Coventry Education - updates for schools (week ending 13 September)

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Department for Education - updates for schools

Major review into support for children with special educational needs

Extending the academies risk protection arrangement to LA schools - consultation

Summer-born children: school admission

PM pledges thousands more good school places

Implementing mandatory minimum per pupil funding levels - consultation

Research commentary (HMCI): managing behaviour

National Reference Test 2020 – Information for schools

Catch 22 - child criminal exploitation and gangs

Catch 22 is working in collaboration with Coventry City Council in order to offer information and prevention advice to parents/guardians surrounding child criminal exploitation and gang affiliation. This is a free event for all to attend.

To book onto an awareness session please contact the service administrator Rochelle Green on Rochelle.Green@catch-22.org.uk with your preferred date. Alternatively make contact with your local family hub whom can speak with Rochelle and secure a place on your behalf.

Catch 22 - parent workshops

Maintained schools delivering Education Entitlement Funding (2/3/4 year olds)

Memorandum of Understanding

In June this year the Early Years’ Service wrote to maintained schools to highlight that we were in the process of developing a memorandum of understanding, in relation to the delivery of early years funded places in maintained schools. The memorandum of understanding formalises the conditions relating to the delivery of funded places. All maintained schools will be emailed a copy of this document, week commencing 16th September 2019.

Please note this document does not apply to Academies and Independent schools who will have already completed the Early Years Provider Funding Agreement.

Autumn term RE Bulletin

Autumn term RE Bulletin

Making Coventry's Clean - Green Future

9:30am - 12:30pm, Saturday 26th October 2019, Methodist Central Hall

Making Coventry's Clean - Green Future flyer

Schools' Service of Remembrance - 12th November 2019

A Service of Remembrance led by the Bishop of Coventry will take place on 12 November and will include poems and prayers written by Coventry school children.

This event is open to all schools in Coventry, please book in advance through the Visitor Experience team - coombecountrypark@coventry.gov.uk.

Schools' Service of Remembrance

Fearless workshop

Fearless (Young person’s crime stoppers) offer free training for staff and inputs for students on a wide range of topics, including county lines, gangs and weapons.  They are totally free to book and can deliver to pupils from year 7 upwards.  Fearless also have teaching materials that can be used by staff in school for follow on lessons.

Fearless workshop flyer

Coventry Teaching Schools Council CPD Programme 2019-20

Coventry Teaching Schools Council CPD Programme 2019-20

Level 5 Sports Leaders UK course

Cannon Park is excited and delighted to be hosting a Level 5 AfPE approved Sports Leaders UK course in 2019/20. The course is fantastic CPD for PE leads, HLTAs with responsibility for PE or sports coaches employed in schools. As the course will hopefully lead to sustainable improvements in your school, it is considered very good use of your PE and Sports Premium grant. The course and supply can be funded through your PESP budget and will be run by Steve Busby (Bed and NPQH).

For more information, or to book a place, contact Steve Busby at The PE and Sports Hub: 0808 281 1155, 07930 834408, info@peandsportshub.co.uk

Level 5 Sports Leaders UK course

Outdoor Education Training Courses

Outdoor Education Training Courses

Outstanding Teacher Programme (OTP)

Designed by OLEVI and facilitated by experienced school leaders and teachers, the Outstanding Teacher Programme (OTP) gives good and outstanding teachers a set of high level skills and strategies that enable them to become consistently and sustainably outstanding.

Outstanding Teacher Programme (OTP)

All About Best Practice Teaching in the EYFS

Early Excellence are working in partnership with Potters Green Primary to offer a new training course for EYFS teachers. This course will focus on best practice and what this looks like in the classroom.

All About Best Practice Teaching in the EYFS

National Award for Special Education Needs Co-ordination

This course is led by Castle Wood and Northampton University, for further detail please contact skavanagh@castlewood.coventry.sch.uk

National Award for Special Education Needs Co-ordination

Torsion - schools engagement offer

Our engagement with schools offer includes:

  • Delivering talks on the Construction Industry
  • Company stand at Career Fairs
  • University talks, including information on Civil Engineering degrees

This offer is open to Primary, Secondary and Special schools.

Torsion - schools engagement offer

Willmott Dixon Construction Themed Enrichment offer

Willmott Dixon have designed an enrichment programme for students to gain an insight into the world of construction. The programme is aimed at year 8 students but can be adapted to suit different year groups.

For further detail please contact Marie.Wilkes@willmottdixon.co.uk.

Willmott Dixon Construction Themed Enrichment offer

Primary Engineer programmes

Primary Engineer and local engineering company Schneider Electric are working together again to offer schools in the Coventry area the Primary Engineer programmes. FREE CPD for 2019/2020 academic year, FREE resources for your schools, and links with an engineer from industry. If you would like further information or have any questions please contact Emma at Primary Engineer on emma.hargreaves@primaryengineer.com.

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