Happy Wednesday!
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Universal/ Targeted Grant Offer Letters
- Head Teacher & WELL Implementation Teams - Complete all actions in Grant Offer Letter before 31st October to participate in this element of WELL in 23-24
Great Teaching Toolkit
- GTT Leads – Return Grant Offer Letter and Evaluation Document or AR Poster by 29th September
Reciprocal Reading
- RR Lead - Submit RR Evaluation Document or AR Poster by 29th September
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Updates This Week!
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Developing Great Teaching with the Great Teaching Toolkit
Friday 13 October 12:30 - 16:00, WGC
As you are aware, one of the key ambitions of WELL is to offer evidence based, high quality Profession Development.
We are thrilled to have the senior team from Evidence Based Education coming to West Cumbria to run an afternoon conference on Friday 13 October. With keynotes from Professors Rob Coe and Stuart Kime, together with practical workshops, this conference aims to demonstrate how great teaching is and can be facilitated by the Great Teaching Toolkit (GTT) across the WELL Project.
This event is highly recommended for both current GTT schools and all schools with a priority to improve teaching. Places for this event 'Developing Great Teaching with the Great Teaching Toolkit' being held at Whitehaven Golf Club from 12:30 - 16:00 can be booked now with the School Development Team.
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Effective School Implementation for New Leadership Teams
Tuesday 26 September 09:30 - 15:30, WGC
Reminder - we have developed a specific workshop for newer Heads and for those that have responsibilities for school improvement action planning in their subjects.
The workshop 'Effective School Implementation for New Leadership Teams' takes place Tuesday 26 September 09:30 - 15:30, Whitehaven Golf Club.
Places can be booked with the School Development team.
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WELL Independent Evaluation 2023
We are pleased to confirm that 100 schools completed the Independent Evaluation Survey in June 2023.
Your commitment to provide feedback will form an invaluable part of the formative evaluation process.
The Evaluation team are currently finalising their analysis of the survey, together with Case Study, Interview and data analysis. The WELL Team will hear initial headlines in early October and the full evaluation of 2022-23 will be shared with the WELL Board at the end of November 2023.
We will provide access to the Evaluation Report as soon as possible and will use the learning to rectify our plans where required.
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Wednesday 13 March 2024
09:00 - 17:00, Energus
MADE 24 is now available to book with the School Development Team.
Following the excellent feedback from last year, we will again serve to inspire, challenge and develop practice for our dedicated school workforce.
Please note that bookings are coming in thick and fast and WELL Schools have exclusivity until 1st November 2023. Details of Key notes and Workshops will be confirmed this term.
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The planned Cumbrian Award 2023 - 24 face-to-face event on Friday 6 October, 12:30 -15:00 will now be held as a live webinar for currently participating and interested schools. More detail will follow shortly.
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Universal Grant Offer Letters were sent to Headteachers on the 15th July 2023
Please complete the following check list before the Tuesday 31 October to access grant funding for this element:
 This year, Implementation plans will be quality assured by Dale Hill, along with Patty Williams and Sue Frost from Education Research Alliance (ERA).
As a key mitigation against staff changes please ensure Implementation TEAM members are identified and familiar with the school’s plan.
If you would find a Coaching Conversation helpful please email us and we will organise this for you:
Image Description: WELL Targeted Grant Offer Checklist 2023 -24
Targeted Grant Offer Letters were sent to Headteachers on the 15th July 2023
Please complete the following check list before the Tuesday 31 October to access grant funding for this element.
 This year, Implementation plans will be quality assured by Dale Hill, along with Patty Williams and Sue Frost from Education Research Alliance (ERA).
As a key mitigation against staff changes please ensure Implementation TEAM members are identified and familiar with the school’s plan.
All Targeted Grant Offer Schools will receive a face to face/ Teams meeting with either Dale, Patty or Sue. They will be in touch to arrange these with you and it will be helpful to have WELL Implementation Team members involved.
WELL and Education Research Alliance (ERA) have worked together to develop a delivery plan for WELL 2023-24.
ERA will be lead through Ashfield Junior School, with Sue Frost as Director and Patty Williams as Assistant Director.
This is an exciting next phase, with commitment from leading national evidence-based partners including the EEF, Evidence Based Education & Marc Rowland.
We are also delighted that positive conversations with Hubs and the two Councils are taking place to support coherence and alignment. Look out for further communications including press coverage!
Marc Rowland has shared a blog with us that you may find useful. Marc will be leading our Pupil Premium Workshops in November. As these are a grant requirement, please ensure that you sign up soon through the School Development Team.
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GOL and Evaluation of 22 - 23
Thank you to all the WELL Great Teaching Toolkit schools that have returned their GOL and Evaluation of 22-23.
We look forward to receiving the others by 29th September 2023. All funding will be made available in October 2023.
Invites for the following sessions will be sent to all GTT Schools within the next week:
Great Teaching Toolkit - Autumn Learning Community
- 17 Oct 2023 15:35 - 17:00, Online
Great Teaching Toolkit - Spring Learning Community
- 12 Mar 2024 15:35 - 17:00, Online
Great Teaching Toolkit - Summer Learning Community
- 11 Jul 2024 12:30 - 15:15, Energus
The upcoming conference 'Developing Great Teaching with the Great Teaching Toolkit' 13 Oct 2023 12:30 - 16:00, Whitehaven Golf Club, is available to book with the School Development Team.
