Agenda and minutes
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Apologies Minutes: Phyllis Brackenbury Chris Cook Helene Denness Toni Price Maria Ward Zartasha Zahied |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: None. |
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To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 27 September 2017 Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 27 September 2017 were agreed as a correct record and signed by the Chair. |
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Board Membership Update Verbal update from Emily Humphreys Support Assistant Children and Adults Directorate
Minutes: RESOLVED
to (1) note the appointment of the following new members to the Board:
· Kate Clifford, Head Teacher at Southwold Primary School & Early Years Centre – Primary Schools representative; · Derek Hobbs, Principal at The Nottingham Emmanuel School – Secondary Schools representative; · Toni Price, Head of Community Engagement, Nottingham City Council – Community Engagement representative; · Helene Denness, Consultant in Public Health, Nottingham City Council – Public Health representative; ·
Chris Wallbanks, Strategic Commissioning Manager,
Nottingham City Council – Commissioning
representative; (2) note that letters have been sent to partners who have recently left the Board (Sean Kelly, Jacqui Newton and Sally Pearce), to thank them for their contribution. |
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CYPP Priority 2 Update: Supporting Achievement and Academic Attainment PDF 263 KB Report of the Education Director Additional documents:
Minutes: John Dexter, Education Director, introduced the report which presents the most recent set of data available outlining the key measures of attainment by children and young people attending early years settings and schools in Nottingham from the Early Years Foundation stage (EYFS) to Key Stage 5. John highlighted the following:
(a)
At the EYFS 66.2% of pupils in Nottingham were assessed as having
reached a good level of development, up from 63.5% in 2015/16. The
gap has been closed on both national and statistical neighbour
averages, but concern remains over the level of boys’
literacy at the end of the EYFS; (b)
at Key Stage 1, there a lower proportion of higher attainers in 2016/17 than there were in 2015/16,
which is a concern. However, in phonics, since 2015/15 Nottingham
has improved from the lowest performing local authority in England
to 118th out of 150; (c)
the proportion of pupils attaining the reading, writing and
mathematics benchmark was 57% which is an increase of 7% on
2015/16. Only 2 city primary schools are below the government floor
standard for reading, and none are for writing or
mathematics; (d)
national benchmarks for primary progress are not yet available, but
estimates suggest that Nottingham progress in all three core
elements at primary school will be in the top third of authorities
nationally; (e)
at Key Stage 4 the average Attainment 8 score per pupil has
decreased 5.1 points to 39.5 in 2016/17, though this was reflected
nationally. Nottingham is ranked 149th out of 151 local
authorities. The average Progress 8 score in 2017 puts Nottingham
145th of 151 local authorities; (f) the percentage of pupils achieving 5 higher grades at English and Maths is no longer a national benchmark but is still significant. In 2017, 46.7% of pupils in Nottingham achieved this.
The following points were raised during the discussion that followed:
(g)
a lower proportion of higher attainers
in 2016/17 achieved the higher standard than in 2015/16. This is an
important area to focus on and Head Teachers across the city are
working to improve work with higher attainers; (h) the secondary figures may not be a true representation of all pupils who live in the city as a fifth go to out of authority schools;
Janine Walker, Head of Inclusion and Disability, then gave a presentation to the Board on children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Nottingham City, highlighting the following:
(i)
14.4% of pupils in Nottingham City are identified as SEND, with
1.6% having Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). The percentage
of pupils with EHCPs is lower than average in Nottingham City but
rising; (j)
a 5 Year SEND Strategy is being developed for Nottingham City.
There has been consultation with Head Teachers, SEND school staff,
Early Years settings, parents and carers. The Strategy has been
written and is due to be confirmed in April; (k) mainstream schools are keen to further develop their own SEND provision such as ... view the full minutes text for item 30. |
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Partner Update: Special Schools PDF 295 KB Presentation by David Stewart, Special Schools Representative Minutes: David Stewart, Oak Field School, delivered a presentation on the work of Special Schools in the city, highlighting the following:
(a)
there is a lack of routes into the teaching of pupils with SEND,
with minimal time spent on this on teaching courses leading to
underprepared teaching staff; (b)
EHCP Reviews are rarely multi-agency and often just the teacher and
the parent, meaning that families’
expectations are not met. EHCPs often do not include enough
information, but this may be as they are not established
yet; (c)
Special Schools across the city are all full, and there is large
demand from outside the city as well, and there are a growing
number of pupils from abroad who have little or no previous
education; (d)
health support is fragmented with many
agencies and changes, and a protocol is much needed in the city.
Health needs override educational needs at most INSET training days
for staff; (e)
transport costs for visits and trips is extremely expensive for
pupils with SEND and can require 4 minibuses for one class of 10
pupils, as well as the high cost of training volunteers to drive
school minibuses; (f)
a study was commissioning by the local
authority on Special Needs and Pathway Post 19 (SNaPP) and found that transition planning should
include longer-term goals which may take more than a year to
achieve, for example travel training at an early stage to ensure
that they are confident and safe in the use of public transport. It
also found that greater consideration needs to be given to the sex
education needs of young people during the transition
period; (g)
the city is
still committed to supporting the provision of a summer school for
families with SEND pupils, working closely with Social Care. There
are, however, restrictions around when the building can be used due
to its Private Finance Initiative rules; (h)
Oak Field School has been recognised by the Family Planning
Association for delivering innovative sex and relationship
education to young people, with the best examples to be showcased
in a report to the government; (i)
a former Special School pupil from Nottingham is now a member of
the National Youth Dance Company, and pupils with SEND have been
working with Matthew Bourne Dance Company and the Royal Shakespeare
Company; (j) directorates at the Council have pledged support to engage pupils with SEND into employment. Some pupils have already been taken on as apprentices, and one is at the police;
Attendance of external agencies at ECHP Reviews, such as health partners, can be difficult due to capacity, but there have been discussions around using technology to simplify attendance.
