Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 2013-2014

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1. Introduction...... 2 a) Background...... 2 b) Gateshead Community ...... 4 c) School Improvement Cluster Contexual Data...... 5

2. Main findings...... 9 a) Specialist Provision ...... 9 Behaviour Support Service...... 9 Furrowfield School...... 10 Eslington School...... 10 Bede Primary School – Additionally Resourced Mainstream School (ARMS)...... 11 SEN Code of Practice ...... 11 b) Mental Health...... 14 c) Pupil Placement Panel (Fair Access) ...... 17 d) Transport...... 22 e ) Exclusions...... 23 f) Attendance...... 27

3. Additional information ...... 45 g) Common Assessment Framework (CAF) ...... 45 h) Family Intervention Team...... 46 i) Gateshead Psychological Service...... 47 j) Families Gateshead...... 48

4. Conclusion...... 49

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 1 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools

1. Introduction

All children and young people have a right to an education (Education Act 2006) In their publication ‘A rights-based approach to education’, the Office for the Children’s Commissioner states that ‘Education is a right for all children. While at school, all children also have other rights; the right to be kept safe from harm, to be listened to, to have their opinions taken seriously, to have decisions made in their interests and for disciplinary measures in schools to respect their dignity. They also have a right to expect that the adults responsible for them will help them understand their rights and how to exercise them.’ ‘The report undertaken by the Office of the Children’s Commissioner believes that many schools in which pupils’ rights are protected and promoted tend to be those in which attainment is high. In these schools all members of the school community are treated with respect and understand the relationship between rights and responsibilities to others. They are calm and orderly environments, where teachers can teach and children learn and reach their full potential without disruption’. (A rights-based approach to education, Office of the Children’s Commissioner 2014) Martin Narey (Chief Executive, Barnardo’s) states in their report into exclusions ‘Not present and not correct’, that ‘poor children on free school meals are up to five times more likely to be excluded from school that their better off counterparts. Those with special educational needs are ten times more likely to have their education disrupted because of exclusion. For many, bad behaviour in school is a result of real difficulties outside of school,’ he further states that ‘once excluded, young people get involved with antisocial behaviour and crime. Sending them home to chaotic families or risky neighbourhoods does nothing to improve their behaviour. Children at risk of exclusion need more adult supervision, not less.’ Evidence from ‘They Never Give Up On You’ (2012) suggests that good practice into the prevention of and alternatives to exclusion, the development of the school workforce, the use of alternatives to exclusion and managed moves can be instrumental in preventing exclusions, and therefore helping our children and young people to remain in education longer, thereby improving their life chances.

a) Background In order to support schools in their work with children and young people in addressing issues of disaffection, exclusion and non-attendance, schools requested that information and data was provided on the range of issues pertaining to behaviour and attendance from the many services and agencies within Gateshead. This report was originally developed at the behest of the schools (primary, secondary, special and the PRU) who attended the ‘Back on Track’ conference held in March 2010. This Behaviour and Attendance Report 2013/2014 is the fifth report to provide information and data about our schools, academies, PRU and the children and young people of Gateshead. Information in this report is provided from a number of sources, including the Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA 2012-17). The Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA 2012-17) is a blueprint for the way Gateshead Council and the local NHS identify and understand the health, well being and social care needs of people who live in Gateshead.

2 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools Information about Gateshead from the JSNA Interim Report 2014 includes the fact that: l Gateshead has 23.2% of its children living in poverty compared to the national figure of 20.1%. l There were 358 looked-after children in Gateshead in 2013/14, which was 30 less than the previous year. However, Gateshead’s rate per 10,000 people aged younger than 18 years remains significantly higher than the England and North East average rates. l The number of children subject to a child protection plan in Gateshead has risen sharply, by 62% (from 170 to 275) between 2012/13 and 2013/14. The regional rate has also increased over this period but to a much lesser extent. l Drugs were an influencing factor in 4% of recorded crimes in Gateshead in 2012/13. l In Gateshead, 77% of those eligible received hepatitis B virus vaccination (compared to 47% in England). Of injecting drug users eligible in Gateshead, 90% had a hepatitis C virus test (compared to 73% in England). l There has been an increase in the use of legal highs across Gateshead. l Nationally, drug use reported by 11-15 year olds has decreased since 2001. When surveyed, 6% of school pupils 12-15 years of age in Gateshead admitted to have taken an illegal drug. l The number of teenage pregnancies in those 15-17 years of age in 2012 was 106, similar to the previous 2011 figure of 103 and down from 166 in 2010. The longer term trend is down, having reduced from a high of 202 in 2000. The rate per 1,000 in 2012 was 30.2 compared with 27.7 for England as a whole. l The number of teenage pregnancies in those younger than 16 years of age in 2012 was 26. The number and rate has been static over recent years, and the rate per 1,000 similar to that for England. l The latest YJB published data for 12 months April 2013- Mar 2014 reports the rate of FTE’s for Gateshead at 464 (per 100,000 of population) which is a 20.4% reduction year-on-year –and below the Regional average for this period (496), but higher than the National average (431). l The latest 12 month reoffending data from the Police National Computer (PNC) for Oct 11 – Sep 12 sets Gateshead’s Binary rate of reoffending at 38.3%, and the Frequency rate of reoffending at 1.08. This represents a cohort of 222 young people, of whom 85 went on to reoffend, and commit 239 re-offences. l The Frequency rate is virtually the same year-on-year, and is better than the regional average for the period (1.11) but slightly higher than the National average (1.03); however, the Binary rate is higher than the regional average (37.6%) and National average (35.4%). l Between 2011/12 and 2012/13, the number of domestic-related crimes increased by 9%, although this is similar to the increase reported in all crime. l The number of domestic-related incidents reported to Northumbria Police increased in 2013-14 compared to the previous year by 25% (from 4189 to 5058). l The number of cases discussed at Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) doubled between 2011/12 and 2012/13. Repeat referrals to MARAC also increased by 24% over the same period. l The number of high-risk victims of domestic violence referred to the Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Team within Safer Communities increased by 18% to 2012/13 from the previous year (from 536 to 633 referrals). l All indicators suggest that domestic violence is increasing in frequency or being reported more in Gateshead. This coincides with the ‘Don’t walk on eggshells’ campaign run by Northumbria Police, which was designed to raise awareness of all forms of domestic abuse and to increase the confidence of victims to come forward and report their abusers.

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 3 b) Gateshead Community

Key Stage 2 Results In Gateshead the KS2 results overall were 1% higher than the national average 2014 Key Stage 2 % achieving Level 4 or above in both English and Maths

Gateshead LA England Average Gateshead - England Difference (% Pts) 80% 79% 1%

Key Stage 4 Results In Gateshead the KS4 results were overall 5.1% higher than the national average. 2014 Key Stage 4 % achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths GCSEs

Gateshead LA England Average Gateshead - England Difference (% Pts) 58.5% 53.4% 5.1%

Notes: Source SFR41/2014 NB 2014 figures are provisional. 2014 figures are not directly comparable with previous years because of changes in methodology in producing performance tables. Significant changes are: Results of first attempts at GCSEs taken after Sept 29th 2013 may count towards performance tables, not necessarily a student’s best result. Wolf review reforms mean that vocational qualifications count as equivalent to 1 GCSE on performance tables, though they may count as more on a student’s certificate. Only two vocational qulifications per pupil may count towards school performance tables. Over 3000 qulaifications no longer count towards school performance tables as they are no longer deemd ‘high quality and rigorous’. These figures show that Gateshead LA has performed very well at KS4, when compared to the NE region and to England as a whole, and that this is part of trend.

4 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools c) School Improvement Cluster Contextual Data The following contextual data provides a range of information at a School Improvement Cluster Level based on 2012/13 and 2013-14 cluster make up.

Cardinal Hume Cluster Contextual Data

Total Non Statutory FSM Non Statemented SEN Ethnic English Number Statutory Pupils Statemented Pupils Overall Minority Not of Pupils Pupils Pupils Pupils First Language 2007 2657 222 2435 21.1% 19.4% 1.2% 20.6% 5.2% 2.8% 2008 2730 234 2496 21.6% 18.1% 1.3% 19.4% 5.9% 3.7% 2009 2790 298 2492 21.6% 18.6% 1.3% 19.9% 8.7% 4.5% 2010 2853 302 2551 22.6% 18.6% 1.5% 21.1% 7.3% 4.2% 2011 2914 300 2614 21.5% 16.5% 1.2% 17.7% 8.3% 4.8% 2012 2865 305 2560 20.7% 14.6% 1.2% 15.8% 8.6% 5.3% 2013 2962 388 2574 20.3% 16.5% 1.4% 17.9% 8.4% 5.1% 2014 3036 140 2896 16.8% 14.5% 1.2% 15.7% 11.3% 6.0%

Charles Thorp South Cluster Contextual Data Hookergate Cluster Contextual Data (academic year 2007/2010)

Total Non Statutory FSM Non Statemented SEN Ethnic English Number Statutory Pupils Statemented Pupils Overall Minority Not of Pupils Pupils Pupils Pupils First Language 2007 2234 286 1948 19.3% 16.4% 2.3% 18.6% 2.0% 0.6% 2008 2117 295 1822 21.4% 15.4% 1.6% 17.0% 3.1% 0.9% 2009 2041 276 1765 22.8% 19.1% 1.7% 20.8% 4.1% 0.7% 2010 1940 257 1683 24.2% 18.5% 1.4% 19.9% 2.3% 0.8% 2011 1491 200 1291 25.6% 13.5% 1.1% 14.6% 4.1% 1.6% 2012 1508 197 1311 24.6% 12.7% 1.3% 14.0% 4.5% 1.8% 2013 1533 219 1314 26.5% 16.0% 0.9% 16.8% 3.6% 1.4% 2014 1544 177 1367 26.0% 17.0% 1.2% 18.2% 5.2% 3.3%

Charles Thorp North Cluster Contextual Data Total Non Statutory FSM Non Statemented SEN Ethnic English Number Statutory Pupils Statemented Pupils Overall Minority Not of Pupils Pupils Pupils Pupils First Language 2007 2478 318 2160 13.6% 15.1% 1.9% 17.1% 1.5% 0.5% 2008 2514 320 2194 13.6% 14.0% 1.8% 15.8% 1.7% 2.9% 2009 2467 335 2132 14.7% 14.1% 1.9% 16.0% 2.4% 0.7% 2010 2409 338 2071 15.8% 14.8% 2.0% 16.7% 1.8% 0.6% 2011 2387 322 2065 15.1% 15.00% 1.9% 17.0% 2.3% 0.7% 2012 2637 328 2309 16.2% 16.0% 1.5% 17.5% 2.5% 0.9% 2013 2520 333 2187 19.7% 17.3% 1.4% 18.7% 2.8% 1.3% 2014 2445 131 2314 14.7% 17.1% 1.2% 18.3% 3.5% 1.3%

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 5 Heworth Grange Cluster Contextual Data

