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The Hertfordshire Headteacher Updates Future
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The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesSpring Term
2015
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The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesSpring Term
2015

• Ofsted and DfE Updates

Gillian Cawley Assistant Director, Commissioner
of Education Services Marcus Cooper Lead Adviser
for the Virtual School
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Ofsted HMCI East of England regional report

• Recognises the variability within the region.
• A focus on vulnerable and disadvantaged learners.
  
• Hertfordshire features as a case study for school
  improvement work.

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The Sexual exploitation of children it couldnt
happen here

• Thematic inspection which drew on a large
  evidence base.
• Updated in light of Rotherham
• Provides clear areas for improvement to ensure
  vulnerable young people are protected

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Overcoming barriers ensuring that Roma children
are fully engaged

• A small scale survey in which headteachers
  reported
• A strong commitment to supporting this group of
  young people
• Difficulty in accessing funding quickly
• A shortage of specialist staff with relevant
  expertise

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The most able students

• A follow up to the previous Ofsted report in June
  2013
• Key findings include
• Too many more able students are still being let
  down and failing to reach their potential
• Too many of the most able students fail to
  achieve the grades to get into top universities
• Provision in Key Stage 3 lacks challenge for most
  able

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Better Inspection for all

• The response to the consultation in the Autumn
  term 2014
• A common inspection framework
• Short inspections for those judged good at their
  last full inspection
• HMI and Ofsted inspectors

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Felicity Evans Virtual School Head
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DfE Promoting fundamental British values as part
of SMSC in schools

• Non-statutory guidance for schools on the
  promotion of the fundamental British values of
• Democracy
• The rule of law
• Individual liberty
• Mutual respect and tolerance of those with
  different faiths and beliefs

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DfE Governors Handbook

• Updated guidance for school governors
• Section 1 Core role and functions of school
  governing bodies
• Sections 2-8 summarise all of the specific legal
  duties on governance

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DfE National standards of excellence for
headteachers

• These standards replace the National Standards
  for Headteachers 2004
• The guidance is non-statutory
• Four domains
• Qualities and knowledge
• Pupils and staff
• Systems and process
• The self-improving school system

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DfE Schools causing concern

• Updated to describe local authority
  accountability over governance in maintained
  schools, and over performance, special
  educational needs and safeguarding in academies.

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DfE Government response to the Workload
Challenge

• Includes an action plan for the government.
  Actions are identified for
• Government
• School leadership
• Supporting teachers as professionals
• DfE will commission a large scale, robust survey
  in Spring 2016

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DfE Reading the next steps

• An evaluation of progress to date and the next
  phase of development. Initiatives includes
• Additional funding for a new programme to help
  primary schools set up book clubs for Key Stage 2
• Greater use of libraries
• Developing mature readers

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• Questions?

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The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesSpring Term
2015

• Beat the Street,
• the physical
• activity intervention
• that works!

Veronica Reynolds Client Services
Director, Intelligent Health
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• Beat the Street turns a
• whole area into a real life
• walking and cycling game
• coming to Watford, Hemel Hempstead,
• Broxbourne and Stevenage
• increase physical activity levels
• decrease health inequalities
• support sustainable travel
• increase community cohesion
• FREE to participate!
• Beat the Street works Reading 2014, 15,074
  people played, 8416 children 18 increase
  in people meeting the government guidelines for
  physical activity on 5 or more days per week.  

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• How To Play
• Broxbourne, Hemel Hempstead, Stevenage and
  Watford.
• 3 June 15 July 2015
• Use smart cards
• Tap Beat Boxes found on journey to and from
  school
• Walk/Cycle, tap, get points
• Leader board on a website.
• Teams compete and contribute to overall
  tally.
• Challenge is a race to space!

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Single sessions of physical activity can enhance
attention and memory.
After 20 minutes of sitting quietly
After 20 minutes of walking
Dr William Bird, Founder of Intelligent Health
explains Physical activity has been shown to
improve not just childrens health but also their
concentration in the classroom and their
academic performance. Children should do at least
60 minutes a day of physical activity and their
journey to school can be a huge help in them
reaching this.
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• School will receive full FREE kit
• A video for use in assembly.
• Pre-registered card
• Map
• Regular spot prizes for participants
• Promotional items
• Parent packs
• Certificate
• Top teams receive big prizes!

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• Questions?

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The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesSpring Term
2015

• Child Poverty in Hertfordshire
• Supporting low income families

Jenny Andrews Development Manager, Family
Support Childhood Support Services
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Child Poverty in Hertfordshire

• 31,775 children in Hertfordshire are living in
  poverty (12.3)
• Child Poverty Act 2010 - duty to cooperate
• Key priorities for Hertfordshire
• Children and families health and education
• Employment and adult skills
• Financial support
• Housing and neighbourhoods.

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How do schools support children from low income
households?

• Closing the gap
• Pupil premium
• Free school meals
• Uniforms
• Supporting families to take up voluntary
  opportunities.

