Bath & North East Somerset Council

MEETING:

The Council Executive

AGENDA
ITEM
NUMBER

MEETING DATE:

15 January 2003

TITLE:

Quarterly Performance Report for Education Services

WARD:

ALL

AN OPEN PUBLIC ITEM

List of attachments to this report:

Appendix 1: Quarterly Performance Report for Education Services (November 2002)

Contact person

Alison Delyth, Acting Education Director

Background papers

None

Date:

27 November 2002

Reporting Area:

Education

Lead Director:

Alison Delyth

Progress Made

Issue to be Addressed

Who

Leadership

Updates on May 2002 report items

· Education Budget Forum reconvened to discuss 2003/4 position.

· Clandown Primary School legal action- settlement has now been agreed and paid.

· Publication of notices ( November 2002) of statutory proposals to close four primary schools in Radstock area. The Church of England Diocese has published notices to open two new primary schools.

· Bath Special Schools - report to Executive Committee on 4 December. Very positive Consultation Meetings held with staff, governors and parents in the schools concerned.

· LMS Review consultation meetings underway.

· Review of School Reviews initiated by Education, Youth, Culture & Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Panel.

· Schools forum to be established by January 2003

· School Organisation Committee meets February 2003.

· Review to be considered by Education, Youth, Culture & Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Panel and Executive.

· Potential impact on Fosseway and actions of headteacher.

· Review to be considered by Education, Youth, Culture & Leisure Overview and Scrutiny Panel and Executive.

· Widespread consultation with Heads and Governors Forum.

Richard Morgan

Alison Delyth

Bruce Austen

Alison Delyth & Bruce Austen

Richard Morgan

Alison Delyth

· Relocation of RUH School - Feasibility study completed and discussed with Headteacher. Preferred location agreed following advice from Planners. Head in general supportive but Governors may be less so.

· Farrington Gurney Primary School - Feasibility study will be available on 18.11.02. Copy will be sent to school. Report to AMF on 26 November.

· Completion of a measured survey of the preferred location as it is currently covered with trees and shrubs. This has been commissioned and a meeting has been provisionally arranged with the Governors to discuss.

· Fire destroyed a classroom and the school kitchen.

Chris Kavanagh

Chris Kavanagh

New Items

· Resignation of David Williams. Alison Delyth currently Acting Director.

· Disability Equality Training day set up for all funded arts organisations.

· Service Planning day held - October.

· National Planning framework for youth plans, B&NES plan currently being drafted

· Lansdown Tuition Centre for excluded pupils up and running.

· 205 laptops provided through the `Laptops for Teachers' initiative, with associated training

· Adult and Community have met 2001/02 LSC targets and enrolments on track in 2002/03

· Sure Start Partnership has been formed to manage substantial revenue sums from next April.

· Planning permission for `Time Out' Centre (youth drop in centre) received.

· Awareness raising conference for Heads and Chairs of Governors about legislative changes to and requirements for Governance of Schools.

· Support for Schools to address new statutory responsibilities under Disability Discrimination Act.

· Interviews for replacement to be held on 9/10 December 2002.

· ALI underway.

· Renovation has started. Centre now planned to be open ????

Gail Quinton

David Williams

Gail Quinton

Gail Quinton

Tony Lydon

Gwenda Potter

Susan Wheeler

Richard Brock

Richard Brock

People Management

Updates on May 2002 report items

· Revised A&CE Manager post currently being recruited. Work begun on review and potential reorganisation of Adult and Community Education to ensure it is fit for future purpose.

· The person appointed to the post of Head of Education Personnel subsequently withdrew acceptance. Further interviews are planned for 4 December 2002.

· Workloads remain high for many key staff and stress levels are often high. Issue raised by staff in Best Value Review. Action plan will include planning to develop preventative working and greater team(s) collaboration.

Gail Quinton

Susan Wheeler

New Items

· Simon Jenkin recruited for two days a week to provide additional senior management support pending the appointment of a new Director.

· Improved accountability and monitoring systems for Advisory team related to impact on school performance.

