Great Teaching Toolkit – GTT Leads – Please return Grant Offer Letter and WELL GTT 22-23 Element Evaluation Document or AR Poster by 29^th September

Reciprocal Reading - RR Leads - Please submit WELL RR 22-23 Element Evaluation Document or AR Poster by 29^th September

If you unable to locate any of these documents, please email WELL@cumberland.gov.uk and we will forward them to you.

Head Teacher & WELL Implementation Teams -

Please complete all actions in Grant Offer Letter before 31^st October to participate in this element of WELL in 23-24.

This includes booking at least one place on the two (below) required workshops for this year and a governor/ governors onto the Pupil Premium Governor webinar. 

• WELL Pupil Premium Workshop with Marc Rowland (Nov 2023)
• Evaluating Your Impact Workshops (Jan 2024)
• WELL Pupil Premium Governor Webinar with Marc Rowland (Nov 2023)

Places can be booked via the School Development Team.

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 WELL Schools have exclusivity until 1^st November 2023. 

Universal Grant Offer Letter and Implementation Plans

A reminder that the deadline for reviewed and updated plans and signed grant offer letters is 31^st October 2023. Please send these to WELL@cumberland.gov.uk.

This year, implementation plans will be quality assured by Dale Hill, along with Patty Williams and Sue Frost from Education Research Alliance (ERA).

Please also ensure you have booked places on the two (below) required workshops for this year and a governor/governors onto the Pupil Premium Governor webinar. As these are required as part of your grant condition for 23/24.

• WELL Pupil Premium Workshop with Marc Rowland (Nov 2023)
• Evaluating Your Impact Workshops (Jan 2024)
• WELL Pupil Premium Governor Webinar with Marc Rowland (Nov 2023)

You can book all the above courses via the School Development Team.

Supportive Coaching Conversations

If you would find a supportive Coaching Conversation helpful with a either Dale, Patty or Sue regarding your Implementation plan - please email WELL@Cumberland.go.uk and we will organise this for you.

Annual Plan 23/24 

Please find the link to our Universal Grant Offer Annual Plan for 23/24 on our website.

This plan is a live link and will be updated throughout the year with all WELL events and how to book each PD programme. 

Targeted Grant Offer Letter and Implementation Plans

A reminder that the deadline for reviewed and updated plans and signed grant offer letters is 31^st October 2023. Please send these to WELL@cumberland.gov.uk.

This year, implementation plans will be quality assured by Dale Hill, along with Patty Williams and Sue Frost from Education Research Alliance (ERA).

Please also ensure you have booked at least two places on the two (below) required workshops for this year and a governor/governors onto the Pupil Premium Governor webinar. As these are required as part of your grant condition for 23/24.

• WELL Pupil Premium Workshop with Marc Rowland (Nov 2023)
• Evaluating Your Impact Workshops (Jan 2024)
• WELL Pupil Premium Governor Webinar with Marc Rowland (Nov 2023)

You can book all the above courses via the School Development Team.

Great Teaching Toolkit GOL and Evaluation Deadline

A reminder to send any remaining documentation to us by this Friday 29^th September 2023.

Please email WELL@cumberland.gov.uk before the deadline, if you are unsure of the required documentation to return.

Developing Great Teaching with the Great Teaching Toolkit Conference

We have Professor Rob Koe and his senior team coming to deliver some training in West Cumbria on Friday 13^th October 12:30 -16:00, we highly recommend this session for all WELL schools. Please see course details and how to book below:

 Developing Great Teaching with the Great Teaching Toolkit 

13 Oct 2023 12:30 - 16:00, Whitehaven Golf Club

Please book via the School Development Team.

Reciprocal Reading 22 - 23 Evaluation 

A reminder to send either your Action Research posters or WELL RR 22-23 Element Evaluation Document to us by the 29^th September.

Please email WELL@cumberland.gov.uk before the deadline, if you are unsure of the required evaluation documentation to return.

GL Assessment Tools 

We are in the process of organising follow up conversations about arranging assessment and screening tools. We will also be creating the shared document for schools to input current approaches used as suggested in our webinar last Tuesday.  

Primary Reciprocal Reading 

In response to a couple of recent queries, we are also exploring the potential for Reciprocal Reading refresher training for Primary Schools and will update in our next WOW.

22-23 Cohort Schools 

If you have not done so already, please sign up the  Action Research “Launch and Learning Session” to share your finding with other schools and with WELL.

This session will run twice at the following times:

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 

Please book with School Development Team.

Come and get involved in Action Research 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 8^th PM or 9^th AM Nov 2023

2: Planning for evidence collection – Attend either 27^th  PM or 28^th AM Feb 2024

3: Re-energiser and stock take session – Attend 1^st May 2024 PM  (Online)

4: Write-up session – Attend either 3^rd 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:

Youth Mental Health First Aid

We can now confirm there are two additional YMHFA courses funded by WELL for WELL schools.

One of the 2 - day courses will be held in person and one course online, please see detail below:

YMHFA 2 Day Training - In Person Course

Day 1: Wednesday 8^th November 2023, 09:30 - 16:30 (Venue TBC)

Day 2: Friday 10^th November 2023, 09:30 - 16:30 (Venue TBC)

Full attendance is required to both sessions

YMHFA  2 Day Training - Online Course

Day 1: Tuesday 14^th November 09.00 – 16.30

Day 2: Wednesday 15^th November 09.00 – 16.30

Full attendance is required to both sessions

We will announce in a future WOW when these courses are available to book on through the School Development Team.

Emotional Literacy Support Assistants

Schools that have places on the Autumn Term cohort will be contacted shortly with further details.

The Spring Term programme will be open to book to all Cumberland schools through School Development Team this term. We will let WELL schools know when this goes live.

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.

Cumbrian Award 2023/24 Webinar (Attend via WELL Invitation)

• 6 Oct 2023 15:30 - 16:30, 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

YMHFA 2 Day Training - In Person Course (Booking Coming Soon)

• DAY 1 -  8 Nov 2023 09:30 - 16:30, (Venue TBC)
• DAY 2 -  10 Nov 2023 09:30 - 16:30, (Venue TBC)

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 

YMHFA  2 Day Training - Online Course (Booking Coming Soon)

• DAY 1 - 14 Nov 09.00 – 16.30, Online
• DAY 2 -  15 Nov 09.00 – 16.30, Online

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)

• DAY 1 - 21 Nov 2023 09:30 - 15:30, Whitehaven Golf Club 
• DAY 2 - 20 Feb 2024 09:30 - 15:30, Whitehaven Golf Club 
• 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