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In the Autumn Term I communicated with schools regarding the DfE’s announcement that Local Authorities can no longer act as Appropriate Bodies for new ECTs from September 2023. From September 2023, only Teaching School Hubs can act as Appropriate Bodies for newly registered ECTs. The LA decided that the ECT Induction Service will not operate from September 2023.
Both Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Local Authorities have been working closely with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Teaching School Hub (CPTSH) to make plans to ensure that induction for current and future ECTs will not be disrupted.
The new Cambridgeshire & Peterborough TSH Appropriate Body will provide very similar services to our current service and will continue to be independent from any DfE funded Early Career Framework professional development programmes. Therefore, you can still choose any ECF professional development programme you wish from the options available (see the DfE information on this here).
You must continue to register ECTs separately with an Appropriate Body AND an ECF professional development programme (if you choose a DfE funded one) from September 2023, even if both of these services are run by the same Teaching School Hub.
Headteachers and Induction Leads/Tutors are invited to attend an online briefing later in May to explain the transition in more detail and answer any questions you may have.
Please book places here.
It is strongly recommended that a representative from your school attends the briefing even if you are not sure if you will be employing ECTs next academic year.
Rachel Minett | ECT Induction Adviser | Rachel.minett@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
National Numeracy Day is next week and provides a great focus for supporting positive attitudes towards maths in school and in the parent and wider community. A range of resources are available to support this important initative on the links below. There are activities for children, families and teachers. We hope that there will be something here of interest for the 17th May or for use in other ways to support schools for further developing the provision for mathematics in the school.
National Numeracy Day - 17 May 2023
National Numeracy Day (whiterosemaths.com)
All school staff are encouraged to take advantage of the ICT in Education Conference & Exhibition taking place on Friday 9 June 2023 in Cambridge. It’s FREE to attend, but places are limited so book online now www.theictservice.org.uk/ict2023. You can design your day, pick and choose as many sessions as you want – there is something for everyone working in our Cambridgeshire & Peterborough schools.
This event will bring together educators, industry experts, and technology providers to explore the latest trends, share best practice, and highlight the wealth of resources and support available to schools, much of which is completely free. There will be a wide range of sessions to attend, including:
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School Digital Transformation – learn how to plan your digital strategy, hear other school’s experiences, and discover new free CPD to support your digital transformation journey.
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Teaching Computing in the Curriculum – be inspired, increase teacher confidence, and discover a wealth of free classroom resources and CPD from a range of guest speakers.
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Safeguarding – hear from the UK Safer Internet Centre, discover the critical role of digital monitoring in early intervention/prevention and developing a whole school community approach to safeguarding.
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Inclusion – learn how SEND pupils can reach their full potential by making best use of technology you already have in school.
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Data Protection – discover the benefits of outsourcing your Data Protection Officer role and hear about the latest information governance issues that schools need to be aware of.
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MIS Demonstrations from Bromcom and Arbor – see the two market-leading cloud-based MIS in action and discover how your school or Trust could migrate to them sooner than you might think.
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Microsoft and Google Keynotes – hear about the exciting new developments that support teaching and learning goals from the UK Education Leads of both organisations.
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Telephony Solutions – discover the Internet-based telephony options available if your school still relies on traditional BT technology which will be switched off in 2025.
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Clevertouch Workshop – learn how to get the most from your Clevertouch interactive boards, including best practice in presenting content plus top tips on making learning more engaging.
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Zero Carbon Schools – discover some practical first steps and resources to help develop your sustainability and climate change action plan.
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How ICT can contribute to School Climate Action Plans – learn how education technology can be a valuable tool in helping your school achieve its carbon reduction and sustainability goals.
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School ICT Infrastructure and Sustainability – hear from Cisco and CAE Labs about how smart environmental monitoring systems can contribute to achieving school net zero and sustainability goals.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided free of charge throughout the day. Parking is free at the venue. All attendees will also be entered into an exclusive raffle to win some amazing ICT prizes for your school, kindly donated by our exhibitors (and there may also be goodie bags for attendees to take home too). Book online now www.theictservice.org.uk/ict2023.
