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

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Department for Education - updates for schools

Get help to increase participation in advanced maths

Multi-million-pound culture boost for children in schools

Free meals and summer holiday activities for children

Teaching Vacancies: marketing materials for schools

Teaching school hubs and system leadership: how you can get involved

Raising expectations of children and parents, high standards for teachers and tackling bad behaviour: how schools in ‘left behind’ areas can improve

Joint local area SEND inspection

Joint local area SEND inspection

2021 consultation on admissions arrangements

Some schools in Coventry and some of our neighbouring authority schools have started a consultation period on their 2021 admissions policies. Details of these are available to view on the individual schools websites as well as the Coventry City Council website.

Schools who are currently in a consultation period are:

  • Eden Girls School, Coventry: 18 November 2019 - 10 January 2020
  • Eden Girls School, Coventry 6th Form: 18 November 2019 - 10 January 2020
  • Ernesford Grange Community Academy: 9 December 2019 - 17 January 2020
  • Whittle Academy: 13 December 2019 - 31 January 2020
  • Blue Coat CE School: 19 December 2019 - 30 January 2020 
  • Finham Park: 20 December 2019 - 31 January 2020
  • Finham Park 2: 20 December 2019 - 31 January 2020
  • Lyng Hall: 20 December 2019 - 31 January 2020
  • Finham Primary: 20 December 2019 - 31 January 2020
  • Pearl Hyde Primary: 20 December 2019 - 31 January 2020
  • Lawrence Sheriff School: 18 December 2019 - 29 January 2020

The deadline for consultations to begin on the 2021 admissions policy has now passed. If you have any queries in regards to ongoing consultations please do not hesitate to email admissionsconsultation@coventry.gov.uk or call Erin Rée on 024 7697 5445.

FAO careers leads

FAO RE leads

Library events for Chinese New Year

Library events for Chinese New Year

Castle Phoenix Teaching School Alliance

Steps into Primary Headship programme - 15 January, Primary, book your place

Cover Supervisor programme - 16 January, cross-phase, book your place

Using Drama to teach in Primary - 23 January, Primary, book your place

Pupil Premium Strategy - 24 January, cross-phase, book your place

NPQSL - 27 January, cross-phase, book your place

Stepping into Primary Middle Leadership - 28 January, Primary, book your place

Enhanced Teacher programme - 30 January, cross-phase, book your place

Status in the Classroom Through Presence - 3 February, cross-phase, book your place

Safer Recruitment in Education - 4 February, cross-phase, book your place

MFL Made Easy - 13 February 2020, Primary, book your place

President Kennedy Teaching School Alliance

Craig Barton - Friday 31 January

President Kennedy TSA will be hosting a one-day conference with Mr Barton in partnership with ABBC Maths consisting of two sessions:

  • Planning and Delivering Worked Examples
  • Formative Assessment and Diagnostic Questions.

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