Oak Field School and Sports College Healthy Schools Award Presentation (11th November 2016) - Congratulations to Oak Field School and Sports College who were presented with the Healthy Schools Health and Wellbeing Award. The whole school has worked hard to achieve meaningful outcomes in the areas of Health and Hygiene and Sex and Relationships Education. In addition, the school has been reaccredited with their Healthy Schools status.
Councillor Wendy Smith presented pupils with newly styled plaques on behalf of The PSHE Advisory Service, represented by Jane Hyland. These awards mark the latest acknowledgement of a continued commitment to positive outcomes for pupils at Oak Field in relation to health and wellbeing.
Pension Annual Benefit
Statements - Pension
Annual Benefit Statements, for current active members of the Local Government
Pension Scheme (LGPS) administered by Nottingham City Council will be issued
from 30 November. These will mainly be for school support staff. The
Annual Benefit Statement is issued by the Scheme Managers, Nottinghamshire Local
Government Pensions Fund (Nottinghamshire County Council). As you may be aware,
the pension scheme has changed over recent years. To help explain how
your Annual Benefit Statement is comprised a useful Guide to your 2016 LGPS Benefits
will be provided with the letter.The
Guide will provide answers to the most common queries that you may have about
your Annual Benefit Statement. There
are also instructions on the Annual Benefit Statement about who to contact
should you have any further queries. This
is a good time to remind colleagues that if you have not made a nomination for
a death grant, that the nomination form is available from the Nottingham City
Council intranet site athttp://gossweb.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/nccextranet/index.aspx?articleid=18817 or from the
Nottinghamshire Pension Fund website at http://www.nottspf.org.uk/members/death-grant-nominationThe
Local Government Pension Scheme is a statutory public sector pension scheme,
providing secure savings for your future retirement. For those not already in
the pension scheme further information on the pension scheme benefits can be
found athttp://www.lgps.org.uk/lge/core/page.do?pageId=97977
Whitegate Primary and Nursery School benefits from pioneering school extension - In response to the growing demand for pupil places, the outdoor space at Whitegate Primary School has been transformed into modern learning facilities - all in just 112 days. For the full press release please click on the following link: http://www.nottinghamschools.org.uk/scene/december-2016-scene-articles/
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Services for Schools Marketplace event – Many of Nottingham
City Council’s services for schools will be exhibiting at the next Nottingham
ASBM (Nottingham Association of School Business Management) conference at
Kelham Hall on February 8th 2017. Nottingham ASBM members are
invited for the whole conference as usual. On this occasion we are extending an
invitation to the exhibition only (no access to workshops, keynote speakers or
lunch) to Headteachers, site managers, senior leaders and governors in the afternoon.
More information will follow, in the meantime if you have any questions or wish
to express an interest please contact frances.rowland@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
8764601.
Food for Life
FREE Seed Sharing Network – Your last
chance to take part before Kate moves on from Nottingham. 3.30 Southwold
Primary School, Kennington Road, Radford. Come along and
swap any seeds you have managed to save from your gardening activity this
season. You will be able to take away some seeds from other schools to
add to your stock for next year. There will be
homemade soup and scones, cups of tea and coffee and a chance to chat to
colleagues from other Food for Life Schools. RSVP to Kate
Shaw 07917 671498 if you are hoping to join us.
Generate Income from your
School with BookingsPlus – Education Services Nottingham has partnered with
Kajima Community to give you the opportunity to generate income from your
school. If you’re not completely happy with how BookingsPlus is
helping you increase and manage your lettings after six months they will refund
you all of your fees. Quote Nottingham City Council. www.eduserve.co.uk/school-improvement/generate-income-from-your-school/
IDEAL Annual Conference - Nottingham City’s IDEAL (Identity, Diversity and EAL)
service are delighted to announce their forthcoming annual conference for
schools and academies; the topic is of national importance and we are pleased
to be able to introduce two such inspiring speakers. We are expecting
another thought-provoking and inspiring day and look forward to seeing
you there – booking details can be found by clicking on the link below or contact Azmah Aziz by email azmah.aziz@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
or call 0115 8764690. For more information please visit: http://beta.nottinghamschools.org.uk/teaching-and-learning-support/ideal/
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Nottingham
in Bloom - Nottingham
in Bloom is running a competition for pupils in Nottingham to design a logo for
their ‘Help the Hedgehogs of Nottingham’ campaign. The campaign encourages
local people to help prevent the decline of hedgehogs by taking some simple
steps and the winning logo will be used on a new website and all associated
publicity. The winning school will receive a hedgehog workshop for a class
of pupils and learn how to build a hedgehog tunnel for the school grounds.
Closing date for entries is Monday 19th December 2016. For more information
please visit: http://www.nottmbloom.org.uk/competitions/
Galleries of Justice Museum - Launching in 2017, the National Justice Museum will
be the new name for the Galleries of Justice Museum. We want feedback
from local teachers to help us shape the new education programme and packages
for school visits at the Museum. Please share your views in this short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/J5PS7QS
If you leave your email address and school name, you will also be entered into
a free prize draw to win a museum goody bag. Please complete the form by 12pm
Friday 16th December 2016. Using the UK’s largest collection relating to law,
justice, crime and punishment, the National Justice Museum will include an
exciting range of new exhibition areas showcasing even more of the collection.
A new learning programme will be launched which will include an even broader
range of opportunities for students to learn about the law and justice system.
Teach First – Fast Facts! Recruitment - Teach First’s current teaching cohort includes
181 trainees and NQTs placed across the East Midlands. - Within that, Teach First recruited and placed 48
STEM teachers and 56 primary teachers. - Teach First expect to recruit and place around
115 more teachers in the region for September 2017, with 20-25% being
experienced professionals/career changers.
Retention and Success - 63% of the 2014 East Midlands cohort remain in teaching, while the total figure since 2007 for Teach First in the region is 60%. This is similar to other ITT retention rates. - 98% of Teach First QTS awards in East Midlands were at the grading of Good or Outstanding last year.
Teach First’s new programme (PGDE) - Find attached a cohort document that introduces
the new Teach First 2017 leadership development programme. - The programme will include a Postgraduate
Diploma in Educational Leadership (PGDE) - a two-year qualification worth 120
Masters credit and QTS.
If you would like to get in touch with Teach First to discuss your training and recruitment needs, please contact Tom Preston on 07943 417082, or at tpreston@teachfirst.org.uk. He will be happy to answer any enquiries and talk about the wider benefits of partnership with Teach First or for more information please visit: http://www.nottinghamschools.org.uk/scene/december-2016-scene-articles/
Get Out Get Active - Nottingham City Council and
the English Federation of Disability Sport will be running an exciting programme
of inclusive sport and physical activity for all ages and abilities, called Get
Out Get Active, from early 2017. One of the first activities
to launch will be a family-friendly cycling course called Learn2Cycle.
This will offer free cycle training for four to nine year olds each Tuesday
from 4.30pm to 5.30pm from Tuesday 24 January to Tuesday 28 March 2017,
although some children may find they learn quickly and complete the course
early. The sessions will take place
indoors at Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Bilborough, in a safe, fun
environment. The instructors will be fully qualified and high-quality
bikes and helmets will be provided. Spaces are limited and should
be booked by calling 0115 8761600. Find out more about Get Out
Get Active at www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/goga.
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