Total Non Statutory FSM Non Statemented SEN Ethnic English Number Statutory Pupils Statemented Pupils Overall Minority Not of Pupils Pupils Pupils Pupils First Language 2007 2733 345 2388 20.5% 21.7% 1.3% 22.9% 2.5% 1.7% 2008 2676 289 2387 21.7% 19.9% 1.6% 21.5% 2.8% 1.6% 2009 2670 315 2355 22.8% 23.4% 1.7% 25.1% 4.4% 1.9% 2010 2716 364 2352 24.3% 20.4% 1.5% 21.9% 4.9% 1.8% 2011 2698 373 2325 24.4% 18.8% 1.5% 20.3% 6.1% 2.2% 2012 2649 353 2296 25.1% 15.5% 1.6% 17.1% 4.0% 2.4% 2013 2636 354 2282 27.8% 16.3% 1.4% 17.7% 3.6% 2.1% 2014 2601 163 2438 24.3% 17.1% 1.2% 18.4% 5.8% 3.4%

Joseph Swan Cluster Contextual Data

Total Non Statutory FSM Non Statemented SEN Ethnic English Number Statutory Pupils Statemented Pupils Overall Minority Not of Pupils Pupils Pupils Pupils First Language 2007 3273 289 2984 19.7% 13.7% 5.2% 18.9% 7.8% 6.3% 2008 3242 309 2933 21.5% 14.4% 4.6% 19.0% 8.2% 6.8% 2009 3189 289 2881 21.6% 14.7% 4.7% 19.4% 9.5% 7.6% 2010 3143 342 2801 22.3% 17.7% 5.2% 22.9% 8.7% 6.7% 2011 3086 347 2739 21.9% 14.9% 5.2% 20.1% 9.2% 6.9% 2012 3041 345 2696 21.5% 13.6% 5.3% 18.9% 10.7% 8.1% 2013 3030 318 2712 23.1% 12.5% 6.1% 18.5% 9.7% 7.0% 2014 3022 130 2892 21.6% 10.7% 6.6% 17.2% 11.7% 9.3%

Kingsmeadow Cluster Contextual Data

Total Non Statutory FSM Non Statemented SEN Ethnic English Number Statutory Pupils Statemented Pupils Overall Minority Not of Pupils Pupils Pupils Pupils First Language 2007 2540 283 2257 34.5% 30.2% 2.4% 32.6% 7.4% 5.9% 2008 2593 296 2297 33.3% 29.4% 2.6% 31.9% 9.4% 7.7% 2009 2481 287 2194 31.7% 26.7% 2.5% 29.2% 11.4% 9.3% 2010 2435 338 2097 32.4% 25.4% 2.7% 28.1% 9.7% 7.4% 2011 2443 328 2115 32.2% 22.4% 2.8% 25.2% 10.9% 8.0% 2012 2473 348 2125 32.0% 22.9% 2.3% 25.2% 10.8% 8.0% 2013 2468 341 2127 33.2% 20.2% 2.1% 22.3% 9.4% 7.1% 2014 2522 264 2258 29.3% 19.2% 2.5% 21.8% 14.1% 11.7%

6 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools Lord Lawson Cluster Contextual Data

Total Non Statutory FSM Non Statemented SEN Ethnic English Number Statutory Pupils Statemented Pupils Overall Minority Not of Pupils Pupils Pupils Pupils First Language 2007 2357 315 2042 16.5% 18.6% 1.2% 19.7% 3.8% 1.6% 2008 2388 351 2037 16.5% 16.1% 1.0% 17.1% 3.4% 1.8% 2009 2423 359 2064 16.6% 19.3% 1.1% 20.5% 4.3% 2.3% 2010 243 374 2065 18.2% 18.8% 1.0% 19.8% 4.0% 2.2% 2011 2519 417 2102 18.9% 17.9% 1.0% 18.9% 4.0% 2.0% 2012 2580 430 2150 19.4% 18.1% 1.0% 19.1% 3.8% 1.7% 2013 2638 456 2182 20.9% 15.0% 0.7% 15.7% 3.2% 1.7% 2014 2635 115 2520 16.7% 12.4% 1.0% 13.4% 5.3% 2.7%

St Thomas More Cluster Contextual Data

Total Non Statutory FSM Non Statemented SEN Ethnic English Number Statutory Pupils Statemented Pupils Overall Minority Not of Pupils Pupils Pupils Pupils First Language 2007 2730 367 2363 7.4% 1.2% 4.3% 13.2% 4.3% 1.8% 2008 2716 353 2363 7.4% 1.0% 5.2% 12.2% 5.2% 2.1% 2009 2755 356 2399 7.4% 1.0% 6.6% 11.5% 6.6% 2.3% 2010 2836 390 2446 7.6% 0.9% 6.0% 12.6% 6.0% 2.7% 2011 2830 373 2457 8.0% 10.7% 1.2% 11.9% 6.7% 2.8% 2012 2860 400 2460 8.1% 9.9% 1.1% 11.1% 7.1% 3.6% 2013 2868 391 2477 9.2% 10.3% 0.7% 10.9% 6.5% 3.3% 2014 2854 66 2788 8.0% 11.7% 1.2% 12.9% 9.2% 6.1%

Thomas Hepburn Cluster Contextual Data

Total Non Statutory FSM Non Statemented SEN Ethnic English Number Statutory Pupils Statemented Pupils Overall Minority Not of Pupils Pupils Pupils Pupils First Language 2007 3295 305 2990 40.8% 28.3% 6.5% 34.8% 4.9% 3.5% 2008 3186 317 2869 39.8% 28.1% 6.1% 34.2% 5.6% 4.0% 2009 3117 346 2767 40.4% 29.8% 6.7% 36.5% 6.0% 4.2% 2010 3118 353 2765 40.5% 27.9% 6.5% 34.4% 5.8% 3.9% 2011 3073 332 2741 40.5% 26.8% 6.9% 33.7% 6.2% 4.4% 2012 3016 313 2703 40.8% 26.0% 6.6% 32.6% 6.9% 4.2% 2013 3073 346 2727 41.8% 18.6% 6.5% 25.1% 6.6% 5.0% 2014 3047 320 2727 42.1% 17.8% 7.7% 25.5% 9.2% 7.4%

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 7 Whickham Cluster Contextual Data

Total Non Statutory FSM Non Statemented SEN Ethnic English Number Statutory Pupils Statemented Pupils Overall Minority Not of Pupils Pupils Pupils Pupils First Language 2007 3337 424 2913 9.8% 10.4% 4.6% 15.0% 2.6% 1.8% 2008 3343 465 2878 10.0% 10.7% 4.3% 15.0% 4.0% 1.7% 2009 3317 452 2865 10.0% 13.5% 4.6% 18.0% 6.0% 2.4% 2010 3224 445 2779 10.3% 13.6% 4.8% 18.4% 4.7% 2.3% 2011 3217 486 2731 11.0% 14.2% 4.5% 18.7% 4.8% 2.8% 2012 3202 469 2733 11.9% 13.3% 4.4% 17.7% 4.8% 2.5% 2013 3286 511 2775 14.8% 12.5% 4.7% 17.2% 3.6% 2.1% 2014 3311 148 3163 12.5% 7.4% 4.5% 11.9% 5.7% 3.5%

8 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 2. Main findings a) Specialist Provision Behaviour Support Service (BSS) The Behaviour Support Service works in partnership with schools, parents/carers and students. The service aim is to return excluded students to appropriate school placements, support students in school and by referral to reduce exclusion. Where it is not possible to return students to a mainstream school setting, the service aims to provide an alternative package. The Behaviour Support Service operates as a school to meet statutory requirements for the local authority. l The Millway Centre is for students who are permanently excluded, or have been referred for intervention work to avoid permanent exclusion. l The Millway Centre operates as a base for additional alternative provision and work related learning. l Some KS4 students from this centre are placed with alternative providers or on work related learning. l The In School Support Team focus on early intervention in the primary sector. l Medical and Specialist Tuition Service work with students who have medical issues which prevent them from attending mainstream schools and with young mothers. The BSS fulfils the statutory duty of the local authority to provide education for permanently excluded students. It also provides placements for those students referred through the Pupil Placement Panel. In addition the BSS gives support to schools in relation to the behaviour management of students through advice and training of staff. The BSS offers a service to all the mainstream schools in Gateshead. The key agendas affecting the BSS for 2014/15 are shaped by: 1. The provision of improved facilities and environment. 2. Managing provision for permanently excluded children once all places are filled. 3. The need to re-consider the quality and breadth of alternative provision.

Provision placement 2014/15 l There will be a reduction in the capacity for permanently excluded students to 42 in this period. l In school support has been de-delegated for the coming period. Total pupils: This is subject to change depending on numbers of permanent exclusions and demand on hospital and home tuition service.

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 9 Furrowfield School Furrowfield is a day and residential school for students aged between 11 and 16 years. The school is situated in Windy Nook, Felling and has specialist status as a science college. The school caters for students with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, and many have been identified as having additional learning difficulties such as communication disorders and Attention Deficit Disorder. All students have a statement of special educational needs. Some of the barriers identified which make a return to mainstream schools difficult include: l Home circumstances l Undiagnosed learning difficulties l Lack of placements in year groups where good behaviour can be mirrored l Need for shared understanding of behaviour problems l Significant other in school l Pupils social skills and self esteem l The statement for Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties and its connotations l Social and emotional difficulties remain unresolved

Eslington Primary School Eslington Primary School provides for children aged 5 to 11 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH). Pupils are drawn from across Gateshead Local Authority and the vast majority of pupils are boys, with some of the pupils looked after by Local Authorities in the region. Eslington Primary School also has the KS2 Additional Resourced Mainstream provision which supports pupils from mainstream schools without a Statement or Single Plan who require further intensive support for their social, emotional and behavioural needs. The school holds a number of nationally recognised awards including National Healthy Schools status and the Inclusion Standard Gold Award. More than half of the children have additional learning difficulties or secondary conditions such as ADHD or ASC which impact on their behaviour. A minority of pupils have been identified as being gifted or talented in a specific area. In the last OFSTED (November 2013), Eslington Primary School was recognised as an outstanding school in all four areas. Due to their social, emotional and mental health needs that often impact on both behaviour and academic progress, most pupils enter school working well below those levels expected for their age or underlying ability. However ongoing assessment and rigorous tracking procedures result in many pupils achieving above average and often outstanding rates of progress. This outstanding achievement is ‘the result of pupils rapidly developing very positive attitudes to learning and by making a very good response to teachers’ high expectations.’ The school has established extremely positive and successful relationships with all groups of parents and carers, including those who have not previously had a good experience of other schools. There is a dedicated Family Liaison Support worker who runs parenting courses for families and who can support parents or carers with their children’s emotional and behavioural needs at home. Staff also work closely with a range of agencies to ensure that the academic, emotional wellbeing, mental health and welfare needs of the children are met. A counsellor employed by the school offers 1:1 therapy to improve anger management and resilience with specific pupils. Programmes such as Peer Massage, the Emotional Literacy Toolkit, SEAL, Drawing and Play Therapy as well as academic interventions such as Boosting Reading Potential and 1st Class @ Number are all used to meet the individual needs of the pupils. Wherever possible, children access activities at local primary schools and the transition to secondary schools, whether mainstream or special, is highly successful. All pupils are proud to be members of this lively and vibrant school community and enjoy forging caring and sustainable friendships with each other alongside consistent and dependable adults. Pupils feel extremely safe and their spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is outstanding.

