No duplication of resources or training EIG spend in-line with Business Plan priorities Irreducible Minimum of Challenge Advisers FTE Additional Capacity School Causing Concern 12.5 7.5 Literacy and Numeracy officers EAL Officers Digital Officers Foundation Phase Officers Data Officers Queen Elizabeth High Emlyn Dyffryn Taf KS3/4 Teaching and Learning Centre Bro Banw Ffairfach Significant Risks Local Authority Support Responsibility Capacity of Challenge Adviser Team Poor knowledge of schools impacting on categorisation and inspection outcomes. Variability in work of individual Challenge Advisers Hub Lead does not maintain register and risks are not mitigated. LA does not escalate to local registers to manage issues Challenge capacity of Challenge Adviser team. Gareth Morgans ERW Business Plan Priorities Note of Instruction from Local Authority Identified in ERW Level 3 Plan
Other area Local Authority Business Plan Annex Powys Local Authority Single Plan Priority Transforming learning and skills All children and young people are supported to achieve their potential ERW Expectations of Local Authorities Make sure full capacity of Challenge Advisers is provided Full attendance at Challenge Adviser Training No duplication of resources or training EIG spend in-line with Business Plan priorities Irreducible Minimum of Challenge Advisers FTE Additional Capacity School Causing Concern
Regional School Categorisation Moderation for Primary Dec On-going live monitoring and feedback of CV1 reports through Rhwyd Monitoring and feedback of LA reports to Estyn Monitor Risk Register Estyn inspection findings analysis. Analysis of reports, CV1 findings Impact of PDG funding ERW Primary Data Pack V2 and ERW Secondary Data Pack V3 Secondary Quartile Summary Regional School Categorisation Moderation for Secondary Value For Money review Quarter 3 BP actions Risk Register Update CV1 findings – full analysis. Impact of PDG funding report based on findings from CV1 Delivery Board Exec Board
Jan On-going live monitoring and feedback of CV2 reports through Rhwyd National School Categorisation verification WG publish categorisation on My Local School Maths KS4 early entry analysis for target schools. Head of Hub Quality Report for CV1 (QA3) Draft BP ready Delivery Board Feb On-going live monitoring and feedback of CV2 reports through Rhwyd Monitoring and feedback of LA reports to Estyn Monitor Risk Register Estyn inspection findings analysis. Joint Committee Mar On-going live monitoring and feedback of CV2 reports through Rhwyd Staff Performance Management Q4 BP actions End of year statement Challenge and review
May On-going live monitoring and feedback of CV2 reports through Rhwyd Production of Challenge Adviser Self-evaluation for June Annual collation of all QA activity in Self Evaluation Report Collation of recommendations from scrutiny Review of CV1 and Categorisation Annual Self Evaluation Report Regional scrutiny seminar to include review of CV1 and categorisation. Delivery Board Exec Joint Committee Jun On-going live monitoring and feedback of CV2 reports through Rhwyd Monitoring and feedback of LA reports to Estyn Roll out of Challenge Adviser Self Evaluation Monitor Risk Register Analysis of FPh / KS2&3 findings; correlation with tests. Value For Money review Estyn inspection findings analysis. QA of Estyn reports Annual teacher assessment verification programme Quarter 1 BP actions update Annual evaluation against ChAds standards by advisers Delivery Board Exec Challenge and review
Monitor Risk Register Nov On-going live monitoring and feedback of CV1 reports ERW level data analysis for Challenge and Review Regional School Categorisation Moderation for Primary QA report of quality of Governor Support Training Challenge and review Dec On-going live monitoring and feedback of CV2 reports through Rhwyd Monitoring and feedback of LA reports to Estyn Monitor Risk Register Estyn inspection findings analysis. Regional School Categorisation Moderation for Primary Analysis of reports, CV1 findings Impact of PDG funding Quarter 3 BP actions Risk Register Update CV1 findings – full analysis. Impact of PDG funding report based on findings from CV1 Delivery Board Exec Board
Monitoring and feedback of LA reports to Estyn Monitor Risk Register Mar On-going live monitoring and feedback of CV2 reports through Rhwyd Staff Performance Management English KS4 early entry analysis for target schools Q4 BP actions End of year statement End of year review of BP Challenge and review
