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Ian Thomas
Strategic Director
Children and Younger Adults
School Governor Briefing,
October 2013
Context
• Local government is facing unprecedented cuts from
central government;
• Derbyshire County Council Savings to 2017/18 - £157m;
• Members have been spending a lot of time with senior
officers to determine budget priorities and to consider the
implications of all proposals - all decisions accord with
their manifesto for a fairer Derbyshire;
• Given the above ALL services will be affected – the
savings programme starts now.
Budget – Implications for Children
and Younger Adults Services
• Savings in excess of £15m will be considered by
members within the month – there will be more to
follow;
• Savings will be delivered across CAYA services, to
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Reduced care costs with fewer children in care;
Reduced management and back office;
Review of careers guidance and adult education;
Changes to home to school transport;
Reduced staff travel.
• Consultation will be required for many major
changes.
Key Financial Issues for Schools
Current school balances:
- Nursery: £304k
- Secondary: £11,584k
- Primary: £18,226k
- Special: £1,734k
Total £31,848k
• Total central DSG balances £22.8m
• £25k increase in secondary school lump sum £1.1m per annum
(consultation);
• Release of capped gains under formula changes;
• Contribution to school Equal Pay in Single Status costs;
• Expanded “traded” offer to schools for 2/3 years;
• Support for any loss of funding due to National DSG changes.
Key Financial Issues for Schools
Current consultation – formula consultation document published
6th September 2013, absolute deadline for responses is 15th October
2013.
Actions for governors:
• Respond to the consultation! Although the changes aren’t as
significant as previous years’ the outcomes will affect how much
money your school will have to spend;
• We need schools’ views/support to continue to re-pool funding for
insurances, contingency funds, library and museum services,
licences and special staff costs e.g. maternity;
• National Funding Formula expected to be phased in from April
2015, details awaited from DfE;
• No cash for pay rises – DSG per pupil for 14-15 will be cash flat
i.e. real terms cut
School Performance
• 77% of primary schools are judged to be Good or
Outstanding (improved by 12% since September 2012),
22% require improvement, 1% inadequate;
• 43% of secondary schools are judged to be Good or
Outstanding (declined by 15% since September 2012),
43% require improvement, 14% inadequate;
• The number of Derbyshire schools judged Good or
Outstanding is 2% lower than the England rate (79%) for
primary, and 30% lower than the England rate (73%) for
secondary.
School Performance
• KS1 - between 2009 and 2012, the performance of
Derbyshire children has been consistently higher than for
children nationally (national data for 2013 is not yet
available) – top of statistical neighbours;
• KS2 - 77.9% of pupils achieved a Level 4 or above in all
three subjects (76% nationally), and 23.3% of pupils
achieved higher than the expected level in all three
subjects (Level 5 or above) compared to 21% nationally;
School Performance
• KS3 - Between 2009 and 2012, the percentage of
Derbyshire children achieving the expected Level of 5
or above in the Key Stage 3 teacher assessments has
been higher than for children nationally, and the
percentage achieving Level 5 and 6+ in 2013 has
increased slightly for all three subjects;
• KS4 - Based on very early data collected from schools,
performance at Key Stage 4 in 2013 has improved
slightly since 2012;
• KS5 - The percentage of pupils gaining 3 or more A*-A
grades has increased from 11.0% in 2012 to 13.4% in
2013
Safeguarding – the Daniel Pelka
tragedy
• DP was murdered by his mother and stepfather in March 2012.
He was four years and eight months old;
• Domestic violence and alcohol abuse were significant factors in
D’s home life;
• D started school in September 2011. He spoke little English
and was isolated. He was soon presenting as always hungry
and he took food at every opportunity;
• D also came to school with bruises and unexplained marks.
These injuries were seen by different school staff members, but
no record / onward referral was made;
• D was seen in February 2012 by a community paediatrician, but
neglect and emotional abuse was not considered. The
paediatrician was unaware of the physical injuries seen at
school;
• Three weeks later D was dead.
Safeguarding – Recommendations
from the Daniel Pelka tragedy
Recommendations for schools were:
• For injuries and/ or concerns to be recorded by staff and for
appropriate action to be taken.
• The role of the designated professional for child protection in
schools must be clearly understood and used effectively.
• For all professionals - for children without English as a first
language, where there are safeguarding concerns, there must
still be a focus on the child.
• The child’s voice must still be heard;
• Staff should take responsibility for keeping their child protection
training up-to-date.
QUESTIONS