It is great to see so many GTT schools signed up for this session already!
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Reciprocal Reading 22 - 23 Evaluation
Thank you to all the RR schools involved in the 22-23 cohort for returning your Evaluation Document or Action Research Poster to evaluate RR in 22-23.
We look forward to receiving the remaining Evaluations / Posters by the 29th September.
Secondary Subject Teachers Reciprocal Reading Development Project
For secondary schools involved in the RR cohort for 23-24 we would like to remind you of the following events in 23-24:
RR Secondary Community Meeting 1
- 16 Nov 2023 15:45 - 16:45, Online
RR Secondary Training Day 2
- 22 Nov 2023 09:00 -15:00, Energus
RR Secondary Training Day 1 (Optional Repeat for Additional Cohort)
- 6 Dec 2023 09:00 - 15:00, Energus
RR Secondary Community Meeting 2
- 6 Mar 2024 15:45 - 16:45, Online
RR Secondary Training Day 2 (Optional Repeat for Additional Cohort)
- 25 Jun 2024 09:00 -15:00, Energus
RR Secondary Celebration Event
- 9 Jul 2024 09:00 -15:15, Energus
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22-23 Cohort Schools
We hope you will join us on the 8th or 9th Nov at the Action Research “Launch and Learning Session” to share your finding with other schools. This session will be run twice at the following times and can be booked now with SDT:
Action Research Session 1: Launch and Learning Session (Attend 1 Session)
- 8 Nov 2023 13:00 - 15:30, Energus
- 9 Nov 2023 09:00 - 11:30, Whitehaven Golf Club
Would you like to participate in Action Research in 2023 - 24?
Through WELL, engagement in quality Action Research enables the gathering and crucially, the sharing of relevant, rigorous, and rich evidence.
The Schools that participated in the Action Research strand in 21-22 and 22-23 found that this complemented their wider WELL-supported efforts to implement evidence-informed approaches, helping them to identify a baseline picture and to draw out and reflect on emerging implications for their practice and whole school leadership.
We encourage all current AR schools and new schools to join us in this key WELL element this academic year.
The following sessions are available this academic year:
1: Launch & Learning Session – Attend either 8th PM or 9th AM Nov 2023
2: Planning for evidence collection – Attend either 27th PM or 28th AM Feb 2024
3: Re-energiser and stock take session – Attend 1st May 2024 PM (Online)
4: Write-up session – Attend either 3rd July AM or PM
You can book onto these 4 sessions with the School Development Team or we have created an online form to sign up to all 4 sessions at once:
If you choose this option the WELL team will forward your chosen sessions to the SDT who will book places for you.
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Emotional Literacy Support Assistants
Schools that have places on the Autumn Term cohort were contacted directly last week.
The Spring Term programme will be open to all schools through School Development Team. We will let WELL schools know when this goes live.
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Put these dates in your diary for this terms upcoming WELL events!
A live link to our Annual Planner for all 23/24 events is available for Universal and Targeted Grant Offer Schools on our website.
Effective School Implementation for New Leadership Teams (Book via SDT)
- 26 Sep 2023 09:30 - 15:30, Whitehaven Golf Club
Cumbrian Award 2023/24 Re - Launch Webinar (Attend via WELL Invitation)
- 6 Oct 2023 Time TBC, Online
Evidence Based School Improvement Beyond your WELL Plan (Book via SDT)
- 12 Oct 2023 09:30 - 12:30, Hunday Manor Hotel
Developing Great Teaching with the Great Teaching Toolkit (Book via SDT)
- 13 Oct 2023 12:30 - 16:00, Whitehaven Golf Club
Great Teaching Toolkit - Autumn Learning Community (Attend via WELL Invitation)
- 17 Oct 2023 15:35 - 17:00, Online
WELL Pupil Premium Workshop with Marc Rowland - Attend 1 Session (Book via SLA)
- 6 Nov 2023 09:00 - 12:00, Whitehaven Golf Club
- 6 Nov 2023 13:15 - 16:15, Whitehaven Golf Club
- 7 Nov 2023 09:00 - 12:00, Whitehaven Golf Club
WELL Pupil Premium Governor Webinar with Marc Rowland (Book via SDT)
- 6 Nov 2023 18:30 - 20:15, Online
Action Research Session 1: Launch and Learning Session - Attend 1 Session (Book via SDT)
- 8 Nov 2023 13:00 - 15:30, Energus
- 9 Nov 2023 09:00 - 11:30, Whitehaven Golf Club
RR Secondary Community Meeting 1 (Attend via WELL Invitation)
- 16 Nov 2023 15:45 - 16:45, Online
Metacognition and Self-Regulated Learning - 3 Days (Book via SDT)
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DAY 1 - 21 Nov 2023 09:30 - 15:30, Whitehaven Golf Club
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DAY 2 - 20 Feb 2024 09:30 - 15:30, Whitehaven Golf Club
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DAY 3 - 23 Apr 2024 09:30 - 15:30, Whitehaven Golf Club
RR Secondary Training Day 2 (Attend via WELL Invitation)
- 22 Nov 2023 09:00 -15:00, Energus
Being an Evidence Informed Governor (Book via SDT)
- 5 Dec 2023 18:00 - 20:00, Energus
RR Secondary Training Day 1 - Optional Repeat for Additional Cohort (Attend via WELL Invitation)
- 6 Dec 2023 09:00 - 15:00, Energus
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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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