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This month’s EHM Newsletter focusses on transitions of staff and children ahead of the summer holidays.
It is packed with information on how to make necessary changes on the system and where to go for support with these processes. Please follow this link - https://sway.office.com/96mErlWNJQs3qMTY?ref=Link
On June 15th the new Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education (RE) was published for all schools across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Rutland. The news syllabus is based on the previous syllabus but has been updated with a focus on ‘Religion and Worldviews’, progression through the curriculum with pupils considering, substantive knowledge, personal knowledge and ways of knowing. The new syllabus has been causing a lot of excitement in parts of the RE world because of its inclusivity of all religions and beliefs and the collaborative nature of how the syllabus was written that, Julia Ewans chair of Cambridgeshire SACRE, has been asked to speak at Westminster to the ‘All Party Parliamentary Group on Humanism’. There will be a series of webinars are being offered from September for schools to learn more about the new syllabus and what they will need to do to update their curriculums over the next academic year.
Religious Education - Learn Together (cambslearntogether.co.uk)
Cambridgeshire Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education - Cambridgeshire County Council
Religious education - Peterborough City Council
Booking and reservations for Religious Education Service (bookingbug.com)
A report published by the Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) reveals there are many opportunities for better climate change education within the current secondary school curriculum in England.
A key finding was that, through supplying teacher support and assessment resources, very rapid improvements can be made to the climate literacy of English school leavers.
GCSE specifications across all subjects and exam boards were reviewed and highlighted how many concepts already taught in schools are relevant to students’ understanding of climate change and its relevance to their future lives and careers.
This report covers the many aspects of climate change that are relevant to subjects like Design and Technology, Art, or English. Please click on the link to find out more information on how your subject can cover climate change education Synthesis-Report-final.pdf (metlink.org)
Please complete a short survey to help build a data baseline for the new Keep Britain Tidy and Eco-Schools free to use school carbon footprint calculator, the ‘Count Your Carbon Tool’, supported by Let’s Go Zero. Your answers will help make it as accurate as possible, establishing averages for use when schools might not know all the answers. It will allow schools to count their carbon across all three ‘emission scopes’. Schools can input information which will be used to produce a bespoke carbon emissions report, and provide schools with a personalised Climate Action Plan. It will be launched in the 2023/24 academic year.
All schools that complete the survey will also be entered into a prize draw. Thank you for taking part and making change happen.
 When parents are separating or separated, children can often get caught in the middle. Getting it Right for Children is a free online course designed to help families parent co-operatively. Parents will learn: How to stay calm and listen as well as talk, why it’s helpful to see things from a different point of view, what to do to stop a discussion from turning into an argument, skills for finding solutions and making compromises.
Parents living in Cambridgeshire or Peterborough can access it for free at https://www.oneplusone.org.uk/parents
Cambridgeshire County Councils NCS Team are excited to announce that we are delivering brand new Local Community Experiences across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough for 2023/2025.
These Experiences offer young people a chance to:
- Grow their strengths and confidence
- Build independence and life skills
- Boost work readiness
- Make a positive impact in communities through social action and volunteering
- Gain experience for CV’s, interviews & university applications
- Have Fun
- Form amazing friendships
NCS Experiences are FREE to young people aged 15 (if in Year 11), 16, 17 and up to 25 for those with an EHCP.
Email ncscambs@cambridgeshire.gov.uk for more information
Are you committed to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ people in your school?
If so, this can be achieved through the Rainbow Flag Award which is a quality assured framework with a focus on positive LGBTQ+ inclusion for all schools and colleges. Effectively implementing the Rainbow Flag Award will help you meet the legal, statutory, moral and Ofsted requirements to be LGBTQ+ inclusive. All Cambridgeshire and Peterborough schools can apply for a subsidised place (up to 50%) for the September cohort by submitting, alongside the application form, a written statement of up to 500 words on how undertaking the Rainbow Flag Award will benefit the mental health and wellbeing of their LGBTQ+ young people and how they will evidence this through the Student Voice and Pastoral Support sections.
The initial training day for the lead person and a member of SLT will take place in Ely on 20th September and the closing date for applications is 8th September.