10 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools Bede Primary School – Additionally Resourced Mainstream School (ARMS) During the academic year 2013/14, Bede Primary School offered up to 8 places for Key Stage 1 children with social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH). Access to the provision is via a Statement or Educa- tion Health and Care Plan (Single Plan). The provision is for those young children requiring intensive support for their social, emotional and mental health needs who it is considered may be able to reintegrate to mainstream education following a period of intensive support and intervention. The provision is staffed by a pupil:staff ratio of 8:3. Due to their difficulties, many of the children enter the provision working well below those levels expected for similar children of the same age but pupils make excellent progress. Ofsted deter- mined that Bede was outstanding in its last inspection. The report indicated that the resource based provision provides a calm, happy atmosphere in which highly skilled and inspiring teaching enthuses pupils. The behaviour of pupils in the school generally is almost always exemplary so ARMS pupils also have good role models.

SEN Code of Practice The special educational needs process has changed and from 2014 we now referral to a Single Plan or an Education, Health, Care Plan (EHC). An EHC plan is the document which replaces Statements of SEN and Learning Difficulties Assessments for children and young people with special educational needs. An EHC plan can only be issued after a child or young person has gone through the process of an EHC needs assessment. At the end of that process, the local authority has to make a decision, either to issue an EHC Plan or not.

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 11 Referral documents

received

weeks SEND Team confirms request with family & other 6

interested parties. -

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SEND Team Manager decides whether assessment goes ahead.

Assessment agre ed Assessment refused nitialassessment I *

Decision reviewed by SEND Panel SEND Team • requests information/reports • requests school holds Action Assessment agreed Assessment refused Planning meeting.

weeks 9 Single Plan drafted and – considered by SEND Panel Single Plan refused Inform parents and others involved of decision. Refer to Local Offer. Single Plan agreed Inform parents and

Assessment others involved of decision. Draft Single Plan circulated to Refer to Local Offer. parents and staff involved

Action Planning Meeting held

weeks Meeting outcomes sent to SEND 8

Team and Single Plan updated – 5

– Updated Single Plan sent to parents

Agreed Single Plan finalised Planning

* Consult with educational setting

The overall process takes 20 weeks but the Planning stage lasts 8 weeks if the decision to go ahead with a needs assessment is made within 3 weeks but will reduce if the initial assessment takes longer eg if the initial assessment takes 6 weeks, the Planning stage is reduced to 5 weeks.

12 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools Table 2 Provides a summary of BESD pupil numbers at school (excluding special schools) with School Action Plus and Statements

SEN Status 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 School Action Plus 37 110 141 158 168 133 138 249 281 280 293 Statements 9 12 11 14 19 26 27 35 51 50 40 Total 46 122 152 172 187 159 165 284 332 330 333

Table 3 Provides a summary of School Action Plus and Statemented BESD numbers for years R to 6 (excluding special schools)

School Action Plus 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Cardinal Hume Cluster 6 6 9 13 13 13 15 12 19 8 22 Heworth Grange Cluster 4 9 6 5 15 11 20 16 16 21 11 Hookergate Cluster 30 18 15 18 22 10 9 17 17 - - Joseph Swan Cluster 6 3 6 10 11 9 8 10 8 11 13 Kingsmeadow Cluster 26 25 34 37 37 22 22 1 17 15 19 Lord Lawson Cluster 7 8 6 8 13 14 12 8 9 7 11 Charles Thorp Cluster 7 9 10 10 13 9 11 10 8 36 23 St Thomas More Cluster 10 4 6 6 3 6 7 8 8 3 7 Thomas Hepburn Cluster 30 24 37 35 27 24 28 35 41 39 37 Whickham Cluster 11 4 12 16 14 15 6 16 13 18 18 Total 137 110 141 158 168 133 138 133 156 128 161

Statements 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Cardinal Hume Cluster 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 Heworth Grange Cluster 4 1 2 2 2 3 4 2 3 4 2 Hookergate Cluster 0 2 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 - - Joseph Swan Cluster 0 1 1 2 4 3 2 2 3 6 1 Kingsmeadow Cluster 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 2 3 1 Lord Lawson Cluster 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 2 6 0 Charles Thorp Cluster 1 0 1 2 3 4 4 1 1 1 3 St Thomas More Cluster 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 0 Thomas Hepburn Cluster 4 5 3 4 5 4 3 2 3 2 3 Whickham Cluster 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 Total 9 12 11 14 19 26 27 15 18 31 14

Summary of SA+ BESD pupil for Secondary Summary of Statement BESD pupil for Secondary

School Action Plus 2012 2013 2014 School Action Plus 2012 2013 2014 Cardinal Hume Cluster 3 18 9 Cardinal Hume Cluster 2 2 0 Heworth Grange Cluster 27 11 14 Heworth Grange Cluster 5 4 2 Hookergate Cluster 0 - - Hookergate Cluster 0 - - Joseph Swan Cluster 9 9 8 Joseph Swan Cluster 4 2 6 Kingsmeadow Cluster 13 16 13 Kingsmeadow Cluster 3 1 3 Lord Lawson Cluster 13 9 9 Lord Lawson Cluster 5 2 5 Charles Thorp Cluster 29 27 30 Charles Thorp Cluster 5 2 1 St Thomas More Cluster 0 10 2 St Thomas More Cluster 4 1 4 Thomas Hepburn Cluster 9 40 2 Thomas Hepburn Cluster 3 3 1 Whickham Cluster 22 12 3 Whickham Cluster 2 2 4 Total 125 152 90 Total 33 19 26

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 13 Key Issues Does the relative spread of social deprivation across Gateshead fit with the numbers and location of BESD pupils? How does the data at cluster level compare with the local authority data? b) Mental health We know that the mental health needs of our children and young people matter. Goleman (1996) showed that emotional and social competences are more influential than cognitive abilities for personal career and scholastic success, making them central to schools and learning to increase school effectiveness. We also know that programmes that teach social and emotional competencies result in a wide range of educational gains, including improved school attendance, higher levels of motivation and higher morale. (Durlak, 1995; Durlak and Wells, 1997). Some emotions (such as sadness and anger) can block learning while others (such as a sense of well-being, or feeling safe and valued) promote learning. In 2012 Gateshead PCT undertook the Health Related Behaviour Survey, which is undertaken every two years. A total of 2756 pupils took part in years 5 and 6 and 8 and 10 across 43 primary schools and 5 secondary schools. The data shows that: In primary schools l 38% of pupils had high self esteem scores compared with 32% when the survey was last undertaken in 2010 l 42% of Y6 girls worried about SATs/tests and 26 worried about family problems l 33% of Y5 girls worried about SATs/tests and 27% worried about crime l 31% of pupils said that they were afraid to go to school because of bullying, at least sometimes which is down from the 34% in 2010 l 29% said they had been bullied, at or near school in the last 12 months compared to the 35% in 2010 l When asked where bullying happened 25% said outside at breaktime, 16% said in the classroom at breaktime and 7% said during a lesson l 23% said they thought they were bullied because of the way that they looked l 3% said they thought that others might be afraid to go to school because of them l 76% of pupils said that they thought that their school took bullying seriously, which is an increase from the 72% of pupils in 2010 l 87% of pupils said they used the Internet from home l 40% had a compute in their bedroom l 62% said their parents/carers had rules about what Internet sites they could use In secondary schools l 41% of pupils had high self esteem scores which is the same as in 2010 l Family are the most popular sources of support for boys and girls for concerns or worries l 6% of pupils reported that there were no adults they could really trust and 10% said they didn’t know if they had an adult that they could trust l 70% of pupils said they were satisfied with their lives at the moment l 10% of pupils said that they had been the victim of violence or aggression in the area where they live in the past 12 months l 28% of pupils reported a fear of going to school at least sometimes because of bullying

14 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools l 18% said that they had been bullied at or near school in the last 12 months l 59% said that their school took bullying seriously compared with 53% in 2010 l 61% said that they are never supervised when they browse the Internet at home, while 18% said that their computer had a filter system l 71% said they used the Internet for social networking and 54% said they used the Internet for chatting l 11% said that they had received a message or picture that scared them or made them upset l 16% had asked to meet someone offline who they didn’t know in person l 74% said they had been told how to stay safe online Emotional Well Being Team The Emotional Well Being Team is a short term, open access preventative service provided by South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust for children, young people (4-19 years) and their families, which will develop and encourage their emotional health and well being. Referral Criteria to the team includes: 1) Children and young people aged 4 - 19 years 2) Registered with a Gateshead General Practitioner 3) The Young Person is aware of and is willing to access our service 4) Recent (within the last six-nine months) disruption or change in the child or young person’s demeanour, mood, or ability to function competently or as previously (i.e. a young person is not coping as well as previously, or usual coping strategies are no longer helpful to the young person) 5) Primary intervention has already been made (for example by one of EWO, Health Visitor, School Nurse, SENCO, Counsellor) and this intervention has not created significant change, or improved the emotional resilience of the young person. (Where a young person or family are referring themselves this criteria may be flexible) 6) It is preferred but not essential that the Parent or Carer of a young person be in agreement with their child accessing the EWBT service. Where appropriate the Gillick Guidelines/ Fraser Competency will be applied 7) Where there is a service already available to deal with the young person’s presenting difficulties, we would signpost or encourage referring on to that service 8) We would generally not provide a service if another agency is offering intervention (e.g. Children & Young Peoples Service, Behaviour Support Service or if there is a diagnosis (e.g. Autism, ADHD) 9) Looked After Children (LAC), Young People on a Child Protection Plan, and those with long-standing behaviour difficulties, do not fit our criteria of ‘short term, preventative work’ and would only be accepted in exceptional circumstances 10) The Emotional Well Being Team would consider the particulars of each individual referral carefully and welcome telephone conversations prior to referrals. Referrals to Emotional Well Being Team from April 2013/April 2014: Table 7

Referred By: April 2011 April 2012 April 2013 April 2014 Education 27% 22% 17% 16% GP’s 41% 40% 54% 52% Self 17% 17% 11% 13% SW 2% 5% 4% 3% HV/SN 1% 10% 11% 15% Other 5% 6% 3% 1%

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 15 Number of children and young people working with the Emotional Well Being Team from Secondary and Cluster Schools during April 2013 - April 2014: Table 8

Secondary Primary Clusters Cardinal Hume 24 18 Charles Thorp 29 20 Heworth Grange 21 15 Joseph Swan 31 29 Kingsmeadow 8 13 Lord Lawson 25 9 Thomas Hepburn 17 38 St Thomas More 26 5 Whickham 35 24

Key Issues Are there specific patterns of referrals by schools in relation to their contextual data? How do we share learning at a cluster level to support the development of good practice across schools and clusters? Are there other forms of support for children and young people for emotional health and well being which schools use? Does the pattern of referrals to the Emotional Wellbeing Team reflect the needs of the children and young people in each setting in the knowledge of services available for children and young people?