Download and display the ICT Conference Poster
A new free CPD Programme will be launching on Friday 9 June 2023 at the ICT in Education Conference. This programme is designed to support teaching staff and leadership through two distinct learning pathways:
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Digital Champion - aimed at Teachers or Teaching Assistants who wish to use digital technology more effectively in the classroom, developing their confidence when using new innovative technologies in daily teaching practice.
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Digital Leader - aimed at Senior School Leaders who are responsible for developing a school wide digital strategy and taking their staff on a journey of digital change and transformation.
The CPD programme runs for 18 months and is based on a hybrid blended learning model designed to fit around the day to day demands of working life in school. Learners can also achieve Microsoft, Google or Apple certification as part of the programme, in addition to gaining a Level 3 qualification.
The CPD programme is free to school staff, as it is fully funded via the apprenticeship levy and would otherwise cost £13,000 per person. We are delighted to announce that we have secured £780,000 of apprenticeship levy funding to enable 60 school staff to undertake the programme. The first cohort of 30 will begin the programme in September 2023. The programme is open to staff from both maintained schools and academies (if necessary CCC will gift the levy funding to academies without sufficient apprenticeship levy to cover the cost of the programme).
To learn more about this amazing CPD opportunity we recommend that you register for both Digital Transformation Sessions (part 1 and part 2) at the ICT in Education Conference by visiting www.theictservice.org.uk/ict2023. The event is absolutely free to attend, and you will not only learn about this CPD programme, but you will also hear a keynote on planning your school digital strategy and hear from three inspirational schools who have already completed their digital transformation journey.
Last year, the DfE published its Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy, with a vision for the UK to be the world-leading education sector in sustainability and climate change by 2030. The strategy states that by 2025, all education settings must have nominated a sustainability lead and put in place a climate action plan, but where do schools even begin? We have invited some organisations to speak about this challenge and offer some practical first steps and resources at the ICT in Education Conference & Exhibition on Friday 9 June 2023.
Let’s Go Zero 2030 is the national campaign uniting teachers, pupils, parents, and their schools as they all work together to be zero carbon by 2030. Every school that signs up is pledging to work towards a more sustainable future while calling for much-needed government support to help schools reach their zero carbon goals. As a school, when you sign up to Let’s Go Zero, you receive support on setting your zero carbon targets and developing your sustainability and climate change action plan.
Transform Our World is a new, centralised, resource hub created to help teachers bring environmental action into the classroom. It includes high quality free, practical, and curriculum-linked resources to help teachers empower students to think globally and act locally. All resources have been teacher-reviewed and require minimal preparation.
Please note there are also other sessions available at the ICT in Education Conference that specifically relate to how ICT can contribute to school net zero and sustainability goals.
For full details on all sessions at the conference and to book the sessions that appeal to you visit www.theictservice.org.uk/ict2023 - remember that places are limited so please book online now.
Cambridgeshire County Council are now inviting applications for the Cambridgeshire Paid Teacher Internship. You might like to consider this route to QTS for members of support staff who have the potential to be great teachers and would benefit from a salaried training programme over the course of two years. The programme enables you to retain and develop excellent staff members, grow your own teacher and make use of your apprenticeship levy funds (in year 2). Year One consists of a pre-ITE programme with support and training to prepare interns for the Postgraduate Teacher Apprenticeship with QTS in Year Two.
More details, information for prospective candidates and application forms can be found here.
If you do not currently have a member of staff suitable for the programme, but your school would be interested in employing a Teacher Intern next academic year, please get in touch to express your interest as we also interview and place candidates who are not currently employed in a school.
If you have any questions about the programme, you can contact us using the details below.
