The document summarizes key points from a meeting of the Bristol City Council Association of Bristol Governors on July 17, 2013. There were several changes to the executive team and leadership at the council. Ofsted recently inspected 15 schools in Bristol and found that 10 had improved, with trends noted in primary and secondary schools. A cabinet report on the council's education directions for Bristol will be presented on July 25th, setting out ambitions including having no schools below the minimum standard and disadvantaged groups progressing at least as well as national rates. The report will define the council's role as a convenor, commissioner, and champion for schools. It will also address early years support, skills and employment partnerships, and school structures regarding academies

1. Bristol City Council
Association of Bristol Governors Meeting
July 17 2013
Annie Hudson – Strategic Director

2. Getting to great in Bristol….

3. Changing Places
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New executive member – Cllr Brenda Massey
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New City Director – Nicola Yates
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New DCS and Service Director - Isobel Cattermole
previously DCS in Tower Hamlets
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Replacement for Nick Batchelar not made as yet

4. Ofsted cometh…..
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Ofsted:
− Stepping into ‘improvement territory’ - more engaged
− Regional presence (+ DfE) Lesley Allen Jones now SW director
− Inspections of LA initiated
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Raised bar (more change afoot?) - gentle tweaking not full
revision
BRISTOL
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15 schools inspected + phone calls to heads -10 schs improved
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September published letter
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Trends: primary and secondary
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Publicity - disappointed with BBC coverage

5. ….68.6%
78.1%
75.4%
67.0%
62.9%
79.6%
71.6%
78.0%
70.1%
77.5%
68.5%
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Stat Neighbours - % of SchoolsGood or Better
Stat Neighbours England
79.0%
75.4%
80.7%
83.2%
77.9%
86.5%
76.6%
70.1%
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Core Cities - % ofSchoolsGood or Better
Core Cities England
85.5%
75.4%
78.9%
76.4%
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90%
B&NES Bristol South Glos. North Somerset
CUBA - % ofSchoolsGood or Better
CUBA England

6. Education directions for Bristol

7. Cabinet report
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Report to Cabinet 25 July
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Shaped by schools and partners
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Consultation
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Vision and Ambition – ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ measures
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No school below minimum floor standard
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Disadvantaged groups – at least better than national rates progress
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YP to leave 2ndary with place in F/HE, Employment/training
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Listening to YP
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Active engagement of YP
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2017 Primary – top 75
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2017 Secondary – top 100
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Early Years – to be finalised

8. Cabinet report
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Role of the local authority
− Convenor
− Commissioner
− Champion
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School structures
− Free schools
− Structures of collaboration
− Converter primary academies

9. Cabinet report
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A good start in life – universal and targeted
support in early years
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Young people, skills and employment
− Mayoral Skills commission
− Education engagement with business
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Your comments and critique on all this…

10. And finally…goodbye
• Hard + high moments
• Governance in Bristol
• Future is bright!