RESOLVED to thank David for the presentation and information provided. |
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Nottingham Schools Trust Update PDF 113 KB Presentation from Pat Fielding and Sarah Fielding, Joint CEO’s of Nottingham Schools Trust Additional documents: Minutes: Patrick Fielding, Joint CEO, Nottingham Schools Trust, delivered a presentation on the Nottingham Schools Trust, highlighting the following:
(a)
The Trust was set up in response to the loss of schools and their
assets from the Local Authority through academisations, and has as members 29 of the 34
maintained schools in Nottingham, promoting collaboration rather
than competition between these schools whilst allowing them to
retain their individuality; (b)
the aim of the Trust is to represent, lead, challenge, support and
work on behalf of Nottingham City schools, and to allow school
leaders to play their part in realising the vision of collective
moral purpose and a shared commitment to the achievement and
success of all children; (c)
more schools have asked to join the Trust, some of which are
outside Nottingham City, and there has been significant local and
national interest; (d)
the core team at the Trust consists of
the joint CEOs, a Project Manager and admin support, working with
School Improvement Advisors. A skills matrix has been drawn up
which identifies all the skills of staff across all the schools who
are willing to share these skills across the Trust free of
charge; (e)
the Trust is funded by a membership
subscription, as well as Nottingham City Council grant funding. All
schools receive the same amount of School Improvement support, on
the basis that all schools are vulnerable; Board members made a suggestion that members of staff who deal with SEND pupils in mainstream schools would benefit from shadowing teaching staff at special schools.
RESOLVED to thank Patrick for the information provided. |
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Education Improvement Board Update PDF 247 KB Presentation from Jennifer Hardy, Project Manager Schools Organisation Team Minutes: Jennifer Hardy, Project Manager for the Education Improvement Board, delivered a presentation updating the Board on the work of the Education Improvement Board (EIB), highlighting the following:
(a)
the EIB is chaired by Sir David
Greenaway, and has representatives from Nottingham City Council,
Multi Academy Trusts, maintained schools, Nottingham High School,
the University and Further Education providers. The full Board
meets termly, but has sub-groups for business, outcomes,
recruitment and retention, and vulnerable children; (b)
the EIB’s key areas of focus are
retention and recruitment of teachers and school staff, provision
of literacy, provision for mathematics, provision for science and
transition between primary and secondary education. Recruitment and
retention is being wound down as a priority; (c)
there is a proposal for Head Teacher and Deputy Head Teacher groups
to become part of the EIB structure when the Nottingham City
Secondary Education Partnership (NCSEP) closes; (d) funding is available to continue the EIB for a further two academic years, and bids will be submitted for additional funding from funds such as the Strategic School Improvement Fund (SSIF) or the Teaching and Learning Innovation Fund (TLIF);
Board members commented that transition for pupils with SEND should be a particular area of focus. Councillor Webster, who is a member of the EIB, congratulated the EIB for good work that has been done, but felt that collaborative working could still be better between members. |
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Youth Cabinet Update PDF 260 KB Minutes: Jon Rea, Engagement and Participation Lead Officer, introduced the report which gives an update on the work of the Youth Cabinet and associated Children and Young People Participation in Governance programme groups and activities in Quarter 3 2017-18, and highlighted the following:
(a)
two Primary Parliament sessions in November focussed on earning and
learning, where they worked through a programme of design
thinking-based workshops to design, build and market a solar
powered kit car; (b)
a Youth Cabinet event was held at Take 1 Studios in Hyson Green on
the theme of Earning and Learning, and looking at barriers to young
people getting the jobs they want; (c) activities took place to mark Takeover Challenge Week 2017 from 6th -10th November, including a takeover of the Loxley House restaurant and young people working with the council’s communications team.
RESOLVED to
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acknowledge and support the achievements of children
and young people engaging in participation and active citizenship
work through the Participation in Governance programme and the work
of the Youth Cabinet; (2) consider how they can use the Children and Young People Participation in Governance programme to further participation in organisational strategies, plans and processes. |
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Introduction of General Data Protection Regulation - May 2018 Verbal update from Emily Humphreys Support Assistant Children and Adults Directorate
Minutes: Emily Humphreys, Support Assistant, Children
and Adults informed the Board that the City Council’s Audit
Committee has contacted all of the council’s partnerships
regarding the introduction of the General Data Protection
Regulation (GDPR) from May 2018, as the Committee wants to ensure
all of the Council’s partnerships are aware of the GDPR
before it is introduced. The GDPR will supersede the Data Protection
Act 1998 and will introduce tougher fines for non-compliance and
data breaches, whilst enabling people to have more say over what
companies can do with their data. The Children’s Partnership Board does
not have a data sharing agreement as the information being shared
is not personal data. However, partner organisations are expected
to be responsible for making their own preparations including the
provision of training and refresher training for the introduction
of the GDPR. A link to further information on the GDPR is
included below: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/data-protection-reform/overview-of-the-gdpr/.
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Board to note upcoming items Minutes: RESOLVED to note the contents of the forward plan. |