Welcome to Learn SheffieldPlease Note

• Refreshments are in the Comfort Zone (across from this room).

• The fire exits are the main entrance and at the rear of the building (at the end of the corridor containing the toilets).

• No fire drills are planned to take place during this session.

• This briefing is being filmed so that it can be viewed by colleagues who are not able to be here.

• The slides from today, any handouts referred to, brief notes and the link to access the recording will be emailed out as soon as possible.

Briefing Agenda (20th October, 2015)

• Introduction / Purpose of the Primary Briefings (Stephen Betts)

• Future Briefing Agenda Items (Andrew Truby)• Prevent – DfE advice to schools and free Sheffield training• National Assessment Update – Statutory Moderation• Sheffield Assessment Update – Guidance, FAQs & Assessment

Training• STAT Sheffield Update• Primary Leaders Partnership (PLP) • Feedback from Schools Forum• SEND Reforms Update

Briefing Agenda (20th October, 2015)

• Introduction / Purpose of the Primary Briefings• Future Briefing Agenda Items• Prevent – DfE advice to schools and free Sheffield training• National Assessment Update – Statutory Moderation• Sheffield Assessment Update – Guidance, FAQs &

Assessment Training• STAT Sheffield Update• Primary Leaders Partnership (PLP) • Feedback from Schools Forum• SEND Reforms Update

Briefing Agenda (20th October, 2015)

• Introduction / Purpose of the Primary Briefings• Future Briefing Agenda Items• Prevent – DfE advice to schools and free Sheffield training

(Sam Martin)• National Assessment Update – Statutory Moderation• Sheffield Assessment Update – Guidance, FAQs & Assessment

Training• STAT Sheffield Update• Primary Leaders Partnership (PLP) • Feedback from Schools Forum• SEND Reforms Update

“The Prevent duty is the duty in the Counter-Terrorism and

Security Act 2015 on specified authorities, in the

exercise of their functions, to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being

drawn into terrorism.”

Prevent – DfE advice to schools

– Sam Martin (Sheffield City Council)

Each session lasts for two hours.Each school allocated three places.The proposed agenda is:

• Introduction • Safeguarding Duties • WRAP Workshop• Implementation of the duty in

schools

Prevent – free Sheffield

trainingThe dates are:

Thursday 19th November1.00pm & 4.00pm

Friday 20th November9.30am & 1.00pm

Wednesday 25th November9.30am & 1.00pm

Tuesday 8th December1.00pm & 4.00pm

Flyer out shortly – contact Learn Sheffield to book a

place

Briefing Agenda (20th October, 2015)

• Introduction / Purpose of the Primary Briefings• Future Briefing Agenda Items• Prevent – DfE advice to schools and free Sheffield training• National Assessment Update – Statutory Moderation (Diane

Stokes)• Sheffield Assessment Update – Guidance, FAQs & Assessment

Training• STAT Sheffield Update • Primary Leaders Partnership (PLP) • Feedback from Schools Forum• SEND Reforms Update

Statutory Moderation 2016

• The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) will soon publish statutory moderation guidance to Local Authorities, including exemplification materials

• Schools will be contacted after half term regarding the recruitment and training of moderators

• Statutory moderation will take place at Key Stage 1 for reading, writing and mathematics and at Key Stage 2 for writing

• Moderators will discuss teacher assessment outcomes based on the new language used in the Interim Teacher Assessment Frameworks at the end of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.

• The Interim Teacher Assessment Frameworks at the end of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 are likely to become the ‘national standards’ for moderators and schools to use at the end of the Key Stages. They are not intended to be used to track progress throughout the Key Stages.

• At Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, scaled scores will be used to report national curriculum test outcomes. A scaled score of 100 will represent the ‘expected standard’.

• Conversion tables will be available from the beginning of June 2016.• Teachers will be able to translate pupils’ raw scores to see if the required standard has

been met.• Schools should not attempt to define the ‘100 child’ until statutory assessments have

been completed.

Assessment 2016

• Key Stage 1 tests will take place in May 2016, there are no set days • A number of schools will be chosen by STA to administer the tests in April to inform

standard setting. If selected, participation is statutory• There is no longer a writing test• 2007 and 2009 test and task materials must not be used to inform teacher assessment

judgements• Test outcomes need to be converted to scaled scores, not levels• There may be a requirement to conduct checks for the administration of the tests and the

security of the test materials as for the Phonics Screening Check in Y1 and the Key Stage 2 tests

• At Key Stage 2, there will be one set of tests per subject• The arithmetic test replaces the mental mathematics test• Science sampling will take place this year. If a cohort sample is selected, participation is

statutory

Changes for 2016

Briefing Agenda (20th October, 2015)

• Introduction / Purpose of the Primary Briefings• Future Briefing Agenda Items• Prevent – DfE advice to schools and free Sheffield training• National Assessment Update – Statutory Moderation • Sheffield Assessment Update – Guidance, FAQs &

Assessment Training• STAT Sheffield Update (Jim Dugmore)

(Stephen Betts) • Primary Leaders Partnership (PLP) • Feedback from Schools Forum• SEND Reforms Update

• Guidance & FAQs document out this week.o Age related expectationso National expectations & testso Accessing learning above/below own year groupo Pupil progresso Target Setting

• Accompanied by appendices containing different approaches to target setting, pupil progress meeting preparation & the mastery curriculum.

• Learn Sheffield is organising some assessment workshops next half term. These will include some half day workshops focussed on Ofsted imminent schools and some shorter open workshops open to all schools.

Sheffield Assessment Update – Stephen Betts

Briefing Agenda (20th October, 2015)

• Introduction / Purpose of the Primary Briefings• Future Briefing Agenda Items• Prevent – DfE advice to schools and free Sheffield training• National Assessment Update – Statutory Moderation• Sheffield Assessment Update – Guidance, FAQs & Assessment

Training• STAT Sheffield Update• Primary Leaders Partnership (PLP) – Paul Stockley• Feedback from Schools Forum – Paul Stockley• SEND Reforms Update

Primary Leaders Partnership

– Paul Stockley (PLP Chair)

PLP reformed so that it is more focussed on discussion, reference and feedback

Dissemination of information is now covered by briefings

PLP ChairLooking for nominations and then an election process starting in October finishing by the end of Autumn term at the latest

Purpose of School Forums

To act in a consultative and advisory role in school funding and financial matters

A statutory body in LAs since 2003

School Forum Update

– Paul Stockley (Acting School Forum Chair)

SENDAgreed to continue development of locality modelA change management plan and ’lessons learned’ sessions were suggested to support the process

Funding Formula ReviewMeeting with parliamentary undersecretary for children and education Sam Gymiah on 3 November about Sheffield funding compared with other citiesCurrently reviewing the funding formula for Sheffield

MembershipThis is currently the being reviewed to ensure sector balance between academies and maintained schools

Briefing Agenda (20th October, 2015)

• Introduction / Purpose of the Primary Briefings• Future Briefing Agenda Items• Prevent – DfE advice to schools and free Sheffield training• National Assessment Update – Statutory Moderation• Sheffield Assessment Update – Guidance, FAQs & Assessment

Training• STAT Sheffield Update• Primary Leaders Partnership (PLP) • Feedback from Schools Forum• SEND Reforms Update – Tim Bowman