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Agenda and draft minutes
Venue: Council Chamber, Muriel Matters House, Breeds Place, Hastings. East Sussex, TN34 3UY
Contact: Anne Stubbs - 01424783204 email astubbs@hastings.gov.uk
Items No. Item Welcome and Apologies for Absence (Chair)
Minutes:
Apologies were received from Steve Curry, Naiomi Ridley, Annie Wheelan, Paul Frost, Jackie Everard, Clive Cook, Steve Manwaring, Sean Dennis and Sarah Feather
Declarations of Interest
Minutes:
There were no declarations of interest
Minutes and Matters Arising (Chair) PDF 80 KB
Date of last meeting – 17th July 2017
Minutes:
The minutes and matters arising from the previous meeting on 17th July 2017 were read and agreed.
Overview of Hastings Education Results - unvalidated provisional results PDF 90 KB
(10 minutes plus 10 minutes Q & A)
Additional documents:
- 2017 Results Day Reporting , item 4. PDF 112 KB
- Presentation - Hastings LSP - Attainment - 16 10 17 , item 4. PDF 629 KB
Minutes:
· Stuart Gallimore gave a presentation of the Hastings education results
· There has been a major change in the curriculum countrywide for secondary schools
· County comparisons are now available, however National comparison figures have not yet been confirmed
· There is a significant variation across the county and an issue with resilience within the borough
· Hastings has not yet closed the gap in the county results and the fact the gap is widening is a real issue
· Historically it has been a struggle for children to be ready to start school but this has now been improved considerably
· It is important to look at how money is split so that key areas are targeting and to consider why some gaps are closing whilst some are not
· KS2 determines whether primary school leavers are ready to engage in secondary school and Hastings is still below county and national level and it could be that the Opportunity Fund can be used to improve this
· Results in English and Maths with A-C grades has dropped in both the county and in Hastings with Hastings still behind the county level
· Concern about fallback being towards the end of primary school and moving up to secondary school where some children appear to get disengaged and some seem to switch off when it gets closer to exam time
· It was agreed that it would be useful to have figures for county with Hastings taken out of the equation
· It is clear that the subject of resilience needs to be looked at as well as what can be done to recruit staff with excellent leadership skills and to maintain them. It was suggested that Opportunity Area funds could be used to encourage people into the town and into our schools
ARK - Progress and Challenges PDF 99 KB
(Jane Fletcher, Director, Ark)
(10 minutes plus 10 minutes Q & A)
Additional documents:
Minutes:
· Yvonne Powell from ARK gave a presentation on progress and challenges
· Some improvements have been made in grades for Maths and English but there is still room for improvement
· There are challenges in recruitment and retention of good teachers and leaders but they are working together with Teach First to look at how to improve the situation and hope to have an open day in Hastings
· Some improvement in Key Stage 5 but leadership is still a problem, particularly in Maths and Science
· Would like to recruit staff and then train and develop them to be the future leaders – some staff are moved forward too quickly rather than coaching and encouraging them to enable them to build their capacity and remain in post
· Some challenges in parents engaging with schools and this relationship also needs to be encouraged by bringing them together. This should also encourage attendance which is an issue which can involve people being sent out to bring the children in, however, it is vital that parents are involved in their child’s education
· Need to look at other Opportunity Areas to look at what Hastings can do to encourage more recruitment in Hastings
· SH said he would be happy to commissioning a piece of work to look at what we can do to encourage people into Hastings with the skills that are required in key areas including of GPs/Planning Officers as well as teachers AP: SH to look further into how we can improve recruitment and retention in key areas within Hastings, including people who are now looking to change careers
Break - 10 Minutes
SCCH Overview of Results PDF 86 KB
Jim Sharpe, Vice Principal, SCCH
(10 minutes plus 10 minutes Q & A)
Minutes:
· Jim Sharpe gave a presentation regarding the results of SCCH and confirmed that the headline level had seen improvements
· There had been an increase in A Levels reaching the target grade
· Good progress had been made this year in GCSE maths but there was a concern with regard to other subjects
· Further investment in staff is currently in place
· 75% of students went on to higher education or apprenticeships
· Local competition for students is great as there are 3 establishments trying to get students to enrol with them
· AP: Jim Sharpe and Yvonne Powell to liaise and discuss courses being offered by each establishment to see if anything can be done about duplication of courses
Opportunity Area Fund PDF 313 KB
Emily williams, Department for Education
(10 minutes plus 10 minutes Q & A)
Minutes:
· Emily Williams gave a presentation on the Opportunity Area Fund
· The programme is about social mobility and where a child starts in life and ends up
· 12 areas with some common themes
· Hastings is 282 out of 324 on the Social Mobility Commission List
· Need to determine 3-4 areas which need to be focused on
· 10-12 voluntary members including local enterprise, further education, health sector etc will be on the Board and will have an independent chair
· 3 year programme with a working document in place
· There will be a dedicated enterprise adviser in each school
· Priorities include quality of teaching and leadership, literacy and maths particularly in early years, maths KS3 and into KS5 and mental health and resilience
· £22m will be put to3wards essential life skills to prepare students for the world of work
To follow.
Minutes:
· The attached document was circulated for information
Executive Delivery Group Notes PDF 64 KB
To follow
Minutes:
· The attached document was circulated for information
East Sussex Strategic Partnership Notes - 6th July 2017 PDF 281 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
· The attached item was circulated for information
Urgent Items
Minutes:
· There were no urgent items to discuss
Next Meeting Date - Monday, 29th January 2018
Minutes:
· The next LSP meeting is scheduled for Monday, 29th January 2018 at 10am in the Council Chamber at Muriel Matters House
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