Commissioning Plan for Education Provision 2019-2023
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COMMISSIONING PLAN FOR EDUCATION PROVISION 2019-2023 Consultation Survey Analysis Report November 2018 Table of Contents Introduction Objectives Methodology Target Audience 3-4 Profile of respondents Interpretation of data Acknowledgements 1.0 Key Findings from the survey 5-6 2.0 Main Findings from Parents 2.1 Children in Havering who are of school age 2.2 A place of diversity and choice 2.3 Principles and Guidelines 7-13 2.4 Options to meet projected future demand for Primary and Secondary school places 2.5 Options to meet projected future demand for Special Educational Needs & Disabilities 2.6 General Comments from Parents 3.0 Main Findings from Other Stakeholders 3.1 Stakeholder profile 3.2 A place of diversity and choice 3.3 Vision and Priorities 3.4 Principles and Guidelines 3.5 Funding 14-18 3.6 Havering Demographic Trends 3.7 Commissioning for Early Education and Childcare 3.8 Commissioning Statutory School Provision 3.9 Commissioning Post 16 Education and Training 3.10 Commissioning Special Educational Needs and Alternative Provision 3.11 General Comments from other stakeholders 4.0 Action plan to address key issues raised from the consultation 19-20 Appendix 1- Survey Demographics 21-22 Appendix 2- Full Parents & Stakeholder Survey response data 2 Introduction As the Strategic Commissioner of Education Provision, council’s statutory duty is to ensure that there are sufficient education ensure there are sufficient places of high quality, in the right places for all learners, while at the same time fulfilling our other responsibilities to raise education standards and be the champion of children and their families in securing good quality education, childcare and other provision including training and apprenticeships. The draft Commissioning Plan for Education Provision 2019-2023 provided the basis for consultation with all parents, carers and other stakeholders in the education community to make suggestions on how to ensure there is sufficient capacity to meet the demand of places across all phases of education especially, in the areas where there is growth in numbers and secure high quality education for all Havering children and young people. Havering’s Cabinet approved the draft plan at its meeting on 25 July 2018 and requested that it should be circulated for wider consultation. A borough-wide consultation survey was therefore undertaken by the School Organisation and Place Planning Team to gather the views from parents, education providers and other stakeholders on the proposals being put forward that will help address the increased demand of school places identified in the draft commissioning plan including ways to meet and to improve the quality of education in the borough. This report presents the findings of this consultation survey carried out from 10 September to 5 November 2018 and the feedback received via the online questionnaire. Objectives The survey was structured on the need to understand the following: Views on sufficiency of childcare and school places including provision for post 16 and alternative education in the borough. The important elements/principles parents and other education stakeholders would like the local authority to consider when a decision is being made on the commissioning and delivery of school places. Options on how the future projected demand of primary, secondary and special educational needs school places could be delivered Methodology Two different survey questionnaires were issued; one for parents and another for all other stakeholders. For the stakeholder survey, additional questions were added regarding the education vision, future priorities over the plan period, demographic trends and funding model proposal. The findings of this survey are based on 629 questionnaires/responses all received online. Information leaflets highlighting the survey questionnaire link was distributed to all parents/carers of pupils in Havering schools and in addition, the survey link including the draft commissioning plan document were emailed to them via the schools’ parent mail system. All other stakeholders were directly emailed the plan document, the survey link and were also informed that it could be accessed via the Havering website and the Havering education online (HES) portal. Hard copies of the questionnaire and the draft plan were made available for any interested parties to complete at children centres, all the borough libraries, and the PASC Centre. An on-line version of the survey was also available on the council’s website. The survey information and links were advertised in the local press, Global news, HES Portal, Yammer and the Living. Information leaflets regarding the survey were placed all over the borough’s community boards and public advert stands. 3 Email reminders were sent three weeks prior to the consultation closing date to ensure all consultees had the chance to respond. Target audience Issues relating to school places could have implications for a range of individuals and groups across Havering’s local community. This survey was carried out to capture the views of two main groups. Firstly, the views of parents and carers of current pupils in Havering schools and secondly, other education stakeholders including all teaching and non-teaching staff in Havering schools, academy trusts, private nursery providers, child-minders, local residents, businesses, voluntary sector representatives, governing bodies, union representatives, diocesan representatives and ward councillors. Profile of respondents Of the 629 respondents who completed the survey, 92% were parents & carers while 8% of respondents were all other stakeholders. Data showing the profile of consultees who completed the equality monitoring questionnaire form are as shown in the survey demographics (Appendix 1). Interpretation of data Where percentages do not sum to 100, this may be due to computer rounding, the exclusion of “not applicable” or multiple answers. The count represents the number of people that responded to each of the survey question and/or the options provided to a particular question Acknowledgements The School Organisation and Place Planning team would like to thank all participants who took part in the survey. 4 1.0 Key findings from the survey on each section of the draft Commissioning Plan The key findings below represents a summary of the combined data and feedback on the consultation survey received from our two main target groups for each section of the draft commissioning plan. Section 2: Havering Context- A place of diversity and choice Sufficient school places: The local authority has successfully created additional provision as set out in the previous plan. The current draft commissioning plan gave a narrative of what has been achieved so far and the survey was aimed at finding out from stakeholders whether they felt that there are enough school places in the borough. When viewing the overall responses, both parents and other stakeholders’ consultees disagree that there are sufficient Special school and Alternative provision places. There was a split of opinion between parents and other education stakeholders regarding sufficient provision for Post 16 provision with a majority of parents disagreeing that there are insufficient post 16 provision especially sixth form places in secondary schools. Section 3: What we are seeking- Vision and Priorities ‘Ensure that all post 16 students are provided with a broader range of AP opportunities to help them build on current KS4 provision”, “More specialist provision for children with challenging behaviour”, “Greater emphasis on a holistic school programme so that all needs are met” are a few of many suggestions received from stakeholders as additional goals/priorities that the council should include in its vision of delivering excellent education for all pupils to achieve and meet their full potential Section 4: Principles and Guidelines Approximately 76% of respondents agreed with the principles which would guide the council in making commissioning decisions whilst ensuring it remains transparent. Four proposals were put forward to both parents and other stakeholders; both our consultee groups supported the proposals for additional secondary school places to be delivered via the establishment of a grammar school and maintaining a surplus capacity within each planning area to accommodate in-year applications. An overwhelming majority rejected the proposal regarding creating additional school places by building on playing fields or green belt sites. Parent consultees rejected the proposal on creating additional primary & secondary places in only outstanding/good & oversubscribed schools while stakeholders supported the proposal but only for the additional places to be created in good secondary schools. Section 5: Funding Although stakeholders thought the funding model proposed regarding the pooling of resources between the local authority and Free schools/Academies to secure joint or full funding to meet the cost of expansion, they did not give an overwhelming support regarding this model option. Section 6: Havering Demographic Trends 70% of the stakeholders agreed that the long term projections and data presented in the draft plan were accurate. Some education providers highlighted that they are experiencing high pupil mobility in their schools. Section 7: Commissioning Early Years Education and Childcare Majority of the consultees agreed with the ward level data were deficit places are being projected and 74% agreed with the future