South East Sector Led Improvement Programme (SESLIP)
The South East Sector Led Improvement Programme (SESLIP) is the name of our Regional Improvement and Innovation Alliance (RIIA). It is a membership group of all single/upper-tier local authorities in the South East that aims to:
- improve outcomes for children and young people across the South East
- establish a culture of honest and constructive dialogue and challenge within and between authorities
- demonstrate the capacity and capability of the sector to achieve a coherent and consistent self-improving system
We believe good children’s services are a product of reflective practice, professional supervision/peer challenge, effective leadership and independent audit.
SESLIP is founded on a Memorandum of Understanding which has been agreed nationally and in the South East. East Sussex County Council acts as the lead authority and currently, Alison Jeffery (DCS, East Sussex), chairs the Programme Steering Group
Additionally, participating authorities have each signed a tailored Memorandum of Understanding to support the SE children’s sector-led improvement programme.
What we do
upports the political and professional leadership and management of local authority children’s services to demonstrate, develop and share good practice. Our programmes support the development of children’s services as learning organisations, focusing on:
- identifying key strands of enquiry
- analysing and comparing operational data about the services
- using evidence to inform decisions, including evidence available from outside the region, where relevant
- using peer challenge and peer review
- building leadership capacity and capability, and
- developing standards of practice through supportive endeavour
We have produced a Regional Improvement Plan which sets out the activities. Its aim is to identify ways in which local authorities in the South East can support each other to improve and look at how collective action can help address systemic issues within the region.
Featured News and Updates
Ofsted to keep one word school judgements
On 25 April the House of Commons Education Select Committee published the government’s response on Ofsted’s work with schools
SESLIP Kinship Care Conference Monday 8 July 2024 - booking now open
The SESLIP Kinship Care conference will be hosted by Surrey County Council at Woodhatch Place, Reigate on Monday 8 July 2024. Book your place here
Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England
On 18 April the DfE published 2022-2023 data on suspensions and permanent exclusions from schools in England
Upcoming Events
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AD Education Network
Contact Chris@Bright-spark.net for a link
MS Teams
26 April 2024
10:00 - 12:00 -
LAFSE: KPIs and dashboard
This session will cover the detailed instructions for KPIsfocusing on the data which needs to be collected at an LA level, it will alsoinclude a presentation of the data which LAs will receive once the system islive.
More from Natasha Sampson <Natasha.Sampson@bracknell-forest.gov.uk>
more from Natasha Sampson
29 April 2024
13:00 - 15:00 -
LAFSE: Marketing
This will be a presentation from the Marketing leadson the detailed plan for the year including what LAs will receive that they canuse (i.e. image banks, social media posts, press release for 8 July etc). More from Natasha Sampson
This will be a presentation from the Marketing leads on the detailed plan for the year including what LAs will receive that they can use (i.e.More from Natasha Sampson
13 May 2024
13:00 - 15:00 -
ADCS South East - DCS meeting
Face-to-face only
Broadway House
17 May 2024
10:00 - 13:00
Our Partners
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services Ltd (ADCS) is the national leadership association in England for statutory directors of children’s services and their senior management teams.
The LGA is a politically-led, cross-party organisation that works on behalf of councils to ensure local government has a strong, credible voice with national government.
Solace (Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers) is the representative body for senior strategic managers working in the public sector.
The purpose of this website
The primary purpose of this website is to provide information and updates on the programme to staff of the 19 contributing authorities and to make this accessible to anyone who does business with them or an interest in improving Children’s Services.
The ‘latest news’ page gives a snapshot of current activity and is updated weekly.
Contact details for people leading the initiatives on behalf of the SESLIP are provided on the relevant pages or you can contact the Programme Manager, Richard Tyndall: richard.tyndall@richardtyndall.co.uk 07880 787007