Future Links – Health and Education

Changes within education

Since 2010

• Radical change

• No clear planning

• Outcomes uncertain

• Competition

• Private sector

Academies

• Autonomy – from LA

• Freedom from national curriculum

• Academy Chains – own loyalties – back office ….

Reducing Influence of LA

• Go back to 2008 – joined up thinking

• Children’s Services

• Area working

• Inter agency

LA

• Loss of funding

• Loss of personnel

• Loss of ‘memory’

• Residual responsibilities but little power to support

• Reduced level of support for schools e.g. Ed. Psych.

• This makes it harder to sustain the links with other organisations e.g. Health

OFSTED

• Increased pressure – satisfactory not good enough

• Narrowed focus on key out comes driving judgements- at secondary = 5+A*-C inc English and Maths

Competition vs. collaboration

• Need for schools to continue to collaborate as part of the local education system

• E.g. transition

• Raising Achievement Plans

The Self Improving SystemNational Government

The School

Middle Tier (Compact)

Strategic

Managerial

Operational

Key Building Blocks and

Lateral Collaboration

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The Compact

• Formally launched in 2011 in response to the changing nature of the education landscape

• A significant partnership involving schools, academies, early years providers and the Local Authority

• Led by schools, on behalf of education providers in Somerset

• The main body for consulting on, shaping and directing policies and service provision in relation to schools.

The Compact is intended to be a vehicle for joint working to ensure access to high quality education for all

children and young people in Somerset

COMPACT – The Ark

• School facing services

• Legal entity – the ARK ?

• Recycle money within Somerset

• Schools are the key stakeholders

Primary

• Reduction of School Improvement Support has had major impact on School to School working, both geographically and statistically

• A need for schools to collaborate and take more responsibility for children's progress

• Sharing of Data for comparative purposes

• Age Profile of Primary Head Teachers

Secondary

• Academy changes/chains

• Possible reorganisations

• Threat of new funding formula

• Competition/viability

• Somerset Challenge

Education / Health

• Healthy schools – how can we maintain the progress which was made by the initiative ?

• Every time a crisis occurs – people talk of the need for agencies to work closer together ?

• What are the key issues?

• What forums should be developed to enable this to happen

• Strategic and operational

Children and Families Bill

Legislation – Key Highlights

• New requirement for LAs, health and care services to commission services jointly

• New requirement for LAs, health and care services to commission services jointly

• LAs to publish a clear, transparent ‘local offer’ of services, so parents and young people can understand what is available

• More streamlined assessment process, coordinated across education, health and care, and involves children and young people and their families throughout

Legislation – Key Highlights (2)• New 0-25 Education, Health and Care Plan, replacing

the current system of Statements and Learning Difficulty Assessments

• A new duty on health commissioners to deliver the health elements of EHC plans

• Option of a personal budget for families and young people

• New statutory protections for young people aged 16-25 in FE

• A stronger focus on preparing for adulthood

• Academies, Free Schools, Further Education and Sixth Form colleges to have the same SEN duties as maintained schools

Legislation – Key Highlights (2)• New 0-25 Education, Health and Care Plan, replacing

the current system of Statements and Learning Difficulty Assessments

• A new duty on health commissioners to deliver the health elements of EHC plans

• Option of a personal budget for families and young people

• New statutory protections for young people aged 16-25 in FE

• A stronger focus on preparing for adulthood

• Academies, Free Schools, Further Education and Sixth Form colleges to have the same SEN duties as maintained schools