For details of the Award and an application form visit: https://thekitetrust.org.uk/schools-and-training/support-for-schools/
Or email: training@thekitetrust.org.uk
Any questions, contact Bethan Rees Programme Manager (Schools & Training)
Bethan@thekitetrust.org.uk
Mobile: 07798 627761
Interested in a profession that enables you to work from your own home and continue to care for your own children, whilst providing care for children of working parents? If so, Registered Childminding may be the profession for you! We have online courses for candidates looking to become childminders. To help start your childminding business the Government is offering a grant of £600 towards set-up costs.
Our next information evening is 19th September 2023 7.00pm – 9.00pm online and is free to attend. To find out more email childminding@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or call 01223 714657.
Do you know how to help children to stay safe around dogs? Teach children to leave dogs alone when they are:
- Sleeping
- Eating
- Playing with a toy
For more on #DogSafety, read: https://capt.org.uk/dogs-and-children
@CAPTcharity @DefraGovUK @DogsTrust @RSPCA_official
The Children & Young People’s Community Asthma Team is inviting all schools across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to achieve ‘Asthma Friendly School’ status. This is part of the strategy to improve the outcomes and management of all children with asthma.
‘Asthma Friendly School’ status will be awarded annually and free of charge to schools.
To find out more click here
Part of this project relates to identifying children whose asthma is not well controlled. Interventions at an early stage will help to improve the management of children with asthma.
To get started on the journey to Asthma Friendly School status, please complete this form:
Asthma Friendly Schools Programme - Cambridgeshire & Peterborough (google.com)
For any queries; email : ccs.cypastma@nhs.net or call: 07912473821
Awesome Smiles September Stations is a new event funded by Cambridgeshire County Council to offer a whole school approach to Oral Health promotion, with free access to a resource pack. All primary schools throughout Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are encouraged to set a date in September and have fun with a circuit of activity stations to encourage all pupils from reception to KS2 to get excited about caring for their smiles. All resources and instructions for the activities will be provided by Awesome Oral Health. Accredited by the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT), the digital downloadable resources (including mini videos) are now live HERE to enable schools to prepare ahead of the summer holidays.
CCS NHS Trust Oral Health Webinar For Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Primary Teachers
With NHS dentist places being in very short supply, there has never been a more critical time to ensure that the correct oral health messages are being delivered through the curriculum in primary schools.
To coincide with the September Smile Stations, a free 1 hour CPD webinar, has been created by Cambridgeshire Community Services Oral Health Team, to support teaching staff by upskilling and improving confidence in delivering Oral Health Promotion in the classroom. This includes key oral health messages and basic trauma management along with ideas and suggestions on how best to integrate these into lesson planning to ensure national curriculum requirements are met. The presentation will be followed up with a simple toolkit to inform lesson delivery.
The webinar takes place online on Tuesday 26th September 2023 (15:45 –16:45)
To book a place, please click this link
All primary schools will have received individual letters about the PSHE Service subscription for the academic year 2023-24 (or information about a Trust arrangement). This includes access to the Primary PD Programme - a complete online solution for leading and teaching PSHE, consultancy time with an adviser, and discounts on in-school training, courses, and Life Education.
The PSHE Service is running a FREE Wellbeing Event for PSHE Leaders who subscribe to our service on Monday 2nd October, 2pm to 5pm at Grafham Water. Please contact pshe@cambridgeshire.gov.uk for information on how to book a place.
Digital Cambridgeshire is a fully funded training programme that will empower schools to begin their journey of digital transformation through two distinct learning pathways:
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Digital Leader will enable senior leadership to develop an overarching digital strategy and take their staff on a journey of digital change and transformation.
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Digital Champion will enable teaching staff to use digital technology more effectively in the classroom, growing their confidence and incorporating technology in daily teaching practice.
The programme runs for 18 month and is based on a hybrid blended learning model designed to fit around the day to day demands of working life in school. Digital Cambridgeshire is free to school staff, as it is fully funded via the apprenticeship levy. This unique CPD opportunity is worth £13,000 per person, representing a significant commitment to staff development and likely to directly contribute to staff retention
The programme will commence in September 2023, and is open to staff from both maintained schools and academies. All learners will have the opportunity to achieve Microsoft, Google or Apple certification in additional to gaining a Level 3 qualification.
