1. The Derbyshire Context
Kathryn Boulton
Service Director
Schools and Learning

2. Changing Landscape Greater school autonomy
Academy and free schools agenda
Regional School Commissioner
Education and Inspections Act
Teaching Schools
Systems leadership – collaboration
Journey to Excellence

3. Responsibilities/Functions
High quality outcomes for all learners
Fair Access
Ensuring sufficient education places
Champion of children, parents and the community
Support for vulnerable children
School performance - ensuring high standards
Broker and commissioner for school to school support

4. Schools in Derbyshire
Number of schools: 350 primary (63 infant, 52 junior); 45 secondary; 10 special; 3 PRUs
Number of academies: 16 primary; 16 secondary
Number of pupils: 107,491; 56.7% primary; 41,7% secondary
FSM: 15.1% primary (17% NA); 12.2% secondary (14.6% NA)
IMD: 99/144
IMD range Bolsover 58/326 districts in England to Dales 241/326
Statements: primary: 1.7% (1.4% NA); secondary: 2.3% (1.9% NA)
EAL 1.9% primary (18.7% NA) and 1.2% secondary (14.3% NA)
BME 6.6% primary (29.5%) and 5.2% secondary (25.3%)

5. Journey to Excellence Vision
All our schools and settings are judged as good or better by 2017
Performance in Derbyshire is above the national average at all key benchmarks and at all key stages and within the top quartile of our statistical neighbours
Attainment and progress gaps are closed between our lower achieving groups and the rest of the cohort
The number of schools below national floor standards is reduced
Attendance continues to improve and the level of persistent absence is further reduced
Permanent exclusions are reduced to zero and the number of fixed term exclusions continues to reduce

6. Journey to Excellence Step change
Strengthened challenge and support in the system
Revised QDD
School Improvement Forum established
Teaching School Alliance development
Derbyshire Education Improvement Strategic Partnership Board established
East Midlands priorities – FSM; EAL; CiC
Pupil Premium strategy
English strategy

7. Secondary Derbyshire ‘Getting to Good’ Challenge
Comprehensive plan for improving 2 year old offer
Ready for School strategy
Supporting Inclusion Group established
Local commissioning of Alternative Provision
Alternative models of leadership to address small schools and infant/junior factor
SEND reforms