Transforming Children's Services
Transforming Children’s Services (TCS) is a very significant project focused on improving the services provided to children, young people and their families. These services are provided by two departments within the Council: Education & Lifelong Learning and Social Work Services.
Following a 19 week engagement process on the proposals, the final recommendations (with three exceptions) from the project were today (18 December 2008) approved by Council. The exceptions were recommendations 89, 99 and 104. A list of all the recommendations approved by Council are included in appendix 1 ; other appendices approved by Council include appendix 3 staffing allocations to primary school in their learning communities; appendix 5 a consultation version of protocol on staffing transfers etc for teaching staff and appendix 6 financial implications of the recommendations.
Plans for implementation (over an 18 month period from May 2009) will be published in early 2009.
Original Reports
The original reports and key appendices of the five work packages of the project are shown below. Please be aware that many of these documents are lengthy and these documents were not originally written for a public audience - but have been published to ensure transparency.
- Work Package 1 - its objective was the establishment of a shared vision for children’s services, having regard to national objectives for both education and social work and the Council’s overall vision.
- Work Package 2 - led by Stella Everingham, Head of Children Services and Criminal Justice in Social Work - covers targeted services for
children and young people in need. This makes proposals which will lead to more integrated, better quality and more efficient
services. Appendices to the main WP2 report are below - please note that some of these are very large documents
Appendix 1 Vision, Values, Outcomes and Operational Principles
Appendix 2 Child Protection Data
Appendix 3 English as an Additional Language Data
Appendix 4 Corporate Parenting Policy
Appendix 5 E&LL Department - ‘Additional Support Needs Best Value Review’
Appendix 6 Social Work Department - ‘Review and Redesign’ Report
Appendix 7 Social Work Department - Current Organisational Chart
Appendix 8 Education & Lifelong Learning Department – Current Organisational Chart
Appendix 9 SB Children and Young Peoples Planning Partnership – Locality Integration Team Remit
Appendix 10 Combined SW and E & LL Additional Needs Budget
Appendix 11 SW Per Capita Expenditure per Head of Population
Appendix 12 SW Per Capita Expenditure per Child/young person
Appendix 13 Number of Social Work Staff per 1000 Children/Young People
Appendix 14 Number of Qualified Social Workers per Children/Young People
Appendix 15 Number of Qualified Social Workers per 1000 children
Appendix 16 Number of Children Attending Special Schools out-with the Borders
Appendix 17 Expenditure per child on Primary and Secondary Education
Appendix 18 Expenditure per child on Special Education
Appendix 19 Number of Educational Psychologists per child
Appendix 20 Ratio of Additional Needs Assistants to pupils in Primary Schools
Appendix 21 Ratio of Additional Needs Assistants to pupils in Secondary Schools
Appendix 22,Pupil/Teacher Ratio in Mainstream Primary Schools
Appendix 23 Pupil/Teacher Ratio in Mainstream Secondary Schools
Appendix 24 The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD)
Appendix 25 The Borders Deprivation Index
Appendix 26 The Recommended Realigned Additional Needs Staffing and Management Structure
Appendix 27 The BDI Allocations to Primary Schools
Appendix 28 The BDI Allocations to Secondary Schools
Appendix 29 Current Additional Needs Accommodation
Appendix 30 Proposals for realigned Additional Needs Accommodation
Appendix 31 Ratio of Senior Social Workers to Maingrade Social Workers
Appendix 32 Ratio of Senior Management to all Posts in Social Work
Appendix 33 Cost of Current Additional Needs Management Structure
Appendix 34 Additional Support Needs Management Structure Alternative (rejected) Option 1
Appendix 35 Additional Support Needs Management Structure Alternative (rejected) Option 2
Appendix 36Cost of Recommended Additional Needs Management Structure
Appendix 37 Glossary of Acronyms
Work Package 3 - led by Kate Brown, Head of Quality Services within Education. This examines the universal education services provided to all children and young people from 3 - 18 years with the remit to ensure forward looking, efficient and effective delivery of A Curriculum for Excellence (ACE). This work package was divided 4 separate elements:
- element 1-covers A Curriculum for Excellence (ACE) and the establishment of new learning communities; The appendices (2,3,4,5,and 6) include examples of ACE work much of which can be seen through www.scotborders.gov.uk/ace and have previously been circulated to all schools. If you want copies of any of these appendices please email : reviewsc@scotborders.gov.uk
- Element 2 - covers the curriculum architecture.