16 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools c) Pupil Placement Panel (Fair Access Process) Fair Access Protocols have been in effect in Gateshead since October 2007, when all secondary Headteachers, representatives of the PRU and Local Authority Officers signed up to the Fair Access Protocols and Memorandum of Understanding. As part of the Admissions Guidance, these protocols were established to ensure that unplaced children and young people, especially the most vulnerable, were found and offered a place quickly, keeping to the minimum amount of time that they were out of school. The protocols also ensured that there was a fair and transparent system in which all schools/academies admit their fair share of pupils with challenging behaviour and educational needs on a turn taking basis. Since the first panel meeting in February 2008, Gateshead has implemented its Fair Access Protocols through a panel process which runs regularly throughout the academic year. The panel consists of an Independent Chair, Headteachers, Pastoral Deputies and relevant Local Authority Officers. At the behest of Headteachers, in June 2010 the Fair Access Panel and the EOTAS panel merged to become the Pupil Placement Panel. Since that point, the panel has also been the gatekeeper for admissions to the PRU. Since the first panel in February 2008 there have been over 723 referrals made to the panel and approximately 441 pupils have been placed into the PRU and/or secondary schools. Fair Access Categories FAP1 Who have been permanently excluded and who are not in educational provision FAP2 Attending PRUs and seeking re-integration to mainstream education FAP3 Who have been out of education for longer than one school term e.g. pupils who are home educated, parents have removed from school, pupils who choose not to attend who are not on currently a school roll (this does not apply to persistent absentees or to pupils who have been taken off a school roll due to non-attendance) FAP4 Who are currently identified as a persistent absence pupil e.g. a pupil who by the end of the spring term (half term 4), has more than 46 sessions of absence in that school year FAP5 With unsupportive family backgrounds, where a place has not been sought FAP6 Who are referred by the Police, Connexions, Youth Offending Team or other similar agency FAP7 Without a school place and with a history of serious attendance problems e.g. pupils who move into Gateshead FAP8 Who move into the area with complex behaviour issues FAP9 Who move into the borough coming up to or in Years 10 or 11 (not pupils who move between Gateshead schools) FAP11 Who would otherwise be permanently excluded for a serious but one-off offence pupils whose behaviour generally conforms to school rules, but who have on this occasion engaged in behaviour, which is unacceptable FAP12 Who have a history of challenging behaviour but for whom a Pastoral Support Plan has been unsuccessful and who are at increasing risk of permanent exclusion pupils who have repeatedly challenged school rules (this behaviour is documented and the school is able to evidence over a period of time, the types of interventions tried including a PSP, CAF and the involvement of outside agencies) FAP13 Whose behaviour is adversely influenced by their peer group to a significant extent and who would benefit from the opportunity for a fresh start provided by a change of school (evidence can be provided that this is an ongoing situation and how a change is school will provide a change in behaviour) FAP14 Whose relationships with fellow students or staff has broken down irrevocably (evidence can be provided that the school have used a variety of interventions to prevent this breakdown from happening over a period of time) Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 17 FAP15 Complex transfers where it is felt that the child or young person would benefit from support to aid the transition process FAP16 Children of Gypsies, Roma, Travellers, refugees and asylum seekers, children who are homeless FAP17 Children with special educational needs, disabilities and medical conditions (but without statement) FAP18 Children who are carers FAP19 Reguest for a PRU placement The following graphs provide information from the academic year 13/14 on referrals by schools and placements into school by the panel.

Referrals to the Pupil Placement Panel Table A sets out the referrals made to the Pupil Placement Panel in 2012/13 and 2013/14. In 2012/13 there were 87 pupils referred to the panel of which 70 were placed into a school/PRU. In 2013/14 this increased to 138 pupils referred to the panel of which 118 were placed in a school/PRU. Table A - Referrals made to the Pupil Placement Panel

Table B provides an overview of the number of referrals made to the panel by school, the majority of referrals came from out of Gateshead; but within the UK.

Table B Number of Referrals Made to the Panel by School

Table C provides a breakdown of referrals by FAP category. The majority of referrals fell into the category FAP 15 (complex transfers where it is felt that the child or young person would benefit from support to aid the transition process) with 28 of the referrals). This was followed by referrals in FAP 9 (pupils who move into the borough in Years 10 and/ or years 11) which was 22 pupils and FAP 12 (pupils who have a history of challenging behaviour…) with 20 pupils. The categories that were not used were FAP 5 (with unsupportive family backgrounds where a place has not been sought), FAP 17 (children with special educational needs, disabilities and medical conditions (but without a statement) and FAP 18 (children who are carers).

18 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools The categories which were only used for one or two referrals included FAP 2 (reintegration from the PRU back into mainstream), FAP 6 (referred by the Police, Connexions, YOT or other agency), FAP 13 (whose behaviour is adversely influenced by their peer group…) and FAP 19 (request for a PRU placement). Table C - Referrals per FAP Category

Table D shows a breakdown of referrals by year group, with the majority of referrals for year 10 pupils (40) , followed by year 9 pupils (33). Table D-Referrals by Year Group

Pupils Placed by the Panel Tables E and F show the number of pupils placed in schools. A pupil’s placement in a school is counted in two ways. Table D shows the actual number of pupils placed in each school. Table E shows the number of pupils placed in relation to the percentage of the pupil population as per the Spring Census 2014. Heworth Grange took the highest number of referrals (14) which equates to 1.44% of their pupil population. Kingsmeadow took 7 referrals which equates to 1.28% of their pupil population. The school with the least amount of referrals placed in their school measured by pupils placed was Thomas Hepburn with 6 pupils, however the school that took the least amount of pupils according to the percentage of pupil population was St Thomas More with .83%.

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 19 Table E-Number of Referrals Placed

Table F-Percentage of referrals in relation to pupil population

Table G shows a breakdown of young people who were received by schools; with a further comparison of how many of these referrals were considered to be complex transfers (FAP 15) and how many of the pupils received were in Year 11. The majority of Y11 pupils (10) were placed with a range of alternative education providers and placed on the ‘off roll’ register for monitoring and safeguarding purposes. Heworth Grange and Whickham took 4 Year 11 pupils each, Thomas Hepburn and Thorp Academy (Charles Thorp) took 2 each, the PRU 3 pupils and St Thomas More 1 year 11 pupil. Table G-Complex Transfers and Yr 11

20 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools Table H provides a breakdown of pupils placed in schools, who were supported by the Behaviour and Attendance Intervention Team (now the Education Suppwort Service). Table H-Young People Supported

Managed Moves During the 2013/14 academic year 28 managed moves have taken place. Of the 28 managed moves 3 have been deemed a success and the young person has moved onto the roll of the receiving school; 12 have failed and have returned to the roll of the referring school and 13 are ongoing. Table I shows a breakdown of managed moves by school, alongside the number of successes, failures and those that are still ongoing. The three managed moves that have been successful have been at Cardinal Hume (1) and Lord Lawson (2). Table I Managed Moves into Schools

During 2013/14 the Fair Access Team (FAST) supported 74 young people:

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 21 Primary Fair Access Process During the 2013/14 academic year, the local authority, working with 6 primary school Headteachers developed the Primary Fair Access Protocols. As part of the consultation with schools/academies on the process, there was representation made to GAPH, Talking Heads and School Improvement Clusters to discuss any concerns which schools/academies might have in the implementation of the Protocols. The Protocols were revised accordingly and sent out to all primary Headteachers at the start of the 2014/15 academic year. The Protocol sets out the aims, objectives and the operational details of the Primary Fair Access process. Whereas the principles, aims and objectives are similar to the secondary protocols, operationally the primary protocols reflect the different challenges faced by primary schools e.g. locality, access, school context etc. As part of the development process, the working group decided to place children into schools via a panel similar to the secondary Pupil Placement Panel. The working group agreed that Headteacher representation on the panel should consist wherever possible of a Headteacher from each of the School Improvement Clusters. The working group also considered transition support when placing a child in a new school. Moving a child from one school to another and/or a child moving into a school from out of borough or out of the country can present with challenges which the working group recognised. As with secondary placements, short term transition support will be provided via the Education Support Service under the Fair Access process. During the 2013/14 academic year there was one pilot panel and one ‘live’ panel held. Data on placements will be provided in next year’s report for the 2014/14 academic year.

d) Transport The following figures from 2013/14 provide information on the amount of funding used to transport pupils across Gateshead. Pupils required transport support because they have additional needs, which may include pupils with:

l special educational needs (with or without statements) l a physical disability (temporary or permanent) l a medical/psychological condition (temporary or permanent) l other special needs, including family circumstances. 2013/14 for Home to School Transport the budget is £1,337,875.00 and average amount per pupil is £2,747.18 yearly (487 pupils). 2013/14 for Home to College Transport the budget is £121,155.00 and average amount per student is are £1,730.78 yearly (70 pupils). Total budget - £1,459.030 with 557 children. In 2012/13 the figure was £1,637,873 for 560 children.

22 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools e) Exclusions Recent changes to the Exclusions Guidance means that independent appeal panels are replaced with independent review panels, a new system by which the governing body’s decision to uphold permanent exclusion can be reviewed. Under the new system the final decision on reinstatement rests with the governing body. Nationally according to Statistical first release reports there has been a steady decline in both the number of permanent exclusions and the rate of permanent exclusions over recent years. In Gateshead our permanent exclusions reduced in 2011/12, increased in 2012/13, decreased in 2013/14 and are due to increase in the 2014/15 academic year. Nationally the number of permanent exclusions occurs in secondary school and this is reflected in local numbers of permanent exclusions as well. In 2012/13 there were 28 secondary permanent exclusions, compared with just 1 primary permanent exclusion in Gateshead. Nationally persistent disruptive behaviour accounts for 30.8 per cent of all permanent exclusions nationally. Nationally there has been a steady decline in both the number of fixed period exclusions and the rate of fixed period exclusion over recent years. In Gateshead as with permanent exclusions the numbers fluxuated with 628 FTE in 2011/12, 689 FTE in 2012/13 and 549 FTE in 2013/14. Exclusions by characteristics Boys are around three times more likely to receive a permanent exclusion or fixed term exclusion than girls. Pupils with Special Educational Needs (with and without statements) account for 7 in 10 of all permanent exclusions nationally. Pupils with SEN without statements are around ten times more likely to receive a permanent exclusion than pupils with no SEN. Pupils with a statement of SEN are around six times more likely to receive a permanent exclusion than pupils with no SEN. Pupils with SEN also have the highest rate of fixed period exclusion. Pupils known to be eligible for and claiming free school meals are four times more likely to receive a permanent exclusion and three times more likely to receive a fixed term exclusion. Over a half of all permanent exclusions are given to pupils aged 13 or 14.

