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Inspecting teaching of the protected characteristics in schools
Schools financial value standard (SFVS) and assurance statement
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Teacher subject specialism training (TSST): programme details
School census 2021 to 2022: technical information
School admissions appeals code
Admission appeals for school places
Senior mental health lead training
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Ofsted News - September
OCR updates
The annual consultation period for admissions policies starts on 1 October 2021 and finishes on 31 January 2022. Therefore, if you wish to make any significant changes to your 2023/24 admissions policies you will need to ensure this is agreed by your governing bodies within the Autumn term and consulted on for a minimum of 6 school weeks, by no later than 31 January 2022.
Emails will be going out to all Coventry Primary and Secondary schools by the end of Monday 4 October 2021 to confirm the details regarding the process for all schools. Any questions please contact: admissionsconsultation@coventry.gov.uk
Details of all school consultations should be published on the individual schools' websites and sent to the above email address for the LA to review. These will be made available as and when received to view on the Coventry City Council website.
The next Director Briefings will take place on Thursday 7 October at 11am and repeated on Wednesday 13 October at 6pm October 2021 via MS Teams. Please contact Angela Carr with any queries - Angela.Carr@coventry.gov.uk.
The Coventry HAF programme took place over the summer holidays and delivered approximately 100,000 hours of provision and 25,000 meals to 2,000 children and young people (plus family members). The programme comprised 50 holiday clubs across the city led by 36 organisations - and over 50 other organisations/groups were involved. Thank you to schools for your involvement in this programme – whether hosting these and/or promoting them – this made a real difference to children and young people involved. A video was produced for the summer and this will be released shortly.
The Coventry HAF Team (based in Education and Skills) are now taking forward planning for the Christmas holidays and would like to get a view of the potential engagement of Coventry schools. Emerging evidence shows that higher engagement of schools in HAF leads to better the outcomes for children and young people. Please could all schools take a few minutes to complete a short survey (by Friday 8 October) Coventry HAF school survey
If you have any further questions please email: Adrian.Coles@coventry.gov.uk (0771 222 9818) or Lorna.Holland@coventry.gov.uk (02476 977 242).
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There's still time to book your free place at the Coventry & Warwickshire Careers Hub Celebration Event (@Technology Park, Coventry University) on 14 October 2021 5-8pm.
Please feel free to pass this invitation on to any colleagues who would also like to find out more about supporting schools in Coventry & Warwickshire.
There will be a buffet and drinks provided too!
We are running a Year 5-8 Continuity Work Group in the Coventry area this academic year. We already have many local secondaries and primaries signed up - and we hope that your schools will enjoy working across phase on this project to build mathematical connections!
Please do let us know if you have any queries, would like more information, or if anyone from your schools would be interested in taking part. The first event is taking place on Tuesday 5 October 2-4pm online. Office@originmathshub.tgacademy.org.uk
The Laurel Trust is again offering grants to collaborations and networks of schools in areas of deprivation and disadvantage. Collaborations of schools are invited to apply for funding for creative research and innovation projects that will lead to improved outcomes for children.
Applications are made on line and the closing date is 26 November 2021.
Guidance for applications
This training includes:
- Marketing in a virtual space – part of your marketing strategy for 2021 onwards
- How connecting on digital platforms can improve your business visibility, gain new customers, and increase turnover
- The value of the virtual show round – reaching new customers and raising your community profile
- Understanding the key changes in Facebook algorithms that affect your business (updated from July 2021)
- External resources that can support you in your role
Please sign up online.
Autistic teachers can be amazing, but only if they have the understanding, support and opportunities they both need and deserve. Our accessible resource, drawn from original research evidence on the Autistic School Staff Project and supplemented with input from four amazing autistic teachers, explains how to train, recruit, enable and value autistic teachers.
If you have any comments, please let us know by contacting lucy.lambert@coventry.gov.uk.
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