Managed moves: Effective use of managed moves by local authorities and schools
Thematic Report
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