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ESTABLISH DEMAND

SUPPORT & CHALLENGE

IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING

REVIEW

a. Support system of self governing schools and diversity of providers

b. Secure a supply of school places

c. Support fair access

d. Facilitate delivery of school services

a. Develop plans for school places (places; diversity; standards)

b. Develop plans to facilitate fair school access

c. Develop plans for provision of school services

a. Agree challenging targets

b. Monitor and assess risk

c. Facilitate improvement

d. Address underperformance

e. Tackle failure

a. Gather and analyse relevant data

b. Engage Parents and Pupils

c. Engage with the community

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here/ progress around the cycle

School commissioning cycle

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Local authorities championing the needs and wishes of parents and pupils; commissioning a genuine choice of high-quality schools and services which respond to the needs and

aspirations of the community

VIS

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AC

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STA

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PO

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ESTABLISH DEMAND

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PLANNING

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state

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div

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p p

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school p

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schools w

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of p

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choice

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IMPLEMENTATION

Facilita

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deliv

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of

school se

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s

Sup

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Secu

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su

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ly o

f sch

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lace

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Sup

port

syste

m o

f self

govern

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sch

ools a

nd

d

iversity

of

pro

vid

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pp

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t well su

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SIP

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ach

school

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bro

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supp

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missio

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up

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make in

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decisio

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bou

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SUPPORT & CHALLENGE

Set ch

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ng

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ta

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Monito

r and

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Facilita

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dre

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perfo

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help

schools re

spon

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to id

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REVIEW & IMPROVEREVIEW & IMPROVEREVIEW & IMPROVE

REVIEW & IMPROVE

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Establish Demand

REVIEW & IMPROVE

Gather and Analyse Data

Engage Parents and Pupils

Engage with the community

• Determine data set requirements

• Gather and analyse data for planning places, diversity, services to be delivered by and through schools, and for improving school standards

• Identify disengaged parents and pupils & ensure effective communication channels are in place

• Drive up aspirations

• Support parents and pupils to articulate needs and wishes

• Make sure the system meets the needs of the community

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Planning

REVIEW & IMPROVE

Develop plans for school places, estate, standards and diversity

Develop plans to facilitate fair school access

• Plan school places: the right number of places in the right area

• Plan the school estate: new and existing, and sites for new schools

• Plan school standards: increasing good quality school places

• Plan school diversity: self-governing schools, increasingly run by a diverse range of providers

• Plan school access: a fair admissions and transport system

Develop plans for provision of school services

• Plan services for schools to support the delivery of high standards and the achievement of every child’s potential

• Plan services delivered by schools to support all ECM outcomes

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Implementation

REVIEW & IMPROVE

Support system of self governing schools and diversity of providers

• Encourage all schools to become self governing• Identify potential partners for new and existing schools• Ensure potential partners have access to support to develop

proposals

Secure a supply of school places

• Hold and judge school competitions• Take decisions about proposals outside competitions• Take decisions about school places in community schools• Negotiate about school places in self-governing schools, and propose

changes where necessary• Ensure providers have sufficient support to set up new schools

Support fair access• Support parents to make informed decisions about schools• Run admissions and transport systems that increase fair access

Facilitate delivery of school services

• Appoint well suited SIPs to each school• Act as a broker between suppliers and schools• Commission services where necessary

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Support and Challenge

REVIEW & IMPROVE

Agree challenging targets

• Develop challenging but achievable targets

Monitor and assess risk

• Design, manage and employ systems to diagnose weakness and risk of failure

• Monitor school performance

• Assess risks

Facilitate improvement

• Use SIPs to help schools respond positively to identified risks

• Support schools to manage their own data

• Ensure effective governance models are in place and that governors have skills to challenge and plan for improvement

• Publicise school success

Address underperformance

• Challenge schools not addressing risks• Identify appropriate intervention• Issue warning notices and use intervention powers

Tackle failure

• Prepare statement of action• Rapidly use intervention powers• Decommission schools and remove governing bodies• Analyse where LA and school systems did not identify risks• Revise processes