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

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

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 Contact Point BECTA QCDA GTC GOL Community Cohesion Well-being Primary Curriculum Expansion of free school meals pilots National Safeguarding Delivery Unit www.continyou.org.uk

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”.

Sarah Teather

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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

Changes to Inspection

• Comprehensive Area Assessment • Ofsted –Quality of teaching –Quality of leadership –Pupil achievement & attainment –Pupil discipline & safety www.continyou.org.uk

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

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Extended services :

Planning for sustainability 8 www.continyou.org.uk

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

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TDA Sustainability Tool

What sort of

consultation

and needs analysis takes place on the development of this school’s extended services?

How

integrated

are extended services into the planning and running of this school?

How

aligned

are this school’s extended services with

local area plans/targets

eg in the Children and Young People’s Plan, LAAs etc?

How effective are your extended services cluster arrangements?

How well are

other local services

extended services in this school?

linked into the delivery of How integrated is workforce?

multi-agency training

with that of the school How

well-publicised

are the extended services and activities?

How well is the design of services needs?

targeted

to meet identified How sound are the

funding

services in this school?

arrangements for the extended How do you

measure the impact

of your extended services?

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Writing a strategy

Strategy Headings

Needs Analysis Current Provision Structure for Delivery Budgeting and Finances Monitoring and Evaluation

Content

Data from different sources; key partners and shared targets; Environmental analysis – key change factors in the local community.

What services do we have now? What is the impact of those services?

What difference are they making? Where are the gaps?

Outline accountability and governance structure.

Is this fit for purpose for the future?

How are extended services currently funded? Plans to diversify funding: •Charging policy •Subsidising for inclusion •External funding streams to be targeted.

Impact Measurement. How will we know we have made a difference?

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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

Critical success factors

• A shared vision • A champion with passion and drive • Innovative partnerships • Skilled & enterprising staff • Careful business planning www.continyou.org.uk

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