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Headteacher UpdateMarch/April 2009

• www.cfbt.com/lincolnshire

• Professional Services to Schools (Tim Lomas and
  Howard Mence)
• Projects and COTS Modules (Wendy Mason and
  Stephen Capper
• Compliance Issues (Tim Lomas)
• Leadership Development (John Sandfield)

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Professional Development Agreement (PDA)
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• tlomas_at_cfbt.com
• March 2009

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SIS SERVICES

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• No cost to all schools irrespective of PDA
• Subsidised either to all or some benefits only
  to PDA schools
• Commercial cost PDA or stand alone
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PDA (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT) BASIC
STRUCTURE (1)

• Available to all schools in Lincolnshire and
  elsewhere
• Sign up for a number of units (10-42) with
  complete choice of utilisation
• Unit price is 150 so a 10 unit option is 1500
• Other schools would pay 190 losing also any
  subsidy

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PDA (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT) BASIC
STRUCTURE (2)

• Additional units would be added at the PDA rate
  of 150
• More elements will be costed this year because of
  withdrawal of subsidies
• Governor training amalgamated with PDA
• PDA also gives unlimited guidance and advice

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MAIN SERVICES AND PRODUCTS THROUGH PDA

• School-based support
• Support modules and packages (COTS)
• Central courses
• Conferences
• Resources and materials including access to other
  providers
• General advice and guidance

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NO CHARGE SERVICES FOR ALL SCHOOLS

• Monitoring and intervention including statutory
  SIP visits
• Support for Ofsted inspections
• Appointment of headteachers
• Compliance with statutory obligations, eg.
  security audits
• Celebration events
• Support for Director of Childrens Services
  SACRE, global, SRE
• Those funded by other agencies such as the
  National Strategies

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SUBSIDSIED SUPPORT

• Usually 50
• COTs
• Support staff
• NQTs
• Early career teachers
• Arts packages
• Birth to 5
• Some leadership development
• Subject leader meetings
• Health checks
• Primary packages/projects
• Governor training

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SCHOOL-BASED CONSULTANCY

• COTS as part of intervention or as PD
• Reviews
• Central courses in schools
• Governor training 2 units for evening whole
  governing body or 1140 without
• Health checks including special and primary
• Schools can combine

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MEETINGS  

• Primary Subject meetings termly 2 units or 570
• Secondary 21 for 15 units in secondary (non PDA
  4970)
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SPECIFIC PACKAGES ARTS AND STUDY SUPPORT

•  All 1.5 units per day
• Artists in Residence
• Student Studio Residence student holiday
  opportunities 14
• Young Journalist Academy Gold (10 days) and
  Silver Standard (1 day).
• New Media 4 5 day film package
• PLUS
• Out of Hours Study Support modules of 7 weeks
  (2 units) or 21 weeks (5 units).

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MUSIC SUPPORT

• World Music Team Building up to 100 staff and
  resources. 1 unit
• Primary Curriculum loop package 10
  fortnightly half day sessions and resources. 6
  units for KS1 and 2 and 10 for both
• Wider opportunities package for KS2 whole class
  instrumental tuition 36 weekly sessions 8
  units for up to 33 pupils
• World music package. 6 weekly session. 1.5 units

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LEARNING CENTRES

• 5 usage reduction
• Days non-residential experience 1 unit or 570
  for others

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CENTRAL TRAINING

• Usually 1 unit per day course or conference with
  many subsidised at 0.5 units for PDA schools
• Various venues

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Governor Support and Development
Universal Service No charge

• Headteacher and Governor Appointments
• Website
• Helpline
• Newsletters and Digests
• Resource Centres
• Governor Meetings

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Governor Support and Development Enhanced
Service PDA charged

• Consultancy
• School Based Courses
• Tailored Consultancy
• Modular Consultancy
• Courses
• Twilight
• Day
• Conference
• Password protected Website
• Resources

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RESOURCES AND MATERIALS

• Materials and Resources Database
• Governor website
• Automatic copies of newsletters and hard copy
  resources such as handbooks and toolkits (500
  for non-PDA schools)

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ADVICE AND GUIDANCE

• Non-PDA 20 plus 1 a minute. Others reasonable
• Health and safety
• Career and professional development
• Interpretation and analysis of data
• Preparing for external quality marks and bids

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COSTS

• Schools buy packages of units
• unit price 150
• Option A 10 units 1500
• Option B 18 units 2700
• Option C 26 units 3900
• Option D 34 units 5100
• Option E 42 units 6300
• Non-PDA unit cost is 190.