Schools Recruitment Team
We are committed to supporting schools to remain alive and viable in their local communities. You are invited to join a workshop on 5 July 13:15 to 15:15 which will focus on the challenges faced by small primary schools. We have been working behind the scenes to develop a set of principles and options for identifying and supporting schools to manage these challenges. We would like to share these with you and gather your thoughts on possible options and approaches. Your contributions will help to shape the LA’s future strategy around small primary schools which we aim to present to Members at the Children & Young People’s Committee in the autumn.
The event will take place, remotely, on Wednesday, 5 July 2023 between 13:15 and 15:15
You can book your place via the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/small-schools-workshop-tickets-626114263617
A Day of Welcome, 16 June 2023, is a day of solidarity and learning in schools to build a culture of welcome and understanding for refugees and asylum seekers, and to support Refugee Week. We provide over 50 FREE resources that make it easy for schools and families to participate, in school and at home.
Activities include 3 live author webcasts with Dina Nayari, Edmund de Waal and Omar Mohammed, and a live Refugee Education session for teachers with the International Rescue Committee.
Register here: A Day of Welcome — Norfolk Schools of Sanctuary (norfolksos.co.uk) or email for info: info@norfolksos.org.uk
Please let us know the dates that your school has scheduled for your 5 discretionary teacher training/Professional Development days during Academic Year 2023/24. We request this information from schools annually so that Cambridgeshire Education Services can plan support and provision for schools, pupils, parents, and carers accordingly. Please send your school’s dates by completion of this Professional Development/ Training Days Annual Survey by 5 PM Friday 26th May 2023
Join the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Schools Webinar Series on Knowledge Hub to access a wealth of free expert webinars and other resources for schools. This series of webinars was originally developed by the Fenland and East Cambridgeshire Opportunity Area, in partnership with Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council, and the resources published here are available to Schools and Early Years settings throughout Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
This webinar introducing the Mental Health Competency Framework could help you to undertake an evidence-based Training Needs Analysis for your work around mental health and wellbeing in your school.
Access the webinar by clicking `Resources', finding the webinar and clicking the link.
As Preparing for Adulthood Lead at Cambridgeshire County Council, I am keen to support our mainstream and area special schools with preparing for adulthood outcomes in employment, independent and community and health (including mental health), for our young people with SEND. As part of that support, I would like to signpost you to some very helpful preparing for adulthood tools and resources for schools and colleges and professionals working with our SEND children and young people: Preparing for Adulthood: All Tools & Resources - NDTi, including Supporting-Planning-Writing-Good-PfA-Outcomes-March-2022.pdf (ndti.org.uk)
As many of you will know, we had our first Preparing for Adulthood Event on 24th March at Burgess Hall, St Ives. The day was fantastic, and we had some wonderful responses from parent carers, such as: ‘We were worried we were coming to a cliff edge- this has reassured me; ‘Great signposting opportunity- no longer feel in the dark!!’; ‘I felt heard and pointed in the right direction for supporting my child. I now have plenty of things I'm going to put in place to help my child grow in confidence and find their way into the adult world’.
From the positive feedback we received from parent carers, we are keen to continue to continue to push ahead the preparing for adulthood message to our parents, to our schools and to our colleges. As part of my role, I can support schools or colleges by coming in and having a chat, or attending a staff session, provide PFA training, or provide signposting opportunities, or responding to e-mail queries/enquiries. Please do pass this message on to staff and I do hope you find this helpful!
Finally, to help with future PFA planning and training, if you have 5 minutes, can you please complete the following survey please: https://forms.office.com/e/9fELdKEyKm
Thank you.
Marty Simpson: Preparing for Adulthood Lead
From September 2023 the Early Years team are launching a new, free support network, focused on supporting teachers working in mixed EYFS/KS1 classes.
When/Where?
Join us for a short, introductory meeting on Thursday 22nd June, 3.45pm
Please email EYIA Sarah.Hellary@cambridgeshire.gov.uk for the meeting link.
Moving forwards we plan to facilitate half termly meetings via Teams.