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 23 Fixed term exclusions In 2012/13 for fixed term exclusions the national average was 3.52%, Gateshead’s average was 2.88% our targeted figure was 1.5%. Rate of fixed exclusions forRate Gateshead of ﬁxed compared exclusions with its for regional Gateshead neighbours compared and with its regional all neighbours England and all England 6

3 % Exclusions

0 2013/2014 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 Es-mate Target 2.75 2.5 2.25 2 1.75 1.5 1.25 Regional 4.26 4.6 3.77 3.59 3.56 2.91 Gateshead 2.19 2.08 2.55 2.3 3.43 2.88 2.43 England 5.14 4.89 4.46 4.34 4.05 3.52 Year Permanent exclusions (data on page 26) In Gateshead, for permanent exclusions, the performance of Gateshead schools in 2012/13 was 0.09% of the national averageRate of of 0.06% permanent and our exclusions target for permanent from Gateshead exclusions was schools compared with 0.06%. its regional neighbours and Rate of permanent exclusions from Gateshead schoolsall England compared with its regional neighbours and all England

0.14

0.12

0.1

0.08

% exclusions 0.06

0.04

0.02

0 2013/2014 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 Es-mate Target 0.11 0.1 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.06 Regional 0.1 0.1 0.08 0.06 0.07 0.05 England 0.11 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.06 Gateshead 0.11 0.08 0.13 0.08 0.08 0.09 0.09 Year

* Information taken from ‘They Never Give Up On You’ Office of the Children’s Commissioner’s School Exclusions Inquiry (2012)

24 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools - - 90 18 36 43 74 19 11 33 22 102 101 549 2013/14 - - 3 14 40 36 91 23 112 196 171 689 No current current No current No information information 2012/13 - - 3 5 24 53 38 54 10 110 160 171 628 2011/12 9 87 25 15 44 43 32 64 59 Nil 107 113 476 2010/11 4 19 69 45 86 20 29 39 46 27 Nil 128 462 4 4 17 50 75 49 35 19 42 34 138 111 463 2008/09 2009/10 3 6 3 10 77 98 47 17 50 54 31 18 377 4 28 49 64 20 85 65 86 30 Nil Nil 126 467 2006/07 2007/08 1 1 34 34 95 36 17 62 10 91 42 108 430

3 24 25 89 97 32 85 28 71 33 Nil 237 625 2004/05 2005/06 Thorp Charles Total Hookergate Hookergate Hewort h Grange Lord Lawson Lawson Lord Ryton Kingsmeadow Joseph Swan Joseph Swan Whickham Furrowfield PRU Campion/ St Edmund Hume Cardinal More Thomas St Thomas Hepburn Thomas Table 9 Fixed Exclusions - Secondary Exclusions 9 Fixed Table

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 25 Table 10 Permanent Exclusions - Primary Schools

2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Parkhead 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Blaydon West 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fell Dyke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 St Oswald’s 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Caedmon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roman Road 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Birtley East 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Chopwell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Larkspur 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 St Anne’s 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 The Drive 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Front Street 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Total 3 1 5 1 1 1 1 2 1 2

Table 11 Permanent Exclusions - Secondary

2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Charles Thorp 3 3 2 Emmanuel 1 3 3 Heworth Grange 3 3 Nil 3 1 1 3 0 3 1 Hookergate* Nil 2 2 Nil 1 1 1 - - - Joseph Swan 3 4 4 4 2 4 1 4 3 2 Kingsmeadow 2 Nil Nil 1 5 1 3 7 4 4 Lord Lawson 1 5 6 3 1 3 1 1 1 2 Ryton* Nil 1 2 1 1 2 3 - - - St Edmund Campion/ 6 8 6 2 1 4 2 0 2 2 Cardinal Hume St Thomas More 3 1 1 1 2 5 Nil 2 3 2 Thomas Hepburn 10 3 6 11 5 6 6 3 3 3 Whickham 3 2 1 1 Nil 2 6 2 1 2 Furrowfield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - PRU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 1 Total 31 30 28 27 19 29 26 24 28 24

Key Issues What has lead to the changes in fixed term exclusions year on year in secondary schools? Is there consistency across Gateshead in terms of criteria for permanent exclusions? Why is the rate of permanently excluded pupils fluctuating in secondary schools? Why are fixed term exclusions in some secondary schools beginning to increase?

26 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools e) Attendance Holidays in Term Time

If children are taken away for a two week holiday every year and have an average number of days off for sickness and appointments, then by the time they leave at sixteen they will have missed a year of school (Charlie Taylor, 2012:2-3)

The rules on Holidays in Term Time have recently changed. Prior to September 2013 regulations allowed Head Teachers to grant leave of absence for the purpose of a family holiday during term time in ‘special circumstances’ of up to ten school days leave per year. Recent amendments to the 2006 pupil registration regulations, which came into effect on the 1st of September 2013, have removed references to family holiday and extended leave, as well as to the statutory threshold of ten school days (authorised at the discretion of the Head Teacher). The amendment reads… Head Teachers may not grant any leave of absence during term time unless there are exceptional circumstances. Head Teachers should determine the number of school days a child can be away from school if the leave is granted. While leave of absence may be granted during term time, it is entirely at the Head Teacher’s discretion and it is not a parental right. Exceptional Circumstances The government, the local authority and schools realize that is more expensive to go on holiday during the school holiday period than at other times of the year. However, it is the view of the DfE that a child(ren) should be in school for the 39 weeks of the academic year and that holidays in term time in whatever form are not considered to be ‘exceptional’ circumstances. Cheap holidays are not a good enough reason for taking a child or young person out of school for two weeks. Absence from school under exceptional circumstances is slightly different from taking a holiday in term time. In deciding whether or not to grant a leave of absence for ‘exceptional circumstances’ Head Teachers may want to consider the following: l What is the normal pattern of attendance for the child(ren) who is asking for a leave of absence? l What is ‘exceptional’ for one family might be the norm for another family. l Examples of ‘exceptional circumstances’ might include:

l A special one-off family event (30th wedding anniversary of grandparents; parents wedding) -but one that doesn’t happen on an annual basis

l A funeral which requires the family to travel some distance etc

l The receipt of a special award which means the family need to travel some distance and stay overnight

l A parent who has the potential for a new job and wants to take their family with them to see if they like the area A parent who is in the Armed Forces might be considered under ‘exceptional’ circumstances however parents who have set holidays due to their work patterns are not considered to be ‘exceptional’ circumstances. If the request for a leave of absence is refused by the Head Teacher but the parent takes their child away, the absence will be marked as unauthorised and the Head Teacher may refer the matter on to the local authority. The parent is then at risk of receiving a warning (in the first instance) or a £60.00 fixed penalty notice, per parent, per child.

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 27 A Profile of Pupil Absence 2012/13 (DfE Statistical First Release March 2014) Persistent Absence The percentage of pupil enrolments classed as persistent absentees decreased, from 5.2 per cent in 2011/12 to 4.6 per cent in 2012/13. The largest falls were seen in secondary schools. The percentage of pupil enrolments that are persistent absentees decreased from 5.2 per cent in 2011/12 to 4.6 per cent in 2012/13. In 2012/13, persistent absentees accounted for 22.4 per cent of overall absence compared to 25.1 per cent in 2011/12. The percentage of the school population who were persistent absentees was 9.0 per cent or lower in 97.5 per cent of state-funded primary schools compared to 82.4 per cent of state-funded secondary schools in 2012/13. Absence rates This is the first year the Department has collected absence for the second half of the summer term (6th half term). In the past absence data has been based on the autumn term, spring term and the first half of the summer term. The overall absence rate increased from 5.1 per cent in 2011/12 to 5.2 per cent in 2012/13. Absence levels in 2011/12 were exceptionally low (largely because of low sickness absence). The increase is mainly explained by a return to more usual levels of sickness absence. Absence levels in 2012/13 remain substantially lower than in 2010/11 and previous years. The latest figures show an increase in authorised absence levels of 0.1 percentage points from 4.1 per cent in 2011/12 to 4.2 per cent in 2012/13. This is mainly due to an increase in authorised sickness absence. The unauthorised absence rate remained at 1.0 per cent in 2012/13 and has changed little over the last five years. The overall absence rate for six half terms was 0.1 percentage points higher than the rate for five half terms. The increase is mostly explained by higher levels of agreed family holidays and unauthorised absence. The percentage of pupil enrolments classed as persistent absentees remained at 4.6 per cent for both five and six half terms. Reason for absence The most commonly reported reason for absence was “illness (not medical or dental appointments)”, as in previous years, which accounted for 58.3 per cent of all absences, or looking at it another way 3.0 per cent of all possible sessions were missed through illness. Absence for family holidays accounted for 11.4 per cent of all possible sessions in 2012/13, which is an increase from 0.5 per cent in 2011/12. Absence by pupil characteristics The rate of overall absence for those pupils who are eligible for and claiming free school meals was 7.6 per cent compared to 4.7 per cent for non FSM pupils. The overall absence rate for pupils with a statement of special educational needs (SEN) was 8.2 per cent. For pupils with no identified SEN the overall absence rate was 4.8 per cent. The persistent absentee rate for pupils with a statement of SEN is approximately three times higher than the rate for pupils with no identified SEN. The rate of overall absence for pupils in national curriculum year group 11 was 1.4 times the rate of overall absence for those pupils in a national curriculum year group.

28 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools Local Attendance Data In 2010/11 the national threshold for persistent absence figure reduced to 15% or the equivalent of 23 missed days in 46 pupil sessions compared with the previous figures of 32 school days in 64 sessions. The intention is that the persistant absence figure will reduce to 10% from September 2015. This will mean a potential increase in persistant absence figures for schools. The following is local and national attendance and persistent absence data for 2012/13.

The national average for primary school attendance is 95.3% The local average for primary school attendance is 95.3% The national average for secondary school attendance is 94.2% The local average for secondary school attendance is 93.8% The national average for persistent absence (PA) in primary schools is 3.0% The local average for persistent absence (PA) in primary schools is 3.4% The national average for persistent absence (PA) in secondary schools is 6.4% The local average for persistent absence (PA) in secondary schools is 7.1% The national average for special school attendance is 90.3% The local average for special school attendance is 90.7% The national average for persistant absence (PA) in special school is 16.1% The local average for persistant absence in special schools is 13.5% The following is attendance and persistent absence data at a cluster level. Table 13 Cardinal Hume Cluster

Cardinal Hume Catholic School 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Autumn/Spring Attendance % 90.9 90.3 92.54 92.8 93.2 93.74 94.6 - 95.6% Autumn/Spring PA % 11.04 12.3 8.1 5.7 3.2 3.72 6.1 - 3.8%

Autumn/Spring Attendance % Primary Schools 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

St Alban’s 98.98% 95.28% 94.4% 95.1% 94.9% 94.48% 95.8% 95.3% 97% St Anne’s 94.79% 94.48% 94.1% 93.9% 93.9% 94.29% 95.1% 94.0% 96.3% St Augustine’s 94.43% 95.19% 94% 94.1% 93.1% 93.21% 94.5% 94.2% 96.3% Birtley St Joseph’s Infant 95.24% 95.21% 94.5% 94% 93.6% - 95.7% 94.5% 94.3% Birtley St Joseph’s Junior 95.86% 96.46% 95.6% 95.6% 96.1% 94.4% 95.6% 95.6% 96.5% St John The Baptist 95.52 % 96.13% 96.2% 96.2% 93.9% 94.91% - - - St Joseph’s RC Gateshead 94.2 % 95.33% 94.6% 94.6% 94.4% 95.58% 95.3% 95.3% 96.9% St Oswald’s 93.07% 93.04% 94.5% 93.1% 94.5% 94.78% 95% 94.8% 95.6% St Peter’s 95.04% 96.09% 96.3% 96.6% 96.3% 96.59% 97% 96.6% 97.8% St Wilfrid’s 89.95% 88.8% 93.1% 91.6% 93.1% 92.18% 94.6% 94.2% 95.1%

Autumn/Spring PA % Primary Schools 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

