Keeping up with change at a national level

• DFE now has three executive agencies, which have replaced a range of “arm’s length bodies”, such as QCDA, TDA, GTC.

• Each executive agency:• Is directly accountable within the DFE • Has its own chief executive• Has its own budget

DFE Executive Agencies• Standards and Testing Agency (STA)

• Development and delivery of statutory assessment from early years to the end of KS3

• The Education Funding Agency (EFA)• National College for Teaching and

Leadership (NCTL)• Leadership development• Workforce supply, retention and quality • The regulation of teacher conduct

The changing education landscape

• Wider range of work-based routes into teaching:• School Direct, Teach First, SCITT (graduate)• Troops to Teachers (non-graduate)

• National curriculum revision (only applies to mainstream maintained schools) and changes to assessment (levels to be removed – schools to decide how they assess pupil progress)http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/

curriculum/nationalcurriculum2014/

Information also in your pack

Changes to SEND

• SEND changes and new Code of Practice due from September 2014 – All schools subject to these – information in your pack

• Draft SEND CoP emphasises the importance of Quality First Teaching and the responsibilities of teachers to meet SENDs

• Statements of SEN to be replaced by Education, Health and Care Plans (EHC)

• EHC will cover the age range 0 to 25 years• School Action and School Action+ to be replaced by

a single graduated approach called SEN Support

Changes to SEND

• New funding arrangements – schools responsible for funding SEND support up to first £6,000

• Personal budgets for pupils with EHC plans• Increased focus on outcomes• Strong emphasis on joint working across

Education, Health and Social Care agencies• Expectation of greater partnership working with

parents across all agencies• Local authorities to produce a “local offer” of what

is support available for pupils with SENDs and their parents – and keep under review

Changes to SEND

• Term “BESD/SEBD” dropped• Now Social, Emotional and Mental Health

needs• All other areas of need retained• DfE guidance Mental health and behaviour in

schools: Departmental advice for school staff (June )

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/326551/Mental_Health_and_Behaviour_-_Information_and_ Tools_for_Schools_final_website__2__25-06-14.pdf

Keeping up with change:Websites

• DfE www.dfe.gov.uk • Ofsted www.ofsted.gov.uk • National Union of Teachers

www.teachers.org.uk• TES http://www.tes.co.uk• New Teachers Website (TES and NUT)

http://newteachers.tes.co.uk/

Guidance for supply teachers• NUT guidance for supply teachers (in pack)• NUT guidance for supply teachers on Agency

Worker Regulations

http://www.teachers.org.uk/node/14764• Teacher Support

http://www.teachersupport.info/get-support/practical-guides/supply-teaching

• Supply Bag

http://www.supplybag.co.uk/Supply bag also has a six-module certificated CPD self

study course for supply teachers (£45)

Supply Publications

• Segell, G. 2003. Supply teachers Survival Guide

• Rogers, B. 2003. Effective Supply Teaching

Supply Publications• Gleeves, P (2009) Practical

Tips and Expert Guidance for Primary Supply Teachers

• French, L. (2012) Brilliant Supply Teacher: What You Need to Know to be a Truly Outstanding Teacher 

Behaviour Publications

• Rogers, B. 2011. Classroom Behaviour

Hook, P & Vass, A. 2004. Behaviour Management Pocket Book.

The rest of this session ….

• Is for you (in phase groups) to list the key information that you will aim to aim to get from schools when you arrive ….

• And develop a personal toolkit to make you life easier

• But before you begin, a little inspiration ….