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The National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP), which runs until July 2023, is funded by the Department for Education and run by Family Action, provides schools with support to run a successful and affordable school breakfast provision.
What schools are eligible?
The offer is available to all schools who have 40% or more children in IDACI bands A-F. Schools are still eligible to apply if they were supported by the previous NSBP programme.
The National School Breakfast Programme will provide:
- Healthy free food delivered to eligible schools until July 2022.
- Schools will then be asked to contribute just 25% towards the supply and delivery of breakfast food from September 2022 to July 2023
- A knowledgeable school support team, will be on hand to provide remote advice and support to help schools get the most out of their breakfast provision
- Good practice sharing opportunities, resources and the opportunity to learn from a national network of schools.
- The opportunity to enhance parental engagement on healthy eating and the importance of having a nutritious breakfast each morning.
Additional funding
Schools can consider using their Pupil Premium to support their financial contribution to breakfast club provision. The Education Endowment Fund’s (EEF) guide to using pupil premium effectively recommends schools spend a proportion of their funding on ‘wider strategies’ that support pupils’ readiness to learn, including setting up a breakfast club.
If you are interested in registering your school in this programme, complete this Expression of Interest Form.
Janet Evans, School Coordinator, National School Breakfast Programme
Are you looking to develop your skills? Are you passionate about school improvement? Are you motivated and ready to support others? If so, we are able to offer a fantastic opportunity to compliment your headship role by providing high quality support and challenge to a school or small group of schools in either PCC or CCC.
Find out more about the Consultant School Improvement Adviser role here.
We have received a request to share the following message on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities, regarding a resource for BN(O) children and ask you to share it, as appropriate:
Funded by the VCSE grant, UKHK has produced a Welcome Magazine - a free resource which is available to schools and organizations who might be interested in helping children newly arrived from Hong Kong to integrate into school and the UK. The Welcome Magazine is a gift for incoming children from Hong Kong under the BN(O) visa scheme at primary school age, and a bilingual resource to help them feel welcome and learn more about British culture. It includes fun facts about life in the UK and signposts to local services and groups to further assist the child’s integration. Copies of the magazine can be posted to schools free of charge - make your request using this form.
Short stories are helpfully designed for struggling readers, providing a bite-sized approach to reading. Our Short Stories Comprehension Pack provides learners in Years 5-9 with six short stories to support their comprehension strategy work. We recently shared an overview of each of the books in this programme and a few thoughts from our Community team.
Find out more here.
The All Party Parliamentary Group for School Food is undertaking a short survey to gain a snapshot of the impact of the cost of living crisis on school food provision and additional pressures this is placing on educational settings. The group is seeking feedback from key stakeholders including schools and catering services and the survey should take a no more than 10 minutes to complete.
All responses to the survey will be anonymised in the report. We would be grateful if you could complete the survey by 22 July 2022
Click here to complete our survey
What is the Nature and Nourishment?
Nature and Nourishment is a free scheme to engage and educate young people in Fenland to take part in positive activities linked healthy eating and biodiversity, taught in a fun and interactive way. The young people will learn about the importance of healthy eating and discover the interdependency of nature and food sources. They will also gain knowledge about why we need to conserve nature. Young people will gain confidence, increase their self-esteem and strengthen their ability to communicate effectively. It is an inclusive activity that all children regardless of mental, physical disabilities or learning difficulties can participate in.
The session consists of one contact session in the classroom or outdoors lasting approximately 1.15-1.30hr on a Wednesday. Additionally an education pack will be provided for you to lead more outdoor and classroom activities after our session has ended.
Who is eligible? Young people aged 5 -11 in groups of upto 30, accompanied by at least one adult.
Bookings will be taken on a first come, first served basis as we have a limited number of session spaces available.
Contact Clare Middleton, Learning Officer - Green Pathways Peterborough / Nature & Nourishment
Free school webcasts as part of the educational initiative, A Day of Welcome, Friday 17th June.
Michael Rosen – Year 5/6 will share his personal connections with and reflections upon migration and displacement, perform poems from ‘On the Move’ and Q&A Register here: https://vnetcic.com/entry/michael-rosen-on-the-move-for-years-5-6/
Miriam Halahmy – Year 3/4 – a poetry workshop and discussion about ‘Saving Hanno’, a tale of friendship inspired by the Kindertransport. Register here: https://vnetcic.com/entry/miriam-halahmy-saving-hanno-for-years-3-and-4/
Events are supplemented by activities & resources for teachers and pupils at primary and secondary level: https://www.norfolksos.co.uk/a-day-of-welcome-2022
Would your school be interested in doing this fun, peer to peer project?
Junior Travel Ambassador (JTA) is aimed at yr. 5 pupils and empowers them to make their own decisions about what they and their fellow pupils would like to do and identify what they think needs to change to improve road safety for their school community. JTA also encourages pupils to get more active and lead healthier lifestyles.
