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Happy Wednesday!
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Take a look at what's new this week!
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WELL Evaluation Survey 2023
All Headteachers will have received an email on Monday 12 June containing a link to the WELL Evaluation Survey.
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Thank you to everyone who has already completed the survey, every survey returned makes a difference to WELL going forward.
University of Nottingham have informed us there have already been 53 surveys responses so far, 65 still to go!
Please can Headteachers/implementation leads check that the survey has been received and can we remind all headteachers to complete the survey by 5pm 30th June.
If you haven't received the survey, please can you email the WELL inbox and we can help resolve this.
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June Workshops
It has been great to see so many valued colleagues at the workshops yesterday and see so many schools attend! Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the group discussions. We look forward to welcoming all the remaining schools over the coming weeks.
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Annual Planner 23/24
The WELL team is working to secure dates for all WELL events in the next academic year. As per last year we will circulate the WELL annual planner before the end of term.
Grant Offer Letters 23/24
We will shortly be circulating Grant Offer Letters to all headteachers. At the June workshops we are highlighting the essential conditions of the grant offer and the required documentation for 2023/24.
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Cumbrian Award is an exciting opportunity for pupils from Y5-6 and Y7-9 to develop the range of skills and attributes that we want for our children and young people in our region.
It is underpinned by a commitment to create a sense of belonging, pride and confidence in all those that participate. Through the three strands of Adventure, Culture and Enterprise; the award not only enriches the curriculum, it supports rich and relevant curriculum provision for schools.
Ofsted Inspection Report November 2022
Schools that participate during 2023-24 may be able to access some additional WELL grant funding to support training and resources for implementation. Schools will also have access to practical support from a dedicated delivery team.
Come and be part of an award that has been designed for our pupils in our region!
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Thank you to all the all the schools that attended yesterday’s Universal Grant offer workshop. It was so good to hear your ideas and examples over the last academic year and see so many of you engaged and collaborating in the group discussions.
We look forward to welcoming the rest of schools next week!
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Grant Offer Conditions 23/24
We will shortly be circulating Grant Offer Letters to all headteachers. At the June workshops we are highlighting the essential conditions of the grant offer and the required documentation for 2023/24.
Please can you ensure all the documentation mentioned is returned to us by 31st October 2023.
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Thank you to all the all the schools that attended yesterday’s Targeted Grant Offer workshop, was great to hear so many of you contribute to the discussions and hear how you have all been implementing your plans in school.
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We look forward to welcoming the rest of schools next week!
Grant Offer Conditions 23/24
We will shortly be circulating Grant Offer Letters to all headteachers. At the June workshops we are highlighting the essential conditions of the grant offer and the required documentation for 2023/24.
Please can you ensure all the documentation mentioned is returned to us by 31st October 2023.
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GTT 23/24
WELL is currently working with Evidence Based Education to ascertain potential funding for 23/24. Once we have this information, we will confirm how we can offer support directly.
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Teams Site Learning Community Pilot
As part of WELL’s willingness to increase and facilitate collaboration between schools, we have developed a ‘Learning Community’ Microsoft Teams site/chat forum. GTT leads should have received an email last week with an invite and guidance document to access this teams site.
We would like to encourage yourselves and schools with the same shared priority to discuss and share questions, examples or resources within this virtual community.
We have chosen ‘Great Teaching Toolkit’ as a pilot and will trial the effectiveness / ease of use of this format before developing the same resources for our 23 other shared priorities in the Summer 2023/24 term. If you are having any issues following the guidance or accessing the site, please email us.
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Face to face Learning Community
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.
Session Preparation
In preparation for this session, please consider your GTT journey so far:
- 'What have you done this year?'
- 'What are you thinking of doing with GTT next year?'
Please be prepared to listen and share these journeys with the rest of the learning community.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
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Secondary Subject Teachers Reciprocal Reading Development Project
The launch of this project takes place today 21st June 9:00 - 3.00pm at Energus Conference Centre, Lillyhall, Workington.
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Amazing to see so many of you here today and engaging in this ground-breaking RR session working with FFT to expand reciprocal reading across the curriculum.
We will provide an overview of the session in next week’s WOW!
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Thank you to all the schools that have signed up for the final face to face workshops.
These workshops are running twice on the 27th June 9-12pm or 1-4pm at Whitehaven Golf Club.
Please be assured Action Research is an ongoing process and absence from any of the previous sessions should not hinder your experience/ participation for this final session coming up.
If you would still like to participate, we still have some availability. Please contact SDT or email us to book on either of the final sessions running.
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We have received the following information from Cumberland Council Public health and communities team:
An invitation for schools and colleges to access quality assured mental health lead training:
The Department for Education is offering eligible schools and colleges a grant of £1,200 to pay for training for senior mental health leads in educational settings.
The training will help embed an effective whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing, including:
- identifying mental health and wellbeing needs and monitoring the impact of support
- approaches to plan and lead change aligned to the work of designated safeguarding leads/special educational needs coordinators
- developing universal and targeted support offers
- engaging students/pupils and developing positive relationships with parents, families and carers
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Mental health leads can choose from over 100 courses (beginner, intermediate and advanced levels) tailored to the needs of their settings. They can register for grant funding to attend a mental health course beginning before 31 March 2024. The grant can also be used to pay for supply cover to backfill the individual undertaking training, or for further support to sustain approaches to mental health and wellbeing.
To check all eligibility setting please click here.
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Emotional Literacy Support Assistants
As mentioned at our June workshops we are absolutely delighted to confirm that there will be two ELSA training cohorts next academic year! One cohort will run in November 2023, with a pre session for leaders in October and the second from February 2024.
Exact dates will be included in our Annual Planner which we will be sending to you in July and how to book onto these sessions will be shared with you shortly.
If you have previously flagged the need for an ELSA during one of Dale’s school visits this year, and this need is still the case please can you confirm by emailing WELL inbox, as this will support the communication of needs to the ELSA Training Team.
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WELL ON WEDNESDAYS WORDS OF THE WEEK
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"Act as if what you do makes a difference. Because IT DOES."
- William James
If you have any suggestions for next week's WOW WOW - please email us!
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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
- 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
- 27 Jun 2023 09:00 - 11:00 - Whitehaven Golf Club (WGC)
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
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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