Enfield Schools for the Future Strategy for Change Executive Summary Trust in the Community 1 CONTENT Page Number 1. Introduction 3 2. The way forward – a summary 3 3. Priorities 4 4. Improving choice, diversity and access 5 5. Addressing underperformance 6 6. Personalising learning 6 7. Improving 14-19 learning opportunities 7 8. Improving inclusion 7 9. Developing extended schools and integrated children’s services in and around schools 8 10. Change and programme management 8 Appendices Appendix 1: Summary of consultation arrangements on any school organisation changes 9 Appendix 2: Table 1 - Projected places for secondary schools 2017/18 9 Appendix 3: Table 2 – Provision for special educational needs 10 Appendix 4: The borough’s plans to make improvements to school buildings and ICT 10 The full version of Enfield’s draft Strategy for Change (SfC) is available here This Executive Summary is intended to help consultees in responding to the consultation document, further copies can be downloaded at: www.enfield.gov.uk/downloads/SfCExecSummary.pdf A consultation response form can be accessed here (Word file). If you do not have access to Microsoft Word you can view the response form as a pdf file here. To request hard copies of any of the documents please contact Hilary Biggs on 020 8379 3202 or via [email protected] Responses to the consultation need to be returned by 25th March at the latest. The Council will consider all consultation responses before producing a final SfC by the end of March 2008. Trust in the Community 2 1. Introduction This document: • provides an executive summary of the Council’s draft strategy to improve the education and children’s services provided by and through schools across the borough, so that every child enjoys and achieves; is healthy; stays safe; achieves economic well being; and makes a positive contribution • covers the key policy areas of: - choice, diversity and access - addressing underperformance - personalising learning - 14-19 education - inclusion - extended schools and integrated children’s services • sets out: - the Council’s approach to supporting schools with change management - how buildings and ICT could be improved • enables the development of principles for school organisation across the borough • will underpin the Council’s submission for Primary Capital Funding • helps show the Council’s readiness to deliver ‘Building Schools for the Future’. 2. The way forward - a summary 2.1. Once Enfield’s Strategy for Change has been finalised, the following strategies, plans and programmes will be produced: • a school organisation plan (the consultation arrangements on any proposed school organisation changes are set out in appendix 1). This could involve: - some new schools - some existing schools extending their age ranges, size and/or changing location - other schools retaining their existing size, age range and locations - creating more primary schools, including those that may be formed from existing infant and junior schools - increasing choice and diversity of schools, through academies and trusts • strategic plans for: - 14-19 provision - special educational needs - extended school provision - ICT, including an ICT managed service - improving school buildings - engaging parents, pupils and the wider community • schools’ individual Strategies for Change and a change management programme. 2.2 There need to be certain agreed ‘givens’ within these plans: • all schools will be good schools, achieving at least the national average at each key stage, and raising the standards achieved by underperforming groups • all schools should have equality of esteem and serve their community, acting as a focal point in their locality • each secondary school should have a specialism, and be self-governing • no changes to admissions policies, including the retention of single-sex schools • all schools should be in a partnership, and be inclusive, healthy schools, offering extended school provision and opportunities for student voice and parental engagement • where possible primary schools should cover the 3 -11 age range, in some cases being linked to a secondary school through co-location/federation/all-age schooling Trust in the Community 3 • all secondary schools should have places for 16-19 year olds, and have a lead role in relation to delivering the 14-19 curriculum • the concept of "smaller secondary communities" should be adopted wherever possible • all schools should offer personalised learning, supported through ICT • all schools should be enabled to have an international dimension. 