Cllr Mark Bee Leader of Suffolk County Council

-Deborah Cadman

Chief Executive, Suffolk County Council

Sally Rundell Assistant Director Learning

and Improvement, Suffolk County Council

Three Attainment Challenges for Suffolk

• Achieving above national at all stages

• Achieving well against all 150 LAs

• Ensuring Suffolk students achieve their full potential and have maximum opportunities

Suffolk performance against statistical neighbours

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The improvement trajectory for %5+A*-C(EM)

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National

The challenge in terms of students

8 more students per school to hit national

The challenge in terms of students

16 more students per school to put Suffolk in top flight

Raising Attainment: Everybody's Business

A confidence and a self belief that they can do it!

High Expectations

Challenge

Knowing they have theright help to get there

The drive to succeed

Support

Erika Clegg New Anglia LEP Board member

Matthew TaylorChief Executive of the

Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce

Simon White Director for Children and Young People,

Suffolk County Council

Raising the Bar - The Commission

Independent inquiry to be led by the RSA offering analysis, insight and advice to SCC

Three themes

1.Reviewing the current support and challenge to schools/colleges/ training providers and the opportunities for collaboration and sharing effective practice

2.Engaging employers in defining the capability gaps of students and involving employers and Early Years settings/schools/colleges/training providers together to develop a Suffolk learning offer

3.How do we build Suffolk as a learning county with high expectations and the potential to realise economic opportunities

Draft questions for the Commission

• How can Suffolk ensure the appropriate balance of support and challenge to schools and colleges?

• How can Suffolk ensure effective collaborations between schools are developed to raise attainment and share effective practice?

• How can Suffolk employers define the capabilities beyond literacy and maths they need for the workplace?

• How can Suffolk CC employers and schools/colleges work together to develop the Suffolk learning offer that will address the attainment, capabilities and skills issues?

• How can Suffolk be developed as a Learning County with high expectations for all?

• How can Suffolk support young people to realise future economic opportunities?

Raising the Bar:The Commission and your role

1. Gauging your views in shaping the questions

2. Ensuring your involvement early in the process

3. Encouraging your involvement and contribution

Workshop Sessions: 3 Questions

1. Raising the bar - What would success look like?

2. What are the questions the commission should focus on?

3. What contribution can this group make and what are the next steps

Workshop Arrangements

• Headteachers: Conf Centre Room 1/2• School Governors: Conf Centre Room 4• Post 16 : Trinity Park Rooms/Nacton• Employers: Trinity Park Rooms/Bucklesham• Third Sector/Social Care: Conf Centre R3• CC, District Councillors and Officers: Trinity

Park Rooms/Foxhall