New arrangements for education improvementLeora Cruddas, Divisional Director, Education and young people servicesJanuary 2012

Our new education improvement prioritiesEvery child achieving, every school good or outstandingTHE BEST START IN LIFE: children are ready for school.

FIRM FOUNDATIONS: all children achieve good levels of literacy and numeracy so that they are ready for secondary school.

BRILLIANT RESULTS: more young people get 5 A*-C at GCSE including English and Maths, and more young people go on to do well at level 3

EVERY SCHOOL A GOOD SCHOOL: more schools are good or outstanding

What are we doing now?Every child achieving, every school good or outstanding

•Developing a three-year strategy

•Procuring a list of approved school improvement providers

•Developing ways to strengthen governing bodies

•Strengthening Scrutiny arrangements

•Developing a strategy to address the shortage of school places

Where are we now and where do we want to be?Every child achieving, every school good or outstanding

Where are we now?

•Key stage 2 results – 73%

•GCSE results – 54.5% (provisional)

Below the national average and near the bottom of the London ranking

Where do we want to be in 3 years

In the top 15 London boroughs

How will we achieve our ambitions?Every child achieving, every school good or outstanding

•Outstanding Leadership - leadership is the key!

•Outstanding learning - we expect pupils to make two levels of progress or more each year.

•Outstanding teaching – we know that teachers make the most difference to pupils’ attainment.

What is the local authority’s role?

•Separation of support from regulation and intervention

•Building capacity in the whole education system

•Championing the rights of pupils, particularly the most vulnerable