· New evaluation process for measuring impact on schools of training provided.

Alison Delyth

Richard Brock

Richard Brock

Policy and Strategy

Updates on May 2002 report items

· Final version of Inclusion Action Plan nearing completion.

· Full time provision for excluded pupils now available through Lansdown Tuition Centre -guidance to schools revised.

· Close monitoring and review of PEX provision to ensure partnership with Wansdyke is sustained and developed. PRU management committee to meet in December for first time.

Gail Quinton

Gail Quinton

New Items

· EYDCP Implementation Plan 2003-04 to be submitted by February 2003.

· Action Plan to support underperforming schools submitted to DfES.

· Strategy for 16-19 Education accepted by O & S Panel.

· PFI being investigated

· Panel requested officers to develop this into a 14-19 strategy over the next year.

· Post 16 transport implications to be also investigated.

Julie Eden

Richard Brock

Simon Jenkin

Susan Robbins

Simon Jenkin

Resources

May 2002 report items

· Recent correspondence from DfES challenged with regard to the Asset Management Plan now being considered unsatisfactory.

· Stage 1 of NOF (PESS) bid successful.

· Implications for Education Capital and Single Capital Pot if appeal is not successful.

· Development work now required.

Alison Delyth

Chris Kavanagh

New Items

· Future funding of youth service activities likely to be linked to youth plan.

· Signs from Connexions that 2003/2004 will be either standstill or reduction.

· ACC funding consultation now ending - unlikely that LSC will change funding mechanisms for 2003/04.

· Pooled budgets for Drug Action Team.

· New budget paper - re. potential change in School Forum SIPPS money and Youth / Community separate allocation.

· Significant impact on our provision.

Gail Quinton

Gail Quinton

Gail Quinton

Gail Quinton

Processes

May 2002 report items

· Youth Democracy Project Steering Group established and linkages made to developing Youth Democracy Project work with Democracy work from O & S pilot.

· HMI judge St Philip's CofE Primary School to be improving and that the LEA's support for the school is good.

· School needs to come out of special measures by target date.

Gail Quinton

Richard Brock

New Items

· Key Stages 1 an 2 Pupil Performance data forwarded to all schools and training sessions provided.

· Music Service teaching 643 hours of lessons and over 2,400 pupils per week which are highest ever (hours and pupils).

· Pupil Performance Results; Summer 2002:

Richard Brock

Richard Brock

Richard Brock

Performance Targets

Number

Percentage

RED

8

31

AMBER

3

11

GREEN

15

58

NOT KNOWN

0

No.

INDICATOR

Examination Results

THE TARGETS BELOW ARE SET BY THE DfES AND ARE ASPIRATIONAL.

THUS, IF THE ACTUAL RESULTS COME WITHIN 3% OF THIS TARGET, THE STATUS IS RECORDED AS GREEN

38

Percentage of 15 year old pupils in schools maintained by B&NES achieving 5 or more GCSEs at grades A* - C or equivalent

55

57

59

57

57

61

60

G

This is best result to date, well above national average and very close to an aspirational target.

39

Percentage of 15-year-old pupils in schools maintained by B&NES achieving 5 or more GCSEs at grade A*- G or equivalent

New Indicator

94.5

93.3

G

This is a new PI, and target includes English and Maths.

40

Percentage of pupils in schools maintained by B&NES achieving Level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 Mathematics test

72

78

75

74

74

86

78

R

Target is aspirational. National target not met. Matched highest result to date. 14^th highest LEA result nationally.

41

Percentage of pupils in schools maintained by B&NES achieving Level 4 or above in the Key Stage 2 English test.

72

76

82

78

78

86

79

R

Target is aspirational. National target not met. Highest result to date. 21^st highest LEA nationally.

181a

Percentage of 14 year old pupils achieving Level 5 or above in the Key Stage 3 test in English

73

68

R

Results vary from year to year without improving overall. KS3 strategy should make an impact . Writing is the key weakness.