If your school is interested and you would like to find out more, please contact:
Maree Richards, Road Safety Officer
Find out more about the Fenland & East Cambridgeshire Opportunity Area, including latest celebrations, upcoming events, webinars and partner updates in the Fenland & East Cambridgeshire Opportunity Area Newsletter.
ECTs cannot start statutory induction until they have been registered with the ECT Induction Service (acting as Appropriate Body). Please find here details of the statutory service we provide. If you have employed an ECT who will be moving schools and will be completing year 2 of induction from September 2022 you will also need to ensure they are registered with the ECT Induction Service.
Statutory ECT induction is now a two year process and as well as registering ECTs with an Appropriate Body, schools must also ensure that ECTs are accessing an Early Career Framework professional development programme. Please read our updated FAQs for further details of the changes to the ECT induction process, the options for delivering an Early Career Framework professional development programme and the steps needed to register a new ECT. We welcome all ECT registrations, regardless of the Early Career Framework PD programme the school has chosen.
The ECT Induction Service is running update briefings via zoom for Headteachers and Induction Leads in June. These briefings are free of charge for all schools with current ECTs registered with us or schools who will have an ECT registered with us in September. Places can be booked here.
Brand new Induction Tutors and Induction Leads should attend the half day course ‘Essential training for new Induction Tutors/Leads’. This course is free of charge for all schools with current ECTs registered with us or who will have ECTs registered with the ECT Induction Service in September. Further details and available dates can be found here.
Incoming ECTs who are starting induction in September 2022 are warmly invited to an ECT Welcome Event on July 15th. Venue: Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. You can find further information and book places for your ECT here.
If you have any queries about the ECT Induction process please contact:
Rachel Minett | ECT Induction Adviser | 07767 615113
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The Conference is being held at Bottisham Village College.
It is 100 years since Henry Morris became Director of Education for Cambridgeshire. He invented the Village College, and the concept of community education which spread all over the world.
A conference is being held to celebrate his achievements and to show the inspirational work that is still going on in many Cambridgeshire schools, supporting local communities with adult education, mental health, shared sports facilities and much more.
The event will bring together a wide group of people: Head teachers and school staff; politicians; council officers; academics and people who have benefited from Henry's legacy in different ways and who have an interest in education and the community.
It is a free event and further details are available here, including a link to book tickets via the 'Eventbrite' website.
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Tuesday 12 July 2022, 10 am to 2 pm, The Abbey Stadium, Cambridge United Football Club, CB5 8LN.
Free event, hosted by the partners of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Healthy Schools Service to raise awareness of the range of provision to both primary and secondary schools to support the health, wellbeing and safety of their communities.
A dedicated presentation will be given to acknowledge all of the schools that have achieved the Healthy Schools and/or Food Smart Awards during the challenging times of the pandemic. There will also be a market place of stalls to allow for informal networking and information gathering.
Refreshments and a light lunch will be available. Click this link to book a place.
With the end of the School year in sight, we set our sights on the new School year starting in September. With some anxious children moving up to new classes and another new environment to cope with, for some, this can be a huge challenge. Meeting new friends, learning new things, is a lot to take in for some children. Learning away from the Classroom and bringing children to the Great Outdoors has proven benefits – Fresh Air, Challenges they wouldn’t necessarily gain inside and most importantly, Fun!
Grafham Water Centre is offering the chance for schools to bring their new classes to the centre for the day, with activities focused on team building and communication, School Days at GWC for £42 per child. Find out more at the Grafham Water Centre website.
 Cambridgeshire Early Childhood Qualifications Centre are holding an information evening for practitioners in the early years profession and those considering early childhood careers. This session is free. Click the sway presentation below to find out more and how to book.
Cambridgeshire Early Childhood Qualifications Centre Sway presentation.
Cutting Edge Science: Genomics
17 Jun 2022, 09.00 – 15.30, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, from £185 (bursaries available)
Intent, Implementation and Impact: Using the Oftsed framework to strengthen leadership of the primary science curriculum
2 sessions: 20 & 27 Jun 2022, 14.30 – 16.30, remote delivered, from £100
Secondary Science Careers Conference
06 Jul 2022, 09.30 – 15.00, remote delivered, from £50.
British Gymnastics Teachers Trampoline Award - Refresher
4th July 2022 - One Leisure Centre, St Ives - £165
Target Audience: Key Stage 3 & 4 - Secondary PE Staff
British Gymnastics Intermediate Teachers Award
11th & 12th July 2022 – Littleport & East Cambs Academy, Littleport - £175
Audience: Key Stage 3 & 4 - Secondary PE Staff who hold a QTS or formal qualification or for formal qualification or for individuals working towards these qualifications.
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