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The first issue of the new year will be published on Wednesday 13 January 2021. To suggest articles for inclusion please use the forms published here.
Over recent weeks a couple of issues have arisen with apprentice training providers contacting schools directly to enrol staff onto apprenticeship training programmes. Subsequently, this has resulted in the non-payment for training and undue pressure on school staff in managing their apprentices.
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If you are a maintained school and thinking of hiring a new apprentice or utilising the apprenticeship levy to develop existing staff (other than Level 6 Teacher apprenticeships) then please contact Jon Hornagold - CCC Apprenticeship Advisor in the first instance. By contacting the apprenticeship advisor you will receive:
- Up to date guidance on recruitment procedures and incentive payments
- Utilisation of ‘Find an Apprenticeship’ recruitment service provided by gov.uk
- Information regarding training providers contracted by Cambridgeshire County Council
- Enrolment/application forms
- Training payment management information
- Apprentice salary information
- Guidance on managing an apprentice
I am pleased to announce that Alan Fitz and Rachael Pinion will formally be job sharing the role of Area Education Officer in the 0-19 Education Place Planning Team, vacated by Ian Trafford who is now the Strategic Manager for Education Capital for Cambrigeshire and Peterborough.
Alan Fitz will now be leading on place planning matters for East Cambs and Fenland. Alan can be contacted via alan.fitz@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or 01223 715307 or 07833 481566.
Northamptonshire Police have reported a 30% rise in dog bites, tipped to be just the beginning of what is to come in 2021 across surrounding counties following the rise in lockdown puppy ownership.
Wood Green, The Animals Charity are keen to curb the trend. Their FREE ‘Woody’s Dog Safety Workshops’ can be presented live digitally onto your whiteboard and are full of fun activities, teaching children what dogs like and don’t like and times when it’s best to leave a dog alone. To book a workshop simply email community@woodgreen.org.uk
Let’s get your whole school talking about dog safety!
Cambridgeshire Music is launching it’s new project: Rhapsody in January 2021. Once known as Sing For Your School, this year’s project under it’s new name, will be asking participants to use their experiences during 2020 and their hopes for the future, as the starting point for their song writing. In addition to schemes of work and the other host of resources, we have also been developing a series of webinars and video tutorials to take everyone through the process of creating their own song. We have had many enjoyable moments with Sing For Your School and we hope it will continue with this new venture.
Please sign up to take part in the project by Wednesday 16 December.
For more information, go to our website: www.cambridgeshiremusic.org.uk
Schools and early years settings in the Fenland and East Cambridgeshire Opportunity Area (OA) are invited to apply for £5,000 to fund recruitment incentives for new recruits. Incentives could include:
- CPD
- Learning visits
- Driving lessons
- Childcare vouchers
- Cover for personal days
- Moving costs
The deadline to register your interest is Wednesday 6 January 2021. You will then have until Wednesday 24 February 2021 to claim the final funds.
Further details about the grant, including conditions and information about applying, are available at the Recruitment Incentives Grant webpage. Visit the OA’s Current Offers page for further details about other offers available.
A new self-reflection toolkit is available for schools to consider their support for children of Serving Families in the Armed Forces.
Underpinned by rigorous research and thoroughly tested in schools, the Thriving Lives Toolkit provides schools with a framework of seven principles through which to reflect on their practice and suite of resources developed in collaboration with a range of partners across the UK.
The Off-Site Activities insurers have amended the policy wording for the 20/21 policy to include a Covid19 exclusion.
The following exclusion will apply for all trips booked after 1st September 2020. Trips that were booked prior to this date will not be affected.
“Chubb will not cover and will not (under any sections) pay for Claims of any kind directly or indirectly arising from, relating to or in any way connected with the Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) (or any mutation or variation thereof) and / or its outbreak. This exclusion applies to all sections of cover except for Section 1A (Medical Expenses) and 1 E (Emergency Repatriation Expenses) provided the Group Policyholder or Insured Persons are not travelling in, to or through any area to which the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised against all travel or all but essential travel. To the extent that any term or condition in the policy may be inconsistent with this exclusion, this exclusion shall prevail.”