181b

Percentage of 14 year old pupils achieving Level 5 or above in the Key Stage 3 test in Mathematics

75

73

G

Highest result so far - improving steadily - aspirational target.

181c

Percentage of 14 year old pupils achieving Level 5 or above in the Key Stage 3 test in Science

75

73

G

Highest result so far - improving steadily - aspirational target.

Ofsted Inspections

18A

Percentage of schools maintained by B&NES subject to special measures

1.15

1.15

0

0

0

0

1.16

R

No.

INDICATOR

Education Expenditure

31

Individual schools budget as a percentage of local schools budget.

81

84

85

85

85.14

87

87.9

87.9

G

33

Net Youth Service expenditure per head.

New Indicator

62.63

64.85

64.32

*

65.72

63.70

G

36a

Net expenditure per pupil in B&NES schools: Nursery and primary pupils under 5 (£).

2076

2710

1989

2791

2876

2875

3055

G

36b

Net expenditure per pupil in B&NES schools: Primary pupils aged 5 and over

2033

2535

2112

2424

2447

2497

2590

G

36c

Net expenditure per pupil in B&NES schools: Secondary pupils under 16 (£).

2480

2740

2648

2822

3047

2907

3086

G

36d

Net expenditure per pupil in B&NES schools: Secondary pupils aged 16 and over (£).

3499

3703

3718

3814

3940

3928

4178

G

The level of funding for post 16 pupils is effectively decided by the LSC. We simply pass the resources to schools.

School Places

34a

Percentage of primary schools with 25% or more (and at least 30) of their places unfilled.

New Indicator

8.5

7.5

11.5

11.5

11.0

14.7

R

Continued fall in pupil numbers and absence of current proposals to reduce capacity makes it unlikely that proportion of primary schools in this category will fall.

34b

Percentage of secondary schools with 25% or more (and at least 30) of their places unfilled.

New Indicator

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

G

30

Percentage of 3 year olds who have access to a good quality free early years education place in the voluntary, private or maintained sectors.

New Indicator

25

25

48

58

57

77

86

G

Not full time places. 70% have 5 sessions per week

Absence and Exclusion

44

Number of pupils permanently excluded during the year from all schools maintained by B&NES per 1,000 pupils at all maintained schools.

0.96

1.02

0.89

1.2

1.7

1.1

1.4

R

Schools no longer have to set targets to reduce exclusions. The onus on LEAs t make f/t PEX provision has shifted the emphasis from schools. We have established another monitoring group to identify pupils vulnerable to exclusion and agree actions with schools to prevent permanent exclusion wherever possible.

45

Percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence in secondary schools maintained by B&NES

0.5

0.6

0.3

0.6

1.1

0.5

0.6

R

46

Percentage of half days missed due to unauthorised absence in primary schools maintained by B&NES.

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.3

R

0.3% is a good and realistic figure. Further reduction difficult but we are trying!

159a

Percentage of permanently excluded pupils attending alternative tuition of: Under 5 hours a week

New Indicator

0

0

G

159b

Percentage of permanently excluded pupils attending alternative tuition of:
6-12 hours a week

New Indicator

5

5

G

159c

Percentage of permanently excluded pupils attending alternative tuition of:
Between 13-19 hours a week

New Indicator

55

75

G

159d

Percentage of permanently excluded pupils attending tuition of: More than 20 hours a week

40

20

A

Provision only established from September 2002

Special Needs

43a

Percentage of statements prepared within 18 weeks:
excluding those affected by `exceptions to the rule' under the SEN Code of Practice.

New Indicator

100

97

97

97

98

98

A

43b

Percentage of statements prepared within 18 weeks:
including those affected by `exceptions to the rule' under the SEN Code of Practice.

New Indicator

91

85

85

89

86

76

A

The number of exceptions so far in 2002/3 is high partly because of a few very contentious cases and partly because 10 of the 17 exceptions are due to late advice from Health. We believe this is due to the amalgamation of B&NES PCT with UBHT. Therefore, a temporary blip.