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Other support services

• Child poverty bulletin http//childfamilypoverty.t
  fhosts.co.uk/february-2015/hertfordshire-news/hert
  s-healthy-homes
• School Family Work
• Family Finance project for families and
  professionals
• Herts Help (Hertfordshire Welfare Assistance
  Scheme and Herts Healthy Homes)
• Parenting support
• Hertfordshire Directory on Herts Direct training
  and employment, healthy living, wellbeing, second
  hand furniture, foodbanks and credit unions.

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• Any questions?
• Jenny.andrews_at_hertfordshire.gov.uk
• 01992 556608

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The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesSpring Term
2015

• An update from Human Resources

Roy Hardcastle Head of Schools HR Chris
Williams Area HR Manager
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Disqualification by Association

• DfE clear that it applies to schools
• Schools should not choose to do nothing
• DfE issued statutory guidance at the end of
  February 2015
• A bulletin item will be issued with the link to
  The Grid.

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Shared Parental Leave (SPL)

• Statutory right to share parental leave
• Have a least 26 weeks continuous service at 15th
  week of expected confinement
• Must give 8 weeks notice prior to taking SPL
• Must be taken in blocks of at least 1 week
• Employees are entitled to 3 periods of SPL
• Maximum number of weeks available will depend on
  how much maternity leave has been taken
• Two policies will be available
• Statutory entitlement
• Occupational enhancement

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HR Team Update

• Head of Schools HR
• Helen Foster
• Area Managers
• Rachel Hurst North and West
• Chris Williams South and East

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• Questions?

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The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesSpring Term
2015

• School Term Dates

Dan Hardy Schools Planning Officer
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• Who is responsible for determining Term Dates?
• Hertfordshire County Council sets the dates for
  community and voluntary controlled schools.
• Academy, voluntary aided and foundation schools
  are responsible for determining their own term
  dates.

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• How term dates are set
• HCC sets dates based on the recommendations of
  the Working Party on Term Dates
• The working party includes representatives from
  the primary, secondary and special school
  sectors, as well as from teaching unions
• The working party follow a set of principles,
  which have been agreed with headteacher
  associations and the County Union Secretaries
• Principles will be reviewed annually

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• When term dates are set
• Dates are reviewed at least 5 terms in advance of
  the academic year to which they apply (e.g.
  autumn 2013 for the 2015/16 academic year)
• Determined dates are published during the spring
  term and circulated to all schools

http//www.hertsdirect.org/services/edlearn/schlif
e/termdates/
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• Questions?
• visit hertsdirect.org/termdates to see the
  current principles and agreed term dates

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The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesSpring Term
2015

• Widening the Future for Primary School Children

Jo Crosby IAG Development Worker Youth
Connexions
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• Youth Connexions Hertfordshire
• Provides impartial information, advice and
  guidance, youth work and personal and social
  development opportunities to young people.

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• Context / Rationale for our innovative new
  service offer
• EU Widening the Future pilot project 2013-2014
• Project aims to share best practice and
  resources with teachers and careers specialists
  with European Countries
• Hertfordshire schools completed a needs analysis
  survey followed by free sessions and software
• Very beneficial to the children. Lots of
  opportunities for children to ask questions and
  many learning opportunities St Albans teacher
  2014

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• Rocket into the Future
• New exciting sessions
• Linked to PSHE education programme of study
• Clear learning objectives and outcomes

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• Questions?

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The Hertfordshire Headteacher UpdatesSpring Term
2015

• Securing a better future for all
• at 16 and beyond

Juliet Whitehead 14-19 Planning Development
Manager Suki Gill 16-19 Planning Manager
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• Ofsted consultation (Sept. 2013 to April 2014)
• Key themes from annual lecture Securing a better
  future for all at 16 and beyond Sept. 14
• Accountability
• Local solutions to local problems
• Ensuring right provision for all 16-19 year olds
  (i.e. Study Programmes)

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• Are the Study Programmes meeting requirements?
• Ofsted report says
• Too many providers not changed offer sufficiently
  
• Few opportunities to enhance employability skills
• Funding not responsive to need
• Delivering of vocational programmes needs
  external input
• Greater attention to enrichment programme
• Most dont use WEX effectively

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• What does Ofsted recommend?
• Impartial IAG about all study programmes
• Ensure provision meets full study programme
  requirements and principles
• Identified Senior Leader for Study Programme
  implementation
• External WEX
• Enrichment programme to be more creative
• English and mathematics to be implemented well
• The Wolf Final Progress Report (Feb 2015)

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Suggestions to support Ofsted recommendations

• CPD training and/or support on meeting SP
  requirements including
• Maximising funding allocation, absorbing 2015-16
  FPF
• Guidance for developing vocational provision
  post-16
• WEX Youth Connexions offer
• 16-18 Traineeships
• 20 hour Apprenticeship Study Programme pack
• LMI packs freely available
• Uplift in funding large programmes
• LEP focus on Apprenticeships Skills for all
• HertsAhead

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• Questions?