Any claims should be made directly with the insurers via the online portal at www.chubbclaims.co.uk,
Louise Torrance insurance@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Our new programme of collaborative maths professional development is available here. All Work Groups, from EY to post 16, are DfE funded and free to schools. 78% of schools in the county participate in our Work Groups. We look forward to working with many of you again and hope to see some new staff this year. All pd is online for 2020-2021.
The basics of Sikhism
For all teachers and leads of RE.
Wednesday 13 January 2021.
The basics of Buddhism
For all teachers and leads of RE.
Wednesday 20 January 2021.
Assessment and RE
For all teachers and leads of RE.
Tuesday 2 February 2021.
Online Science Network Meetings
For Teachers and TA’s
10th February 2021 and 5th May 2021, 16.00 to 17.00
Diamond Teaching School – Online
£10 per delegate per date. To book email cpd@diamondtsa.com
Working as a science technician – an introduction to the role
3 sessions starting Tuesday 12 January 2021, 10.00 – 11.30, Zoom webinar, from £50
A Journey of Reading Through the Primary School (2 parts)
Friday 8 January 2021 and Wednesday 10 March 2021. Diamond Teaching School, Winhills Training Centre, St Neots. For teachers. £100 per delegate. To book email cpd@diamondtsa.com
Multi-sensory writing in the early years
For Teachers and TA’s
11th January 2021. 13.30 to 16.15
Diamond Teaching School – Online
£30 per delegate. To book email cpd@diamondtsa.com
Teaching Lower KS2 Science
3 sessions starting Tuesday 12 January 2021, 15.45 – 16.45, Adobe Connect, from £120
Subject knowledge enhancement – Physics, Triple Science
3 sessions starting Tuesday 12 January 2021, 19.30 – 20.45, Zoom webinar, from £100
Developing Outstanding Teaching Programme – Primary
For Primary Teachers who are already delivering consistently good and outstanding lessons, have a strong commitment to teaching and learning and wish to further develop and enhance their practice.
To book email sgiles@cmatrust.net
Session 1 - Tuesday 19th January 2021, 9.30am – 3.00pm, online
Session 2 - Thursday 11th February 2021, 9.30am – 3.00pm, online
Session 3 - Tuesday 9th March 2021, 9.30am – 3.00pm, face to face/ online (tbc)
Session 4 - Monday 22nd March 2021, 9.30am – 3.30pm, face to face/ online (tbc)
Location: Online/Face to face at West Town Primary Academy
£200 per delegate.
Drug and Alcohol Education
For Primary and Special School colleagues, especially PSHE subject leads and school leaders.
Wednesday 10 February, 15:30-17:45
This training will be hosted via Zoom.
£45 for non-subscribing schools/non-licence holders, £35 for subscribing schools/licence holders. Cambridgeshire subscribing schools can use their ‘free course’ credit if they have not already taken up a consultancy.
Teaching RSE
Suitable for Primary and Special school colleagues, especially PSHE subject leads and school leaders.
Tuesday 2 February 2021, 13.30-15.45 or Tuesday 9 March 2021, 13.30-15.45.
This training will be hosted via Zoom.
£45 for non-subscribing schools, £35 for subscribing schools or subscribing schools can use their ‘free course’ credit if they have not already taken up a consultancy.
Anti-Bullying
For Primary and Special School colleagues, especially PSHE subject leads, pastoral leaders and school leaders.
Thursday 4 February, 9.30-11.45.
This training will be hosted via Zoom.
£45 for non-subscribing schools, £35 for subscribing schools or subscribing schools can use their ‘free course’ credit if they have not already taken up a consultancy.
Diamond Teaching School - CPLD Offers
Sessions for Teachers and TA’s. To book email cpd@diamondtsa.com
Diamond Teaching School, Winhills Training Centre, St Neots.
Relationships and Sex Education
Monday 18 January 2021, 15:30-17:45 or Tuesday 2 February 2021, 13:30-15:45.
This training will be hosted via Zoom. For Primary and Special School colleagues, especially PSHE subject leads and school leaders.
£45 for non-subscribing schools, £35 for subscribing schools or subscribing schools can use their ‘free course’ credit if they have not already taken up a consultancy.
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