Morecambe Bay

Education Partnership Officer 

Craig Brown 

Period 

Summer 1 – May 2024 

Priority 

Transitions from primary to secondary school

Intended Outcomes 

  • Reduction in permanent exclusions & suspensions.
  • Increase in the range of interventions for schools & settings. 
  • Sharing of best practice between schools & settings. 

Activity last period 

  • Continuing delivery of Cohort 2 of the Restore project.
  • Cohort 3 will start after Easter. Having discussed a potential 3-school delivery, without completing the 2-school delivery first, we would be unable to take the learnings to inform the pilot, there were also logistical worries.  It has been decided to look at a whole class delivery.
  • 15 pupils in the class are going to Carnforth High so there is scope to work with Carnforth High to monitor how those pupils have transitioned from the primary setting.

Planned activity next period 

  • Monitor and review Cohort 2 of Restore delivered at Lancaster Road & Westend Primary, allowing for SATS week.
  • Launch of Cohort 3, allowing for SATS week. This will be delivered in school on a Wednesday morning to allow the program to be completed before the end of the academic year.
  • Lancashire Youth Challenge have also explored the delivery of a smaller, short-term delivery with a school in the district, called Restore Hi-5.

Impact so far 

  • The work of TASS and the exclusion priority was highlighted at the D1 Inclusion Hub Conference  
  • Engagement from Lancaster Community Voluntary Solutions and Lancashire Youth Challenge secured in supporting this priority. 
  • Funding was secured from the District 1 Inclusion Hub for the delivery of a 12-month pilot of the Restore Programme. Delivery of the second cohort of the pilot is underway. 
  • 1 Cohort of the pilot has been successfully delivered.

Exit Strategy 

Transitions from primary to secondary improved and development of local support and resources.

Priority 

Increasing Attendance 

Intended Outcomes 

  • Increase in attendance of pupils.
  • Increase in interventions for schools & settings - capacity within school to address attendance.
  • Sharing of best practice between schools & settings.

Activity last period 

  • 1st Attendance support network was held on Monday 20th May at Carnforth High School and was well attended by a mix of settings.
  • There was a real appetite to hold a meeting on a regular basis, where the first part would be updates from the LA and the second part would be for problem solving and sharing best practice.

Planned activity next period 

  • Looking to hold another meeting before the end of the academic year.
  • Work with schools to ensure attendance and engage with partners who might be able to add value.

Impact so far 

  • The process and key learning from the Central project have been shared with the Locality Group, so they are aware of what other areas are doing. 
  • Sent out links to docs/services.
  • Awareness of the priority raised at the Primary Pastoral Leads network.  Group would like to develop an attendance focused group to focus on this issue.
  • Local peer support channel established.

Exit Strategy  

The attendance pathway and behaviour pathway will be in place and the attendance network will be established to allow sharing of best practice and problem solving. 

Priority 

Increasing those in Education, Employment or Training (EET)

Intended Outcomes 

  • Reduction in young people being classed as NEET
  • Increased links and pathways for opportunities and support.

Activity last period 

  • Further work and planning to be undertaken around the Primary Raising Ambition event which schools and partners.
  • Work undertaken to explore how EET/NEET information could be added to the Lancaster CVS directory.
  • Work undertaken to engage the careers leads from the secondary schools in the district.

 Planned activity next period 

  • Continue to develop the Inspiring Futures project, including established local resources.
  • Share any resources, services and support for those young people who might be classed as NEET.

Impact so far 

  • Initial meeting with key stakeholders held.
  • Awareness raised of key learning from the Pennine Locality Group.
  • Expanded the range of partners involved.
  • Support of Lancaster CVS to explore how their directory platform can support Increasing EET.

Exit Strategy  

Increase in the support and options for young people when they leave school will be commonplace. 

Links established with the new Youth Futures Team and this priority will then sit with them.