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5.2 Raising achievement and narrowing the gap between groups of children and young people We continued to make good progress in raising standards and pupil achievement. Despite higher levels of poverty and mobility, pupils completing their General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) are doing far better than previously. The gap between Lambeth students and those in England gaining 5 or more A-C grades reduced considerably For Key Stage 2 (KS2) and Key Stage 4 (KS4), the achievement gap between young people who are eligible for free school meals, and those who are not, is smaller than both the London and England gaps for English, mathematics and science We have continued to improve foundation stage results We were successful in supporting our only school to have been judged as inadequate, in more than five years, out of special measures within record time (less than a year). The school is now deemed ‘good’ with many outstanding features We established a reducing child poverty programme and implemented four children’s centre based child poverty pilots, in partnership with Jobcentre Plus aimed at tackling child poverty through a variety of measures including, work focused services, child development grants and benefits/entitlement advice for families receiving out of work benefits We have also received funding for the “School Gates Employment Initiative”, which we are implementing in selected schools in the borough in partnership with the Jobcentre Plus and Regional Development Agency to provide advice and support to non-working partners in two parent families where one partner is in work We have put in place a comprehensive14–19 strategy, based on effective collaboration and thorough procedures for assessing learning needs. This has ensured a relevant 14–19 curriculum for all groups, including disaffected and vulnerable young people. This is reflected in the significant increase in young people achieving Levels 2 and 3 by age 19 and increase in apprenticeship and work placements for 16-19 year olds in the borough The percentage of 17-year-olds in education, training or employment continues to improve significantly, including the engagement of all ethnic groups and the above average record for engaging teenage mothers. There has been improved take-up by other vulnerable groups, for example, those with learning difficulties and disabilities and young offenders 98% of Lambeth schools are providing the full core offer for extended services to their communities. 12
5.3 Supporting children and young people to avoid risky and harmful behaviours We launched the refreshed Lambeth Youth Strategy 2009-13, following extensive consultation, which proposes a different and broader approach to Lambeth’s youth offer themed around ‘places to go, things to do, keeping on track’ There has been continued reductions in the level of youth crime and implementation of innovative youth crime prevention programmes such as Young and Safe and X-it providing interventions and increased support for children and young people involved in and impacted by violent crime and gangs 28 children’s centres are providing quality sure start and early years services across the borough Our Connexions service is judged to be excellent by Ofsted. The service continues to make steady and sustained improvements in reducing the number of young people aged 16-19 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) We have developed and embedded the Family Support Service, created as part of the team around the child in Lambeth, to work within Lambeth schools to identify and provide comprehensive family support for children with additional needs In partnership with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) we have established a (CAMHS) Early Intervention Service as part of the team around the child in Lambeth resulting in an improvement of engagement of and services to children and young people We have developed and implemented the innovative Young Lambeth web-based service directory for children, young people, parents, carers and practitioners. 5.4 Service improvement priorities Lambeth Building Schools for the Future (BSF) won three national awards, including Local Authority of the Year, at the annual Excellence in BSF Awards. Elm Court Special School in Tulse Hill, won Best Design for a Remodelled School. Lambeth won the Innovation in PE and Sport category for the development of facilities for football, basketball and mini tennis at Park Campus in Gipsy Hill. The judges also highly commended Lambeth for their vision to strengthen provision for young people with special educational needs in the Education for All category We have opened two new schools increasing the number of year 7 places in Lambeth secondary schools. This reflects our aspiration to offer a place in a Lambeth secondary school to 80% of Lambeth primary school leavers who are resident in the borough, the figure having been 50% until recently The most recent Annual Performance Assessment of children services in November 2009 rated the service to children and young people in Lambeth as a 3 (Good) out of a possible 4 (Excellent) This success has contributed significantly to Lambeth's Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA), which the council’s performance in isolation as part of the assessment scored three of out of four, which means we are serving our 274,500 residents "well". The most recent Annual Performance Assessment of children services in November 2009 rated the service as a 3 (Good) All 10 of our secondary schools in Lambeth were awarded the DCSF Financial Management Standard for sound financial management and resource planning We successfully moved our Annual Education Grants Programme of £1.5m to a commissioning approach and re-commissioned/re-negotiated a number of contracts leading to greater efficiencies and 13
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Page 3 and 4: Foreword by the Cabinet Member and
Page 5 and 6: We have made progress in: Tar
Page 7 and 8: 3. The Lambeth context Lambeth has
Page 9 and 10: The golden thread for CYPS: Lambeth
Page 11: 5. Our Key Achievements in 2009/10
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Page 47 and 48: Key Stage 3 Achievement Gap: KS3 Re
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Page 53 and 54: Gender Differences Girls have tende
Page 55 and 56: population in 2008. National studie
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