Coventry Education - updates for schools (7 October 2022)

Coventry City Council sent this bulletin at 07-10-2022 09:16 AM BST

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Action required

Admissions: The annual consultation period for admissions policies started on 1 October 2022 and finishes on the 31 January 2023. Therefore, if you wish to make any significant changes to your 2024/25 admissions policies you will need to conduct a consultation for a minimum of 6 school weeks, starting 5 December 2022 to 31 January 2023. Please send any details as soon as possible to admissionsconsultation@coventry.gov.uk

Details of all school consultations should be published on the individual school's website and sent to the above email address for the LA to review. All consultation details for schools and Local Authorities will be available to view on the Coventry City Council website from 10 October 2022. Current consultation details are:

Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School - 10 October 2022 to 20 November 2022

Coventry agency updates

Governance: Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher Recruitment

Admissions: Please can primary schools note that the Admissions team produce a report which is sent to schools at the beginning of each week giving lists of any of your current pupils who have applied to transfer to another Coventry school. Please make sure that you check these details and notify the Admissions team if there is any information about the child that a receiving school would need to know. This is particularly important if you have information that a pupil may need to be considered under the Fair Access arrangements.

Primary and Secondary Admissions booklets are being sent to schools, please keep a look out for these arriving in your inboxes.

Local opportunities/updates

United Nations Association (Coventry): young people aged 15 and over are invited to enter Coventry's International Young People's Peace Essay competition, closing date for submission is 31 October

Coventry Building Society: FAO Secondary, Secondary Special and FE colleges. Work Insights online work experience programme for years 10-13. Pupils can apply individually or schools can enrol a group. For further enquiries please contact belinda.brown@thecoventry.co.uk

Guardian Ballers Girls Community Hub: sign up is now open for girls aged 11-18, £12 for session costs, basketball and GB merch (financial support available)

Rugby League World Cup: The Rugby League World Cup 2021 is coming to Coventry on Friday 21 October and we are hosting some of the world's best players in our Australia v Scotland match at the Coventry Building Society Arena. Please contact shaun.tennant@rlwc2021.com for information on booking tickets for pupils.

CPD/training

SEND: SEND Conference on Friday 14 October - Communication, Removing Barriers. We have a few places remaining for this conference, target audience Headteachers, SENCOs and school governors. Please book by emailing gaynor.millar@coventry.gov.uk with delegate name(s) and any dietary requirements

Coventry and Central Warwickshire teaching school hub: developing high quality early years practice by beginning with the child, supporting all children with social and emotional learning, Primary September newsletter, Secondary September newsletter

Coventry and Warwickshire Teacher Networks: Secondary Visual Art Teacher Event 13 October, Primary Arts Teacher Event 7 November and Secondary Dance Teacher Event 10 November. Contact teachernetworks@rsc.org.uk for more detail

Coventry University: Outreach and Widening Participation teams are hosting a conference for educational professionals interested in careers and progression to Higher Education on Tuesday 22 November between 9:15am and 4:30pm at Coventry University TechnoCentre

Origins Maths Hubs: Secondary and post-16 newsletter