3. Priorities The authority proposes the following priorities for transforming the learning experiences and opportunities for young people and the wider community in Enfield: Pupils enjoying, achieving and having economic well-being Improve choice, diversity and access • ensure sufficient school places and that schools are of the right size and age range and in the right place to meet community needs • support schools in forming and sustaining partnerships, including with external organisations • support the development of academies and trust arrangements • reduce the number of school transfers necessary for a child during their school career • support smooth and effective transition arrangements between schools • develop arrangements for parental engagement in determining future educational provision within the borough Address underperformance • improve standards achieved in early year settings and at the key stages, so that they are at or above the national average • reduce the gap in achievement by those who are vulnerable/underachieving • ensure that no setting/school is in an Ofsted category and/or achieving below floor targets or 30% 5A*-Cs at GCSE, including English and Maths Personalise learning • support schools in continuing to develop personalised learning • provide high quality facilities and ICT in schools to support personalised learning Improve 14-19 learning opportunities • ensure that by 2013 all children can access the full range of 14-19 courses, including the 17 Diplomas • ensure all secondary schools have specialist status, supported by appropriate facilities • support secondary schools, colleges and special schools in developing effective partnership arrangements • ensure 14-19 arrangements will support all 16 year olds staying on into education and training, whether in schools, colleges, training providers and/or workplace provision Improve inclusion • support all schools in continuing to improve attendance • continue to improve inclusion for children with special educational needs so as to improve their achievements and reduce the number in out borough placements • provide support on improving pupils’ behaviour and reducing exclusions Pupils staying safe, keeping healthy and making a positive contribution Develop extended schools provision and integrated children’s services in and around schools • encourage more young people to be engaged in ‘student voice’ activities • enable all schools to achieve/sustain the Healthy Schools Standard • ensure healthy eating options are offered by schools • ensure all young people can access up to 5 hours of sport/PE each week by 2012 • ensure all schools make the core extended school offer by 2010 Trust in the Community 4 • increase the number of children’s centres in areas of deprivation • base integrated children’s services in and around schools where feasible and practicable • ensure that schools have swift and easy access to services for the most vulnerable Improving management of change and programme delivery • ensure schools are supported in delivering their own Strategies for Change through workforce remodelling, change management programmes and effective design of their renewed buildings • use the various capital funding streams to ensure school buildings are renewed and/or remodelled, so that their facilities are of high quality, are sustainable with minimum carbon footprint and will, with improved ICT, enable learning for the 21st century. 4. Improving choice, diversity and access 4.1 It is forecast that there is a need for: • an additional 9FE (nine forms of entry, i.e. 270 places) in reception classes by 2010/11 • a minimum of 9FE year 7 places in 2016/17. 4.2 The options put forward to meet the need for more places are: • expand some of the existing primary schools • create new primary schools, where possible co-locating them with secondary schools or creating all-age schools • create primary schools from existing infant and junior schools, using their current sites – this could be achieved through using existing sites and extending age ranges, amalgamations and/or federations • provide a net 9FE of additional secondary places, ensuring that no secondary school in Enfield is more than 8 FE - the following options are proposed: - Albany School to become an 11-18 or all-age academy is based on it reducing to 8FE(it is currently 9FE) - the Gladys Aylward School to reduce from 8.5 FE to 8FE - two 6 FE schools to be created from Edmonton County School (currently 9FE) using its two existing sites– with the possibility of a federation between the two schools - open a new 6FE school by 2015 (through a competition or as an academy) – this could also be an all-age school - increase Broomfield School from 7.6FE to 8FE - Broomfield School to become an all-age school - Lea Valley High School to become an all-age school • no changes to 11-16 places in other schools: - Bishops Stopford’s School - to remain as 6FE - Chace Community School - to remain as 7FE - Enfield County School – to remain as a 6FE school on existing two sites - Enfield Grammar School – to remain as 6FE on its existing two sites - Highlands School – to remain as 8FE - Kingsmead School – to remain as 8FE - The Latymer School – to remain as 6FE - St Annes RC High School - to re-locate on to one site, remaining as 6FE - St Ignatius College – to remain as 6FE - Southgate School – to remain as 8FE - Winchmore School – to remain as 8FE. 4.3 The aim for post 16 provision is to achieve a staying on rate to year 12 in schools of 70%, with 70% of these staying on into year 13, by 2017/18 (others will attend college Trust in the Community 5 and/or workplace provision).