World Book Day 2019 - World Book Day is the world’s biggest campaign to provide every child and young person in the country with a book of their own. World Book Day returns in 2019 after one of its biggest years to date with a range of new initiatives that will help to get even more books directly into the hands of children and young people, especially those who wouldn’t otherwise have access to them. Catering for all age groups, from toddler to teen, the expanded list of 13 new £1 titles for World Book Day 2019 has been created to appeal to the widest possible range of children and young people, tastes and abilities.
However you choose to celebrate, there are a great selection of free resources to inspire primary schools here.
For author and illustrator master classes, news, events and much more, visit: www.worldbookday.com
Urgent and important stories...!
Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity 2019 - FOSAC launches this week, with local library science activities playing a big part in the half-term holiday festival programme.
Storytelling, games and hands-on activities will be part of the Family Science Fun days taking place in The Meadows (18th Feb), Clifton (19th) and Strelley (20th) libraries. Meanwhile, young engineers can put their skills to the test in a city-wide Rocket Challenge taking place at Radford-Lenton and Sherwood (18th Feb), Bilborough and Wollaton (19th), and Southglade and Dales Centre libraries (20th).
All the events are free and open to all ages. On Sunday 17th both Wollaton Hall and the Urban Room @38 Carrington Street will be open for SEND children and their families, providing safe, quieter spaces for STEM learning exploration. FOSAC programme and more information
Important but not urgent stories...!
Responding to questions about statutory RSE 2020 - Ahead of implementation of statutory RSE in 2020 parents/carers may have questions and concerns about the new guidance and what this will mean for their children. Catherine Kirk has produced a brief guide for schools on how to respond to questions based on information in the draft guidance. access the guidance
Get into restaurant services campaign - The Prince’s Trust, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and Michelin Starred Chef, Tom Sellers, are offering an amazing opportunity to work and train with professionals in the Hospitality industry, as well as meeting and learning from Chef Tom Sellers himself. more information
Family Support Pathway 2018/20: Threshold for Support and Safeguarding - We are pleased to launch the refresh of the Nottingham City Safeguarding Children Board Family Support Pathway 2018/20. It sets out the threshold for access to support and services for professionals working with children and families, to promote welfare, safeguard and achieve positive outcomes, so that children and young people are safe from harm, inside their home, outside their home and online. more information
Headteacher Briefing Slides - The slides from the most recent headteacher briefing (7th February) are available online.
New DAISI QuickView Website - Check out the handy new DAISI QuickView, your one-stop results guide for KS2 and KS4. A new national resource showing school and LA results at the click of a button. For Nottingham Schools only, click on the links for the Full Enhanced version. KS2KS4
Schools Finance: Early Years Autumn Term Funding - The Early Years Funding calculations for the Autumn Term are now available here.
DfE Update: Teacher recruitment and retention strategy - The Department for Education’s strategy for recruiting and retaining school teachers in state-funded schools. more information
DfE Update: EU exit: no deal preparations for schools in England - Advice to schools in England on how to prepare in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal. more information
DfE Update: PE and sport premium for primary schools - How much PE and sport premium funding schools receive and advice on how it should be spent. more information
Stories you might find interesting...!
DfE Update: Attitudes to STEM subjects by gender at key stage 4 - Research into the attitudes of male and female students aged 15 to 16 towards STEM subjects. more information
Nottingham Contemporary - Join Nottingham Contemporary this Friday for their Exhibition Launch Party - an inspiring extravaganza of art and music.
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