Service/Task |
Do 4S currently trade this or provide on behalf of SCC? |
Do schools have to purchase this? |
Future arrangements |
School Effectiveness monitoring and challenge - all phases inc Early Years settings
Includes LA statutory over view of standards in all schools; issuing warning letters, investigating and responding to OFSTED qualifying complaints, brokering Interim leadership arrangements and removing delegated authority /appointment of IEBs |
No - service ceased Sept 2018; limited activity up to end of March 2019 for monitoring primary schools on Focussed Support Programme known as Team Around the School |
All curriculum and leadership support is currently traded. Only schools on targeted support have had consultancy funded by LA in the past. |
LA School Effectiveness team to monitor schools and, liaising with schools partnership, broker effective support for those schools causing concern; including intervention where appropriate
NB The LA will exercise its right to be involved in Headship appointments at Community and VC schools |
Non statutory School Improvement Teaching and Learning targeted Support and consultancy - all phases |
No all previously LA funded activity ceased Sept 2018 when grant ceased. 4S continue to trade some aspects eg HLTA training |
Schools to purchase T and L and curriculum support or trade among themselves |
LA will broker targeted support only for schools causing concern from schools partnership (For Schools) and others as required |
LA statutory duty to provide general support and promote high standards for all through core universal CPD |
Yes currently delivered as traded services paid for by schools |
Yes may be purchased from any provider |
Envisage that schools partnership will identify core CPD and needs arising from data analysis |
LA Statutory Governor support eg database, LA gov. appoints, free advice, guidance and support via help desk, appointment/deployment of ASGs and IEBs |
Currently B4S until 31/3/ 2019 paid for by SCC |
N/A |
From1/4/19 COGNUS will deliver on behalf of LA
The company will work in partnership with For Schools and the LA |
Gov Body Clerking service non statutory for LA but schools must employ a clerk to govs. |
Yes currently avail from 4S as traded service |
Yes schools must purchase a clerking service or directly employ a clerk to Governors |
Purchased service from any provider |
Non-statutory governor training |
Yes currently avail from 4S and others paid for by schools |
Yes schools to purchase |
Purchased service from any provider |
EYFS assessment and moderation (Reception classes) not statutory but key strategic priority for LA |
Currently 4S - No charge for visits to schools in moderation sample. |
Schools pay for briefings for moderators and for CPD |
LA to manage moderation and assessment process and trade some elements of service wef April 2019 |
KS 1 and 2 statutory assessment and moderation |
Yes funded by LA for maintained schools. Acads pay |
No selected maintained schools are moderated free of charge |
LA to manage wef 1/4/19. Only academies, NMIs and Free Schools pay their selected moderation provider |
CPD for teachers new to statutory assessment and moderation for EYFS and KS 1 and 2 |
Currently 4S traded service not funded by LA ; schools get annual grant for this |
Yes until 31 March then LA will trade or provide free of charge eg briefings for selected sample schools |
Schools may purchase this service from newly formed LA team or any approved/licensed provider |
NQT support schools must register new teachers with an accredited provider |
4S Service ceased July 2018. Remaining registered NQTs being supported up to Spring 2019 when all should have qualified |
Yes schools pay for this service for their NQTs |
Purchased service from any approved/licensed provider eg SCITTs |
SEND provision monitoring inc statutory checks on safeguarding and educational provision in selected NMIs |
Yes 4S formerly supported this function, paid for by SCC. Contract ceases March 2019 |
No LA has duty to monitor schools do not pay for this |
LA team to continue to monitor, challenge and advise schools in partnership with For Schools Free to schools |
Strategic Health and Wellbeing programmes eg TaMHs, anti- bullying etc |
Yes Healthy Schools and other projects currently being supported by 4S and Public Health/SCC staff, but will end with contract in March |
Yes in some cases eg INSET, audits etc Some guidance will be free |
Health priorities delivered by SCC and Public Health team; aspects may be sold services in due course eg training, briefings or school audits, accreditation etc |
LA strategic policy on policy on inclusion and guidance on Inclusive practice |
Not commissioned from 4S in recent years |
Not currently a sold service |
LA will deliver policy framework and promote development programmes in schools. Working with schools partnerships |
Statutory support for SACRE (RE and collective worship) |
Yes Currently 4S but contract ends 31/3/19 |
No LA must fund this service |
New contract with Guildford Diocese starts 1/4/19 |
Service/Task |
Do 4S currently trade this or provide on behalf of SCC? |
