UPDATE NO 188 18 March 2016

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A brief summary of the main headlines and highlights for this week are shown below. Any tools, templates or documents needed for the actions required are provided here also. If you would like to know more about these workstreams or the others in the Programme, click on the main section icons shown above. At SESLIP we are always on the look-out for good ideas that might be better implemented regionally rather than locally. If you have any suggestions, please contact Richard Tyndall, SESLI Programme Manager.

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UPDATE NO 188 18 March 2016

Programme:

Topical Peer Challenge Round 9

Update:

Topical Peer Challenge Round 9 is now open. The detailed guidance is available here, and is largely unchanged from previous versions.

Windsor and Maidenhead (topic: Corporate Parenting) will be first in the field on 16 and 17 June

Kent (topic: tba) and Bracknell Forest (topic: LSCB) have also indicated they wish to participate

Action Required:

Southampton, Portsmouth and Medway all have commitments held over from Round 8 (Ofsted, staff changes and other impediments confounded our best laid plans). I look forward to hearing from these colleagues and others about whether or not they wish to join Round 9.

Please contact Richard Tyndall (details below) to register your interest.

Programme:

Data Benchmarking

Update:

Following the recent publication of the Workforce Benchmarking Data, it has been necessary (thanks to some eagle eyes at Medway) to issue a new version of the benchmarking report. The DfE calculation of Children in Need per Social Worker excludes Agency Social Workers – this is now clear in the report and we have added additional pages showing the figures recalculated to include Agency Social Workers.

Action Required:

The updated version (v2) was posted on Monday 14 March. Please make sure you are using the latest version.

Pdf or Excel versions can be downloaded from the freely available page of the Data Benchmarking Group.

Reminders from previous weeks

Programme:

SEND Peer Support Event: 23 March 2016

Update:

The Inspection of Local Areas’ SEND Responsibilities: The New Ofsted/CQC Inspection Framework. At St Luke’s Community Centre, London EC1V 8AJ

Action Required:

Booking for this event is via eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ofstedcqc-inspection-framework-workshop-south-east-region-tickets-21447198147

Tools & Templates

SEND Data Benchmarking Collection Deadline Thursday 31 March 2016

Book here for South East IRO Network Regional Conference Friday 20 May 2016 SE IRON page at the National IRO Network website

Coaching to Improve Performance Programme – Evaluation Report

Contact Details

S.E. Region SEND Network Programme Co-ordinator: Sheelagh Sullivan (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

sheelagh.sullivan@outlook.com

South East Grid for Learning – Consortium Manager: Krista Pickering (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

krista.pickering@segfl.org.uk

07872 014083

SESLI Programme Manager: Richard Tyndall (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

richard.tyndall@richardtyndall.co.uk

07880 787007

CSC Workforce, PSW and AD Safeguarding Network Lead: Mark Evans (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

Mark@markevansconsulting.co.uk

07803 147072

Data Benchmarking: Luke Ede (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

Luke.ede@eastsussex.gov.uk

07925 148597