Coventry Education - updates for schools (week ending 21 June)

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Department for Education - updates for schools

Pearson - Policy Eye (week ending 21/06)

Top headlines this week:

  • Theresa May calls for mental health to be a priority
  • £3.8bn needed to reverse school cuts
  • Teachers in England work longest hours in Europe
  • Fewer selfies, more reality says Damian Hinds

Pearson - Policy Eye (week ending 21/06)

May Bank Holiday amendment - 2020

There has been an amendment to the May Bank Holiday in 2020. It is moving from Monday 4 May to Friday 8 May to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

Term dates calendar

A term dates calendar (currently only available for 19/20 academic year) has been created, which can be downloaded and synced with apps/online calendars - this does not include teacher training days.

The calendar is available for you to download, please share with families.

Attendance - B codes

The Attendance team retain statutory responsibility to ensure all pupils are able to access education and attend school. As part of that function we have a safeguarding duty to monitor the use of B codes, off rolling to educate at home and part time timetables.

We have recently updated our reporting services and will be approaching schools with a number of queries relating to pupils not in school and coding. 

We hope to have these resolved by the end of term with your help.

Jameel Mullan, Inclusion and Attendance Manager - Jameel.Mullan@coventry.gov.uk

New to RE subject leadership - 4 July

A CPD session for those who are new to RE subject leadership is taking place at Southam College on Thursday 4 July, between 4pm and 6pm. This is open to schools in Coventry and Warwickshire, and will be suitable for both Primary and Secondary.

Current RE subject leaders are welcome to attend, as the session will also look at the demands of the new Ofsted framework.

Please book your place by emailing sacre@warwickshire.gov.uk

Coventry and Warwickshire Children's Peace Poem 2020

Information about the Coventry and Warwickshire Children's Peace Poem competition is available for you to read. The deadline for entries is 30 November.

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