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Terry Reynolds
June 2009
Priorities for Improving Opportunities for Children and Young People
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Enjoy and Achieve
• Further develop and implement our strategy for offering a diverse school provision
• Support schools to improve academic performance and rates of progress– 90% of children make at least 2 levels of progression in English and
88% in Maths;– Aggregated schools targets for 5 + A* - C with English and Maths
56%;– Increase attainment of Level 4 in both English and Maths at KS2
from 73% to 80%.• Develop our 14-19 strategy, ensuring wider engagement and effective
communication• Develop early years’ provision, promoting the development and
wellbeing of all children, helping to raise outcomes at the end of the Foundation Stage
• Reduce the number of schools not performing well enough
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Enjoy and Achieve
• Maximise the educational, aspirational and social potential provided by the Olympic and Paralympics Games
• Increase the % of children and young people’s participation in high quality PE and school sport through the local authority, sports colleges and school partnerships
• Ensure that schools are supported to provide the full core offer in extended services
• Reduce the % of Looked After Children who are absent from school for more than 25 days in a year from 17% to 13%
• Raise the educational attainment of Looked After Children at KS2 and 4 in English and Maths
• Develop and draw up an implementation plan to progress the actions required to modernise our special educational needs services
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Economic Well-Being
Target action to reduce the number of school leavers, particularly care leavers, young offenders and young people with disabilities, who are not in employment, education or training
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Be Healthy
• Increase the number of workers providing activities and effective interventions for children and young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties.
• Develop systems and processes that monitor the outcomes and impact of Healthy Schools Programme, SEAL, PSHE and SRE programmes in school
• Provide a range of parenting programmes and supports using existing community venues e.g. schools, children’s centres, health centres.
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Stay Safe
• Reduce incidents of bullying and ensure the effective implementation of our anti-bullying strategy
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Making a Positive Contribution
Develop a wide range of affordable, accessible and safe activities for children and young people
Provide opportunities to play, participate and realise potential in the arts, cultural, sporting and volunteering activities
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Narrowing the Gap• Targeting services geographically for specific groups that are not
achieving good outcomes
• Ensuring no child or young person is discriminated against because of their background
• Providing effective support, available and accessible to all children and young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
• Ensuring services targeted towards looked after children are effective in improving their outcomes
• Improving attendance and supporting children and young people who are at risk of exclusion, or missing education