St Alban’s 0.60% 1.30% 2.5% 3.68% 4.1% 3.3% 2.4% St Anne’s 4.70% 4.40% 2.4% 3.05% 6.1% 11.9% 3.0% St Augustine’s 3% 1.90% 2.5% 4.25% 28% 5.2% 3.2% Birtley St Joseph’s Infant 1.9% 0% 3.3% - 1% 1.3% 3.6% Birtley St Joseph’s Junior 0.9% 0% 0% 0% 7.3% 0.9% 1.7% St John The Baptist 1% 0% 2.9% 0% - - - St Joseph’s RC Gateshead 3.2% 2.8% 2% 1.83% 7.6% 3.9% 2.5% St Oswald’s 7.3% 6.2% 0.6% 2.7% 7.7% 4.2% 6.7% St Peter’s 0.6% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 1.4% 6.5% St Wilfrid’s 13.60% 6.10% 5.1% 3.75% 0.5% 13.9% 3.1%

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 29 From 2011/12 Hookergate and Ryton Clusters have merged to become Charles Thorp which in 2014 became Thorp Academy. Table 14 Hookergate Cluster

Hookergate 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

Autumn/Spring Attendance % 91.4 91.8 92.84 91.3 92.5 90.87 Autumn/Spring PA % 8.15 7.7 5.7 9.9 5.1 8.77

Autumn/Spring Attendance % Primary Schools 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Chopwell 94.31% 93.99% 93.9% 93.2% 94% 94.33% Highfield 93.36% 93.6% 94% 94.5% 94.8% 95.11% High Spen 95.17% 94.78% 95.6% 95.1% 96.3% 93.99% Parkhead 94.58% 94.63% 94.9% 94.4% 94.5% 93.97% Rowlands Gill ** 95.68% 94.9% 95.4% 95.6% 95.87% Winlaton West Lane 94.55% 95.05% 93.8% 93.1% 94.3% 94.17%

Autumn/Spring PA % Primary Schools 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Chopwell 4.1% 5.84% 3.6% 2.33% Highfield 0% 2.3% 0% 0% High Spen 2.5% 1.8 % 0% 1.61% Parkhead 1.8% 1.89% 2.21% 1.72% Rowlands Gill 2.8% 1.3% 1.7% 1.39% Winlaton West Lane 3.9 % 4.9% 0.91% 1.32%

30 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools Table 15 Ryton Cluster

Charles Thorp 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11

Autumn/Spring Attendance % 93.5 95.9 95.7 93.1 93.1 93.18 Autumn/Spring PA % 4.89 1.3 5.2 4.7 4.3 0.83

Autumn/Spring Attendance % Primary Schools 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Blaydon West 93.15% 93.36% 92.5% 93.3% 93.5% 92.24% Crookhill 94.38% 94.11% 94.5% 93.8% 95% 93.8% Emmaville 94.24% 95.69% 95.1% 95.7% 96.2% 96.15% Greenside 94.55% 94.89% 96% 95.7% 96.1% 96.35% Ryton Infant 94.68% 95.97% 95.7% 95.8% 93.3% 94.88% Ryton Junior 95.21% 95% 95.1% 96% 96.4% 95.63%

Autumn/Spring PA % Primary Schools 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 Blaydon West 6.5% 2.37% 2.2% 6.43% Crookhill 2.9% 4.2% 1.8% 0.69% Emmaville 2.9% 0.85% 1.8% 0% Greenside 0.9% 1.02% 0 % 0%% Ryton Infant 1% 0.99% 1.8 % 0% Ryton Junior 2.1% 1.36 % 0.5 % 0.73%

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 31 Table 16 Thorp Academy Clusterr

Charles Thorp 2011/12 2012/2013 2013/14

Autumn/Spring Attendance % 93.20% 92.9 94.1% Autumn/Spring PA % 10.50% 12.3

Autumn/Spring Attendance % Primary Schools 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Emmaville Primary School 96.5% 94.6% 95.9% High Spen Primary School 96.7% 95.0% 96.3% Winlaton West Lane Primary Sch 95.0% 94.5% 95.6% Greenside Primary School 96.0% 95.1% 96.4% Blaydon West Primary School 93.2% 93.8% 96.3% Highfield Primary School 95.6% 96.3% 95.4% Ryton Community Infant School 96.2% 94.5% 95.8% Ryton Community Junior School 96.6% 95.6% 96.9% Crookhill Primary 96.5% 94.8% 96.6% Chopwell Primary 94.2% 93.6% 94.0% Park Head Primary School 95.3% 96.0% 95.4% Rowlands Gill Primary School 96.2% 92.9% 96.0%

Autumn/Spring PA % Primary Schools 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Emmaville Primary School 2.3% 5.5% 3.11% High Spen Primary School 0.0% 3.3% 1.2% Winlaton West Lane Primary Sch 1.2% 4.2% 4.5% Greenside Primary School 10.3% 5.8% 2.1% Blaydon West Primary School 1.1% 9.7% 0% Highfield Primary School 1.9% 1.0% 3.5% Ryton Community Infant School 1.4% 3.9% 2.7% Ryton Community Junior School 0.8% 4.1% 1.4% Crookhill Primary 4.1% 2.8% 0% Chopwell Primary 3.2% 9.3% 6.2% Park Head Primary School 1.5% 5.2% 7.4% Rowlands Gill Primary School 10.5% 2.0% 3.2%

32 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools Table 17 Heworth Grange Cluster

Heworth Grange Comprehensive 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Autumn/Spring 90.3 91.5 91.33 91.5 91.2 91.43 91.1 90.6 92.1 Attendance %

Autumn/Spring PA % 11.72 8.27 9.8 7.4 8.4 9.74 16.1 16.1 12.6

Autumn/Spring Attendance % Primary Schools 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Bill Quay 95.21% 95.6% 94.4% 94.8% 94.7% 95.29% 96.2% 95.7% 96.8% Lingey House 94.03% 93.91% 94% 93.7% 93.6% 94.59% 95.6% 94.8% 95.7% Roman Road 93.67% 93.51% 94% 93.7% 92.4% 93.82% 96.0% 94.8% 95.7% The Drive 91.85% 93.23% 93.9% 93.4% 94.2% 92.62% 95.3% 94.4% 96.1% Wardley 93.84% 94.79% 94.7% 94.8% 95.1% 94.73% 96.5% 95.6% 96.7% Whitemere 95.07% 95.41% 95.7% 95.9% 95.72% 95.65% 96.1% 95.4% 97.0%

Autumn/Spring PA % Primary Schools 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Bill Quay 3% 2.88% 0.7% 1.3% 86.2% 1.4% 0.9% Lingey House 3.1% 3.04 % 1.6% 0.13% 81.5% 4.8% 3.6% Roman Road 2.8% 3.77% 2.7% 4.23% 83.2% 4.1% 4.4% The Drive 4.5% 2.75% 1.63% 3.7% 83.3% 4.4% 3.2% Wardley 0.4% 2.82% 0.45% 0.53% 85.0% 3.8% 2.6% Whitemere 0.6% 0.68% 0% 0.68% 87.1% 2.9% 0.6%

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 33 Table 18 Joseph Swan Cluster

Joseph Swan Comprehensive 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Autumn/Spring 89.6 91.2 92.09 89.4 89.7 92.04 93.0 94.1 94.6 Attendance %

Autumn/Spring PA % 11.62 9.5 7.5 14 12 7.27 9.0 7.7 8.4

Autumn/Spring Attendance % Primary Schools 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Glynwood 93.9% 95.15% 94.6% 94.2% 94.3% 94.73% 95.6% 94.8% 96.4% Harlow Green 92.96% 94.06% 93.5% 94.4 % 93.9% 94.13% 95.4% 94.1% 95.4% Kells Lane 95.12% 96.47% 96.5% 96.6% 96.2% 96.36% 97.5% 96.6% 97.6% Kelvin Grove 93.39% 92.75% 92.8% 92.8% 93% 92.62% 93.5% 93.4% 94.0% Oakfield Infant 95.67% 95.93% 96% 96.4% 96.2% 95.49% 96.6% 96.3% 97.7% Oakfield Junior 96.53% 97.05% 96.6% 96.8% 96.5% 96.9% 97.3% 96.3% 97.1%

Autumn/Spring PA % Primary Schools 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Glynwood 2.9% 3.57% 1.4% 4.86% 4.0% 6.7% 2.5% Harlow Green 3.7% 2.01% 2.4% 3.16% 3.6% 6.9% 5.4% Kells Lane 0.3% 0% 0% 0.28% 0.8% 1.0% 0.5% Kelvin Grove 7 % 5.7% 1.6% 4.44% 7.1% 9.8% 7.7% Oakfield Infant 0.8% 2.5% 1.7% 2.46% 0.8% 2.2% 0% Oakfield Junior 0.3 % 1.28% 0.4% 0% 1.3% 2.2% 1.3%

34 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools Table 19 Kingsmeadow Cluster

Kingsmeadow Comprehensive 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Autumn/Spring 89.9 89.9 90.37 91.6 91.9 91.86 93.5 93.6 94.9 Attendance %

Autumn/Spring PA % 12.92 11.5 12.1 6.8 4.6 6.98 6.1 8.5 4.8

Autumn/Spring Attendance % Primary Schools 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Brighton Avenue 92.64% 92.47% 91.4% 92.4% 93.1% 93.64% 94% 93.2% 95.3% Caedmon 93.65% 94.67% 94% 92.7% 91% 92.26% 95.1% 95.1% 95.9% Dunston Hill 94.47% 95.23% 94.7% 94.9% 95% 95.01% 95.5% 95.7% 96.6% Riverside Academy 94.13% 94.81% 94.2% 94.2% 95% 95.1% 95.6% 95.4% 95.8% Lobley Hill 94.32% 94.61% 94.6% 93.4% 94.6% 93.94% 94.7% 94.6% 96.6% St Aidans 93.77% 93.68% 94.7% 94.5% 94.6% 94.42% 95.6% 94.9% 96.6%

Autumn/Spring PA % Primary Schools 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Brighton Avenue 10.4% 5.81% 5% 1.86% 6.7% 12.2% 6.4% Caedmon 4.2% 5.39% 8.7% 5.14% 5.2% 4.3% 2.8% Dunston Hill 3.7% 1.44% 2.8% 1.45% 4% 1.2% 1.0% Riverside Academy 1.1% 1.92% 1.2% 2.72% 1.1% 2.5% 4.1% Lobley Hill 2.8% 3.9% 2% 4.07% 6% 5.5% 1.6% St Aidans 2.4% 1.34% 1.3 % 3.95% 4% 5.4% 2.0%

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 35 Table 20 Lord Lawson Cluster

Lord Lawson of Beamish School 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Autumn/Spring 92.4 92.7 93.51 92.9 93.7 93.36 94.3 93.9 94.4 Attendance %

Autumn/Spring PA % 6.43 5.81 5.2 7 3.7 4.29 7.3 8.2 7.9

Autumn/Spring Attendance % Primary Schools 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Barley Mow 93.36% 93.34% 94.7% 94.3% 93.3% 95.01% 95.5% 93.6% 95.8% Birtley East 94.52% 93.04% 93.6% 93.7% 93.9% 93.59% 94.7% 93% 94.5% Kibblesworth 94.7% 94.36% 95.4% 95.5% 93.5% 93.58% 96.1% 96.4% 96.2% Portobello 94.57% 94.56% 95.4% 94.9% 95.5% 94.18% 95.4% 94.9% 95.7% Ravensworth Terrace ** ** 94.6% 93.3% 93.7% 95.4% 96% 95.6% 97.3%