Appendix WP3-E2/1A Flexible Curriculum for the 21st Century in Scottish Borders’ Secondary Schools
Appendix WP3-E2/2 Time Allocations to First and Second Year
Appendix WP3-E2/3 Higher Courses
Appendix WP3-E2/4 Advanced Higher Courses
Appendix WP3-E2/5 Entry Requirements for Advanced Higher
Appendix WP3-E2/6 5-14 Assessment Results in SBC Secondary Schools
Appendix WP3-E2/7 Vocational Courses in Borders Secondary Schools 2 - element 3- covers pastoral support for pupils. Appendices for element 3 are shown below
APPENDIX WP3-E3/1 “A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century” PT Pastoral Remit
APPENDIX WP3-E3/2 “A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century” Teacher and Chartered Teacher Remit
APPENDIX WP3-E3/3 “Pastoral Posts in SBC Secondary Schools – A New Structure 2002”
APPENDIX WP3-E3/4 A proposed expanded remit for Principal Teachers (Pastoral) in SBC’s secondary schools
APPENDIX WP3-E3/5 Current commitments of Principal Teachers (Pastoral) to curricular subjects
APPENDIX WP3-E3/6 Proposed allocation to SBC Secondary Schools of PTs (Pastoral) based upon pupil rolls and the BDI
APPENDIX WP3-E3/7 Pastoral Care Structure Alternative (rejected) Option 1
APPENDIX WP3-E3/8 Pastoral Care Structure Alternative (rejected) Option 2
APPENDIX WP3-E3/9 Pastoral Care Structure Alternative (rejected) Option 3
APPENDIX WP3-E3/10 A proposed Pastoral Care Staff Training Programme - Element 4 looked at a review of the school year and school week. As consultation on this was undertaken as a separate project
it has not been included as part of the TCS material. A decision to stay with the current pattern of holiday, but with a
full week in February to create a half term, was agreed in September 2008. Details on the holiday dates can be seen on the
schools page of the website.
- Work Package 4 – led by Iain MacAulay, Acting Business Manager in Community Services. This reviewed services to young people that entailled
voluntary participation such as arts, sports and libraries/museums etc. Work on this element is ongoing.
- Work Package 5 - led by Brian Keenan (Head of Schools) and Dave Brands (SW Group Manager). This builds on the proposals of all the work packages to integrate and redesign service delivery: staffing, support services, funding mechanisms, quality services and the use of assets and facility management., This information is presented through two introductory reports and various elements. In addition to the element reports there is a very large number of appendices.
Element 1: Property Please note that the appendices that relate to 'area buildings' are not available.
Element 2: Catering
Element 3: Cleaning
Element 4: Janitorial Services
Element 5: Transport
APPENDIX WP5A-E5/1 Transport Elemental Brief
APPENDIX WP5A-E5/2 School Transport Procedures
APPENDIX WP5A-E5/3 Teachers Driving Minibuses (LNCT)
APPENDIX WP5A-E5/4 Pupils Receiving Free Transport in all Local Authorities: , ,
Element 6: Property Maintenance
Element 7: Grounds Maintenance
Element 8: Catchment Area Review
Element 1 & 2: Staffing, Management and Service Alignments
APPENDIX WP5B-EI&2/ 1 Social Work Staffing – Current Structures
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/2 E&LL Staffing – Current Structures
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/3 Pupil: Teacher ratios in Scottish Local Authority
Primary Schools
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/ 4 Current Alignment of Primary Headteachers in
Scottish Borders Council
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/ 5 Grades of Primary School Teachers in Scottish
Local Authorities
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/ 6,Current Alignment of Primary Depute
Headteachers in SBC
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/7 Current Alignment of Primary Principal
Teachers in SBC
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&88, Non-Teaching classroom based Support Staff in
Primary Schools in Scottish Local Authorities
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/9, Grades of Secondary School Teachers in
Scottish Local Authorities.
