanks to Youth Sport Trust and ContinYou for compilation of the above list www.continyou.org.uk 55 The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it's the same problem you had last year. John Foster Dulles www.continyou.org.uk 56 3. Portsmouth Presentation Jo Derham NECIP Manager CIP Transition Manager (PCC) [email protected] 07904 809677 www.necip.co.uk www.continyou.org.uk 57 Community Improvement Partnerships Making a real difference for children, young people and families in Portsmouth www.continyou.org.uk 58 Extended Services in Portsmouth is delivered through 5 Community Improvement Partnerships (CIPs) working with schools and their community partners in the voluntary, statutory and independent sectors, the local community, children, young people, parents and families NE NI SE 1 3 Number of Secondary Secondary schools 6 Primary Harbour Schools 10 Primary 1 Secondary 1 Special Secondary 5 Primary 3 Secondary 16 Primary 1 Special Primary 1 Nursery 2 Secondary 1 Special Secondary 16 Primary 1 Nursery Number of 2,527 pupils 2,990 7,192 5,746 AXCES S www.continyou.org.uk HoP 5,135 59 Welcome to Portsmouth……. •The UK’s only island city •Approximately 10 square miles of island land and some mainland areas •One of the most densely populated areas in the UK outside London •Home to just under 200,000 people with 37,240 under 16s •Ranked 88th nationally in the IMD and 4th in the South East Portsmouth has…….. •4 of its14 wards in the most deprived quintile in England; 5 in the second most deprived quintile and 4 in the third most deprived quintile •Over 9,000 children (24.1%) who live in income deprived households – in one ward this equates to 57.36% •68 schools (nursery, primary, secondary and special) www.continyou.org.uk 60 “Before you launch a ship, you need to make sure that it’s safe and can be • maintained” Recognition that schools are likely to have responsibility for the delivery of ES in the future • Developed a simple consultation document – 65% response rate • CIPs….. • Have addressed the needs of local children, young people and families • Represent good value for money • Have succeeded through local leadership and vision • Schools…. • Are willing to commit funding (budgets permitting) to continue working in local partnerships • Agree that CIPs ‘just disappearing’ is not an option www.continyou.org.uk 61 “What a difference 5 years makes….” • Partnership working between schools and other agencies • Support for parents and families • Project management of local initiatives • Delivery, commissioning and coordination of out of school and holiday activities with a targeted approach to raise standards, improve attendance and behaviour • Targeted support to individual children and families 62 www.continyou.org.uk “The future is here….and it’s not Analyse Plan for sustainability/exit what it results used to be….” •Draw conclusions •Full core offer? •Schools’ freedom to participate? •Locally raised/central funding? •Role of partners? •LA support? What has the potential to live on? •Why? •Scenarios for taking forward •Long term sustainability What needs to be embedded? What needs to stop? •Why? •Explore options •Manage process •Exit •How? •Embed •Exit www.continyou.org.uk 63 “Hindsight is a wonderful thing….” What we would have done differently….lessons learned! • Built in sustainability from the outset • Earlier focus on mainstreaming • Scaled down development and initiatives • More strategic • Smarter commissioning • Created a culture of more independence, less reliance www.continyou.org.uk 64 “A good idea: Extended Schools” Cutting the Children’s Plan A £5 billion experiment gone astray TOM BURKARD AND TOM CLELFORD Centre for Policy Studies June 2010 www.continyou.org.uk 65 Any questions, comments, observations? Jo Derham NECIP Manager CIP Transition Manager (PCC) [email protected] 07904 809677 www.necip.co.uk www.continyou.org.uk 66 4. Reading Presentation Theresa Shortland Steve Green www.continyou.org.uk 67 Reading • Strategic link across Early Years and Extended Services • The managerial approach for Full Core Offer whilst operating in a system of Matrix Management • ContinYou support for the team and Theresa to plan strategically using management models to maximise and plan for opportunities. www.continyou.org.uk 68 Theresa Shortland, Head of ES and Children’s Services, Reading and budget holder • • • • • • • Notes of Theresa’s presentation In post 2 years, Steve green in pos 18 months Undertook the trnsfpormation together Inherited a “story”, that was that south Reading was deprived, but nothing happened there despite the work that had been going on. Nothing happens in west reading, North Reading is affluent, East is where the BME community live. Wanted to check this story with the reality. So, had to check against the data. All data was on scraps of paper. The story was not evidenced by the data in reality and the budgets were demonstrating need based on folk law, not reality. Needed to introduce a system of Performance Management Bought data programme for Children’s Centres, people didn't like it in the early days of monitoring and the process of implementing the data collection model. www.continyou.org.uk 69 Theresa Shortland (2) cont. • As ES, were RED ragged rated for not having full core offer • The Early Years profile had widened the gap and not improved because the previous intervention had not been based on fact • There were schools with Outstanding Ofsted reports, but not as Early stage level • Tested the ECM “failings”, and realised that the folk law was way out. • We realised we had a key issue that needed to be addressed and that was the quality of skills at the early stage • The ES offer did not adequately address the link to parents employment, so following consultation with parents and further analysis of need, we