5 Develop strategies to build capacity for school improvement and effective succession planning to release the potential within EHT’s schools. Strategies developed within EHT’s schools to build capacity for school improvement and effective succession planning. Roy James Dec ‘16 Apr ‘17 6 Identify and meet with key staff within each authority for development of HLTA support staff. Working group for Teaching Assistants established. Tom Fanning January 2017 7 Develop understanding and audit of provision training of Teaching Assistants. Audit of current provision and opportunity for sharing best practice Tom Fanning Spring 2017 May 2017 8 Deliver training on performance management and performance capability, linked to the New Deal entitlement, for school leaders, governors and local authority representatives School leaders, governors and local authority representatives are: aware of the performance management and capability processes; HR Working Group April 2017 March 2018 None
by HWB, to include all New Deal Pioneer Schools. Resources shared on HWB 14 To improve the system for schools to access the course for their new and aspiring middle leaders by updating the website and using a flyer with a clear explanation of selection process. Event distributed to all schools via flyer Meinir Davies Sarah Hughes Sarah Perdue none 15 Identify HT new to post both permanent and acting. LA to identify and appoint Mentors. Audit of all New and Acting HT across the region. Tom Fanning October 2016 16 LA to provide initial training in local arrangements. Including introduction to support officers. (finance, HR, H&S etc). LA provide effective induction of New HT Tom Fanning, LA Leads Autumn 2016 Dec 2016 17 Provide 4 day training programme including opportunity for networking beyond local LA and consortium. Training to be accessible for all new HT across the region. Tom Fanning January 2017 July 2017 18 NPQH applications endorsed, candidates informed, timetable and expectations communicated. Process identifies and assesses appropriate candidates for programme. Endorsement process effective. TF. Endorsing Officers LM 19/09/2016 14/10/2016
19 NPQH personnel recruited and trained, venues and Timetable confirmed. Professional development of Experienced HT’s. Effective administration of process, timetables and venues TF. LA Leads. 14/10/2016 20 Leads of Literacy, Numeracy & behaviour from 6 LA meet to draft NQT training Materials. Training Programme for all NQT in place. TF. LM. Leads for Lit, Num, Behaviour/ALN Summer 2016 01/09/2016 21 Prepare and publish role and responsibility descriptors for all in NQT programme. Roles, responsibilities and programme outline published. TF. LM 01/09/2016 01/09/2016 22 Identifying schools where further OPT/ITP programmes can be delivered. Further OTP/ITP schools established. Roy James & Mark Ford March ‘17 June ‘17 23 Dovetail OTP/ITP into School to School Support Framework and determine its presence in Dolen. School to School effectively supporting the OTP/ITP programmes. Roy James & Mark Ford Jan ‘17 March ‘17 24 Create a website #DiscoverTeachinginWales to promote the teaching profession and encourage more people to Website designed, established and regularly updated. Alan Tootill Rhiannon Evans October 2016 February 2017 Recruitment and Retention budget
opt for teaching as a career or return to teaching. High stakeholder satisfaction. Emma Jones Website designer 25 Create a Welsh and English TV advertisement to promote the teaching profession and encourage more people to opt for teaching or return to teaching. Contract awarded, advert produced and broadcast. High stakeholder satisfaction. Alan Tootill Rhiannon Evans Media company November 2016 February 2017 Recruitment and Retention budget 26 Undertake a pilot Wellbeing project with six schools across the region. Schools chosen and project undertaken. Positive impact expressed through feedback. Roy James Alan Tootill January 2017 March 2017 WG “Schools’ Workload Projects” funding 27 Produce guidance for governors when recruiting senior leaders to ensure there is a minimum quality standard for candidate packs. Guidance produced. Standard of recruitment packs raised. Lorna Simpson Alan Tootill November 2016 January 2017 28 Ensure all secondary schools are well supported and challenged to improve the quality of middle & senior leadership and teaching and learning. Ensure that all leaders are clear as to what excellent looks like. Improved quality of middle leadership in targeted schools Improved quality of teaching and learning in targeted schools Alan Edwards Ian Altman April 2017 April 2018 Curriculum and Assessment grant
Improved outcomes for pupils, especially eFSM pupils. 29 Work effectively as four consortia to secure a positive implementation of Successful Futures and embed the use of the 4 core purposes in all schools across Wales Effective work with four consortia leads ot a well-developed national project and successful implementation of SF Alan Edwards David Barry April 2017 April 2018 SF grant 30 Ensure all work within the Teaching and Learning work strand is focused on reducing the impact of poverty. Improved outcomes for vulnerable learners Alan Edwards Level 3 T & L plan owners April 2017 April 2018 Curriculum and Assessment grant
