1. Tendring Education & Skills Committee – April 2016 Graham Lancaster Lead Commissioner for primary schools - NE

2. The Government’s Vision for Education “Wherever they live and whatever their background, ability or needs, every child and young person in this country deserves a world class education that allows them to reach their full potential and prepares them to succeed in adult life in modern Britain.” 2

3. Recent Published Reforms 1. A new Education White Paper, Educational Excellence Everywhere: Reforms that aim to ensure that by 2022 no school will be maintained by a local authority. It promotes the academy model for all schools, including faith schools. 2. A consultation to introduce a new national Schools Funding Formula. An initial consultation on proposed principles closes on 17th April 2016. A second consultation on the detailed formulae is due later this year. There will be winners and losers at individual school level. 3. A consultation on introducing a new High Needs Funding Formula 4.The Education and Adoption Act which came into force on April 11th 2016. Gives powers for intervention in maintained schools to the 8 Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs) and introduces a new ‘coasting’ definition to bring more schools into the criteria of being eligible for statutory intervention. 3

4. The White Paper: 7 Key Elements 1. Great teaching – improving the standard of teaching 2. Great leaders running schools – ensuring schools have stronger leadership and governance 3. A schools-led system with empowered parents – freeing schools from local authorities 4. A focus on school improvement – led by schools, supported by schools, rather than by local authorities 4

5. - continued 5. High expectations and a world-leading curriculum – building on the recent reforms to GCSEs 6. Fair but stretching accountability 7. Fair funding – introducing a new national funding formula to remove the huge disparities in funding per pupil and per school in different parts of the country 5

6. Academies The White Paper expects by 2020 that the majority of schools will be academies within Multi Academy Trusts (MATs). Schools not eligible for statutory intervention “nudged” into joining MATs by 2020 By 2022 all schools will be academies. (this would require a change of legislation which is not proposed in the White Paper.) No school will be maintained by local authorities after 2022 From September 2017 local authorities will not receive Education Services Grant funding for school improvement and the role of the Regional Schools Commissioner will be significantly enhanced. 6

7. Academies in Tendring 1/7 secondary schools 12/40 primary schools A variety of academy chains, converters and MATs 7

8. The 3 remaining duties of the LA Ensuring every child has a school place, including sufficient school, special school and alternative provision places to meet demand. Ensuring the needs of vulnerable pupils are met – this covers SEND duties, duties to provide alternative provision which schools can commission Acting as champions for all parents and families – support families to navigate the system through a continuing role in admissions, SEND, championing high standards and where necessary call for action from the Regional Schools Commissioner. 8

9. Implications for Essex County Council The White Paper reforms will reduce the responsibilities of the local authority, of the Cabinet Member for Children and the Director for Children’s Services. The reforms will effectively enforce academisation on schools, even where there is no desire for it. Local authorities will have a new duty to facilitate the process of all maintained schools becoming academies. Local authorities will need to cover the cost of conversion and also the balance if a school converts with a deficit budget. This will create a burden on the County Council in supporting the process. 9

10. The current Essex Position School led improvement system - early days - level of accountability/commitment - consortia but not MATS (diocesan issue) Relationship with the RSC - local intelligence - existing intervention strategies The core team Filling the void? The Essex Learning Partnership? 10

11. Additional Content 500 new Free Schools by 2020 300 new Teaching Schools 800 more NLEs Parent governors Character education Pupil Premium Capital funding – expansion - £200m 11

12. Any questions? 12