changed so that parents were enabled to go to work because of the ES provision • We linked ES to provision, i.e. “old wine, new bottles” www.continyou.org.uk 70 Theresa Shortland (3) cont. • • • As ES, we developed an Exit strategy from the start Reading – needed to change the story based on the truth of the evidence We now: • Strategically, ES and Children's Services were under the political radar • Support from external agencies ( TDA, Together for Children, Play England, National strategies) meetings and reporting for support and challenge, turned the meetings from monitoring to identification of support through the use of the JISP, which then increased the capacity Political support was needed so introduced Performance management and budgets are aligned to individual targets. All staff are now ready to say what Impact their service is making They can: target to meet need; justify public expenditure and take ownership and responsibility, see the success they are having • • • • • • Evaluations of service Run events Create involvement Work collaboratively • • • As service lead, Theresa introduced systematic performance management Introduced a commissioning team We are seeing value for money starting to happen www.continyou.org.uk 71 Theresa Shortland (4) cont. • • • • • • • • Key to the success has been increasing the capacity of the team and that is where ContinYou and Christina have been working most effectively fir information and analysis using management models We have identified that • • • • quick interventions work well for us Like to exceed targets We do not reinvent wheel We have a project management focus Now looking at Total Place in South Reading Looking Christina’s triangle Sustainability plan idea Working with IPPR and Price Waterhouse Cooper, looking at “Capable Communities”, so that can take quality in education as an issue to next party conferences The team is ready to embrace change Give a voice to the PVI (private voluntary and independent) sector Managing on the basis of high impact and low cost makes a team of people feeel highly valued www.continyou.org.uk 72 Reading: Steve Green “Moving out of the silo” • • • • • Looking at an entrepreneurial and managerial approach and that has been in team meetings and line management responsibility for the ES work. Example of Play Rangers, where the activities they do have been revamped so that there is full utilisation of their service. The morning they work with Children's Centres, Extended Services during the school lunch break. It creates a revenue stream, and could be selling services more if were encouraged to be more business orientated Working across partnerships, e.g Playing for Success – working at developing cpd, technology etc. People have liked the innovation Undertaken evaluations of the managerial approach, legacy for services that had been delivered and to demonstrate the personal benefits www.continyou.org.uk 73 Reading: Steve Green “Moving out of the silo” • When looking at such poor stats re FCO, we needed to check the info we were getting back. 50-60% did not trust FCO information. • An audit recognised the work that was carried out by Extended Services, so increased numbers and then targeted support through the Cluster model of working • What we could have done better: • Clarity on quality from the start • Missed opportunity to liaise with SIPs and Governors • Didn’t tie in raising attainment links with ES enough • What extra we have done? • Developed a social capital network, shared vision, purpose and action, celebrated achievements, looked at the market in which ES operates and added vlaue to the service for Reading residents www.continyou.org.uk 74 Liz Morgan www.continyou.org.uk 75 ESCO • Characteristics • 26 schools • 22 Primary • 3 Secondary • 1 Special Urban /Rural Large Schools /Small Schools High levels of deprivation in pockets ESCO employed by the Partnership rather than the county www.continyou.org.uk 76 •Networks are everything •Joint money fund Joint targets •Combined resources thinking www.continyou.org.uk 77 joined up •Networks are everything •Joint money fund Joint targets •Combined resources thinking www.continyou.org.uk 78 joined up • Local Strategic Partnership • North Abingdon Children Centre Chair Strategic Group • South Abingdon Children Centre • Thames Valley Young Offenders group • Abingdon Abbey Group – Lottery Bid • South Abingdon Community group www.continyou.org.uk 79 Sample of joint activities that the Partnership undertakes as part of community cohesion TVP LSP Extended Services South Abingdon Communit y group Dalton Barracks www.continyou.org.uk 80 • Community planning • Specific agency for community development • Network of local business and agencies • ES Business plan is linked with the Strategic plan for The Vale of White Horse e.g. Go4it links with the Vale aim for working with the disadvantaged • Progress through Partnership monies – Community development worker funded. www.continyou.org.uk 81 • Dalton Barracks families feed into a range of local schools • Have been a priority for the last 12 months • Joint Multi agency working for services • Aims are Better communication Better understanding of needs • Changes in operation Parents evenings on base • Joint multi agency activities on an Open Base day www.continyou.org.uk 82 • LSP Task and Finish group with the South Abingdon Working group Group of local professional working in SA Vale has paid for a Community Development Worker • Projects include • Arts on Gainsborough Green • South Town Parks play area - Grant from the Vale • Consultation with local schools about what is needed • Opening event • Kick about area then developed. www.continyou.org.uk 83 •Aim to one of the first thoughts of potential partners when community thinks of partnership working •Joint planning for Sustainability