Happy Wednesday!
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The latest from the WELL Team:
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Wishing all our schools and their Year 6, Year 11 and Year 13 pupils, the very best of luck with SATs next week and the exams ahead.
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A Huge Thank you to John Sanderson
I am enormously grateful for the opportunity to serve as Interim Director of the WELL Project.
Joining at a challenging time, I felt warmly welcomed by Lucy, Vicky, Amanda and Beth, whose support made all the difference. It has been a privilege to work alongside so many dedicated professionals, from school leaders, teachers, and educational experts, each bringing passion and expertise to our shared mission.
I wish everyone continued success and, given the determination to evolve and extend the project beyond 2027, I am confident that WELL's positive impact on children’s lives will continue to grow ever stronger. - John Sanderson
A huge thank you to John for his commitment and support to the WELL Project and our schools over the past few months. We wish him all the best and are extremely grateful for his contributions as Interim Director.
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A Warm Welcome to John Shannon
John Shannon is delighted to be joining WELL as the Project Director, to work alongside and support leaders to make a difference to the lives of children in Allerdale and Copeland.
Prior to joining WELL, John taught in five schools, led three of them and undertaken executive headships and senior trust roles.
He believes that schools should be at the heart of their community, is passionate about empowering staff to use research-driven approaches to deliver social justice and has been fortunate to work with and alongside primary and secondary schools.
We are excited and pleased to welcome John to the WELL team, as Project Director going forward.
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Workshop 6
Wednesday 20 May / Thursday 21 May
We look forward to welcoming you all to the final Implementing WELL workshop of the academic year - thank you for your continued engagement with the project.
This workshop will focus on 'Sustain' - making change stick.
If you haven't done so already, please book your place on one of the below options with the School Development Team:
- Wednesday 20 May 09:30 - 12:30 Energus
- Wednesday 20 May 15:30 - 17:30 Online
- Thursday 21 May 09:30 - 12:30 Whitehaven Golf Club
Preparation
This workshop will provide an opportunity to network and collaborate on key areas of implementation planning and priority areas.
Please bring your climate health checks to the session, as we will be reviewing these during the workshop.
We also ask that you bring your implementation plans to share and develop throughout the session.
We recognise that schools will be at different stages of their implementation planning - whether exploring, planning, delivering, or sustaining - and we warmly encourage you to bring your plans along, whatever stage they are at, as they are a working document.
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Updated Implementation Plans
Submit by Friday 30th June
Following workshop 6, please submit your updated implementation plans to WELL@cumberland.gov.uk by Friday 30th June.
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Summer Learning Community
Thursday 7th May 15:30 - 17:00, Online
We are looking forward to seeing GTT Leads and Teachers again at the Summer Learning community meeting on Thursday 7th May 15:30 - 17:00, Online.
Preparation
Please add your contributions to the Summer Community Padlet ahead of the session.
There is a section for both GTT leads and teachers to complete, responses will be shared and discussed at the meeting.
If you would like to facilitate a breakout room at this meeting, please email WELL@cumberland.gov.uk in advance of the session.
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Case Study Posters
Return by Friday 5th June
At the end of April, we shared the case study poster template for each GTT school to complete, ready to be showcased at the Summer Celebration Event on Thursday 9 July 12:30 - 15:30, at Whitehaven Golf Club.
Please return completed posters to WELL@cumberland.gov.uk by Friday 5 June, to allow time for printing ahead of the event.
We’re really looking forward to seeing the posters this year and celebrating the fantastic achievements of our schools once again.
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Year 6 & Year 9 Award Certification
It has been another fantastic year for Cumbrian Award and our schools and pupils.
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We now invite all Cumbrian Award leaders to record this year’s experiences using the 2026 Cumbrian Award Certification Form.
This is for Year 6 and Year 9 pupils who are due to complete the award this academic year, to ensure certificates can be awarded before the end of the Summer term.
The form allows you to include both experiences already completed and those planned. Please submit this form by Friday 22nd May, to allow sufficient processing time.
If you have any questions, please contact Beth Loughran-Layton, Cumbrian Award Development Officer at Cumbrian.Award@cumberland.gov.uk.
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Summer Term Networking Event
(Cohort 1 & 2 Schools)
We are pleased to confirm the date for the MITA Summer Networking Event:
Tuesday 23rd June 09:30 – 12:30, Whitehaven Golf Club
This event will provide an opportunity for Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 school leaders to come together to share best practice, reflect on learning to date, collaborate on next steps, and further align with the Implementing WELL project.
If you would like to attend this event, please email WELL@cumberland.gov.uk to secure your place(s).
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The Implementing WELL Padlet includes all presentation slides, recordings and resources to support participation in the Implementing WELL project.
Please do not share these resources more widely than your school.
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Sign up for certain 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
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