1. Thursday 1 st October 2015 ALTERNATIVE PROVISION NETWORK MEETING

2. AGENDA 1. WELCOME 2. NCSEP AND THE QA CYCLE 2015-2016 3. WHAT DOES THE NEW OFSTED FRAMEWORK MEAN IN PRACTICE? 4. RAISING AWARENESS OF PREVENT LED BY PETER MCCONNOCHIE 5. SAFEGUARDING – MESSAGE FROM LIFELINE JOURNEY 6. SAFEGUARDING – MESSAGE FROM EQUATION 7. A.O.B.

3. WELCOME! Could you all complete the mini- questionnaire about what kind of CPD you would like to see included at the other network meetings? Thank you!

4. NCSEP Quality Assurance Process Registration & Compliance Quality Assurance Support & Development Ongoing November - April July – November

5. NCSEP Alternative Provision Registration and Support Packages 2015 - 2016 Bronze Package – Free NCSEP registration Personal Page in online Directory of AP for Schools and Academies Annual Verification Visit including Safeguarding/H&S Compliance Checks Access to online CLM registration system and progress monitoring linked to host school 3 hosted AP networking and development sessions per year Annual QA Visit. Report shared with NCSEP Schools, Academies and other Commissioners

6. NCSEP Alternative Provision Registration and Support Packages 2015 - 2016 Silver Package - £300 annual fee Bronze Package plus: Development Visit, following Annual Verification visit, to offer support/ guidance including informal lesson observation 3 additional AP network sessions to provide training and good practice development Pre QA visit support focused on preparation and/or post QA support package (up to 6hrs) Access to online resources through the AP website

7. NCSEP Alternative Provision Registration and Support Packages 2015 - 2016 Gold Package - £500 annual fee Silver Package plus: Additional preparation visit pre or post Annual Verification Visit and support via email Bespoke pre QA Visit support focused on preparation and post QA development support package relevant to areas of development (up to 12hr support block) Free invitation to any additional relevant partnership training

8. NCSEP Quality Assurance Process Annual registration form completed by provider Registration used to update alternative provision website Compliance Process – safeguarding, health and safety and risk assessments: Compliance visit by NCSEP staff to check documentation and supporting evidence Collection of key documentation (insurance and safeguarding policy) Optional additional support including joint lesson observations to aid development Compliance report sent to provider and uploaded to alternative provision website Registration & Compliance

9. NCSEP Quality Assurance Process Checklist for a smooth compliance visit: Go through the NCSEP compliance form before the visit and check that risk assessments, policies and procedures are to hand Insurance certificate Fire risk assessment and risk assessments for the Provision Fire drill records Fire equipment test records Accident book SCR up to date Staff safeguarding certificates to hand Evidence that staff have read policies and procedures Registration & Compliance

10. NCSEP Quality Assurance Process Quality Assurance Annual quality assurance evaluation Each provider will be given 48 hour notice to expect the QA Evaluation visit Joint QA process with input of AP staff encouraged which includes co- evaluations Visit led by a member of NCSEP (who will write up report) and supported by additional staff from schools/partners Based on Ofsted framework of school inspection – look at later Short QA visit report to identify strengths and areas of development for each provision No limiting judgements – a QA snapshot of a particular day Quality assurance evaluation scores uploaded in report to alternative provision website and averaged to provide overall QA grade for visit

11. NCSEP Quality Assurance Process Support / Development NCSEP Alternative Provision Co-ordinator, Jodi Stead, as named contact for all providers for support and advice Minimum of 3 Alternative Provision Network Meetings hosted by AP Co-ordinator to provide networking, sharing good practice, information sharing and CPD Silver/Gold Package have a further 3 AP Network Meetings with bespoke support packages from 6-12 hours Development of Social Media Networking Forum: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ncsep/ Pedagogical training provided by Nottingham Schools and Academies

12. NCSEP Quality Assurance Process Partnership School / Additional Regular contact with home school (CLM) to update on attendance and attitude to learning Progress and data collection updates (half-termly) Additional drop in visits by schools and academies AP commissioned by individual schools and academies not NCSEP AP provision judged as part of whole school provision

13. NCSEP Quality Assurance Process Referral Process (Partnership Schools) If a student requires Alternative Provision schools consult the database of registered, quality assured alternative educational providers to create the appropriate bespoke curriculum www.alternative-provision-nottingham.co.uk/ Fully complete the Standard Partnership referral form found under the schools tab: www.alternative-provision-nottingham.co.uk/schools Send the completed form to Julie Holmes at NCSEP (julieholmes@ncsep.org.uk)julieholmes@ncsep.org.uk) Checked for accuracy and completeness then forwarded to AP AP makes contact with school and arranges start of AP and data collection schedule NCSEP use copy of AP referral to setup student on CLM to allow school to:  track attendance  track achievement (data collection)  have ongoing progress communication with provider Copy of form retained for update if new AP provision required in future Daily CLM update by AP accessible by commissioning school – NCSEP support available in management of CLM information School retains the responsibility for students placed on AP and are encouraged to make additional informal visits to providers throughout the year

14. THE OFSTED FRAMEWORK SEPTEMBER 2015 What are the changes? What do they mean for my Provision? The Judgements: Grade 1 Outstanding / Grade 2 Good / Grade 3 Requires Improvement / Grade 4 Inadequate There is still a judgement for Overall Effectiveness where, “Inspectors will use all the available evidence to evaluate what it is like to be a learner in the provision.”

