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Happy Wednesday!
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Welcome Back!
We hope you all had a good half-term break
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WELL Evaluation Survey 2023
On Monday 12th June, the annual WELL Evaluation survey will be sent to Head Teachers directly from the University of Nottingham.
The email subject will show as 'WELL Evaluation Survey' with the email address of noreply@qemailserver.com.
In 2021, 81/118 schools responded to the survey. This was judged to be a good response. Let’s increase this to a great response in 2023. Every completed survey matters. This survey is to be completed by Head Teachers, however, we encourage your implementation team to feed into relevant sections of the survey.
The survey will close at 5pm 30th June.
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WOW Spotlight
The WELL team love receiving emails that share positive examples of the difference you make. Dale has been fortunate to visit a significant number of schools this year and comes away feeling proud of the work that the school teams and the young people are doing. We would like to celebrate you all. WOW, our website and social media provides an opportunity to share your achievements.
Over the coming weeks, we would like to spotlight examples of the great practice within your school. If you would like your school to be included in a spotlight focus please email WELL@cumbria.gov.uk.
Please be assured that will not result in a lot of extra work for you!
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We are looking forward to welcoming you all to our Universal Grant Offer workshops in June.
The session on Tuesday 27th June 1 - 3pm WELL 22 08 B is now full in relation to the number of schools that can attend. However, if you are already booked on this session and would like additional staff to attend with you - please contact School Development Team directly rather than through SLA online.
For the few schools that haven't yet booked onto a session, we still have spaces available on the following sessions:
- Tuesday 20th June 9 - 11am WELL 22 08 A (limited availability)
- Thursday 29th June 3:30 - 5:30pm WELL 22 08 C
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This term, the sessions will provide an opportunity to explore how effective implementation for school improvement is being developed by participating schools, to question and share ideas. There will also be an opportunity to consider how your professional development strategy will support effective implementation next year.
Please bring a copy of your current working implementation plan.
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We are really looking forward to seeing you at the Targeted Grant Offer June workshops.
To get the most out of the session, at least two members of your implementation teams should endeavour to attend.
This term, the sessions will provide an opportunity to explore how effective implementation for school improvement is being developed by participating schools, to question and share ideas. There will also be an opportunity to consider how your professional development strategy will support effective implementation next year.
Please bring a copy of your current working implementation plan.
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GTT Learning Community
In the last WOW before half term, we asked all GTT schools to complete a short survey to ascertain GTT intentions for 23-24. Please can you complete this by this Friday (9th June).
We will explore 23-24 funding support for all schools that have completed the survey by this deadline.
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Learning Community 2
The next session will be face to face on 13th July 1pm to 3.15pm at the Whitehaven Golf Course. There will be a lunch served from 12:30.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
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Secondary Subject Teachers Reciprocal Reading Development Project
As mentioned in our last WOW, we are very excited about this ground-breaking work with FFT, WELL and you.
The launch of this project takes place on 21st June, from 9am until 3.00pm at Energus Conference Centre, Lillyhall, Workington
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WELL will cover the costs of FFT support, the events and the venues. When we have calculated costs for your school to participate, we will provide you with a grant agreement and grant to take part in this WELL element.
The required commitment is for at least 2, ideally 3 subject specialist teachers from any subject discipline to accompany the English specialist teacher on the 21st June.
RR Leads - please can the RR lead complete this form by this Friday 9th June to confirm attendee numbers, names, and subjects.
Session Preparation
In advance of the 21st June please could your chosen subject department scan one or two texts that they might use with Y7 or Y8 students in their everyday lessons.
Please send these to Andy Taylor as soon as possible, indicating which subject the text relate to.
Copies of these texts will need to be brought to the session on the 21st June.
Final Session 22-23
The final Action Research session of this academic year will be face to face, running twice on the 27th June at 9-12pm or 1-4pm at Whitehaven Golf Club. This can be coordinated with attendance at a Universal (1-3pm) or Targeted (9-11am) Grant Offer workshop.
We can offer lunch to anyone attending both the Action Research and an Implementation workshop on the 27th June.
Action Research Leads – Please sign up to the face to face Action Research workshop on the 27th June.
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Wellbeing Cluster funding
Thank you to everyone who returned their evaluation posters before half term, we will now be able to use these evaluations to report to the WELL Board later this month.
We appreciate that evaluations are in still in progress and we look forward to receiving final versions before the end of term.
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Autumn Term 23/24 Cohort
Dale is meeting with the Principal Educational Psychologist this week and we are optimistic that we will be able confirm details of an Autumn Term ELSA cohort before the end of this academic year.
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Put these dates in your diary for this terms upcoming WELL events!
Universal Grant Offer Evaluation Preparation Delivery Workshop 23-24
- 20 Jun 2023 09:00 - 11:00 - Whitehaven Golf Club (WGC)
- 27 Jun 2023 13:00 - 15:00 - Whitehaven Golf Club (WGC)
- 29 Jun 2023 15:30 - 17:30 - Whitehaven Golf Club (WGC)
Targeted Grant Offer Evaluation Preparation Delivery Workshop 23-24
- 20 Jun 2023 13:00 - 15:00 - Whitehaven Golf Club (WGC)
- 27 Jun 2023 09:00 - 11:00 - Whitehaven Golf Club (WGC)
Reciprocal Reading - Secondary Subject Teachers Development Project
- 21 Jun 09:00-15:00 – Energus Conference Centre, Lillyhall, Workington
Action Research Final Session (In-person writing workshop)
- 27 Jun 2023 09:00 - 12:00 - Whitehaven Golf Club (WGC)
- 27 Jun 2023 13:00 - 16: 00 - Whitehaven Golf Club (WGC)
GTT Learning Community (Face to Face Session)
- 13 July 13:00-15:15 – Whitehaven Golf Club (WGC)
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Sign up for WELL Events in the following ways:
1) Registered users can book via SLA Online
2) Email school.development@cumbria.gov.uk
3) Phone 01228 221312 / 221316 / 221315
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WELL ON WEDNESDAYS WORDS OF THE WEEK
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"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out"
– Robert Collier, American Author
If you have any suggestions for next week's WOW WOW - please email us!
Do you have any feedback for WELL on Wednesdays?
Is there information missing from this newsletter that you would like to see? We would love to hear from you. Please email WELL@cumbria.gov.uk with all comments.
To find this WOW and all previous versions - please visit our website.
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