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Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel: first national review
All pupils will be taught about mental and physical wellbeing
Amanda Spielman at the Youth Sport Trust 2019 Conference
Disadvantaged families to benefit from free early learning apps
Minister calls to dispel girls’ misconceptions of STEM subjects
Children and Families Minister announces new early years funding
16 to 19 discretionary bursary fund: allocation methodology
Universities Minister calls for greater improvement on access
Top headlines this week:
- Ofqual proposes getting tougher on exam centres
- Thousand fewer UK students at Oxbridge
- School language learning at 18 year low
- T levels risk repeating past mistakes, says report
- Parents still prefer university to apprenticeships
Pearson - Policy Eye (week ending 22/02)
Pearson - Policy Eye (week ending 01/03)
- Intention and substance: primary school science curriculum research
- Ofsted's education blog: developing the education inspection framework and cognitive load theory
Ofsted News (February 2019)
On 28 January the Department published the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy and the Early Career Framework.
The Strategy sets out for the first time our offer to the profession to make sure a career in teaching continues to be attractive, rewarding and sustainable.
We will be hosting roadshows in all regions to discuss the Strategy and would like to invite you to join us. We are particularly interested in meeting with senior leaders of schools and academy trusts and representatives from local authorities and dioceses.
At the roadshows, you will have an opportunity to:
- find out more about the strategy
- collaborate with peers to find strategies that you can apply in your own schools
- discuss how to deliver the strategy in your local area
- share your feedback on how we can build on the proposals in the strategy
West Midlands: Sidney Stringer Academy, Coventry 07/03/2019 2pm – 5pm
Reserve your place at the most convenient location for you by visiting Eventbrite.
If you have a query about these events, please contact recruitretain.events@education.gov.uk.
A letter from Sharon Cutler regarding invoicing procedures for Hospital Education Services is available for you to read.
A letter from Cllr Ed Ruane to secondary schools regarding knife crime is available for you to read.
Please find below a message for parents regarding online safety:
- Ensure they know what their children can access online
- Ensure children understand the importance of not giving personal information to anyone they do not know
- Tell their children no-one has the right to make them do anything they do not want to do
- Use parental controls to keep children safe
Clear and appropriate advice and guidance for parents and professionals is available here:
NSPCC - online safety
Think U Know - Parents
Think U Know - Professionals
UK Safer Internet Centre
Council House | Ground floor, Diamond room 5 | CV1 5RR
Thursday, 4 April 2019 from 2pm to 3.30pm.
Please book through Eventbrite.
Evidence shows that well-delivered PSHE programmes have an impact on both academic and non-academic outcomes for pupils, particularly the most vulnerable and disadvantaged.
The Government has committed to making the health education and relationships education/RSE aspects of PSHE compulsory from September 2020.
CGL Positive Choices have been asked by Coventry City Council to update the current PSHE/RSE and Drug and Alcohol session plans which will be hosted on the “BeSavvy” website.
We would therefore like to enlist the support of the schools PSHE leads to support ourselves by completing the survey and returning to: coventryyp.info@cgl.org.uk.
We are delighted to confirm one free place for Secondary (including Secondary Special and PRU) schools on a Youth Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) one day course, funded by the Department of Health for a member of staff.
Date: 27 March 2019
Time: 8.45am - 5pm (prompt start and finish)
Location: Caludon Castle School, Axholme Rd, Coventry CV2 5BD
By attending the Youth MHFA one day course, candidates will develop practical skills to identify a range of mental health issues and support a young person to get the help they need. The course will provide an understanding around the issues that relate to young people’s mental health and will boost their knowledge and confidence in dealing with mental health issues on a first aid basis. Senior staff are usually best placed to attend as they are then able to establish a 'whole school approach'.
Please identify one person in your school to attend the course and send the following details to antonia.sharpe@mhfaengland.org: full name, school name, job title, email address, course date and venue and contact telephone number.
Libraries are offering a number of World Book Day events and after-school activity sheets for the public – please could you advertise in newsletters or give out to children.
Thank you for the support we have received for “Create your own EBook”. We received a number of stories from children and young people aged 7-15 and these will be available to view and borrow via the Library Services Borrowbox online catalogue from World Book Day on 7 March. The stories will also be displayed at Central Library, Smithford Way, Coventry.
For younger children in nursery and reception, if parents/carers join their children to the library they can receive Bear’s Reading Adventure Book and two stickers to start them off.
If schools are taking part in the 200 million minutes reading campaign children can join the library and borrow books and talking books for free. From April 2019, there are also no fines on children’s items for 0-15 year olds. They can also join in with our storytimes which are usually held after school and at weekends.
SACRE will be conducting RE monitoring visits for the remainder of this academic year. We will use Ofsted and SIAMS (Church Schools) reports to offer support to schools where RE or SMSC has been highlighted as a development area. SACRE would also like to offer you the opportunity to request an RE monitoring visit. This might be particularly useful for you to provide an external view in the following circumstances:
- You are expecting an Ofsted/SIAMS inspection soon
- RE is on your development plan
- You currently have nobody leading RE within your school setting
To request a visit, please email Jennifer Jenkins (RE Facilitator for Coventry and Warwickshire) at Jennifer.Jenkins@coventry.gov.uk.
As part of the Year of Wellbeing 2019 Coventry’s Public Health Team is launching an awards scheme recognising the hard work that goes on across the city to improve health and wellbeing. The awards will be judged on work that has happened during 2018-2019.
We would like to invite you to nominate your school for a Healthy School Award. A shortlist in each category will be invited to attend the awards ceremony in July where the winner will be announced by Coventry’s Lord Mayor.
Please use the electronic nomination form to put forward examples of some of the great work you’re aware of within the award categories.
All nominations must be submitted by 17 April 2019.
Please find below information about the following courses:
For further information please contact info@blueskytsa.org.
Big School: a year 6 transitions programme, Mon 3 – Fri 21 June
In June 2019, the Belgrade Theatre will be touring this popular theatre-in-education programme to primary schools in and around Coventry and Warwickshire. Created for children in Year 6, Big School combines live theatre with participatory activities designed to engage pupils in exploring their feelings about the move to secondary school, and equip them with useful strategies for dealing with issues of transition.
The programme is delivered in your school hall by experienced actor-teachers, and supported by a teacher’s pack that enables both preparatory work and extensive follow-up. Sessions cost £275 for one school or £340 for two sharing a booking (up to a maximum of 90 pupils).
For more information about booking please contact Charles Ingram cingram@belgrade.co.uk or Claire Procter cprocter@belgrade.co.uk.
A 3D design competition is taking place for schools - view the flyer, and get further details.
If you have any comments, please let us know by contacting lucy.lambert@coventry.gov.uk.
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