What?
An opportunity for teachers/headteachers to raise any questions, challenges, or topics, that they would like to discuss in upcoming meetings with LA advisers and teachers in similar classes.
Who?
Any practitioners working in mixed EYFS/KS1 classes. Headteachers are welcome to join the meeting if September staffing is to be confirmed.
From September 2023 there will be a new agreed syllabus for Religious Education for all Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Schools. The new syllabus is being launched at a conference on the 15th June 2023 at the Marriott Hotel in Huntingdon and will be available to all schools after that date, on the SACRE websites for each local authority. At the conference there will be keynote speakers and a choice of workshops through the day. Cost £96 per person and bookings can be made at Booking and reservations for Religious Education Service (bookingbug.com)
For any further information please contact Amanda Fitton RE Adviser at amanda.fitton@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.
Cambridgeshire Virtual School is looking for an experienced education professional to join Cambridgeshire Virtual School's leadership team from September 2023. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate wanting to have a real impact on the lives of Cambridgeshire Children in Care, Previously in Care, and Children with a Social Worker. To find out more and apply, go to: Cambridgeshire Jobs.
Join Christine Counsell & Steve Mastin discussing the principles of curriculum. How can primary & secondary practitioners ensure a secure start and build continued success for our pupils?
Save the date! Tuesday 27th June 2023, 17:00-19:00. For all teachers, SLT, middle & subject leaders, governors, to be held at Ely College, Downham Road,CB6 2SH
Join us for informal discussion, plenty of early evening snacks and inspiring, well-renowned speakers coming to East Cambs & Fenland.
£15 a ticket or 2 for £25 – Booking opens soon
For more information, please contact: blayfield@robertarkenstall.co.uk
Antibullying for Primary & Special Schools
15th May 2023, 3.30pm-5.30pm – by zoom – Subscribing schools £40, Non-subscribing schools £50
Target Audience: For Primary and Special School colleagues, especially PSHE subject leads and school leaders.
Digital Lifestyles for Primary & Special Schools
16th May 2023 – 1.30pm-3.30pm – by zoom – Subscribing schools £40, Non-subscribing schools £50
Target Audience: For Primary and Special School colleagues, especially PSHE subject leads and school leaders.
Teaching Primary PSHE for ECTs/RQTs
24th May 2023, 1.30pm-3.30pm – by zoom – Subscribing schools £40, Non-subscribing schools £50
Target Audience: For Primary School ECTs and RQTs.
Training for New or Inexperienced PE Subject Leaders in Primary Schools
13th June – by zoom - £49
Audience: These workshops are aimed at teachers and coaches who have been given responsibility for the leadership of PE in Primary schools and settings
British Gymnastics Teachers Trampolining Award – Refresher
3rd July 2023 - £179 – One Leisure, St Ives
Audience: KS3 & KS4 – Secondary PE staff, trainee PE Teachers.
Assessing working scientifically in Primary Science
For primary teachers. 23 May 2023, 13.00 – 16.00, Newark Hill Academy, from £95 with £65 subsidy available.
Leading H&S in your Science department
For secondary teachers. 3 sessions starting 21 Jun 2023, 16.00 – 17.00, remote delivered, from £100
Teaching Evolution in Primary Science
For primary teachers. 27 Jun 2023, 13.00 – 16.00, Histon & Impington Brook Primary School, from £95 with £65 subsidy available.
Year 2 Moderation
For Year 2 Teachers. Wednesday 17th May 2023 – 9.30 - Noon. Course Location – Diamond EPL, St Neots. Course Cost – £45 per delegate
Year 6 Moderation
For Year 6 Teachers. Friday 16th May – 9:30 - Noon. Course Location – Diamond EPL, St Neots. Course Cost – £45 per delegate
History Subject Leader Session
For History Subject Leads. Monday 22nd May 2023 – 13:30 – 16:00. Course Location – Diamond EPL, St Neots. Course Cost – £65 per delegate
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