A Good School for Every Norfolk Learner Termly Headteacher Meetings, June 2013

At the crossroads … Expectation of ‘good’ HMCI Report last Autumn Now 66% ‘good’ or better 7% improvement since September Ofsted interest : Inspection of LA support for school improvement 10 to 14 June DfE interest : Lord Nash, David Laws

….. and it’s foggy!

The primary responsibility for school improvement rests with schools (White Paper 2010) LA as ‘champion’ of all children and young people LAs to promote high standards of education for all children in their area (1996 Act) and Ofsted powers to inspect (2006 Act)

Psst! LMS was introduced in 1988!

A Good School for Every Norfolk Learner? NCC’s sharper approach to monitoring, intervening and supporting Clarity of who does what School to school support is mainstay : importance of HT Associations, Clusters, Teaching Schools, Academy sponsors Norfolk to be at least at national average by September 2015

A Good School for Every Norfolk Learner? we will monitor each school and develop appropriate relationships we will intervene with schools causing concern we will work with schools that require improvement through ‘Norfolk to Good and Great’ we will encourage strong schools to participate fully as system leaders we will strategically commission good schools we will offer traded improvement services for schools and signpost schools to other services and sources of support.

A Good School for Every Norfolk Learner? 1.Challenge and support for improvement in Norfolk’s schools 2.Towards Good Achievement for All 3.Intervention for Excellence 4.Improvement through Partnership 5.Norfolk to Good and Great (N2GG) 6.Traded Services for Schools 7.Commissioning and Education

Confident 1 1 and Confident 2 LA 4 Ofsted 4 Req Imp 3 Improving 3 Schools Causing Concern ‘Norfolk to Good and Great (N2GG)’ System Leaders FBC A ED In Transition 1,2,3

‘Norfolk to Good and Great’ Targeted and bespoke support and challenge for ‘Requiring Improvement’ schools Peer challenge by good and outstanding schools in and beyond Norfolk Support and challenge for leadership of school improvement including by HMI, Higher Education, high performing LA and National College … Targeted CPD by Teaching Schools Alliances and National and Local Leaders in Education Sustainable improvement partnerships and structural partnerships Enterprising Norfolk, better skills and more aspirational families Denise Walker appointed to lead N2GG

NIEAS LA Education Achievement & Intervention Teams LA Education Partnership Team S4S Hub Commercial management ‘Back Office’ RI N2GG System Leaders Schools Dashboard Structural Solution Partnership Dashboard DBEs Sponsors, NLEs LLEs Intervention for Excellence Towards Good Achievement for All = Annual ‘improvement conversation’ SCC Intervention Cluster Partner Commissioned Services

LA Education Partnership Team NIEAS S4S Hub Commercial management ‘Back Office’ Partnership Dashboard System Leaders RI N2GG Commissioned Services S4S Fin ICT HR T&L L&M CofE DfE HMI Teaching Schools Sponsors HTAssocs NGN, JCC Nat College Other LAs HEI Regional networks Structural Solution Norfolk to Good and Great Cluster Partner

LA Education Achievement & Intervention Teams LA Education Partnership Team NIEAS S4S Hub Commercial management ‘Back Office’ Schools Dashboard Partnership Dashboard SCCRI System Leaders N2GG Intervention Local Education Improvement Strategy Commissioning Market making District Intervention Adviser District Partnership Adviser DBEs Sponsors, NLEs LLEs Cluster Partners ‘Cluster Partners’

Next Steps Pamphlets published in draft on : 7 June Inspection of LA support for school improvement : 10 to 14 June N2GG being developed and Cluster Education Partners identified Risk Assessment letters to schools end of June Lord Nash event in Norwich : 9 July