BESD review update
Briefing for Headteachers
July 2012.
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Progress so far
•Detailed needs analysis and consultation
•Reports to elected members / ChS LT / BOLD programme
board
•Principles and Service Specification completed and
signed off as basis for LA commissioning
•Preferred options presented and confirmed as basis for
further action by ChS LT
•Acknowledge need for review and equitable / transparent
allocation of resources
•Locality (NE / NW / S) and phase specific delivery models
to be explored – one size may not fit all!
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National policy developments
• April 2013 – PRU budgets delegated – no longer LA
provision
• School / HLN funding changes – LA commissioning
specialist / alternative provision places
• ‘Place plus’ funding for special schools and PRUs /
Alternative Provision
• Challenge of financial viability, sustainability, stability
• Any new school will be academy / free school
• Sponsored academy solutions apply to PRUs in Ofsted
categories
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BESD in Worcestershire – current position and
future options for service redesign
• Local (NE, NW, S) and phase specific (primary,
secondary) solutions building on current position – with
consideration of middle school needs
• Options to be developed and implemented with schools
and other providers – market development for
sustainable ‘future proof’ provision
• Reduce organisational / structural barriers within the
BESD continuum
• No additional LA capital / premises committed
• Equity of access and outcomes for pupils will be LA
focus
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BESD in Worcestershire – current position –
Primary
• Specialist provision in WF School – limited in Riversides
and Kingfisher
• Perryfields outstanding, strong behaviour support links,
developing partnership role in BESD continuum with m/s
and special
• Beacon satisfactory, upward trajectory, Acting Head,
provides for all N Worcs P Ex and co-ordinates NW
behaviour support
• Coach House – staff deployed from Beacon
• Effective Nurture provision in primary phase schools.
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BESD in Worcestershire – future options–
Primary
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County-wide multi site single PRU
North and South Worcs multi site PRUs
Strengthen nurture approach
Middle school provision
Local and sustainable provision presents financial
challenge
• Smaller units likely to require ‘federated’ leadership
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BESD in Worcestershire – current position and
future options - Secondary
• NW
- WF Special School includes BESD
- Sec SSS provision currently led by local mainstream
Trust – upward trajectory
- 2013 options - AP Free School (preferred option if
DfE approve) or local academy sponsorship
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BESD in Worcestershire – current position
and future options - Secondary
• NE
- BESD special school and SSS stable, upward
trajectory
- Develop according to local partnership preferences –
stand-alone PRU; alignment with BESD Special;
alignment with mainstream partners / external (eg
Free School)
- No preferred option
- No external imperative for change (other than
viability)
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BESD in Worcestershire – current position
and future options- Secondary
• South Worcs
- Special School – satisfactory (potentially good?) –
leadership changes offer opportunity for redesign if
GB choose
- Mainstream partnerships emerging. Schools engaged
in principle but not yet ready to deliver collectively
- 2 (3?) Secondary partnership groups – redefine ‘S.
Worcs’ provision.
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BESD in Worcestershire – current position and
future options - Secondary
• South Worcs continued – Newbridge SSS
- Merged 2010 - relocated 2011 – purpose built
conversion
- Capacity weak at all levels (LA and Ofsted findings)
- Unable to meet needs of LA, schools or pupils
- Action Plan in place to address weaknesses in
leadership, teaching, curriculum, organisation
- Interim improvement plan pending service redesign
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Newbridge SSS – LA actions
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New acting head (previously Deputy, had been Teacher in Charge of
outstanding PRU) – supported by Associate Head from BESD Special
school
Additional deputy seconded from Forge SSS
LA and Consortium working together to manage admissions and prevent
unplanned admissions until provision is stabilised
Alternative Provision (including home tuition where required) for newly
permanently excluded pupils)
Input from EP and LA Behaviour Management lead to establish behaviour
management routines, reinforce staff skills, and monitor implementation of
behaviour policy
Input from School improvement team to challenge and develop quality fo
teaching and learning
Structured performance management established
Experienced governor recruited to strengthen Management Committee
Engagement with local heads to share information and request support
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Newbridge / S Worcs BESD
‘structural solutions’
LA desired outcomes (basis for commissioning):• Sustainable high quality provision meeting new BESD
service specification
• Delivery of Newbridge Action Plan – rapid improvement
in all areas
• Sustainable leadership of BESD in S Worcs
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S Worcs BESD – preferred options for
‘structural solutions’
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BESD ‘Hub’ – reconfigure BESD special school and PRU
into a single organisation offering specialist and alternative
provision across several sites, and delivering behaviour
support / outreach to mainstream.
- involves Riversides GB opting for Sponsored status.
2. Commission PRU provision through mainstream or AP
partnership – Free School / external provider / Academy
sponsor for PRU.
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Sponsored Academy / Free School –
implications
• New governance arrangements
• Closure of SSS and reopening as sponsored Academy
or
• Closure of SSS and commissioning from new provider
• Options to use all existing sites flexibly
• Potential to recruit, retain and develop high flying leaders
and staff – long term sustainability
• Value added from access to wider sponsor resources
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What next?
Autumn 2012 –
• working groups LA / Heads – preferred local /
phase options with costings
• Consultation
• Proposals for redesign – appropriate approval
Jan 2013 –
• Transition and implementation
Sept 2013
• Redesigned provision in place.
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