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/10, Current Alignment of Secondary School Depute
Headteachers in SBC
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/11 Current Alignment of SBC PTs (Curriculum)
Secondary
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/12 Non-Teaching classroom based Support Staff in
Scottish Local Authority Secondary Schools
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/ 13,Recommended Central Senior Management
Structure
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/ 14Alternative (rejected) Central Senior Management
Structure 1
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/15 Alternative (rejected) Central Management Structure 2
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/16Alternative (rejected) Central Management Structure 3
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/17 Alternative (rejected) Central Management Structure 4
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/ 18,Current Primary Management Time Policy
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/19, HMIe Primary Schools' Published Analysis
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/ 20SBC presentation on Permanent Joint Headships
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/21, List of Current Joint Headships in SBC Primary schools as at Feb 2007.
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/ 22,Primary School Joint Headships – Alternative (rejected)
Structure 1
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/ 23Primary School Joint Headships – Alternative (rejected)
Structure 2
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/24, Proposed Re-alignment of Primary Depute
Headships
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/ 25 Proposed Re-alignment of Primary Principal
Teachers
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/26 Proposed New Alignment of PT (Curriculum) in
SBC Secondary Schools
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/ 27,Overall Performance in 5-14 Results
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/28, 2007 Scottish SQA Examination Results for
Higher and Standard Grades
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/ 29HMIE Secondary School’s Reports Analysis
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APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/30a, Scottish Secondary Schools ranked by Higher
Grade passes.
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/30b Scottish Secondary Schools ranked by Higher
Grade passes (cont’d).
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/31a Scotland’s Secondary Schools ranked by
Standard Grade Results
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/31b, Scotland’s Secondary Schools ranked by
Standard Grade Results (cont’d).
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/32, Secondary Schools in Scotland ranked by SIMD
Data Zones
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/33 Secondary Schools in Scotland ranked by Free
School Meal (FSM) Entitlement
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/3434 Cost of recommended New Senior
Management Structure
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/35,Cost of New Primary Headteacher Structure
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/36 Cost of New Primary Principal Teacher Structure
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/37 Savings on New Secondary Depute Structure.
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/ 38Savings on New Secondary Principal Teacher
(Curriculum) Structure
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/ 39,Cost of Proposed New Reduction in Class
Contact System.
APPENDIX WP5B-E1&2/ 40 Further efficiency savings if more radical
options were implemented - this was rejected by the project board.
Element 3: Support Services
APPENDIX WP5B-E3/1 Children’s Services “Vision, Values, Outcomes and
Operational Principles” statement.
APPENDIX WP5B-E3/2Council Review of Support Services
APPENDIX WP5B-E3/3 Council Support Services Review –“Book of Change” - this is not yet available.
APPENDIX WP5B-E3/4 Social Work Support Staff Alignments
APPENDIX WP5B-E3/5 Education & Lifelong Learning Support Staff Alignments.
APPENDIX WP5B-E3/6 E&LL Support Staff - A CIPFA comparison.
APPENDIX WP5B-E3/7: Scottish Borders “Inter-Departmental Service Level
Agreement” Report. - this is not yet available
APPENDIX WP5B-E3/8:Scottish Borders “Client Relationship Model for Service
Functions” Report - this is not yet available
Appendix WP5B-E3/9 Budgetary arrangement for the transfer of Support Staff to
Corporate sections – an alternative (rejected) model.
Element 4: Funding Mechanisms
APPENDIX WP5B-E4/1 SBC Scheme of Devolved School Management (DSM)
APPENDIX WP5B-E4/2 Current (08/09) E&LL Additional Support Needs Budget
APPENDIX WP5B-E4/3 Current (08/09) Community Services Budget
APPENDIX WP5B-E4/4 Transfer of Community Services to a Trust – Draft Report
Element 5: Quality Assurance
APPENDIX WP5B-E5/1 E&LL Draft Quality Assurance Framework for Community Services - nb this is too large to be put on the intranet
if you would like a copy please email reviewsc@scotborders.gov.uk and a CD version will be sent to you.
APPENDIX WP5B-E5/ 2 Number of Quality Improvement Officers in Scotland
APPENDIX WP5B-E5/ 3 Alternative (rejected) Model 1
APPENDIX WP5B-E5/4 Alternative (rejected) Model 2
Each of the work packages included significant contributions from staff across both services and support from other Council departments. Information was also provided by other authorities and by national bodies.
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