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School Business Manager Network
LA Update
Wednesday 9th February 2011
Julie Bowdidge
Three Big Things
• Financial context
• New Government and political climate
• Traded Services
Financial Context• Severe cuts in local government budgets• Locally we have to reduce spending by £84
million over 3 years• Innovation and Efficiency (I & E)• All services reducing budgets – staffing
implications• Leaner, meaner statutory, no!• Grant funding going or divert to schools
New Government
• More autonomy for schools plus less red tape
• More accountability direct to parents
• Free schools / Academy/ “Free” from LA “control”
• Many agencies gone or changing remit
• LA moving from being a provider of school improvement to a commissioner
Some Key Changes
• No more SIPs• New concise National curriculum• No specification of teaching methods• Review of EYFS curriculum• Proportionate approach to inspection• New framework• Greater teacher authority to deal with behaviour
English Baccalaureate• English• Maths• Double Science• Humanities• Language (Ancient or modern)
Leaving age raised to 17 in 2013 and 18 in 2015• Schools working together – school to school support
• Funding – more grants direct to schools Pupil Premium
• Loosening up of pay and conditions framework
• Revised regulations to make it easier to deal with underperforming staff members
• More flexibility in models of Governance
• Removal of centralised target setting
• New natural floor targets 35% GCSE – 60% L4 English and maths
• More standardised information from schools– Attainment– Trends– Class size– Class composition– Attendance– Finance– Curriculum details– Reading schemes
• Saving for schools on back office and procurement £1bn by 2014-15
Traded Services
• New approach to schools
• Not just CPD
• Commissioning / brokerage
• Web based applications
• No buyback – service will go.
• More on working with neighbouring LAs – economies of scale
Traded Learning Service Approaches
LEADING TRANSFORMATION
Planning for change
Supporting leadership
Project management
BUILDING CAPACITY
Leading collaboration Consultancy Review & self
evaluation Research &
development Quality marks Coaching/
Mentoring & work shadowing
DEVELOPING PRACTICE
Themed weeks
Resources Communication ASTs e-learning Staff/governor meetings
School based INSET
Networks Courses & conferences
Traded Learning Service Leading Transformation
Leadership Group established with TLS & school SLT/governors
Needs analysis of the school, using SIP reports, OFSTED
action plans, SEF, & stakeholder consultation
Select priorities- both universal and targeted
Develop a action plan to deliver on priority outcomes
Implement both universal and targeted needs led plan
Monitor against early success indicators
Review against meaningful outcomes
The Traded Learning Service consultant will review the plan for change and monitor school progress as they deliver against their established priorities
The Traded Learning Service consultant puts together an action plan with the SLT to address the selected priorities and helps to communicate it to the relevant staff or partners. This may involve commissioning effective partnerships or providers.
The Traded Learning Service consultant helps the school select priorities and urgent issues that will support transformation in wellbeing and achievement for pupils.
The Traded Learning Service consultant establishes robust evaluation structures and measures the impact of the transformational plan
The Traded Learning Service consultant analyses school needs in conjunction with the SLT and develops a strategic plan with them
What are we doing?
Reviewing / Reviewing / Reviewing
“cutting out cloth”
New relationships
Big Conversation
Partnerships are key to preserving what we
value in Kirklees