As part of the Implementing WELL project, we would like to invite Governors to an online workshop to learn more about the project and explore what underpins effective implementation in schools.

The session will highlight the important role governors play in supporting evidence‑informed implementation. You can view the workshop flyer: HERE.

The workshop will be led by Professor Jonathan Sharples and Jon Eaton and will take place on Monday 23 February 15:30–17:00 (Online).

Please share the flyer with your governing body. To secure places for your Governors and to receive the meeting link, please email WELL@cumberland.gov.uk.

The Education Endowment Foundation is recruiting primary schools in the region for a new project exploring whether allowing teachers to complete their PPA time offsite can improve teacher retention, wellbeing and job satisfaction. 

Participating schools will be randomly allocated either to:

• Offer offsite PPA to all teachers in 2026/27 or
• Continue current on‑site PPA arrangements

Schools in the intervention group will receive guidance and a webinar to support implementation.

Learn more and register your interest: HERE.

Workshop 5 will take place on:

• Tuesday 17 March 09:30–12:30, Whitehaven Golf Club
• Tuesday 17 March 15:30–17:30, Online
• Wednesday 18 March 09:30–12:30, Greenhill Hotel

Full details will be shared in WOW after half term. As before, we will work in facilitated learning community groups aligned to each school’s implementation priority.

Thank you to everyone who has already added updates to the Delivery Ideas Padlet (Password: Ace2025) - your reflections are incredibly valuable. Please do keep sharing your thoughts, experiences and examples of practice as we build our collective learning space.

At the network meeting we’ll cover:

• 2026 QA development and planning updates
• Work booklets and curriculum session planning
• Guest speakers on award strands, including:
  • Skills Builder UK – Using the online hub
  • Coastal Cumbria – Adventure connections
  • Everyone Here - Community arts programme
• Teacher exchange discussions to support shared practice

We’re looking forward to an inspiring and engaging session with you all.

Thank you to all NGRT leads who attended the Spring Learning Community meeting on Monday 26 January, where we focused on FSM data.

A follow-up email has now been shared with all NGRT leads, including a link to the meeting recording, the presentation slides and key testing information for the upcoming post - half term testing window.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Summer Learning Community meeting on Wednesday 17 June, 15:30 - 17:00 (online). This session will review project-level data across the academic year and compare findings with 2024/25.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at last week’s Spring Term Learning Community meeting. It was another highly collaborative session, offering valuable insights for all schools - regardless of where they currently are in their use of the toolkit.

As in previous years, each school will have the opportunity to develop an end of year case study poster, reflecting on and evaluating their year through GTT. Templates for these case studies will be shared after the Easter holidays.

We look forward to seeing you all again at the Summer Learning Community meeting on Thursday 7 May 15:30–17:00 (online).