For action - all schools

Please use the school closures form to report any full or partial closures of your school, including where classes or year groups are switching to remote learning. Further guidance is available online, please contact Lucy Lambert (lucy.lambert@coventry.gov.uk) with any queries including changes to contact details and password reminders.

Coventry agency updates

Health and Safety: Reminder about candles - child burned at carol concert

Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing: December wellbeing calendar

Local opportunities/updates

Early Years: Survey for Primary schools to complete about their wraparound offer

The Reading Agency: Winter mini reading challenge from 1 December 2023 until 19 February 2024.

Coventry Libraries: Emilie Lauren Jones - poetry event at Central Library on 2 December 11am - 12pm.

Coventry Transport Museum: Sleigh ride experience for schools 4 - 5 December

CPD/training

Coventry City of Languages: Modern Languages CPD for Primary and Secondary - 1 December 9am - 12:30pm.

Computing Hub: Primary training offer and Secondary training offer - please contact teachcomputing@bishopchalloner.bham.sch.uk with any queries.

Government updates for schools

• ESFA Update: 22 November 2023
• Department for Education update 20 November
• The risk protection arrangement (RPA) for schools
• Early years qualifications achieved in the United Kingdom
• Ofsted Annual Report 2022/23: education, children’s services and skills
• Changes to Ofsted’s post-inspection arrangements and complaints handling: proposals 2023
• Ofsted to implement changes to post-inspection process
• Education update for headteachers: academic year 2023 to 2024

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