Do schools have to purchase this? |
Future arrangements |
Financial monitoring of school budgets and reducing risk to SCC |
Yes but contract will cease |
No its an LA strategic task, not a sold service to schools |
LA to monitor from 1/4/19 |
School financial support for bursar and Leadership- package includes financial advice, budget setting, helpdesk |
Yes, currently a traded service with 4S and other providers |
Yes schools may continue to purchase from any provider |
LA team will not trade this service |
Supporting ICT infrastructure between schools , DfE and LA |
Yes until March 2019 |
No it is LA duty to secure connectivity |
LA will deliver from April 2019 |
Information Management and schools data collection statutory service |
Yes delivered in partnership - 4S collect data , LA analyse it; this ends in March 2019 |
No its an LA duty to collect data and not charge schools maintained schools for this. Schools may purchase a data analysis service from SCC |
LA will deliver whole task wef 1/4/19 and will be data collecting, cleansing and advising on stat data returns. Will also offer traded analysis |
IT equipment maintenance SLA |
Yes, currently traded but will 4S have notified schools this service will cease |
Yes |
Schools may purchase from market providers or employ own technician |
SIMS support through helpdesk |
Yes 4S sold service |
Yes it will continue with 4S |
LA will not be offering this support |
Statutory HR policy development and written general guidance on good practice in schools where the LA is employer inc union liaison, pay agreements etc. |
Yes delivered in partnership with LA and paid for by LA |
No this is LA duty for Community and VC schools. Acads, Found, VA , Free Schools are employer of staff and will provide this service |
LA will provide for all maintained schools
NB The LA will exercise its right to be involved in Headship Recruitment at Community and VC schools |
School specific HR consultancy support package inc recruitment, dismissal, capability, advice on employment issues, case work |
Yes currently a traded service from 4S and others. Schools have named consultant and access to helpdesk |
Will continue to be traded and schools will have to purchase from whichever provider they choose |
LA will not trade this with individual schools although there will be a general helpline that is free to Community and VC schools |
Service/Task |
Do 4S currently trade this or provide on behalf of SCC? |
Do schools have to purchase this? |
Future arrangements |
Safeguarding policy and guidance |
No B4S not commissioned for this; LA retained duty |
Not a sold service; free from LA |
LA duty to promote safeguarding in schools and ensure they are meeting their statutory duties. Advice and training to be available from single advice point |
Safeguarding training ( both on line and face to face) |
Yes, some CPD has been available as sold service by 4S; this may not be available from 4S after March 2019 |
Yes schools may purchase training from wherever but advise caution and refer to SSCB online training and documents |
Available from SCC and other providers. Some LA briefings will be free to all maintained schools and some courses will be delivered as traded service |
Strategic Risk, Health and Safety guidance |
Yes a stat duty partially delivered by 4S in partnership with LA officers up to 31/3/19 |
4S will continue to sell some H and S training, site visits and inspections |
LA will continue to deliver all stat. H and S guidance and provide handbook on line. Some CPD will be offered on traded basis as currently |
3 year Tree surveys
NB not remedial works on trees or grounds maintenance |
Yes has been provided on behalf of SCC free of charge but B4S will cease task on 31/3/19 |
No, tree surveys continue free of charge but if works are required school will have to commission and pay for them |
LA will deliver free tree surveys to maintained schools and will also offer traded service for remedial works along with other providers |
Grounds maintenance procurement and contract management |
Yes traded by 4S or school to make own arrangements at end of their contract |
Yes this managed service will continue be traded by 4S or other providers |
Schools may directly procure or use other procurement services as now |
Caretaking and cleaning procurement and contract management |
Yes traded by 4S or school to make own arrangements at end of their contract |
Yes this managed service will continue be traded by 4S or other providers |
Schools may directly procure or use other procurement services as now |
School meals contract procurement and management |
Yes traded by 4S or school to make own arrangements at end of their contract |
Yes this managed service will continue be traded by 4S or other providers |
Schools may procure themselves or use other procurement services as now |
FSM checks |
Yes 4S provide service on behalf of SCC (NB may be a contract extension to end of academic year July 2019) |
Academies purchase; 4S will provide service up to end of academic year then it may transfer to LA |
LA to do free FSM checks for maintained schools and traded checking for others wef 1/9/19 |
