Coventry Education - updates for schools (week ending 29 March)

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Department for Education - updates for schools

Pearson - Policy Eye (week ending 29/03)

Top headlines this week:

  • Ofsted rows back on judging schools' EBacc progress
  • Scrapping BTECs 'reckless and rash' warns ASCL
  • Older teachers bullied out of schools

Pearson - Policy Eye (week ending 29/03)

Ofsted News (March 2019)

  • Stronger partnerships needed to tackle knife crime
  • Education Inspection Framework 2019 - inspecting the substance of education
  • Early findings from pilot inspections using draft Education Inspection Framework

Ofsted News (March 2019)

Ofqual - Exam Matters (March 2019)

  • The role of the Exams Officer
  • Personal checklist for students ahead of each exam
  • How to keep mobile phones out of exams

Ofqual - Exam Matters (March 2019)

Reduced timetables guidance and protocol

The guidance and protocol document for reduced timetables is available for you to read, please note that the email address for submitting forms has been updated to cme@coventry.gov.uk

PSHE workshops

PSHE workshop - Secondary (places still available)

Thursday 4 April (2pm to 3.30pm, room 77, Council House)

Please book through Eventbrite.

 

Follow up workshops - Primary and Secondary

Monday 1 July (1.30pm - 3.30pm, Committee Room 2, Council House)

Wednesday 3 July (1.30pm - 3.30pm, M1.4, One Friargate)

Please book your place through Eventbrite - 1 July and 3 July.

Motor Competence in Childhood event - 20 June

A poster and draft programme for the 'Motor Competence in Childhood: the Forgotten Pathway to Improved Cardiovascular Health' event at Coventry University on 20 June are available for you to read.

Please book through Eventsforce.

Recycling in schools

Waste Solutions provide the waste collections services for most Coventry schools, and all schools are offered a recycling service. The domestic waste team employ 'Recycling Champions' who can work with local schools on improving recycling - for further information please contact Sarah Elliott at Sarah.Elliott@coventry.gov.uk

Bullying and belief project

Claire Clinton (Newham RE advisor) is looking for 10 schools in the West Midlands to trial a toolkit written for schools on the theme of anti-religious bullying. Further information is available for you to read. Please contact Jennifer Jenkins (jennifer.jenkins@coventry.gov.uk) to express an interest in the trial.

Blue Sky - training offer

Please find below information about the following courses:

Outstanding Teacher Programme

Read Write Inc. Phonics

Inference Training

For further information please contact info@blueskytsa.org.

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