Working together in Local Partnerships

Working Together in existing partnerships;

Extended SchoolsAcademiesSports PartnershipsSchool ConsortiumsLocal SEN ClustersDSPLHeadteacher Consortia

In the context of a rapidly changing political & financial landscape what will future partnerships look like?

Do we.... Take the independent academy approach?orWork together to find collaborative solutions?or Combine both approaches

Working Together in local partnerships

To do nothing and wait and see or to hope someone else does it for us is not really an option

Do nothing Nothing will happen

Local Authority re-organisation.Herts targeted services (ITS teams) will reorganise into multi-disciplinary teams, grouped and managed on a district basis. The new teams will significantly reduce management costs, make front line services more accessible to schools and reduce the current bureaucratic burden.The LA will consult to devolve funding for targeted services, moving to a buy back arrangement by April 2013, or earlier if at all possible.

Integrated targeted Support teams (ITS Teams) will provide tier 2 services;EP, SEND, ESTMA & plans to develop an integrated Attendance & behaviour resource based on existing ESCs.

Core services = integration and SEND services..Attendance and Pupil Support Service.Statutory Services;

Additional Services and support

Cost per pupil .....2013+

Working Together in local partnerships beyond targeted services.... ?

A possible solutionSchools Forum have identified some limited funding for the next two years (2011/13) to help develop local partnerships at a district or more local level. This will give groups of schools the capacity they need to establish practical partnership working, or to review or strengthen existing partnerships.

Local PartnershipsThe OfferFunding to employ a Partnership Development Officer and admin. support for up to 2 years

Funding to deploy a team of School Family Workers

Role of the Partnership & the Lead schoolDeploy the resource allocated to district/local partnership to develop working arrangements between groups of schools in order that they plan/commission universal and targeted services. This will include the employment of a development officer who will:facilitate the partnership developmentsupport the establishment of a partnership management board (initially a small group of head teachers)line manage and deploy the school family workers across the schools if these staff are employed through lead school arrangementsdevelop a mechanism to monitor outcomes and the effectiveness of the ITSTs in meeting local need on behalf of the partnership of schools and secure pathways for children and young people stepping down from the ITSTs team interventions. This will be achieved through termly meetings with the ITSTs team manager

Employ the school family workers and deploy their services across the schools within the partnership to meet the needs of children and their families as identified by local needs data or be responsible for commissioning the ITSTs to do so

Working Together The Partnership Development ManagerThe funding will be paid to a lead school(s) for a district or more local group as determined locally through an SLA with the LA. It will be up to the schools in each DP/LSDP area to decide how to best use these resources based on the requirements and outcomes shown:

To deliver a range of services eg family support, sports partnerships, special provision for children with SEND (DSPL), to remove barriers to learning through the development of an effective partnership(s) at a district or local level. Provide for the deployment and day to day management of a team of School Family Workers (SFWs)Facilitate the development of a social enterprise or similar entity to ensure the sustainability of any partnership working that is developedTo seek sources of revenue and grant funding. To develop links with the voluntary sectorTo support the development of community servicesTo develop links with other statutory bodies eg. Police, healthTo monitor outcomes and effectiveness of ITS in meeting local needs as set out in the ITS service specification To prepare and support schools in the actual commissioning of targeted services in the future.

Funding available to develop partnerships.52,000-80,000 per district potentially to fund;Full time H9 Local Partnership Manager+ 25 hr admin support (H2).

1,740,000 across LA to fund;H5 School Family Worker posts(50 75 posts across LA)

Development Funding Resource district model.

Summary of Pupil Numbers by LSDP AreaDouble DistrictDistrictLSDPPupil NumbersFSM% FSM% Pupil No'sNo of schools No of Ch Centres51023Broxbourne & East hertsBroxbourne111287145713%6%Broxbourne2414743010%2%154341887East Herts535101765%2%East Herts6113594974%7%East Herts796737278%6%245431400399773287North Herts & StevenageNorth Herts1123541547%1%North Herts1228962157%2%North Herts13699079311%4%North Herts1446724129%3%169111574Stevenage1515160188512%9%151601885489835033St Albans & DecoramSt Albans1679253434%5%St Albans171757411937%10%255001536Decoram360452835%3%Decoram412780188315%7%188252166698245238Three Rivers & WatfordThree Rivers1865793796%4%Three Rivers1968882564%4%Three rivers20189225714%1%15359892Watford2113596139110%8%135961391443143175Welwyn, Hatfield & HertsmereWelwyn & Hatfield22864591311%5%Welwyn & Hatfield23605461110%3%147001524Hertsmere838522637%2%Hertsmere9488173015%3%Hertsmere1051134659%3%138471458432464506100% 17387315713

Double DistrictDistrictLSDPPupil NumbersFSM% FSM% Pupil No's51023Broxbourne & East hertsBroxbourne111287145713%6%Broxbourne2414743010%2%154341887East Herts535101765%2%East Herts6113594974%7%East Herts796737278%6%245431400399773287North Herts & StevenageNorth Herts1123541547%1%North Herts1228962157%2%North Herts13699079311%4%North Herts1446724129%3%169111574Stevenage1515160188512%9%151601885489835033St Albans & DecoramSt Albans1679253434%5%St Albans171757411937%10%255001536Dacoram360452835%3%Dacoram412780188315%7%188252166698245238Three Rivers & WatfordThree Rivers1865793796%4%Three Rivers1968882564%4%Three rivers20189225714%1%15359892Watford2113596139110%8%135961391443143175Welwyn, Hatfield & HertsmereWelwyn & Hatfield22864591311%5%Welwyn & Hatfield23605461110%3%147001524Hertsmere838522637%2%Hertsmere9488173015%3%Hertsmere1051134659%3%138471458432464506100%

