Cllr Mark Bee Leader of Suffolk County Council
-Deborah Cadman
Chief Executive, Suffolk County Council
Sally Rundell Assistant Director Learning
and Improvement, Suffolk County Council
Three Attainment Challenges for Suffolk
• Achieving above national at all stages
• Achieving well against all 150 LAs
• Ensuring Suffolk students achieve their full potential and have maximum opportunities
Suffolk performance against statistical neighbours
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The improvement trajectory for %5+A*-C(EM)
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
LA
National
The challenge in terms of students
8 more students per school to hit national
The challenge in terms of students
16 more students per school to put Suffolk in top flight
Raising Attainment: Everybody's Business
A confidence and a self belief that they can do it!
High Expectations
Challenge
Knowing they have theright help to get there
The drive to succeed
Support
Erika Clegg New Anglia LEP Board member
Matthew TaylorChief Executive of the
Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
Simon White Director for Children and Young People,
Suffolk County Council
Raising the Bar - The Commission
Independent inquiry to be led by the RSA offering analysis, insight and advice to SCC
Three themes
1.Reviewing the current support and challenge to schools/colleges/ training providers and the opportunities for collaboration and sharing effective practice
2.Engaging employers in defining the capability gaps of students and involving employers and Early Years settings/schools/colleges/training providers together to develop a Suffolk learning offer
3.How do we build Suffolk as a learning county with high expectations and the potential to realise economic opportunities
Draft questions for the Commission
• How can Suffolk ensure the appropriate balance of support and challenge to schools and colleges?
• How can Suffolk ensure effective collaborations between schools are developed to raise attainment and share effective practice?
• How can Suffolk employers define the capabilities beyond literacy and maths they need for the workplace?
• How can Suffolk CC employers and schools/colleges work together to develop the Suffolk learning offer that will address the attainment, capabilities and skills issues?
• How can Suffolk be developed as a Learning County with high expectations for all?
• How can Suffolk support young people to realise future economic opportunities?
Raising the Bar:The Commission and your role
1. Gauging your views in shaping the questions
2. Ensuring your involvement early in the process
3. Encouraging your involvement and contribution
Workshop Sessions: 3 Questions
1. Raising the bar - What would success look like?
2. What are the questions the commission should focus on?
3. What contribution can this group make and what are the next steps
Workshop Arrangements
• Headteachers: Conf Centre Room 1/2• School Governors: Conf Centre Room 4• Post 16 : Trinity Park Rooms/Nacton• Employers: Trinity Park Rooms/Bucklesham• Third Sector/Social Care: Conf Centre R3• CC, District Councillors and Officers: Trinity
Park Rooms/Foxhall