Happy Wednesday!
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Message from Dale:
“Motivation is what gets you started. Commitment is what keeps you going.”
- Jim Rohn
When we decided to apply to extend WELL into a third phase, we did briefly consider whether the appetite for engagement (which has been brilliant), after four years, would still be there. And then 117/118 Headteachers read, sign and submit a participation commitment. And 115/118 schools attend our implementation workshops, delivered in the first half term of a new school year, when so many other priorities exist. Now that is what I call commitment.
Let's continue to unite around education, around social justice, around the pupils and around those adults who work tirelessly to make a difference to them. This is and will continue to be WELL's only agenda, and we will do our very best to return your commitment.
Thank you for being our motivator.
Dale
Thank you to those schools that have already submitted an Implementation plan for 2024 - 25.
Dale will provide feedback intended to support you and WELL's ambition to achieve an increasingly sophisticated approach.
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We hope you found the 'EEF’s New School’s Guide to Implementation' sessions with Professor Jonathan Sharples helpful.
An email including a video link to a recorded Jonathan Sharples Implementation Guidance session will be sent to all delegates that attended this required workshop directly.
Please share this video with all members of your implementation teams.
Based on the quality assurance of plans received to date and from the learning from the workshops, we offer few prompts to consider prior to submitting your plans for 2024 - 25:
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A quick reminder that the deadline to submit an Implementation plan for quality assurance to this online form is Friday 15th November 2024.
A blank Implementation plan template can be found on the WELL Website here. An example of an exemplar completed implementation plan can be found on page 35 of the EEF's 'A School's Guide to Implementation'.
When uploading your WELL Implementation Plan for 2024-25 to the online form, you will also need to upload your Signed Grant Agreement to submit both of these documents to the WELL Team.
You can upload your Signed Grant Agreement first, then "Save" progress and "Return" to upload your Implementation Plan at a later date, if required. If you require further support uploading your documentation, please email WELL@Cumberland.gov.uk.
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Messages from the WELL Team:
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Implementation Evaluation of your Phase 2 WELL - Funded work
Thank you to the schools that have already submitted an evaluation, Dale is reviewing these and coming back to each school with feedback intended to support.
We understand that schools are still working on their Implementation Evaluation. We look forward to receiving the remaining Implementation Evaluations via the online evaluation form before this Friday (18th October)
If you are unable to locate the link to the online evaluation form, please email WELL@Cumberland.gov.uk and we will resend this to you.
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The latest from Education Research Alliance:
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Having an Educational Research Alliance (ERA) in West Cumbria is enabling WELL to bring the best evidence informed national expertise in the country to the region. Our independent evaluator has also confirmed that there is local expertise that WELL should be identifying and utilising more in the next phase. We are exploring this to build sustainable capacity.
Through the WOW, they will be sharing some of the latest resources and opportunities available to our schools, linked to our locally identified priorities.
In this week's WOW, Kate Horton, EEF Regional Delivery Lead (North), Marc Rowland, Unity Research School Disadvantage Lead and Stella Jones, Director of Town End Research School share some helpful publications and PD opportunities:
Marc Rowland - Transforming Attendance in Cornwall Case Study
The recent report 'Transforming Attendance in Cornwall' looks at attendance in the rural and coastal area of Cornwall and has been developed in partnership with Cornish school leaders.
As a group, the leaders explored research, evidence and good practice and refined approaches to addressing attendance challenges for Primary, Secondary and Special schools.
Please find a link to the full report here and the project's YouTube Channel which include bitesize videos of the project here.
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Stella Jones - Town End Research School (RS)
Town End Research School have several FREE professional development webinars and upcoming training opportunities available to all WELL Schools, that we would like to share:
Outward English Hub - Writing & Reading Comprehension
There are 2 free English focused webinar series being delivered by Town End RS for Outwood English Hub that are free and open to all schools worldwide. Click the links below to view full info and how to book onto each series:
Series 1 - 'Unlocking the Secrets of Writing' (5 Sessions):
All sessions will be held online, starting on Monday 25th November. All session dates and details are included in the link above.
