Coventry Education - updates for schools (week ending 10 May)

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Department for Education - updates for schools

Pearson - Policy Eye (week ending 10/05)

Top headlines this week:

  • Excluded pupils' results to be part of league tables
  • Computing in schools in steep decline
  • UK teachers most tech-savvy in developed world
  • Schools cut breaks to cram in more lessons

Pearson - Policy Eye (week ending 10/05)

Academy balances information

As is usual for the last meeting of the summer, the Schools Forum is anticipating a report on the level of school balances. For the last two years academies have shared their equivalent figures in the interests of transparency to be included in this Schools Forum report.

In keeping with the spirit of partnership, and recognising that this is all published information, can I please ask each of you to supply RoseAnne Doggett (email below) with the value of your Restricted General Fund/General Fund as at the 31 August 2018 which should be shown in your financial accounts. I want to be clear that this work does not share individual school balances, with data instead being represented as summary data on a phase and school/academy basis.

Can you please respond with this information by Friday 24 May to RoseAnne.Doggett@coventry.gov.uk

City of Culture champions

Thank you to schools who have sent through their point of contact/City of Culture champion details. If you have not done this, please could you send the name and email address of your contact to Lucy Lambert - lucy.lambert@coventry.gov.uk

CCEP and PYF meeting to discuss Youth Voice - 17 May

A working group is taking place on 17 May at 3pm at Coventry College's City Campus, for professionals to discuss developing the 'Youth Voice' pilot project. This will be a series of youth discussion events, to generate programmes that are fed back through to the Coventry Cultural Education Partnership.

For further information and to confirm attendance, please contact Susie Murphy - susie@positiveyouthfoundation.org.

RE subject leader twilight - 23 May (Primary)

Primary RE subject leaders and co-ordinators are invited to the next twilight meeting on Thursday 23 May, 4:30pm - 6:00pm at North Leamington School (CV32 6RD).

The focus for this session will be RE and the Arts, and it is free to attend.

To book your place, please email sacre@warwickshire.gov.uk by Friday 17 May.

National Smile Month - 13 May to 13 June 2019

We are celebrating National Smile Month between 13 May and 13 June 2019. Please could Top Tooth Tips for brushing children's teeth be shared with parents.

Places available on NPQSL - June 2019

Coventry Teaching Schools Council currently has places available on the National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL) starting in June 2019.  This programme is for those who are, or are aspiring to become, a senior leader with cross-school responsibilities. This nationally recognised senior leadership development programme will provide the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to be a highly effective senior leader in a school.

We have received an NPQ funding update from the DfE: They will continue to fund the full offer up to the end of March 2020, the eligibility criteria remain unchanged, i.e. participants working in category 5 (includes Coventry schools) or 6 areas, and those working in MATs or dioceses which cover those areas, will be eligible.  

To book your place, please complete and return the NPQSL booking form or please contact Carol Harris for further information.

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If you have any comments, please let us know by contacting lucy.lambert@coventry.gov.uk.