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North Yorks LEA.

Just thought you might like to know that we had a seemingly very helpful meeting with North Yorks LA on Friday.

Couple of points that others might like to pick up and run with with their LAs:

The importance of networking with local HEers. Our *advisor* is very aware that everything she says and does is monitored on our local list, and acts accordingly!

;-)

We made the point that, whilst we all wanted to work to improve relations, if the proposed light touch changes come into effect, then we would be *back to the trenches* (a phrase the head ESW coined!) We asked that any submission made to any DfES consultation on such changes make this point, and they were in ready agreement!

There is a conference in March, in Leeds, with all the Northern LEA HE advisors and Elaine Haste, which is a chance for them to network and discuss how they do things etc. I personally feel very positive that our advisor will be going into that meeting very much on our side, and wanting to work towards getting other LEAs to work in the same way. It might be worth while if you live in a Northern LEA catchment area, to

get involved in dialogue NOW, and make the same points we did. Elaine Haste is key in this consultation, and if all these LEA reps are telling her that the light touch changes are a bad idea......

Food for thought I hope!