15. These areas are also graded using the four point scale Effectiveness of leadership and management – used to be leadership and management Quality of teaching, learning and assessment – used to be quality of teaching Personal development, behaviour and welfare – used to be behaviour and safety of pupils Outcomes for children and learners – used to be achievement of pupils

16. Effectiveness of Leadership and Management: Impact over Time To what extent do leaders: Demonstrate an ambitious vision, have high expectations for what learners can achieve and ensure high standards of provision and care Improve all aspects of staff practice through rigorous performance management and professional development Evaluate the outcomes of the provision through robust self-assessment Provide a curriculum with breadth, depth and relevance Ensure learners are well prepared for the next stage of their education, training or employment Actively promote equality and diversity and narrow any gaps in achievement between different groups of learners Actively promote British values Make sure that safeguarding arrangements meet all statutory requirements and prevent radicalisation and extremism

17. Quality of teaching, learning and assessment: Current impact Evaluate the extent to which: Staff have consistently high expectations of what each learner can achieve Staff have relevant subject knowledge that is communicated well to learners Assessment information is used effectively to plan and identify learners who need additional support to enable them to make good progress Learners understand how to improve as a result of useful feedback from teachers Engagement with parents and carers to help them understand what learners need to do to improve Equality of opportunity and diversity are promoted through teaching and learning Promotion of skills necessary to enable learners to be an economically active member of British society

18. Personal development, behaviour and welfare: Impact over Time Evaluating the extent to which a provision is successfully promoting: Pride in achievement and commitment to learning Self-confidence, self-awareness and understanding of how to be a successful learner Choices about the next stage of their education Employability skills Prompt and regular attendance Following of any guidelines for behaviour and conduct Understanding of how to keep themselves safe from relevant risks such as abuse, sexual exploitation and extremism, including when using the internet and social media Knowledge about how to keep themselves healthy Personal development so that they are well prepared to respect others and contribute to the wider society and life in Britain

19. Outcomes for children and learners: Current data Evaluating the extent to which learners: Progress well from different starting points and achieve or exceed standards expected for their age Attain relevant qualifications so that they can and do progress to the next stage in their education

20. How frequently will Ofsted inspect? All schools that are not Outstanding/Good will be subject to an Ofsted Section 5 (two day) inspection within 5 years Schools that have been in the Requires Improvement category will be inspected within 3 years Schools judged to be Good will have a Section 8 (monitoring inspection) every 3 years to ensure the judgement is upheld. Schools judged to be Outstanding will have a Section 8 inspection every 5 years to ensure the judgement is upheld. Alternative Provision is not exempt.

21. General Guidelines School websites will be checked for statutory information e.g. pupil premium information, curriculum policy Notification between 12pm-2.30pm the day before inspection Staff questionnaire for all staff to complete

22. Main changes The link between the teaching judgement and the outcome judgement has now been broken. Previously the teaching judgement informed the achievement judgement Now, the criteria for teaching, learning and assessment is only about what teachers do and how well they do it so there is more emphasis on current progress seen during the inspection More emphasis on the progress of all year groups and the progress they make in a wider range of subjects It is up to individual schools to determine what good progress is in their curriculum and assessment policies A lot more emphasis on work scrutinies, teacher assessment and progress across all year groups

23. Main changes…. Good judgements will: Have good attendance above 93.4% Comprehensive records showing a decrease in poor behaviour Safeguarding checklist to show compliance with latest regulations Records of staff reading statutory publications The quality of the teaching will not be graded but the progress seen in the lesson will be. Inspectors will inspect what has happened and not what you are planning on doing next.

24. Message from EQUATION Training Options: We can deliver: Understanding and Responding to Domestic Violence Abuse or Challenging Domestic Violence More than happy to deliver joint training with each provision funding some of the cost. Thanks Anna Anna Clark | Children and Young People Manager | Equation

25. Next Meetings Silver/gold – Monday 9 Nov 1.30-4pm AP Network Tuesday 12 th Jan 1.30-4pm Silver/gold Tuesday 9 February 1.30-4pm AP Network Monday 18 April 1.30-4pm Silver /Gold Thursday 12 th May 1.30-4pm