Coventry Education - updates for schools (10 July)

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Department for Education - updates for schools

Teaching mathematics in primary schools

PE and sport premium for primary schools

Access Ofsted's services that use Government Gateway

Ofsted replaces Ofsted Online website

Education Secretary FE speech with Social Market Foundation

Mental health support posters (11-18)

Mental health support posters (11-18)

Accessing urgent dental care for children

Letter for parents - how to access urgent dental care for children

The Cost of Learning in Lockdown

Child Poverty Action Group has published a new report, The Cost of Learning in Lockdown, which explores children and family experiences of school closures. Here you can find the executive summary, full report and the findings explained for children and young people, which we thought might be of interest to you. Please do pass them on to any of your networks and colleagues who you think they will be helpful to as well.

If you need any further information on the report, please email Ukcosd@cpag.org.uk.

Coventry Libraries - free ebook service

Coventry children can read lots of books over the summer with Coventry Libraries’ free ebook service.  Children can join the library online and borrow ebooks for free. 

There is a great range of books with top-selling authors. Join Coventry Libraries online and borrow ebooks and audiobooks. There is also a free great online Summer Reading Challenge to join.

Letter for parents - Summer Reading Challenge

FAO Careers Guidance Leads (Primary/Secondary/Special)

Interclass - careers in construction

Coventry School Travel Survey – win a bike!

Sustrans, the walking and cycling charity, are running a short online survey looking at how children and their parents/carers travel to and from school. The survey closes at midnight on Sunday 19 July and respondents could win a bike and accessories worth up to £400.  Please share the survey link with your parents.  https://sustrans.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/coventry-schools-parent-travel-survey

Supporting young people to participate in education or training post-16

The 2020 annual LA NEET and Not Known figures have been published: NEET and participation: local authority figures

For the third consecutive year Coventry remains below (better than) England and the West Midlands and is an improvement on our last two years' performance from 5.4% to 5.0%. Congratulations to Prospects who carry out this work on behalf of the LA.

Cllr Kevin Maton, Cabinet Member for Education and Skills, said: “We know as a Council how vital it is to support all of our young people and to make sure each has a clear, practical route to be able to achieve their ambitions.

I would like to thank all those in schools and colleges with responsibility for supporting our young people. It has never been more important in these uncertain times for us to give that help and assurance and I’m delighted these latest figures demonstrate the work that is taking place.”

Supporting young people to participate in education or training post-16

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