Autumn/Spring PA % Primary Schools 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Barley Mow * 1.4% 2.29% 1.92% 1.32% 5%% 9.4% 1.0% Birtley East * 3.4% 4.8% 0.64% 4.49% 13% 7.5% 6.2% Kibblesworth * 1.3% 0 % 0 % 0.22% 1.1% 1.9% 2.8% Portobello * 1.2% 1.2% 1.16% 3.49% 5.6% 4.2% 4.7% Ravensworth Terrace * 1.1% 5% 1.8% 0.61% 3.6% 2.9% 1.4%

36 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools Table 21 St Thomas More Cluster

St Thomas More Catholic Schoo 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Autumn/Spring 92.9 93.5 94.19 93.6 94 94.8 95.2 95.6 Attendance %

Autumn/Spring PA % 5.22 3.58 4.1 3.78 1.6 2.15 4.8 2.6

Autumn/Spring Attendance % Primary Schools 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Corpus Christi 94.55% 95.73% 95.6% 94.5% 94.3% 95.15% 95.5% 95.2% 96.9% St Agnes 95.96% 96.82% 96.3% 96.2% 96.6% 94.79% 96.1% 95.6% 96.5% St Joseph’s Blaydon 94.78% 94.82% 95.2% 95.7% 96% 95.26% 96.4% 95.4% 96.7% St Joseph’s Highfield 94.25% 95.07% 96.3% 96.2% 95.7% 96.46% 96.9% 96.6% 97.2% St Mary & St Thomas 95.64% 96.59% 96.8% 95.4% 96.1% 95.62% 96.6% 95.6% 97.1% St Mary’s RC 96.01% 96.91% 96.2% 95.9% 96.7% 96.1% 96.8% 96.4% 97.5% St Philip Neri 94.61% 95.08% 95.6% 94.6% 95.5% 95.15% 96.1% 94.6% 97%

Autumn/Spring PA % Primary Schools 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Corpus Christi 1.9% 2.01% 1.7% 2.58% 8.4% 4.5% 2.1% St Agnes 0% 0.66% 0% 1.16% 4% 0.5% 1.4% St Joseph’s Blaydon 1.2% 0% 0% 0.56% 3.3% 0.9% 0% St Joseph’s Highfield 0% 0% 0.9% 0.91% 0.9% 1.6% 1.6% St Mary & St Thomas 0% 1.14% 0.6% 0% 2.3% 1.0% 1.4% St Mary’s RC 1.1% 1.08% 0 % 1.09% 1.1% 0.5% 1.5% St Philip Neri 1.1% 0 % 0% 1.96% 2.8% 3.2% 0%

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 37 Table 22 Thomas Hepburn Cluster

Thomas Hepburn School 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Autumn/Spring 83 89.2 91.06 90.6 90.2 91.18 92.9 92.1 94.6 Attendance %

Autumn/Spring PA % 25.16 14 10 10.5 9.8 9.18 10.1 12.8 5.4

Autumn/Spring Attendance %

Primary Schools 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Bede 92.05% 91.73% 90.5% 91.8% 91% 91.63% 94.8% 92.8% 94.2% Brandling 93.77% 92.25% 91.8% 91.9% 93.9% 93.15% 95.3% 93.6% 95.1% Carr Hill 95.05% 93.73% 94.6% 94.2% 94.2% 94.82% 96.5% 95.7% 96.6% Colegate 94.07% 94.76% 94.1% 94.8% 94.6% 94.77% 96.1% 94.4% 96.4% Falla Park 95.01% 94.79% 94.5% 96% 95.8% 95.25% 95.3% 94.4% 96.9% Fell Dyke 92.7% 93% 94.3% 94.9% 94.7% 94.99% 95.9% 95.4% 96.3% Larkspur 94.01% 94.44% 94.2% 93.5% 93.2% 95.08% 95.2% 94.8% 94.5% South Street 93.24% 91.19% 93% 92% 92.6% 93.43% 94.8% 94.1% 96% Windy Nook 95.33% 95.41% 95.5% 95% 93.6% 94.7% 96.6% 95.5% 96.8%

Autumn/Spring PA %

Primary Schools 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Bede 12.4% 9.3% 7.6% 8.57% 3.4% 13.1% 6.9% Brandling 8.3% 8.79% 0% 4.65% 3.1% 11.7% 6% Carr Hill 2.1% 2.13% 0.4% 0.78% 1.1% 1.0% 2% Colegate 3.2% 1.28% 2% 1.24% 1.8% 4.6% 2.6% Falla Park 3.7% 1.12% 0% 0.57% 2.9% 3.4% 0.9% Fell Dyke 4.1% 3.92% 2.3% 1.72% 4.2% 4.2% 1.9% Larkspur 3% 6.67% 2% 1.37% 3.5% 4.7% 6.5% South Street 4.3% 6.4% 4.2% 2.83% 6.2% 8.1% 2.2% Windy Nook 1.5% 1.15% 3.33% 1.53% 1.6% 2.3% 1.6%

38 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools Table 23 Whickham Cluster

Whickham School 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14

Autumn/Spring 92.9 94.2 94.45 94.2 94.4 94.11 95 95.5 95 Attendance %

Autumn/Spring PA % 6.47 4.26 3.8 4.61 3.1 0.69 6 6.2 3.8

Autumn/Spring Attendance % Primary Schools 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Clover Hill 96.13% 96.6% 96.5% 96.5% 96.5% 96.45% 96.9% 96.5% 96.5% Fellside 95.59% 95.58% 96.7% 96.5% 96.3% 96.27% 96.9% 96.6% 97.2% Front Street 95.32% 95.4% 95.9% 94.9% 96.1% 95.31% 95.9% 94.5% 95.9% Gibside - - - 91.2% - - - - 92.7% Marley Hill 94.49% 95.83% 94.9% 95% 95.2% - - - - Sacred Heart 96.5% 96.4% 96.3% 95.7% 96.4% 91.11% 95.4% 95.2% 94.4% Swalwell 93.33% 94.46% 95.3% 93% 91.2% 95.04% 94.4% 93.8% 94.5% Washingwell 94.43% 95.95% 95% 94.9% 94.5% 93.82% 94.7% 94.4% 95.9% Whickham Parochial 96.17% 96.58% 96.7% 96.4% 96.6% 96.59% 97.3% 96.4% 96.8%

Autumn/Spring PA % Primary Schools 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2103/14 Clover Hill 1.7% 0.56% 0.6% 0.56% 2.3% 1.4% 2.8% Fellside 0.6% 0% 0% 0.56% 1.1% 2.3% 1.4% Front Street 0.9% 2% 0.85% 0.1% 4.7% 6.2% 11.7% Marley Hill 0% 0% 0% - - - - Sacred Heart 1.1% 0% 0% 1.07% 1.3% 2.9% 4.7% Swalwell 0.8% 4.2% 6% 1.55% 4.7% 5.3% 5.8% Washingwell 0.8% 2% 1% 0.39% 6% 5.1% 3.3% Whickham Parochial 0.6% 0% 0% 0% 1.1% 1.9% 1.9%

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 39 As part of the Education Support Service a range of services including Enforcement, Children Missing from Education (CME) and monitoring Elected Home Education (EHE) are provided to support attendance in schools. The following information provides an overview of the services provided and the numbers of children and young people who are supported via these services. Referrals Education Welfare Officers work with schools, children and their families to promote and support regular and punctual school attendance. The pupils referred are often vulnerable, disadvantaged or disaffected children and young people. The tools used to ensure that parents fulfil their legal responsibility to ensure their child’s regular school attendance, and that the child can therefore achieve maximum benefit from their education, include:

l Support and advice l Multi agency working l Referrals to other appropriate agencies l Fast Track to improving attendance l Gateshead’s Non Attendance Procedures, including Penalty Notices and prosecution in Magistrates Court The total number of referrals made in 2013-14 was 928 across primary and secondary schools which includes those academies which buy into the service. Of these, 33 ultimately resulted in the prosecution of the parent. Gateshead’s Non-Attendance Procedures Over the previous years, a number of changing agendas have prompted the decision to review Gateshead’s formal Non-Attendance Procedures. They include the PACE Review of the Education Welfare Service, budgetary constraints, the academy agenda and the Charlie Taylor Report recommendations. As a result, after consultation with schools, academies and local authority officers, Cabinet agreed the revised Non-Attendance Procedures in October 2012. The revised Non-Attendance procedures continue to offer a staged response, working closely with Headteachers and school staff. Formal procedures are only initiated once all other avenues have been exhausted by schools, academies, Education Welfare and partners. The final stage of the procedure is an invitation for the parent to attend a multi-agency panel which decides on a course of action from a number of options including; referral to an appropriate agency, issuing a Penalty Notice, proceeding to prosecution or withdrawing the case from monitoring by the Panel.

Number of Pupils Referred including referral to NAP Secondary 2011 2012 2013 Cardinal Hume 72 7 0 Heworth 134 84 149 Joseph Swan 93 20 19 Kingsmeadow 110 106 36 Lord Lawson 84 8 2 Charles Thorp 270 113 121 St Thomas More 52 35 13 Thomas Hepburn 227 162 136 Whickham 72 15 7 Behaviour Support Service 0 10 17 Special Schools 23 11 Primary Schools (maintained) 663 417 Total 1114 1246 928

40 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools Penalty Notices In line with the Code of Conduct for the issuing of Penalty Notices agreed by Cabinet (December 2012) Penalty Notices can be issued by the Local Authority as an alternative to prosecution in the first instance. However if the Penalty Notice is not paid the parent will be prosecuted for the original offence for failing to ensure their child’s regular school attendance. The following data shows a breakdown of decisions undertaken by the non attendance panel in 2013/14

Non Attendance Panel Recommendations 2013-14 Number of Number of No Further Penalty Notices cases proceeded Formal Action Issued to Magistrates Court R 0 0 1 Year 1 4 1 2 Year 2 0 1 4 Year 3 0 1 2 Year 4 1 2 2 Year 5 1 0 1 Year 6 2 1 1 Year 7 2 3 3 Year 8 9 0 9 Year 9 10 3 16 Year 10 19 18 11 Year 11 9 3 8 TOTAL 57 33 60

Penalty Notices Issued 2013-14 Year Number Number Number Withdrawn Group Issued Paid Unpaid (Court) 1 4 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 4 1 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 7 2 0 2 0 8 8 1 6 1 9 7 3 4 0 10 18 7 11 0 11 11 4 5 2 TOTAL 56 16 37 3

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 41 Summary of Penalty Notices Issued 2008-9 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012/13 2013/14 Number Issued 65 76 77 26 59 56 Number Paid 16 21 13 11 22 16 Number Unpaid 38 34 47 12 35 37 Withdrawn 11 0 7 3 2 3

The academic year 2013/14 was the first year that the local authority issued PN for Leave of Absence (Holiday in Term Time) taken without the permission of the Headteacher. As part of the process parents were issued with a warning letter in the first instance. Data from 2014/15 academic year will show the impact the issuing of warning letters will have on reducing the level of unorthorised leave of absence taken by parents.