Series 2 - 'Enhancing reading comprehension' (3 Sessions):
1 - 'Reading Comprehension: the Role of Background Knowledge'
Monday 3rd February 2025 (3.45pm - 4.45pm)
2 - 'Reading to Learn: Developing Non-Fiction Readers'
Monday 10th February 2025 (3.45pm - 4.45pm)
3 - 'Reading Comprehension: Strategies in a Reading Lesson'
Monday 3rd March 2025 (3.45pm - 4.45pm)
Shotton Hall RS & Town End RS Webinar Programme 24 - 25
There are also a range of free webinars available for 2024 - 25, in collaboration with Shotton Hall Research School, across a range of topics.
Including Reading Fluency, Cognitive Science. Primary Reading Interventions and many more! Click here to view all the webinars available and how to sign up to each.
Early Years Stronger Practice Hub
Stella is also leading on a free online webinar on Thursday 24th October for the Early Years Stronger Practice Hub - 'Understanding the Brain: Exploring Self and Co-Regulation as the Foundation for Early Communication Development'.
Click the link above for more info and how to attend.
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 We now have 28 schools participating in Cumbrian Award. It is not too late to join this year!
Please email WELL@Cumberland.gov.uk and we can support you to implement this ground-breaking award for the children and young people we serve.
Reciprocal Reading Secondary LA Cohort
The Cumberland Learning Improvement Service is working in partnership with ERA and funding an additional Reciprocal Reading Secondary cohort this academic year.
Please find full training details below.
Reciprocal Reading Secondary LA Cohort:
Launch Webinar - Monday 18th November 15:45 - 16:45, Online
DAY 1 - Tuesday 10th December 2024 09:30 - 15:30, Energus
DAY 2 - Tuesday 3rd June 2025 09:30 - 15:30, Energus
The cohort is limited to 12 schools and places are still available. If your school would like to participate in this cohort, please sign up 1 Reciprocal Reading Lead Teacher AND 2 Teachers/TAs for all 3 colleagues to be trained to deliver the intervention by emailing School.Development@Cumbria.gov.uk
Teachers of any subject across the curriculum who wish to develop a consistent approach to using texts in their lessons are invited to attend this training.
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Reciprocal Reading Primary Cohort
We have managed to negotiate a cost of £875 per school (to train up to 3 team members) to participate in a RR Primary cohort this academic year.
If reading is your identified priority and you would be interested join this cohort, you can choose to use some of your WELL implementation grant to fund this training and be invoiced by FFT Education directly.
If you would be interested in joining this cohort please let us know by emailing WELL@Cumberland.gov.uk before Friday 25th October and hold the below dates in your diary.
Reciprocal Reading Primary Cohort:
Launch Webinar - Monday 2nd December 15:45 - 17:00, Energus
DAY 1 - Thursday 12 December 2024 09:30 - 15:30, Energus
DAY 2 - Wednesday 4 June 2025 09:30 - 15:30, Energus
Once we have captured the level of interest from our schools, we will explore whether this cohort would be viable to run this year.
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Annual Events Planner and Programmes Padlet 2024/25
The WELL Programmes Padlet outlines all our high quality professional development programmes available for 2024/25. All WELL Events and training sessions for the opportunities included in the padlet, are detailed in the WELL Annual Events Planner.
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Events on the Annual Events Planner with a 'green dot' are bookable via SLA Online/ School Development Team. For all other events, please email WELL@Cumberland.gov.uk directly to express an interest.
The Annual Events Planner is a live link and will be updated throughout the year.
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Sign up for WELL Events in the following ways:
- Registered users can book through our online system SLA Online
- By emailing the School Development Team at school.development@cumberland.gov.uk
- By calling the team on 01228 221315 / 221316
Thank you for taking the time to read WOW.
Do you have any feedback for WELL on Wednesdays?
Is there information missing from this newsletter that you would like to see or have a suggestion of how we can improve engagement? We would love to hear from you. Please email WELL@cumberland.gov.uk with all comments.
To find this WOW and all previous versions - please visit our website.
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