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Over the next few years there will be an increasing gap between the number of children leaving primary education and the number of places available in secondary education. At its peak over 1 in 3 parents will be forced to educate their children outside of the local area. This presentation introduces the issues and discusses options for delivering a new school in the area to help bridge the gap and provide parents with a real choice for both secondary and 16+ education provision.
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NORTH SWINDON POST-PRIMARY EDUCATION PROVISION
Giving Families Choice
Parental Choice
• All families are able to choose a high quality secondary school for their children that is:– Local– Safe– Caring– Active in the community– Meeting the educational needs of each child
WHO ARE WE?
Giving Families Choice
Who are we
• Kevin A Gray A local parent• Rachael Mattey Head of Isambard Community
school• Justin Tomlinson MP for North Swindon• Mark Dempsey Labour Councillor• Sean Davey Liberal Democrat representative
• Together we are concern, knowledge and influence
• We hope, today, to convert that into action
This meeting
• Everyone needs to be clear exactly what the issue is and what is being proposed– What is the Issue?– Who will it affect?– What are we proposing?– What can you do?
• This is a community issue, the solution needs to be driven by that community
WHAT IS THE ISSUE?
Giving Families Choice
Projected Secondary Places
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
Nova + Isambard Required
Sept 2012 Intake
Isambard 240Nova 240
Primary Places 511Out of Area 31
Sept 2016 Intake
Isambard 240Nova 240
Primary Places 717Out of Area 237
What are these figures based on
• Current Priory Vale and Abbey Meads development commitments (10,000 houses)
• It does not include:– Moredon Bridge– Tadpole Lane– Nova School Development
• Primary school place demand peaked in 2012 at 850 places
• Projections to 2018 show need for 770 places(3 secondary schools)
WHAT ABOUT CHILDREN OVER 16
Giving Families Choice
Choices Today for 16+ Education
College OptionsLocation Students Buses Distance Travel Cost
New College 3000 2 5.5 miles £320
Cirencester 1800 1 15 miles £500
Swindon College 5500 1 4.1 £320
• 6th Form OptionsLocation Students Buses Distance
Ridgeway 250 2 7.5 miles
St Josephs 200 2 5.1 miles
Farmors 250 1 3 miles
Swindon Academy
1 2 miles
Options local to North Swindon
None
WHO WILL THIS AFFECT
Giving Families Choice
Giving Families Choice
Probability of Selection
1 in 3 families will need to choose a school outside of North Swindon
The Swindon AcademyWarneford High School
Bradon Forest
The Local Authority have no issue with thisThey are happy to have the overspill handled
by:
Secondary is no longer just 12 to 16
• Education means:– College (Academic)– College (Vocational)– Apprenticeships– Training while working
Every child currently in Key Stage 1, 2, 3 or 4 today will not leave education until they are 17
Every child currently in Key Stage 1, 2 or 3 today may not leave education until they are 18
16+ Education
• In a typical secondary school approximately 50% of an intake will take academic studies
• That means over 200 children in 2013 will leave secondary school and have to find further education outside the area
• That will climb to 350 children by 2020• By adding a 200+ facility in North Swindon will
would provide students and families with a clear choice
WHAT ARE WE PROPOSING
Giving Families Choice
12 to 19 Education facility
• We want to make a Free School bid • To request the capital for a new School for
North Swindon• The bid would be build by the community for
the community• The new establishment would be an
independent school within the umbrella of the new Academy trust
A Free School Bid
• The bid would be submitted in January• With the support of local councillors and MP’s
and members of the community• It would aim to:– open in September 2015– phase opening (year 7, year 12)– Complement existing provision
• Early years facilities may be provided by Isambard due to the need to open rapidly
A New School
• The school would be independent• It would have its own– Headteacher– Senior Management Team– Governing Body
• It would use the Academy Trust to share common facilities (for example)– Administration– Emergency Cover for Teachers
Building Towards 2018 Fulfillment
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Nova + Isambard + 1 Required
Sept 2012 Intake
Isambard 240Nova 240
Primary Places 511Out of Area 31
Sept 2018 Intake
Isambard 240Nova 240New School 240
Primary Places 798Out of Area 78
SO, HOW CAN I HELP?
Giving Families Choice
10 Volunteers
• Most new schools start with a temporary governing body
• We need something before that - A Free School Working party
• Members of the community working together to define:– Ethos, structure, specialism, curriculum – Budget Projections, HR structure
• It would communicate with the community
360 names
• One of the first tasks it to prove Will in the community
• If there is to be a 240 student intake in year 1 then we have to provide the government with 360 names of local people who would be willing to send their child to that school
• We must demonstrate that that would not reduce the population of other local schools
Parental Choice
• All families are able to choose a secondary school for their children that is:– Local– Safe– Caring– Active in the community– Meeting the educational needs of each child
• Help us ensure that North Swindon families get that choice
I HAVE QUESTIONS
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