Daresbury

1st Oct 09

Chris Wilkinson

• Education Consultant / School Improvement Partner

• One of two consultants who are working to support to the Learn Together Partnership (each 0.2)

THE LEARN TOGETHER PARTNERSHIP

L.T.P. Action Plan

The current action plan has taken two areas to focus on • To narrow the gap in educational attainment which is a common performance priority for all of the authorities and is the externally facing objective.

• To build capacity by the development of the workforce in Children`s Services . This is the inward facing objective and an enabling factor for change

LTP Structure and Organisation

Directors of Children’s Services - meet every 6 weeks Strategic leadership Sub-regional planning Links to the MIEP

Learn Together Partnership – Half termly network groups School Improvement SIP Managers Data Sharing and Intelligence Workforce Strategy Development Local Facilitator Course Development

Governor Training and Support

School Leadership Succession Planning

• 2008/09 was the first year of a bid - the aim was to create a sub regional infrastructure for this work

• Narrowing the Gap is one of the MIEP workstreams • There are regular highlight reports and also the budget is

monitored quarterly• An overall MIEP Board meets regularly• A new Innovations Bank has been set up

A Year 2 submission has now been accepted and is based around delivering joint training and creating networks that build capacity and develop knowledge or research that narrow the gaps in terms of deprivation ,health inequalities ,education, life chances and achievement

1:Gathering Intelligence

• Where are the gaps ? • Why is the gap there ? • What is the data telling us ?

Decision to concentrate in the first year on education• % of schools not hitting GCSE floor targets• Impact of deprivation on 5 A*- C GCSE with English and

Maths• % of students at 19 not reaching a level 3 qualification• % of students making good progress in any key stage

( 2 levels )

2 :Developing Collaborative Strategies

• What works ?• How do we know ?

The key groups are• School Improvement • Data sharing and intelligence• SIP Managers

3:Sharing Learning

• What is best done on our own ?• What is best done together ?• How do we capture and embed the ‘best practice ‘ and

disseminate success ?

• Website• Masterclass programme• Networks• Training events • Conferences • Research

NTG Central Projects

• Data analyst appointment - developing a schools database

• Data protocols agreed • Refresh child poverty training• Governors training booklet - use of performance data• Analysis of % of students reaching a level 3 qualification

at 19 across sub region • Research on the impact of deprivation

NTG Local Authority Projects

• Support for Children in Care group • Support for BME cohort• Turning the Curve Toolkit training and use• Maths Recovery Scheme - key stage 2• Foundation and Key stage 1audit : Quality Assurance

Framework for all settings• C/D GCSE borderline strategies to improve English and

Maths results• Target FSM cohort GCSE results in one school

( not in National Challenge )

Masterclasses / Training Events 08/09

• NTG Launch event (38)• The Ofsted Framework ( 175 )• Looked After Children Conferences ( 212 - 3 sessions )• 16 -18 Changes ( 68 - 2 sessions )• NTG Golden Threads ( 116 )• NEET strategy ( 56 )• Family Support ( 87 )• MAA - Employment and Skills ( 63 )• Support for Commissioning ( 52 - 3 sessions ) • Safeguarding –Laming Report ( 130 )• Equality and Diversity School Leadership ( 38 )• Support for Commissioning ( 55 - 3 sessions )• NTG Celebration event ( 32 )• Revised Ofsted Framework (150 )

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Children’s Workforce Development

• Masters programme - 2 years University of Chester• Postgraduate - 1 year University of Chester• Practioners Course - 12 weeks local delivery through

LJMU• Action Learning Sets training - University of Chester• Progression pilot course - 2 Colleges of FE• The Masterclass programme - a minimum of 9 per year

Contact

Chris Wilkinson LTP Consultant

Tel: 0151 443 2295 Mob: 07772735169 Email: Chris.Wilkinson@knowsley.gov.uk

Website address - www.learntogether.org

TEAMING UP * JOINING UP * MAKING SENSE * ENRICHING LIVES