Collaborative Workstream and Steering Group Meeting

Tuesday 29th March 2017 Coventry University – Scarborough Campus 9am-11.30am Improving Schools

• Literacy Strategy • Workforce Planning

Other projects ongoing: • Extended School Day Research • Partnership Coordinator Literacy Strategy

• Liz Dyer - NYCC • James Durran - NYCC • Alison Bailey - Consultant • Paul Offord – Strand Schools & Settings Staff Transition 19 61 Books Stories Parents 42 68 Lit through Film 18 37 Writing for KS1&2 9 48 Total 51 214 Transition Challenge: - Phase 1: Newby & Scalby – 14th Nov; Overdale – 23rd Jan; Gladstone Road – 2nd March.

- Phase 2: KS2/3 Pairings Project • Nine pairs of Primary and Secondary teachers established across the town (4 Secondary Schools/ 8 Primary Schools) • Colleagues to observe each other’s lessons & develop a stronger understanding of cross-phase literacy

- Specialist Lead Practitioner for English (POF) expanding capacity; developing T&L & enhancing KS3 schemes of learning in GPS &

- Scarborough TSA KS2 writing moderation hosted by Scalby – future events to be held in secondaries “Working with the ‘Scarborough literacy pledge’, teachers are now more exacting in their demands when pupils redraft their writing to make improvements.”

Lindhead Primary School short inspection report: 17th March 2017 Next steps

• Impact • Capacity • Leadership • Strategic direction Workforce Planning

• Sarah Barron - NYCC • Keeley Metcalfe - NYCC Project Plans & Objectives

capturing and HR Initiative involves: sharing good practice

exploring leadership capacity and succession planning This initiative is led by the NYCC Schools HR team in close collaboration with Scarborough stepping up existing schools approaches to tackle teacher recruitment difficulties on the Coast

enabling strategic HR discussions to inform school choices Progress to date & next steps

Spring term 2017

D Leadership eveloping deeper knowledge through engagement and with Headteachers Management discussion

Raising the profile of recruitment support available to Developing school action schools and providing recommendations to school plans

• Emerging themes allowing for development

Improving conversations and planning Schools Recruitment findings Jan 16 to date Schools and vacancy activity since Jan 16 90%

80% 75 posts were advertised 70%

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20% Two schools used incentives to 10% boost attraction 0% Secondary Primary Special

SP Vacancies Early career sources of recruitment Currently 70 48% of all schools Fourteen schools students graduating in Scarborough currently meet per year in Pledge engage with specific criteria for Scarborough. a Teaching Schools Teach First Alliance. placements. Source of supply used by Primary, Schools direct Only three schools

Secondary and placements are First Teach utilise this Special schools will increasing. currently. reduce /cease. Potential for future Is this an Develop new Uni expansion? opportunity? links? Via University placement Via University Teaching Schools Alliance Schools Teaching Workforce planning and development

•Capturing leadership turnover and impact in Schools Leadership and Management •Confirmation that peer leadership support is present

•Review of school structure Organisation design and flexibility •Capturing the pace of change against external pressures, eg funding formula

•School focused discussion on staffing data highlighting hot spots Workforce performance •Evidence of good engagement, eg regular staff surveys

•Innovative approaches to management of supply Managing problems •Discussion about ‘delegated powers’ and leadership roles

•Sharing knowledge and application of research, eg ‘lesson study’ Collaboration •Engaging colleagues in peer to peer support, eg teaching team

•3-5 year vision including succession planning School and Workforce development •Developing a whole school approach to SDP including all staff CPD Succession planning?

Data to inform succession planning 12

10 36% over 36% under 8 10 years in 5 years in post post 6

4 Average length of time in postin time of length Average

2 28% 5-10 years in post

0 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 HT age range Emerging themes

Could We are effective Lack of capacity Budget collaboration be in ‘growing our at middle and restrictions extended for own’- can we senior level for impact on CPD leadership access a broad development development? talent pipeline?

Recruitment Succession Aspiring leaders response is low planning is are present in quality reactive our schools Impact & Evaluation

Strategic HR Individual to each outcomes school Exploring School ownership of collaborative Listening to feedback outcomes opportunities and new ways of working Sharing good Transformative

Improving and aiding Evaluation practice actions

attraction of Success factors talented teachers

Working with schools Working Final review at the end of the project Raising Aspirations

• Employability Charter Completed Projects: • Culture and Heritage • Mentoring Preparation • Opportunity Event • Potash Preparation • Challenging STEM Stereotypes

Other projects ongoing: • Careers Quality Standards • Labour Market Information Employability Charter

• Deborah Hamilton – NYBEP • Corey Derbyshire – NYBEP • Debbie Gillard - NYBEP Update: • 102 employers signed up • Diversity of sectors/size - Aldi v. Handy Woman • c.50 EC employers supported activities as part of National Apprenticeship Week and National Careers Week • Communication with schools – Careers Co-ordinator Meetings, Enterprise Audits - inform future priorities and ongoing development of the Charter. • Newsletter 3rd edition. • Discussion with Aisha Freeman, Senior Lead Practitioner for Science, about STEM enrichment activities. Link to Potash development. • Focus on impact, evaluation and quality of interventions. Opportunity Event on the Coast

• Deborah Hamilton – NYBEP • Claire Healy - NYBEP ‘Successful Futures’ 8th March 2017

