www.newhamconnect.uk [email protected] Issue 30 7 July 2017 Keeping Newham Connected Dear Colleagues I am writing this letter ahead of the NAPH and NASH conferences taking place on Wednesday and Friday respectively. At both meetings I will have presented on the new Education and Skills Service and how it will engage with you and other stakeholders and partners in our continued efforts to improve outcomes for children and young people. I will also have updated on Best for All, which is designed to transform our approach to meeting the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. We also include those who are vulnerable in a range of ways: those newly arrived from overseas (often without family); those with mental health needs and those who remain susceptible to exclusion—fixed term or permanent, on account of behaviours which are unacceptable but which often leave them with no place to go. With over eighty schools, voluntary sector partners, other Council services ready to support and the funding coming through High Needs, Schools Block and Health, we should be able to achieve the change Newham needs in order to create stability in the system and assure the best outcomes possible for our most vulnerable young people. I am also highlighting a letter for head teachers, here about high-needs funding allocations for this year only. I wrote recently to let you know that we would be saying goodbye to Officers who have worked with you over a number of years and some more recently who have made a significant contribution. I want now to acknowledge the work of our Headteachers who will be leaving this term. Ann Collier (Edith Kerrison), Maria Maher (William Davies), Chinye Jibunoh (Eastlea) and Stephanie Lacowycz (Southern Road). Finally, congratulations to Sandringham and Colegrave, who both achieved outstanding ratings from Ofsted, and congratulations to Altmore Infant School, Stratford School Academy and Oasis Academy Silvertown, too, on their recent Ofsted inspection outcomes With best wishes, Jane Moon Deputy Director, Education and Skills IR35 Compliance for Head Teachers Targeted Summer School Offer – Places Left! We still have places left for this year’s Summer School so Cheryl Graham from oneSource HR has written to we are giving all schools another opportunity to apply. If Headteachers about the importance of schools complying you have vulnerable pupils in your school who would ben- with the recent Off-Payroll Intermediaries legislation efit please get in touch urgently via email: (commonly known as IR35) in the Public Sector. [email protected] or call 020 3373 6508 th The Council needs to ensure that all schools are compliant, Deadline to apply as a school is Tuesday 11 July 2017. Deadline for parents to complete the online application is and understand the legislation, so we are asking all Friday 14th July. Headteachers to check their school’s compliance. This provision can be used strategically to continue and develop learning throughout the summer break from The legislation affects all maintained schools who employ school and this may help to raise pupils’ attainment lev- agency workers/consultant/sole traders directly or via an els as well as develop other skills needed for resilience. third-party (e.g. agency) where the Council is the overall Pupils targeted must be from school years 5, 6, 7 and 8 employer and payroll provider. (in the transition years from primary in secondary) and Click here for a link to the letter sent to Head Teachers, have one or more of the following vulnerabilities: Behavioural issues, attendance issues, special educa- which explains the Council’s approach and what schools tional needs, English as a second language, looked after need to do in order to ensure compliance. children, physically disabled (e.g. hearing and visual im- The letter explains that any schools who are non-compliant pairments or in a wheel chair) and under achieving white will have any financial penalties from HMRC passed onto males, and young carers. We will also accept applica- them. tions from pupils from low income families qualifying for free school meals. The letter also includes contact details for Cheryl Graham. Parents/guardians of the targeted children will be sent a Please contact Cheryl if you require further advice. brochure and will need to apply online similar to previous years. SATS 2018 Planning Ahead session —13th July Apprenticeship Levy update for schools This session will unpick the recent SATs papers identifying Update from Sheila Weeden areas of weakness. The session will give teachers the op- Following my briefing to schools in March, which is on the portunity to share good practice, timetabling and teaching Newham Connect Website, I will be sending out a form to techniques ready for SATs 2018. schools that pay the Levy via Newham Council payroll on Course Date: Thursday 13th July Monday 10th July asking schools to indicate the new ap- prenticeships they would like to recruit to in the 17/18 Course Time: 9-12 academic year. Cost: £25.00 Schools can take on an apprentice at any time of year, but Book Now to register a place we are proposing two starting points in the first wave of new apprentices in September 2017 and January. 2018. For more information please contact Nicole at [email protected] The form will give us an indication of the types of appren- ticeships schools want to recruit to, the volume, age of the apprentice (16-18 or 19+), and when they want appren- STA Update 4 July 2017 tices to start. Schools can either recruit new apprentices, or existing Action: access key stage 2 (KS2) test results on NCA tools school staff can move into apprenticeship roles in order to for incoming year 7 pupils up-skill or re-train. Schools with a key stage 3 (KS3) intake can access the results of the 2017 KS2 tests in the 'Pupil results' The Levy funding only pays for the training and assess- section of NCA tools for incoming year 7 pupils. ment costs. The school is responsible for paying the You will need unique pupil numbers (UPNs) to access the salary and other associated costs, and for paying any results of pupils joining your school in September. indirect costs such as staff time supervising apprentices Once we have an indication of which schools want to re- Each pupil receives: cruit apprentices in 17/18, and which apprenticeships a raw score they require, we will work with schools to tender for ap- a scaled score prenticeship delivery organisations and assessment organisations. confirmation of whether or not they met the expected standard (a scaled score of 100 represents the expected Schools pay their Apprenticeship Levy contribution via standard) Direct Debit each month. Each month’s contribution has to be spent within 24 months, so schools do not have to If you have any queries about pupils' results, or need help recruit an apprentice in the first year. The funds from accessing NCA tools, please contact the national curricu- April 2017 can be spent up until April 2019. lum assessments helpline on 0300 303 3013. The new Apprenticeship Standard for Teaching (Level 5) is Information: question level analysis of KS2 test results expected to be ready for delivery from September 2018, y the end of July, question level analysis will be available and there is likely to be very strong interest from schools to schools with incoming year 7 pupils via Analyse School Performance (ASP). It will be available from the 'Question in the Apprenticeship level analysis' tab. Guidance from oneSource Finance on how to process the direct debit This will enable schools to see how pupils performed in Paula Astrella from oneSource Finance has written to different areas of a test, or in answering individual ques- tions compared to other pupils nationally. schools about the direct debit for the Apprenticeship Levy. It is to be treated as a cash book journal to ledger code If you have any queries about the analysis of KS2 results, 088 ( or other relevant code that has been set up on please contact the DfE helpline on 0370 000 2288. FMS)’ ….(Mth = the month concerned) If you have any queries relating to the amount please Do you have something for the Newsletter? email [email protected], otherwise please contact your Bursar Service. Do you have an example of good practice at your school Early Years Educator Apprenticeships that you would like to share, or an event that you would like to promote to other schools? If so, please send it to us. Sheringham Nursery School will be delivering the training for the Level 3 Apprenticeship for Early Years Educators We would like to receive more newsletter items from from September. If you would like to recruit a young per- schools, so if you have an article, event or news item you son aged 16-18 to join your school as an early years ap- would like featured in the newsletter, email it to prentice in September, or you would like to ask any ques- [email protected] by Weds 12pm for that tions or find out more information, please email week’s newsletter. Items received after the deadline will be [email protected] featured in the following week’s newsletter or call Julian on 07794 755487 Message from our Safeguarding Lead in Make Your Mark Campaign Education Make Your Mark, run by British Youth Council and led by young people, is the largest ballot of youth views in the UK. Sergeant Michael Murray from Newham Police Counter It allows young people aged 11 to 18 to vote for the issues Terrorism Focus Desk visited Chobham Academy last they would like to be debated at the House of Commons week to give a Project Griffin presentation on Counter sitting of the UK Youth Parliament in November.