PERMANENT SECRETARY INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 2012/13
Name Department
Chris Wormald Department for Education
Business delivery objectives: Performance Measures: Milestones:
Feedback from Secretary of State, Agree budget allocation with ministers departmental ministers, No 10, Cabinet Office and Lead NED, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the
Civil Service
Opening of next wave of Free Schools Significant increases in the September 2013 numbers of Academies and Free Schools Evaluation of findings of first year of Effective systems integration in the Pupil Premium Feb 2013 Oversee a significant increase in the number of new EFA leads to timely and Academies, Free Schools and University Technical accurate distribution of funding; Colleges (UTCs) and having a demonstrable impact Legislation on changes to the adoption on narrowing of attainment gap system likely to be introduced Jan 2013 Effective oversight of the school funding system, via the Education Funding Agency (EFA), including Shorten adoption timescales distribution of the Pupil Premium to narrow the (current average 2 years 7 months Historical Association clearance for new attainment gap. from entry into care until adoption proposals Autumn 2012
placement) Effective implementation of the Government’s Programmes of study out to consultation Action Plan for Adoption and work on Children’s Reform of GCSEs to increase Jan 2013 Residential Care standards
Effective planning of the reform of the school curriculum and qualifications and successful NC test results successfully delivery of national tests via the Standards and delivered to schools Testing Agency Develop proposals for pay and Reforming teacher training, conditions Sep 2012 professional standards, pay and
conditions, social worker training and training for those in early
years settings
Driving through improvements in the education Implement the 16-17 Youth Legislation to increase the participation workforce Contract to support those not in age to 17 will commence in June 2013 education, employment or training Proportion of 16-17 year olds NEET at Delivery of raising the age of participation and (NEET). the end of 2013 (measured through the attainment, including delivery of the 16-17 year old Statistical First Release in June 2014) Youth Contract Develop and implement 16-19 Study Programmes, including new Traineeships for young people 40% provision from Sep 2014 Improve support for children and families, safeguarding the most vulnerable and ensuring sufficiency of childcare including expansion of 2 Expanding 2 year old free nursery Draft clauses Sep 2012 year old free nursery places places
Implement Special Educational Needs (SEN) Green Paper proposals through Children and From 2013, joint inspections carried out Families Bill by inspectorates relevant to child protection to examine the contribution all Work with the Department of local agencies make to protecting Health and the Social Work children Reform Board to drive up Oversee the Department’s contribution to boosting standards in social work education First cohort of young people required to
economic growth by raising education standards and practice continue in post-16 education or training and reducing the number of young people not in until the end of the academic year in education, employment or training Raising the participation age to 18 which they turn 17, Summer 2013 and moving off the bottom of the OECD ranking for 16-18 Deliver capital projects on time and within budget participation First schools open in 2014
261 schools to be rebuilt or have
their condition needs met through By the end of this Spending Review Use available capital funding to best effect to the Priority School Building period provide sufficient places in schools parents want to programme send their children to A total of 290,000 additional school places will be needed to meet basic need pressures (260,000 primary; 30,000 secondary)
Corporate objectives: Performance Measures: Milestones:
Feedback from other Permanent Secretaries, Head of the Civil Service and the Minister for the Cabinet Office
To lead and implement the Department for Securing Ministerial sign off of DfE DfE Review to be completed by Education (DfE) Review, as part of the Civil Service review implementation plan September 2012, and implementation Reform Plan, creating a Department that is leaner, plan agreed more efficient and more fit for purpose in an
increasingly autonomous schools system
Achievement of the Department’s 42% Reductions in administration Efficiency and reform action plan to be administration reduction target, and identification of spend of 42% over SR period agreed with the Efficiency and Reform further efficiencies. Group (ERG) August 2012
Secure the effective delivery of the agreed As agreed with the Cabinet Office Efficiency and Reform action plan for DfE As agreed with the Cabinet Office
Delivery of Civil Service Reform objectives SMART objectives, reflecting ministerial policies, in place for senior civil service, and cascaded below by managers
Capability building objectives: Performance Measures: Milestones:
To recruit a new senior team for the Department, Senior roles identified, advertised By early 2013 developing senior roles for the structure which and recruited into results from the DfE Review, inducting individuals and building a cohesive Executive Management team. Staff survey engagement score to Launch survey October 2012 Improve staff engagement and build wider improve faster than the Whitehall Departmental capability, particularly following the average, specifically against creation of 4 New Executive Agencies ‘managing change’ and ‘Senior Civil Service visibility’
Senior Civil Servants delivering against clear and Effective accountability measurable objectives mechanisms in place, ensuring senior leaders are delivering against all of their objectives
Radically improved performance management Improved performance management with managers encouraging and rewarding good performance, while dealing rigorously with poor performers