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HOW TO TAKE OUT A PDA

• Form in booklet and website
• Separate copy posted with booklet
• Response by 1st June with add 1 unit to their
  allocation
• Assume no PDA by end of summer term
• Single invoice for non-prime accounts (July) and
  two (July and January) for others

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USING UNITS

• School will have an account
• Visits will normally result in debits
• No cancellation replacement school visit is
  at course rate
• No show will lead to cancellation fee unless
  good case made
• Refunds and compensation 10 addition

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KNOWING WHAT IS ON OFFER (1)

• Meetings
• Professional Services to Schools
• Hard copy book
• Specific guides COTS, Early Years, Governors,
  Support Staff
• Monthly flier with summary website version for
  direct booking

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KNOWING WHAT IS ON OFFER (2)

• Website including newsflash and helpline
• Individual updates
• Personal email group lists
• SIP visits
• National CPD database

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eg. Newsflash Helpline Schools Portal SIPS Materia
ls Database Individual Updates
cpdsearch.tda.gov.uk/
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PDA LaunchProjects and COTS Modules

• Wendy Mason/Stephen Capper
• wmason_at_cfbt.com
• scapper_at_cfbt.com
• March 2009

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Four distinct elements available to primary and
nursery schools

• Projects
• Strand Modules
• PDA Courses and Consultancy
• Additional Support including Governor Development

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Projects

• Targeted intervention programmes by invitation
• CLLD
• ISP
• Improving Attainment in Science
• Securing Level 4 in Core Subjects

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District Projects

• Boston Project Visual Literacy
• South Holland Rural Schools Project
• LP2 Lincoln City Visual Maths

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Strand Modules

• Assessment for Learning
• Early Years
• ICT
• Leadership and Management
• Teaching and Learning

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Universal Support for Headteachers

• Roll out of APP
• The New OFSTED Framework and SEF
• Primary Curriculum Review

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Brokering Support Meeting

• Key Priorities
• Milestone Benchmarks
• Barriers to Improvement
• What the School Intends to do
• Readiness for APP
• 11 Tuition
• Consideration of SIS External Support

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• COMPLIANCE ISSUES

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• WHAT IS BEING REQUIRED?

New Bill includes legislation to ensure all
schools implement the statutory provisions in the
School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document
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• ISSUES OF RELEVANCE

• Teachers not undertaking the 24 Tasks (National
  Agreement) and an expected downward movement on
  staff hours
• Full and effective implementation of PM
• Rarely cover from September from max. of 38
  hours
• Dedicated headship time
• PPA time the spirit as well as the letter of
  the law
• Effective deployment of staff in schools, eg.HLTA.

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• CURRENT EVIDENCE

• NASUWT survey of 16,000 indicate
• 63 cover 20 hours a year
• 37 directed to activities not related to PPA
• 5 claim no PPA time

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• LINCOLNSHIRE SURVEY EVIDENCE

• Few enjoy any dedicated headship time governors
  had rarely discussed this issue
• Rarely cover regulations on course to be in
  place but confusion
• Many primary school heads undertake cover often
  long term
• HLTAs and TAs often cover with some adopting
  emergency measures such as splitting classes
• Most staff can avoid undertaking the 24 Tasks but
  frequently want to, eg. photocopying, display
• PPA firmly in place in most schools

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• PROPOSED CHANGES

• If there is evidence that a school is not
  complying, the LA can consider a warning notice
• If remains non-compliant, can withdraw a schools
  delegated budget, appoint additional governors
  and ultimately appoint IEB
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• LINCOLNSHIRE WAMG (1)

• Monitor and recommend actions regarding
  compliance of the National Agreement
• Monitor and recommend actions regarding PM and
  appraisal
• Identify the induction, training and development
  needs of all sections of the whole school
  workforce
• Approve the SIS training programme
• Approve the approved partner providers of
  training in Lincolnshire

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• LINCOLNSHIRE WAMG (2)

• Monitor and recommend actions regarding the
  well-being and morale of the school workforce
• Monitor and collate evidence related to
  recruitment and retention of the workforce
• Discuss issues raised by the National WAMG or by
  other organisations and agencies such as the TDA
  and DCSF
• Invite specialist inputs on matters related to
  the Lincolnshire workforce
• Ensure that matters discussed and recommendations
  made are fed back to members and appropriate
  organisations and personnel.