using Community Cohesion as a metaphor for planning school and partnership services www.continyou.org.uk 84 QISS • Martin Turner is new SE QISS co-ordinator • QISS can RAG rate on Study Support provision • Offer 4 things: 1. Develop a QA framework using extended learning opportunities and the Quality Development Framework 2. Resource offer for workshops on the use of the framework and as critical friends 3. Undertake research and evaluation 4. Consultancy for Las to develop Study Support provision for the school and cluster www.continyou.org.uk 85 Cluster Innovation Project. Surrey: what happens when 2 clusters combine? Had experience of looking at macro level, this project explored micro level 1. Cluster SEF 2. Terms of Reference for Partnership working 3. Steering group established for information and leadership 4. Dedicated role and influence for a confederation lead 5. Analysis of Partnerships www.continyou.org.uk 86 Cluster Innovation Project. Surrey, cont. Early learning: 1. Importance of line manager and leadership role 2. Looked at quick wins for the combined confederations 3. Got rid of dual meetings 4. I page info sheet for all holiday activities programmes across old confederation areas 5. Use and development of on school site Training facilities for the CPD that was a popular introduction 6. Looked at Playing for Success for parent and family learning 7. Issues for smaller schools operating at cluster based level 8. Have regional Children's Centre meetings to save time and seek a different solution Mark distributed a detailed Action Plan document www.continyou.org.uk 87 Group activity A deep and meaningful conversation in small groups and agreeing as a whole: 1. “Sustaining Extended Services across the South East – how best to support you and each other” 2. “How can we ensure we learn good practice and share with each other? Our five top tips” www.continyou.org.uk In groups (Chance to catch up and do the activity) • Appoint a note taker • Appoint a time keeper • Encourage participation • Feedback on task • Other things learnt 88 Group 1 (Bucks, Slough, Hampshire, Bracknell Forest) 1. There was a good deal of discussion around the issue that in some cases Es are not yet fully integrated in the way of thinking and so thoughts of sustainability are far from peoples minds. 2. Acknowledge different language but common agendas – for example The Big Society/ Community Cohesion 3. Makes links to Healthy Eating through the new health and Well Beings development groups in schools (these groups identify key partners and have on line access to a range of tools) – However ESCO’s need to know who the link in schools is 4. Two secondary schools moving closer Healthy Schools Enhancement model so furthering opportunities to link with others 5. There is some history of not working together and a desperate need for strategic support and lead 6. ESCO’s feeling disempowered so sustainability is not the focus, more a desire to be recognised for the fundamental role they have and are playing as the key drivers in the delivery of ES 7. Communication is often best support however there is great disparity in way information is disseminated across the SE. 8. Support to identify where good practice exists and then share with HT’s to motivate and inspire 9. Positive affirmations: Heralding successes are key 10. Help unpicking the language so it can relate easily to OFSTED speak 89 www.continyou.org.uk Group 2 (Oxon, Milton Keynes) • Creative ideas for grants that will still be available – share this info. If held by ContinYou, good central place to access through Learning Exchange • Should partnerships have charitable status? • Benefits include: • applying for funding that’s available to charities only • trading arm can generate revenue from training etc; selling services back to schools (including private schools) eg CAF training where independent schools want to develop and can buy in offering train the trainer courses • Can be a charity or social enterprise or both www.continyou.org.uk 90 Sue Pepper, Hampshire Sue is one of three Quality Development Managers in Hampshire They undertook an analysis of a number of quality frameworks ad determined that they wanted a graded system with its own qualitative measure Trialled a model in three partnerships, received positive feedback so has been rolled out: • • • • • • • • The Quality Development Hampshire model has provided the following evidence: Informs the school development plan Informs Ofsted Provides financial management information Demonstrates sustainable growth Demonstrates value for money Fits in with Partnership Plans: CYPP Helps partnerships manage change www.continyou.org.uk 91 Sue Pepper, Hampshire 1. • • Partnership Analysis Tied in to a Quality Assurance model of local children’s partnerships, the CYPP and LSPs There is a bronze, silver and gold standard www.continyou.org.uk 2. Audit of ES provision • Provides important data • Found it was good to share information/data • All schools completed the exercise • Undertook a review of the grading system • All partnerships completed the QA system • On reflection, all have found very useful for the SEF 92 Giles Hippisley, Brighton and Hove [[email protected]] Looking at school budgets putting a value on Extended Services. There is evidence, through test and trials which have been piloted in Brighton and Hove What have we done? Pooled budgets re: Family Support • • • • Building in time for Learning mentors to plan and make it happen Cluster money has been used to trial new ways of working Dealing with the perception of how the money is spent, and the real costs and benefits in order to plan for the future Developing the work and role of the third sector to invest in the capacity and strengths of the voluntary sector through the local CVS www.continyou.org.uk 93