Suffolk 14 � 19 Strategy

							APPENDIX 2 – SUMMARY OF LOCALITY PLANS

Suffolk 14 –the Key Priorities identified by the Locality Group
Summary of 19 Strategy
1. To increase for Northof learning options for 14-16 year-olds and at advanced level.
Locality Plan the range Suffolk
2. To increase participation in learning for 16-18 year-olds and the staying-on rate at 17.
3. Locality
TheTo raise achievement at advanced level.
4. To maintain high added value achievement at KS4.
This locality includes the large rural area between Leiston and the Norfolk border. It includes
5. To develop collaborative and effective infrastructure appropriate to a rural setting
the To developareas of Sir John Leman (Beccles), Bungay and Leiston High Schools.
6. catchment a cross-institutional approach to the provision of impartial and appropriate
Current post-16 participation rates and student achievement are generally at or above county
    advice and guidance.
averages.

Deprivation indices are close to the Suffolk averages. A lower proportion of the population
(21.9%) is in the 0-19 age band compared with Suffolk (24.4%) as a whole and numbers at
schools in the North Suffolk area are forecast to decrease by 5.1 % between 2004 and 2009
(Suffolk 1.1 % increase). The low proportion of economically active residents is balanced by
a high proportion of retired people. Employment in skilled trades is high and there are a
higher than average proportion of the population without any formal qualifications.
                                                        Locality
Levels of Achievement                 Baseline 2004                      Locality Targets
                                                         Actual
                                    Locality   County      2005       2006      2008      2010
Proportion of students achieving
                                      59%       57.8%      56%        60%       60%        60%
5 or more grades A*-C at GCSE
Participation of 16-18 year-olds
                                     71.5%      70.1%     71.7%       80%       84%        86%
in structured learning

Average points score per entry        75.9       76.4      77.6        79        83         85
at A level and equivalent
Proportion of 18 year-olds
completing level 3 study and          53%       48.6%     48.6%       53%       54%        55%
progressing to Higher Education
Participation in Apprenticeships                            Not
                                      8.3%      6.3%      available
                                                                       8%       10%        12%
(16-22 years)
Proportion of 16-18 Year olds
Not in Education, Employment         10.1%      6.4%       5.3%        7%       6.5%      5.9%
or Training (NEET) as at May

Further Education (FE)
Students taking part in further education attend a number of institutions; in 2003/04 the
principal provider of further education for this locality was Lowestoft College with 48.4% of all
16-18 year-old students involved in FE attending this college. Other significant providers of
further education were Norwich City College (16.8%), Suffolk college (15.6%) and Otley
College (6%).

For 2003/04 and 2004/5 the percentage success rates at the colleges in Suffolk were:
Year                                      2003/04                        2004/05
Level                                   1         2          3          1         2         3
National Benchmark                     53         50        59         56        52         61
Lowestoft College                      57         56        57         63        68         63
Suffolk College                        45         58        53         68        63         64
Otley College                          49         56        54         58        48         63
APPENDIX 2 – SUMMARY OF LOCALITY PLANS


Key Actions identified
A detailed action plan sets out targets and timescales for the implementation of the Locality
Plan. In summary the Key Priorities will be met by:
1. Introducing new vocational lines of study in each school across the 14-19 age range.
2. Taking action to meet the needs of students including examining alternative transport
   arrangements and seeking incentives to continue learning.
3. Ensuring that an appropriate range of courses is available across the locality, improving
   systems for student tracking, ensuring that teaching is of high quality and that a wide
   range of enrichment activities is available.
4. Improved use of data to target early invention strategies.
5. Working with Connexions to further develop careers advice across the cluster and
   offering joint information evenings for students and parents.

New Models for Learning
The Locality Group plan to establish a local 14-19 partnership arrangement through a formal
agreement that will promote and co-ordinate development of 14-19 education in the area
including the establishment of a vocational skills centre to serve the area.

It should be noted that the outcomes of the wider review of school organisation across
Suffolk may impact on the future pattern of provision in North Suffolk.
The Members of the Locality Group were:
Mark Attenburrow       Bungay High School
Chris Bewick           Bungay Middle School
Zane Blanchard         Sir John Leman High School
David Castleton        Sir John Leman High School
Shaun Common           Sir John Leman High School
Ian Flintoff           Leiston High School
Mary Greenwood         Bungay High School
Tricia Hart            YMCA
Lesley Hill            Leiston High School
Perry Linsley          Bungay High School
Keith Loveys           YMCA Training
Jim Nind               Bungay Primary School
Sean O’Neill           Bungay High School
Ros Pugh               Lowestoft College
Amanda Turner          Otley College
Colin Turner           Leiston High School
  With support from:
Irene Faulkner         Suffolk County Council
Judith Mobbs           14 – 19 Strategy Group
Sally Simpkin          Suffolk County Council
Jan Smith              Connexions