Over 1000 children from Nottingham Schools and beyond attended the first WE Day in Nottingham at the Royal Concert Hall last Tuesday. The day included motivational speeches from Martin Luther King III, Mukadass Javaid, Isabelle Weal, Joe Dempsie and Emilio Estevez, to name just a few as well as live music and Nottingham Actress Vicky McClure.
Nottingham Schools have said their pupils found it "inspiring and exciting." Rosslyn Park tweeted: "We all left feeling inspired, full of energy and ready to make a change." Southwold Primary tweeted "We are buzzing with ideas on how to improve our local and global community."
WE Schools is an innovative series of experiential social action programmes that engage teachers and young people globally to empower them with the skills, knowledge and motivation to bring positive change in themselves and the world.
Check out #WeDayNottingham on twitter to see some great pictures from Nottingham Schools.
Grant Opportunity: Support for Environmental Outreach Education for Disadvantaged Young People - Schools, colleges and youth groups can receive up to 75% towards the costs of providing environmental outreach education for groups of disadvantaged young people through the Field Studies Council's Kids Fund. The next closing date for applications is the 1st March 2020. more info
Problem-Solving Strategies at KS2 Tuesday 19th November - This course, led by Jane Gill, will support practitioners to empower children to be independent problem solvers. It will offer an opportunity to explore strategies for equipping KS2 children to think flexibly in order to make sense of complex problems. register & info
Grant Opportunity: Funding for School Science Projects - Primary and secondary schools in the UK can apply for funding to purchase equipment so that students can enjoy practical science, to run science enrichment projects in schools, or to enable students to participate in science events and competitions. Funds are finite and will be allocated on a first come first served basis each year until all the funds are exhausted. more info
DAISI Blog: Has Ofsted really gone off School Data? - The new Ofsted framework states that inspections will not examine any internal school data. But, in practice, what does this mean for schools? more info
DAISI Update: Ofsted IDSR data - Ofsted are removing historic IDSRs from DfE’s Analyse School Performance (ASP). This will not affect the 2019 IDSR. Any users wishing to keep a copy of their historic IDSRs are advised to download and save their IDSRs before they are removed later in November.
DfE Update: Additional payments for teaching: eligibility and payment details - The DfE are giving additional payments to some teachers to encourage them to stay in the profession. Check the rules for who can claim and how payments are made. more info
DfE Guidance: Character education framework - Non-statutory guidance to schools on character education and development for pupils. more info
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Limited Resource Teacher TrainingLRTT are looking for teachers to become fellows. Fellows take a 3-4 week trip during summer holidays to one of 11 African, Asian or South American countries to mentor, coach and observe local teachers. This partnership results in local teachers being upskilled and fellows widening and enriching their experience.To find out more please email rachel.luney@lrtt.org
DfE Update: Pre-election guidance for schools and multi-academy trusts - Guidance for headteachers, chief executives and teachers during the pre-election period for the general election on 12 December 2019. more info
Cartography at New Art Exchange Thursday 21st November - Many of the exhibitions at NAE have a strong human geography element. To maximise the potential of this cross-curricular educational opportunity a partnership is evolving between the NAE Learning Team and staff responsible for the extensive map collection at the School of Geography, University of Nottingham. more info
Ofsted EIF Events - Ofsted are running a series of Education Inspection Framework (EIF) roadshows for primary and secondary schools. These one-day events will offer the opportunity to learn about deep dives and early emerging findings from the EIF. These events are aimed at curriculum leaders and headteachers. Spaces are available on a first-come-first-served basis. register here
Engineering Christmas Lecture 2019: The 50th Anniversary of Engineers Landing People on the Moon - This year's annual Christmas lecture will be presented by Jez Turner and Tom Westby and entitled "The 50th Anniversary of Engineers Landing People on the Moon". Suitable for Year 8-10 on 18th December 2019. more info
Interactive workshop in Nottingham University’s Chemical Engineering laboratories: Crest Bronze Awards On Wednesday 20 November, 22 January, and 11 March, Aimed at year 8. Students will take part in an interactive workshop in our Chemical Engineering laboratories to fulfil the practical element of a Bronze Crest Award from the British Science Association. This event is free of charge but schools have to sign up to the Crest Award separately (this incurs a small charge direct to the BSA) and would be provided with lesson plans to be delivered in schools before the practical workshop. For further details or to reserve a place, please contact engineeringoutreach@nottingham.ac.uk
Engineering Technicians Work Experience at Nottingham University - Year 11 and 12 students are invited to apply for a limited number of one-week work experience placements. The placements offer a working showcase of the skills and diversity of knowledge that life as an engineering technicians offers and is ideally suited to applicants who have an interest and desire to expand their own practical knowledge with the mindset towards a technical career. more info
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