Derbyshire
County Council
Journey to Excellence
Children and Younger
Adults Department
Governor Strategic Briefings
Spring 2014
Kathryn Boulton, Assistant Director,
Schools and Learning
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County Council
Outline
Children and Younger
Adults Department
Drivers for change
Leadership opportunities and
challenge
Self-improving school system
Next steps
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Why?
Children and Younger
Adults Department
Evolving role of local authority
(LA)
Autonomy and accountability
Expectations
Shifting landscape
Opportunities and Challenges
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Primary
Children and Younger
Adults Department
 EYFS – 50% reached good level of
development compared to 52% nationally
 KS1 – All above national average
 KS2 – Attainment all above national
average
– Progress – 1% point below
national average
 Gaps – CiC widening
– SEND widening
– FSM narrowed by 7%
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County Council
Percentage of Primary Schools by Ofsted
Overall Effectiveness Judgement
Children and Younger
Adults Department
As at 03/03/14
Derbyshire
National
National
Derbyshire
Outstanding
13.2
17.3
Good
64.2
62.5
17.3
RI/Satisfactory
20.3
17.8
Inadequate
2.3
2.4
62.5
13.2
17.8
64.2
Outstanding
Good
RI/Satisfactory
20.3
2.4
2.3
Inadequate
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Percentage of Primary School Pupils
Attending Good or Better Schools
Children and Younger
Adults Department
As at 03/03/14
Derbyshire
National
National
Derbyshire
Outstanding
12.7
18.2
Good
61.6
61
RI/Satisfactory
22.4
18.2
18.2
Inadequate
3.4
2.6
61
12.7
18.2
61.6
Outstanding
Good
RI/Satisfactory
22.4
2.6
3.4
Inadequate
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Secondary
Children and Younger
Adults Department
 5+EM – in line with national average at 59.1%
 3LP – Maths in line with national average
(70%) and 4.5% improvement
 3LP – English below national average at 65%
(70.47%) – improvement of 1.2%
 Gaps – CiC attainment above national average
and gap narrowed
– SEND attainment in line with national
average
– FSM narrowing
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County Council
Children and Younger
Adults Department
Percentage of Secondary Schools by
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness
Judgement
As at 03/03/14
Outstanding
11.1
22.4
Derbyshire
National
National
Derbyshire
Good
28.9
49.1
22.4
11.1
RI/Satisfactory Inadequate
46.7
13.3
22.8
5.7
49.1
28.9
Outstanding
22.8
46.7
Good
RI/Satisfactory
5.7
13.3
Inadequate
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County Council
Percentage of Secondary School Pupils
Attending Good or Better Schools
Children and Younger
Adults Department
As at 03/03/14
Derbyshire
National
Outstanding
14.8
25.6
National
Derbyshire
Good
30.1
48.5
25.6
14.8
RI/Satisfactory
43.3
20.8
48.5
30.1
Outstanding
Inadequate
11.8
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Good
20.8
43.3
RI/Satisfactory
5
11.8
Inadequate
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Children and Younger
Adults Department
Percentage of Special Schools by
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness
Judgement
As at 03/03/14
Derbyshire
National (Dec-13)
Outstanding
20.0
36.2
Good
60.0
51.1
RI/Satisfactory Inadequate
20.0
0.0
10.9
1.8
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Percentage of Special School Pupils
Attending Good or Better Schools
Children and Younger
Adults Department
As at 03/03/14
Derbyshire
National (Aug 13)
Outstanding
33
40
Good
48
48
RI/Satisfactory
19
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Inadequate
0.0
1
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Children and Younger
Adults Department
Percentage of Support Centres by
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness
Judgement
As at 03/03/14
Derbyshire
National (Aug 13)
Outstanding
0.0
16
Good
100.0
62
RI/Satisfactory Inadequate
0.0
0.0
20
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Percentage of Support Centre Pupils
Attending Good or Better Schools
Children and Younger
Adults Department
As at 03/03/14
Derbyshire
National (Aug 13)
Outstanding
0.0
11
Good
100.0
63
RI/Satisfactory
0.0
22
Inadequate
0.0
4
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Children and Younger
Adults Department
In Derbyshire, Excellence
Means:
 All our schools and settings judged to be good
or better by 2017
 All our learners achieve above that expected
nationally
 There are no gaps in progress for learners with
DSEN, who are looked after, who are eligible
for free school meals or are from an ethnic
minority group
 All teaching across our schools and settings is
at least good with a high proportion of
outstanding
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Adults Department
In Derbyshire, Excellence
Means: cont’d
 Maintain attendance levels across our
schools and settings above the national
average
 Maintain persistence absence levels
across our schools and settings so that
they remain below the national average
 There are no incidences of permanent
exclusions
 There are fewer incidences of fixed term
exclusions than the national average
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Children and Younger
Adults Department
Leadership Opportunities
and Challenge
 Shared moral purpose
 Collective responsibility
 Complex
 Adaptive leadership
 Focus on learning, teaching and
leadership
 Strengths-based
 Resilient
 Schools as partners
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 Moving beyond compliance with Ofsted
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Children and Younger
Adults Department
Accelerating our Journey to Excellence
Through a Self-improving School
System
 LA role:
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Statutory – champion for all children
Hold strategic big picture
Quality Assurance
Intervene where concerns
Commissioner/broker
Enabling infrastructure
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Children and Younger
Adults Department
Accelerating our Journey
cont’d
 Systems leadership
 Partnerships
 Collective responsibility
 Challenge – LA to school and school to
school
 Forensic use of data
 Sharing excellence in learning, teaching
and leadership
 Identifying and Growing Talent
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What it Might Look Like….
Children and Younger
Adults Department
 Diversity of models – no one size fits all
 Cluster working
 Partnerships and collaborations
 Teaching schools
 System leaders –
NLGs/NLEs/LLEs/DLEs
 Leadership support and development –
includes Governors
 CPD
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Next Steps
Children and Younger
Adults Department
 Evolving QDD, developing a model with every
school having a LA link adviser including use
of associates - greater involvement of
Governors
 Website development
 Developing traded services model
 Consultant support
 Research other models
 Establish joint steering group
 Hold development workshops in summer term
 Re-designed strategy and model
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