Who is this training for?
Any member of staff willing to upskill and realise the positive impact of digital technology in improving pupil outcomes and reducing teacher workload, including:
- Senior Leadership Team
- Teaching staff
- Support staff
- School Business Managers
For more information and to register your interest in this CPD programme please email courses@theictservice.org.uk
The NSPCC Kids Safety Net campaign is being extended for a further 6 months to provide parents and carers the opportunity to access both face to face as well as online safety sessions.
Further to this, the NSPCC is interested in working with schools to deliver workshops in line with identified needs and priorities and kindly request that schools complete this quick survey to help scope the content going forward.
To make an enquiry please email: eastcampaigns@nspcc.org.uk
Grafham Water Centre has this summer, launched a new way of learning for young people who visit on their residential programmes. The National Outdoor Learning Award, often referred to as NOLA, has proved a great success with schools, so much so that the centre wants to offer this to more schools throughout the winter months.
The entire Grafham Water Centre residential experience encourages lots of opportunity for young people to learn and achieve the NOLA award. NOLA provides a structure to help young people reflect on what they have learnt, during their outdoor adventures, about themselves, others and the environment. Time will be included during the residential for young people to reflect on their experience and complete the Record Sheet. The award identifies three main areas of Outdoor Learning which link directly to the National Curriculum: SAFE, RESPECT, LEARN.
Further information here National Outdoor Learning Award (outdoor-learning.org)
Winter Residentials
Winter may seem a daunting time of year to go on a residential trip; however there are lots of benefits to going at this time of year:
- Encouraging being active outdoors all year round
- Activities designed and adapted specifically for the winter months
- Opportunity for more exclusive use and bespoke residential activity
- Great for SEND groups, quieter and more space
- Through NOLA links in the curriculum and supports learning
- See what Leaning Away have to say https://vimeo.com/234107865
This winter the centre has a number of dates available for schools to visit during December and January. Grafham Water Centre are offering 4 days for the price of 3. Activities can include Indoor Climbing, Bushcraft (lighting fires and toasting marshmallows over the campfire), Team building, Environmental studies, Use of Sports Hall, and some Big Boat Sailing!
For more details please contact the centre on 01480 379500 or email grafham.water@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Schools Webinar Series presents Cambridgeshire County Council School Governance Webinar
The Governance team, at the Cambridgeshire County Council School Improvement Service, has put together a webinar about roles and responsibilities in school governance. If you click on Cambs and Peterborough Schools Webinar Series you can join the group, browse the full range of free resources, and view the webinar at this link: Roles and Responsibilities.
Cambridgeshire Virtual School Conference – ‘Stable Schools: leading change and building futures’
For all Senior Education Senior Leaders.
Thursday 5th October 2023, 09:00 – 16:00.
Marriott Hotel, Huntingdon
Free of charge
Level 3 qualification: Supporting the maths and literacy learning of pupils with dyslexia and literacy difficulties.
For Primary School teaching assistants and support staff. 6 taught days and compulsory in-setting practical tasks across the year. Starts Thursday 28th September 2023, 9.30am-3.30pm. Real-time virtual classroom. Subsidised for CCC maintained schools and academies £95. All other settings £480.
For bookings, email send.assignments@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
New Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education
For all schools, Wednesday 20th September and Tuesday 7th December, via Zoom, 3.30 – 5.00pm, £29 for LA schools and £39 for academies This webinar will introduce the new syllabus, what is new for schools to consider and what schools will need to do to update their curriculums over the academic year.
Getting to Grips with A Level Physics
For secondary teachers. 4 days, starting 21 Sep 2023, 09.30 – 16.00, Sir Harry Smith Community College, £800 with £630 subsidy available. Includes 2 x FREE Maths webinars
H&S for Trainees and Early Careers Teachers
For secondary teachers. 3 sessions starting 27 Sep 2023, 16.00 – 17.00, remote delivered, from £150 with £105 subsidy available
Developing the role of the primary science subject leader
For primary teachers. 22 Sep 2023, 09.30 – 15.30, Trumpington Meadows Primary School, from £200 with £140 subsidy available
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