• 512 students • 43 teachers • 59 employers/educ providers • Schools attending: • St Augustine’s RC School • Ebor • Graham School • Brompton Hall School • • • Scarborough UTC • Scalby School • Adult Education

© George Pindar School Format of the Day • 4 sessions • Schools able to pick their preferred session • Three talks to explore options available to them after GCSEs: • An introduction to FE – Scarborough Sixth Form College • An introduction to HE – Coventry University Scarborough • An introduction to Apprenticeships – Apprentices from Dale Power Solutions and Yorkshire Coast Homes. • Careers Zone George Pindar School “Great afternoon @CUScarborough ‘I enjoyed the freebies and talks @NYBEP loads of info given to all about universities around the our yr 8's #NCW2017 #inspiration area.’ Year 9 student, St #NAW2017 #careers Thanks Augustine’s RC School everyone involved” “Taught me options for my future and where i can go.” Year 10 “I enjoyed learning new student, things and learning what Scarborough UTC “Most of the students people do and how much too young.” Nestle they get paid.” Year 10 student, Graham School

“Many thanks for organising the “Well organised. Lots of Successful Futures event yesterday, the exhibitors with different job students really enjoyed it and got a lot opportunities which was out of it.” Teacher, Ebor Academy good.” Barclays Banks © NYBEP Ltd 2017 Culture and Heritage

• Diana Logan – Highlights: Cultural Immersion • Cultural Immersion day with Annapurna Dance company at the SJT looking at Indian Storytelling through dance. Schools come to the SJT to work with this great company from West Yorkshire. February 2017 • Schools that took part: Braeburn Primary School, Filey Ebor Academy, Filey Infants School • Students were able to try on traditional costume, worked with Rangoli pattern, did traditional stick dancing and many other activities. • Featured on Look North and had Braeburn school teachers discussing the work that had been done. All the students had a fantastic day learning about a different culture and working together. Schools Festival:

• Young people came together from Schools across Scarborough, and Filey to perform 20 minute pieces based around the theme ‘Pathways.’ • These shows are created with the young people and their teachers with theatre staff and give the young people an opportunity to work in a professional theatre environment. • Schools that took part this year were: Seamer and Irton Primary School, Wheatcroft Primary, Hunmanby Primary, Filey Infants, Fylingdales primary, Springhead College, , Scalby School, , Filey Ebor Academy. • For many students this was their first time public speaking. • Some students who had been previously disengaged in other subjects in school were able to show their hard work and be proud of their achievements. • Students were able to showcase their own individual contributions to their learning. Impact & Evaluation

• 83% of students say that the work makes them want to learn more about the topic. • 100% of students are reporting increased confidence through the work that they are doing on the Broadening Horizons Scheme • 90.7% of teachers say it is an effective way of presenting learning to their class. • 95.24% of teachers see a change of confidence in their students. • 85% of Students are learning something they did not know before. Early Help

• Supporting Children’s Learning • Speech and Language Therapist Supporting Children’s Learning

• Simone Wilkinson – NYCC Prevent Services  Event was held at the Brunswick Centre in the February Half Term. The Event raised the profile of the project  Information packs were given out to families with young children.  Positive feedback was received from parents, young people and children.

“ great project” “fantastic idea” “I am going to give it a go and get rid of it”  All Early Setting have been contacted by the Family Outreach Support Workers.  Early Years settings have received information packs.  Ditch the Dummy project has been promoted in Children’s centre Sessions Speech and Language Therapist

• Vicki Logan – Overdale Primary School Actions Impact Next Steps 27/09/2016 Reception and KS1 children have been screened in all these • Screening for KS2 children in , Hunmanby and Overdale, Cayton, Hunmanby, Wheatcroft and schools – approximately 140 children. Braeburn. Braeburn schools trained in Language Links The screening identified 55% of these children for intervention • Mid-point review to take place June 2017. programme for Rec, KS1 and KS2. (mean average across the schools). • Screening of new reception children to take place in Interventions are presently running and a mid-point review will October 2017 in all 15 schools. be possible at the end of June 2017 • End of year review to take place in November 2017 for All schools are reporting positive impacts from the programme. the initial 5 schools. Overdale and Wheatcroft have screened KS2 children and they are accessing intervention. The new Y6 ‘language for SAT’s sessions are also implemented in these two schools. 02/02/2017 Reception screening completed in 3 of the schools and • St Martins and St Peters to screen in T3. Lindhead, Seamer and Irton, St Peters, Luttons, interventions initiated. • Screen KS1 children in all 5 schools before the close of Wykeham and St Martins schools trained in Teachers have visited Overdale to observe the programme the year. Language Links programme for Rec, KS1 and KS2. delivery and management of the analysis. • Interventions to be in place for September 2017. 21/03/2017 Log in and password access will be sent to these schools within • Screen reception class and KS1 children as soon as Northstead, Friarage, Barrowcliff, Snainton and the week. possible. Brompton and Sawdon schools trained in Language Links programme for Rec, KS1 and KS2. 06/04/2017 Children with speech and language needs beyond the limits of the • Scarborough Opportunities to support the appointment Vicki to meet with the Speech and Language Language Links programme will receive specialist help weekly on of 2 more SALT’s to work with the additional 10 schools Therapist that will address the ‘red’ children the schools site. already trained in the Language Links? identified by the Language Links programme in Advice and guidance for staff to support children in the the initial 5 schools that need more support. classroom. Barrier to faster success: Teacher /Teaching Support time and resources to set up and This is timely as it takes 25 minutes to screen one child. deliver the programme.