Thematic report |
Managed moves: Effective use of managed moves by local authorities and schools
Our latest report looks at how schools can overcome barriers to managing pupil moves.
Recommendations
The Welsh Government should:
- R1 Provide clear, up-to-date guidance to local authorities, schools and PRUs on the use of managed moves and of PSPs, especially around part-time timetables
- R2 Strengthen legal protection and protective measures around managed moves to reflect those currently available for pupils that are permanently excluded
- R3 Collect and publish managed move and exclusion data at local authority and national level
- R4 Consider broadening performance measures, particularly at key stage 4, to promote inclusive practice at school and local authority level
Local authorities should:
- R5 Provide pupils and their families with access to impartial information, advice and guidance prior and during the managed move process
- R6 Monitor the use and appropriateness of PSPs at school level
- R7 Collect data on managed moves and use this information to evaluate the effectiveness of PSPs
- R8 Promote the development and use of school-to-school managed moves protocols wherever possible
- R9 Ensure that pupils and their families have access to specialist advice and assessments in a timely manner to stabilise home school placements whenever possible
Schools should:
- R10 Ensure that pupils and their families have access to impartial information, advice and guidance
- R11 Review the use of PSPs in light of national and local guidance at an early stage in the process of managed moves
- R12 Ensure that key information is shared with the receiving school during the initial meeting