Services offered 2012/13 - Sunderland Learning Hub

• Where necessary the officers can broker specific external support for Academies fromneighbouring LA’s at additional cost but reduced rates.• support in accordance with the LA Concerns Policy for schools causing concern. Thelevel of concern that has been declared will dictate the amount of support that eachAcademy will receive. The support will normally be for one half day per week from eachSupport and Intervention Officer allocated to support the Academy and will includesupport for EYFS, SEN and EAL if required• support for Academies that are vulnerable to falling below the government floor standard.This support will normally be for one half day per fortnight from a Support andIntervention Officer/ or a Local Leader of Education (LLE)• access to termly development activity to develop the skills of EYFS Leaders andpractitioners,• provision for vulnerable groups SEN - One half day visit from the SEN Support andIntervention Officer to identify strengths and areas for development of SEN pupils againstthe Progression Guidance in each of the existing school clusters. The officer will havecarried out a desk top analysis prior to the meeting. Any Academy where significantdifficulties emerge can request additional time at rates cited overleaf• Referral to the EAL team where that is appropriate• If requested, Support and Intervention Officer attendance at the Academy’s selectionpanel planning meeting, shortlisting meeting and interview day for Headteacher andDeputy Headteacher appointments to give advice about the recruitment and selectionprocess and to act as the representative of the Executive Director of Children’s Servicesduring the interview• Following Ofsted inspections, Support and Intervention Officer attendance at thefeedback session by the Ofsted Inspection Team• Support with capability/disciplinary issues in partnership with Human ResourcesAdditional services included in the School Improvement Service 2012-2013 SLA Full Offer• Headteacher Induction sessions• NQT Core CPD sessionsProfessional DevelopmentThe offer of CPD to all Academies through a negotiated programme agreed by Head Teacherswill include: training that is centrally delivered; CPD tailored to individual or clusters of schools orsupport on a consultancy basis for in-school professional development. See the CPD Directoryfor listings of courses and other developmental activities. Facilitation of school to school trainingopportunities within the Directory and shared CPD with Academy staff can be arranged.The programme will: -• support self evaluation linked to Academy priorities through for example, self supportedreviews on teaching and learning, assessment or differentiation, Triad development• facilitate school to school collaboration and learning networks87