Local PartnershipsHow might these work?Option 1Schools in a district/borough have set up or set up their own Management Board* and through a lead school are given the full amount funding to directly deliver the above.Option 2Schools in a district/borough have set up or set up a Management Board* with a lead school and agree to deploy the staffing to deliver the above but commission the LA to employ the staff. See appendix one for the HCC Unit costs for a FTE M1. Option 3In a District where the majority of schools elect to collaborate at a LSDP rather than a district level Each LSDP sets up a management board, and agrees to deliver the above outcomes/requirements on either an option 1 or option 2 basis.Option 4If the majority of schools in a DP/LSDP are not ready to form a partnership from September 2011, the Strategy Manager (LSDPs/extended services) would work with schools in the area, deploying the allocated resources appropriate to their local circumstances with the aim of exploring whether or not it is possible to establish such a partnership in the transitional period.* A Management Board is a small group of headteachers who agree to work together with the support of their colleagues to develop and deliver local services.

Local Partnerships & School Family Workers

The funding will be allocated to each District Council area using a formula that reflects need. It will be up to the schools in each District Council area to decide how to best use these resources based on the requirements and outcomes shown:To employ a team of Family Workers to deliver the requirements shown in the job descriptionTo achieve this there are a number of options that can be chosen based on where a district is at present with its approach to partnership working.Option 1Schools in a district/LSDP have set up or set up their own Management Board and are given the full amount of funding to employ manage and deliver the SFW Service.Option 2Schools in a DP/LSDP have set up or set up a Management Board and agrees to deploy the staffing to deliver the SFW service but asks the LA to employ and manage the staff.Option 3If schools in a DP/LSDP area are not ready to work in partnership, the Strategy Manager (LSDPs/extended services) as the budget holder will commission ITST to provide the service for the two year transitional period on behalf of those schools.* A Management Board is a small group of headteachers who agree to work together with the support of their colleagues to develop and deliver local services.

What Happens in 2013?

The LA is proposing to delegate almost all funding to schools by this time and schools will have to procure and buy into arrangements for a range of services very similar to academies.

Many primary schools will find that their share of the funding is too small to use effectively therefore the ability to combine resources and procure a cost effective service will be very important

Sept 2011 2013Integrated Service Teams (tier 2) Entitlement to every school (EP, ESTMA, AIO, SEN, ETC)

Partnership Development manager (district)School Family Workers (x 50-75)

BudgetsRequirement for FCO?Every Child MattersCurriculumFuture of LAFuture funding/central governmentAcademiesEngagement

Integrated Service Teams (tier 2) Entitlement (EP, ESTMA, AIO, SEN, ETC)

Integrated Service Teams (tier 2) Entitlement to every school (EP, ESTMA, Attend & Behaviour, SEN, ETC)Partnership Development OfficerSchool Family Worker teamCounsellorsExtended services (eg. holiday clubs, after -ch child care)Additional services identified as needs (eg; speech therapy,Learning mentors, etc)

Integrated Service Teams (tier 2) Entitlement (EP, ESTMA, AIO, SEN, ETC)

Buy backOROR

Developing Local Partnerships...Develop a District-wide approach/establish partnerships ? Take the opportunities offered ? Agree a way forward?

Practical StepsHold an initial meetingConsult all schools Create (a) Management Board/s?Agree how to deploy the resources?Agree an action plan?

Reminder of time scalesMarch Opportunity for schools to discuss & decide how to go forward.May 4th Expressions of interest to lead partnerships submitted by schoolsMay 27th Service Level Agreement contracts and funding for Local partnerships agreed.By July 22nd appoint partnership development officers, admin & Family WorkersSept 1st Begin to deliver service to schools

This slide puts the project in context, explaining the starting point in terms of current networks*Moving from the present to the future*Need to explain;Integrated Targeted Support Teams (ITS Teams) are tier 2 servicesITS teams are organised on district basisHighlight these are interim arrangements prior to 2013*Slide to illustrate what the service MIGHT look like in 2013;All money devolved to schools and schools opt to buy back at different levels of service (similar to SITTS service?)Eg Gold service would inc all features currently provided by LA where as bronze would be minimum level serviceThe blue boxes represent the traded SLA that each area of support might offer schools would be clear exactly what service they were opting forThis model is at an early stage & these are only initial thoughts, to be further developed

*This will be the responsibility of the lead school*The lead school is very much somewhere to park the money, the development will be led by the management team*Last bullet point to bring schools together and achieve economies of scale, buying services from LA or private providers.*Funding will be linked to the size of the partnership. (10,000 base funding + 50% based on pupil nos + 50% based on FSMThis range reflects the range of sizes of districts. If partnerships are bigger or smaller than districts this will be reflected in the funding, which will follow the schools

DistrictTotalBroxbourne 71,071Dacorum 81,963East Hertfordshire 77,312Hertsmere 60,416North Hertfordshire 67,726St Albans 80,694Stevenage 70,573Three Rivers 52,420Watford 58,747Welwyn Hatfield63,078Grand Total 684,000

*Too small to read but worth printing or expanding if people want to study the range of district sizes*Check match with helens document*By 2013 the funding is likely to be fully delegated to schools & by this point the local partnership should be sufficiently well developed to decide how best to bring together school resources to sustain and enhance the services developed. If school family workers and other services are to continue schools will need to commit their resources to funding this provision*You may wish to personalise this for your own area to illustrate examples for heads.

A visual interpretation of the current position (sept 2011) moving into the cloud of the unknown and emerging as very different types of service in different areas**