Summary Table: 2013/14 Leave of Absence: referrals for PN (Holiday Term Time) Number of Referrals 48 Warning Letters Issued 48 Penalty Notices Issued 0 Penalty Notices paid 0 Number of Prosecutions 0

Prosecutions If a child’s attendance fails to improve despite intervention on the part of the school, Education Welfare Service and partners, the Local authority can prosecute the parent for failing to ensure their child’s regular attendance at school. Once at court, disposals are entirely the decision of the magistrates. The following data shows a breakdown of cases seen by the Magestrates Courts in 2012/13.

EWS Court Cases 2012-13 Court Disposals Number Fine Parenting or Conditional Case YearGroup of Community Discharge Withdrawn Cases Order 1 3 3 2 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 0 8 1 1 0 0 9 5 1 1 2 1 10 12 6 0 4 2 11 5 2 0 0 3 Total 35 19 2 8 6

42 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools Number of Prosecutions Annually

2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-9 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 41 55 52 48 59 52 60 73 64 46 32 35

Licences In order to protect children from harm or exploitation the Local Authority: l Monitors children of statutory school age who are working by requiring the employer to apply for a work permit for the young person and undertake a risk assessment. l Monitors children (0-16 years old) who take part in any kind of performance (such as theatre, modelling, filming etc) by requiring the producer to apply for a child performance licence and adhere to the child performance regulations. The following information shows the number of permits and licenses issued since the 2009/10 academic year

Permits and Licences issued 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Child Employment Permits 118 110 88 74 63 Child Performance Licences 112 85 131 237 196

Children Missing from Education (CME) A child or young person is missing from education if they are of compulsory school age (age 5-16) and they do not have a school place and no alternative education arrangements have been made for them. A child is not classed as missing from education if they have a school place but are not attending regularly, they are being home educated or they are in temporary alternative provision such as a Pupil Referral Unit. The Education and Inspections Act 2006 places a statutory duty on local authorities in England and Wales to make arrangements to identify children and young people of compulsory school age missing education within their area. These ‘missing’ children can be amongst the most vulnerable. It is essential that all services work together to identify and re-engage these children back into appropriate education provision as quickly as possible. In Gateshead Authority there is a designated officer responsible for “CME”. The table below sets out information on children missing since 2007/08.

2007/08 2008-9 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Referrals 143 179 182 92 126 81 110 Found 120 163 150 73 96 65 82 Left Area or not found 23 16 32 10 30 16 28 and placed onto Lost Pupil System

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 43 Elected Home Education (EHE) Children whose parents/carers elect to educate them at home will not be registered at mainstream schools, special schools, independent schools, academies, Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) and colleges. Some parents/carers may choose to engage private tutors or other adults to assist them in providing a suitable education, but there is no requirement for them to do so. Learning may take place in a variety of locations, not just in the family home. Parents/carers may choose home education for a variety of reasons, for example:

l distance or access to a local school l religious or cultural beliefs l philosophical or ideological views l dissatisfaction with the system l bullying l as a short term intervention for a particular reason l a child’s unwillingness or inability to go to school l special educational needs l parents/carers’ desire for a closer relationship with their children. The Education Support Service will continue to promote an active dialogue with parents/carers and work in partnership with them; the service is always available for advice and/or support when required. In 2013/14 there were 64 children, 34 secondary and 30 primary are currently registered with the local authority who were known to be home educated. This figure has reduced considerably from the previous year as some children have enrolled at Newcastle College, (14-16 year olds) and some are Year 11 leavers.

44 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 3. Additional Information g) The Common Assessment Framework (CAF) The Common Assessment Framework (CAF) is designed to assess children’s needs, and to help professionals to understand those needs in order to work together to meet them. The CAF, lead professionals and information sharing form vital, interrelated parts of the Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda, enabling early intervention and prevention ensuring better outcomes for children and young people. Integrated services should offer a continuum of support services to cover the full range of children’s needs. To achieve this, all children’s professionals must have the knowledge and confidence to identify and meet needs, and agencies must work together around the needs of the child. The CAF consists of: l a common process of assessment l a standard form This is designed to offer a holistic, shared assessment of the child and their situation which reduces dupli- cation and enables early intervention. It can be used for any child or young person with additional needs, including unborn babies. The following data provides data at a cluster level on the number of CAF/TAF undertaken, as well as an overview of the number of CAF/TAF undertaken by the local authority services.

30 CAF's Completed by School Cluster 1st Septerber 2013 -‐ 31st August 2014

25 24

20 20 19

15 15 14

10 8 8

5 3

0 Cardinal Hume Educa:on Heworth Joseph Swan Kingsmeadow Lord Lawson St. Thomas Thomas Thorp Academy Whickham Cluster Support Services Grange Cluster Cluster Cluster Cluster Moore Cluster Hepburn Cluster Cluster Cluster

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 45 14 CAF's completed by Educa4on Support Services 1st September 2013 -‐ 31st August 2014 12 12

2 1 1 1 1 1

0 Educa-on Support Service ,Early Years Assessment and Educa-onal Psychology Hospital and Home Tui-on The Millway Centre Interven-on Team Service Portage Team h) Family Intervention Team The Family Intervention Team is a targeted level 2 service, accessed by professionals. (For information on Level 1, 2 & 3 services please refer to Gateshead Councils Children In Need (Including In Need of Protection, Indicators of Need and Service Response). What can the Family Intervention Team help with? The Family Intervention Team is made up of experienced staff who specialise in family support, youth work, and social work . They give practical help, advice and advocacy to families in Gateshead who may need some extra support with: l home conditions l health and wellbeing l household budgets l family relationships l parenting l help from other professionals How does the Family Intervention Team work? Support can take place at home, school or somewhere in the community. They work with families to develop an agreed support plan which will aim to address any issues or needs that the family might have. Parenting courses The Family Intervention Team also offer a wide range of parenting courses to help parents and carers build effective relationships with children of all ages. You can find out more about these courses from a FIT worker or by contacting 0191 433 3467 or 433 3426.

46 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools The Family Intervention Team worked with a total of 813 families between April 2013 and March 2014 -223 of which were accepted as part of the Council’s Troubled Families programme (also known as Families Gateshead). The majority of referrals come from Referral and Assessment (47%), followed by Education (27%) and Health (13%). A total of 67% of cases were closed as requiring no further action. 367 referrals were received for parenting programmes with every one receiving the offer of a start date. A total of 223 parents started or part completed a programme, while 195 completed a full parenting course. FIT continue to offer advice and support to a number of forums, including the Non Attendance and Pupil Placement/Fair Access Panels, as well as the Missing and Exploited Group and Anti Social Behaviour Panel. i) Gateshead Psychological Service The Gateshead Psychological Service works with schools and parents to raise attainment, promote emotional wellbeing and achieve positive outcomes for children and young people through the application of psychology to teaching, learning and behaviour. The work carried out by the Psychological Service comprises three main elements: l Statutory work - The provision of psychological advice towards the Education Health & Care Plans for special educational needs (SEND) - Attendance at SEN tribunals l Core Work - Assessment, advice and intervention regarding early years children, including those in the private, voluntary and maintained sectors - Critical incident and bereavement response - Support and advice for staff working into the Additionally Resourced Mainstream Schools (ARMS) - Attendance at Annual Reviews at the request of the Local Authority - Training - Attendance at Local Authority Panels and working groups l Service Level Agreement Work Carried Out With Schools - Assessment, advice and intervention carried out with children and young people who are failing to make progress despite evidence-based SEN support in school - Individually tailored training - Support to improve teaching, learning and assessment in relation to SEND, inclusion and disabilities - Group and individual therapeutic work - Systems level work - Advice and support for parents/carers - Advocacy and accessing children’s views Referrals to the Psychological Services Referrals are made to the Psychological Service through schools, in negotiation with the school psychologist. The pupils referred are often vulnerable and/or disadvantaged children and young people. Pre-school children are referred through a range of sources, including nurseries, health professionals and other early years practitioners and the service will work with children until the age of 19. The total number of cases opened in 2013-14 was 492, comprising new referrals and re-opening of old cases where new concerns had arisen.

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 47 Number of Cases Opened in 2013-14 Number of Cases Opened in 2013-14 by Key Stage by Gender Key Stage No. of Referrals Male Female EYFS 136 375 117 1 116 2 178 3 51 4 7 Post 16 4 j) FamiliesGateshead FamiliesGateshead is the local response to the Troubled Families Programme, a national initiative aimed at turning around the lives of 595 of the most troubled and complex families in Gateshead. The programme is targeted at families where children are not attending school or are being excluded, where children are involved in crime, the family are responsible for anti social behaviour and /or there is worklessness in the family. To date the programme is working with 602 families, which is over our targeted amount of 595, this has been very successful with over 477 families achieving significant improvements in outcomes for children. FamiliesGateshead is overseen by a Project Board made up of all relevant partner agencies, including the Head of the Behaviour Support Service (BSS) and the Service Manager, Education Support Service (ESS). Approximately 87% of the families included in the programme have children with problems relating to attendance or exclusion. As part of the FamiliesGateshead Programme the BSS are piloting having a Family Intervention Worker based in the pupil referral unit to intervene intensively with some of the families identified through the programme.

48 Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 4. Conclusion

The reasons why children don’t attendance school and why they become disaffected are often complex and involve a number of factors. Martin Narey (Chief Executive, Barnardo’s) states in their report into exclusions ‘not present and not correct, that ‘poor children on free school meals are up to five times more likely to be excluded from school that their better off counterparts. Those with special educational needs are ten times more likely to have their education disrupted because of exclusion. For many, bad behaviour in school is a result of real difficulties outside of school’ he further states that ‘once excluded, young people get involved with antisocial behaviour and crime. Sending them home to chaotic families or risky neighbourhoods does nothing to improve their behaviour. Children at risk of exclusion need more adult supervision, not less.’ Evidence from ‘They Never Give Up On You’ (2012) suggests that good practice into the prevention of and alternatives to exclusion, the development of the school workforce, the use of alternatives to exclusion and managed moves can be instrumental in preventing exclusions. In Gateshead our Key Stage 2 results in 2014 were higher than national results. Results at GCSE 5+ A*-C including English and Maths was 57.90% against a national average of 52.60% . Our schools and academies provide excellent opportunities for the majority of our children and young people to achieve and to attain. However we still have young people who are being excluded from maintained schools, academies and the PRU. Some of our children and young people receive only minimal amount of educational input each week. Some children and young people are sent home through unofficial exclusions. We have children and young people who are obese, involved in crime and anti-social behaviour and substance misuse. This audit is an attempt to draw down information from a range of sources; health, education, youth offending, schools and academies in order to provide an overview of the situation in Gateshead. The information provided is meant to be thought provoking and to challenge existing views, while at the same time challenge and encouraging practitioners and policy makers to think differently. This information should be used to illuminate and initiate questions being asked; however all data needs to be considered and understood in the context in which it is situated. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to provide data for this report.

Behaviour and Attendance Report for Gateshead Schools 49 Produced by Gateshead Council, educationGateshead, Care, Wellbeing and Learning © March 2015