3 Provide high quality support for all schools to implement the new Welsh Baccalaureate Schools feel well supported Teachers confidence improved All pupils effectively support by teachers to achieve in Welsh Bac Alan Edwards Elen James April 2017 July 2017 Welsh Bac Grant 4 Monitor the effectiveness of 14 – 19 officers in supporting and challenging schools to secure the best outcomes for all pupils including recuing the impact of poverty for pupils. Good support for schools and pupils Reduce the impact of poverty Improved pupil outcomes Alan Edwards Elen James April 2017 July 2017 Curriculum and Assessment grant 5 Ensure high quality challenge and support for all schools to improve the quality of teaching and learning of Welsh to enable all pupils, especially e-FSM pupils, to make good progress in developing their Welsh. Improved pupil outcomes in Welsh 1st and 2nd Language Alan Edwards Catrin Griffiths April 2017 April 2018 Curriculum and Assessment grant WESP
Development of a Welsh continuum in teaching overtime. 6 Ensure that all schools are better informed, have a better understanding and are more proactive in the delivery of the 2017-2020 WESPs – in accordance with WG priorities LA’s to meet annual targets in line with WG outcomes LA leaders of Welsh in Education LA’s to meet annual targets in line with WG outcomes Alan Edwards Catrin Griffith April 2017 April 2018 WESP 7 Ensure all secondary schools are well supported and challenged to improve the quality of middle leadership and teaching and learning. Improved quality of middle leadership in targeted schools Improved quality of teaching and learning in targeted schools Improved outcomes for pupils, especially eFSM pupils. Alan Edwards Ian Altman April 2017 April 2018 Curriculum and Assessment grant
and improving outcomes for eFSM pupils. Improve pupil outcomes 11 Ensure high quality support for all schools to implement curriculum change High quality support as and when required for schools Alan Edwards Ian Altman April 2017 April 2018 Curriculum and Assessment grant 12 Ensure all schools are well supported to develop and implement Successful Futures All schools aware of development of SF AoLEs developed and trailed successfully High quality support for schools Alan Edwards David Barry April 2017 April 2018 SF grant 13 Work effectively as four consortia to secure a positive implementation of Successful Futures and embed the use of the 4 core purposes in all schools across Wales Effective work with four consortia leads ot a well-developed national project and successful implementation of SF Alan Edwards David Barry April 2017 April 2018 SF grant 14 Provide high quality support for all schools to raise awareness of and support the implementation of the Teacher Standards. All schools and staff fully aware of new TS Alan Edwards April 2017 April 2018 SF grant
Successful implementation of new TS 15 Ensure all work within the Teaching and Learning work strand is focused on reducing the impact of poverty. Improved outcomes for vulnerable learners Alan Edwards Level 3 T & L plan owners April 2017 April 2018 Curriculum and Assessment grant 16 Ensure all Teaching and Learning working groups and staff make best use of digital resources to improve the quality of support to schools and impact if meetings. Improved use of digital resources Reduced use of paper in all meetings Improved digital competence of all staff Alan Edwards Level 3 T & L plan owners April 2017 April 2018 Curriculum and Assessment grant 17 Provide high quality support for schools to improve the quality of provision and its impact on outcomes in Foundation Phase. Improved quality of provision and improved outcomes for pupils in Foundation Phase Alan Edwards Foundation Phase Team April 2017 August 207 Curriculum and Assessment grant
within a cluster of schools 5 Welsh Language Resources Detailed review of current resources and their effectiveness. Development of resources to support specialists/ALNCos are available in Welsh and English ALN Priority Board April 2017 April 2018 ALN Innovation Fund 6 Outreach support- good practice case studies Specialist/bespoke ALN support provided to mainstream schools by special schools/units Upskilling ALNCos and mainstream staff Gillian Evans April 2017 April 2018 ALN Innovation Fund 7 The development of a consistent approach to the use of data for target setting and to continue to integrate the ERW non-attendance processes in each authority. Improvement in attendance across the consortium Susan Griffiths April 2017 April 2018 EIG 8 Improved performance of Efsm pupils Schools will have greater challenge to demonstrate that the Chris Millis April 2107 April 2018 EIG