Regio Partnership Visit Valladolid 13 th – 17 th October 2009

Sefton Local Authority Representatives Margaret Ellams – Consultant for International Dimension Yvonne Dixon – Consultant for Primary Modern Foreign Languages

This This is Sefton

Sefton Local Authority is situated in the Northwest of England, next to Liverpool We work for a division of the Local Authority called ‘Children’s Services’ Our newly appointed Strategic Director is called Peter Morgan, who joined us in September 2009

We are judged as being an ‘outstanding’ Local Authority and have a strong reputation for the quality of our schools and their provision We are part of the Advisory Service, and our role is to support our schools through a range of services and activities.

In Sefton there are: 20 Secondary Schools 71 Primary Schools 3 Infant Schools 2 Junior Schools 5 Special Schools 3 Pupil Referral Units 4 Nursery Schools 6 Private Schools

In January 2009 there were 39,717 pupils in primary, secondary and special schools In Secondary, out of 20 schools: 1 is Church of England 7 are Catholic 12 have sixth form provision In Primary: 46% are Community schools 33% are Catholic Schools 21% are Church of England

Sefton has an International Dimension It has links with China Ghana

It has links with South Korea and many more countries across the world And of course …………………………

Spain

Every Child Matters Five Outcomes Children are healthy are safe enjoy their learning opportunities reach their goals make a positive contribution

Lander Road Primary School Headteacher: Barbara Billingsley Deputy Headteacher: Jeff Taylor 25 members of staff including Sarah Bailey, MFL Co-ordinator

Lander Road Primary School Education for years old 1 ½ form entry 240 pupils The school is 105 years old Recently judged as ‘outstanding’ by OfSted