It may be chilly but why not get involved with some fantastic local opportunities for Nottingham Schools?
Residential Adventure Camps are a great chance for children to get adventurous and active in a safe environment (Wollaton Park Camp for KS1, Colwick Park Adventure Centre Camp for KS2) email Helena
Megan and Tinks are located in the City Centre on the Nottingham Canal offering children a chance to experience their local waterway environment from two 70ft narrowboats, each staffed by our highly experienced and qualified skippers. find out more
Nottingham Community Wardrobe has an incredible selection of costumes and props which schools can hire; from panto to animals, magicians to mermaids, they have pretty much anything you can think of to enhance Drama at your school. email Louise
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City Centre Pupil Safety and Engagement - Nottingham City Council Community Protection would like to extend a free offer to all City Primary Schools. When classes are visiting the City centre on walk arounds, trails, events, trips or visits to City attractions we will offer a uniformed Community Protection Officer (CPO) to accompany the class on all or part of their visit. CPOs are fully qualified first aiders and FPOS First Person On Scene trained. The CPO will help with road and personal safety, as well has being a support to the adults and children. Any schools wanting this city centre provision can email: Alex or Ben
Free Holiday Activities and Food for Disadvantaged Pupils - Nottingham City Council is submitting a grant bid to the DfE to fund holiday activities and healthy food for disadvantaged children during the 2020 Summer holidays. As part of the preparation for this bid we are undertaking a mapping exercise to ascertain what activities are currently held in all Nottingham City schools and academies; we would be grateful for your feedback. more info
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Teaching Assistant Conference Thursday 6th February 2020 - "Feeling valued... confident... motivated... enthusiastic!" These are some of the comments from TAs after last year's event. This year's theme is What Makes Great Teaching Assistant Support? with Professor Robert Coe, author of What makes great teaching? and Teaching and Learning Toolkit. Delegates will also take part in useful practical workshops. The EEF will be running a stall on a range of subjects to support TA practice andFutures will be offering advice on training and qualification opportunities. Includes lunch, refreshments, parking and Wi-Fi for all delegates. more info register here
Grant Writing Service - School Business Partner can provide: -Research to identify charities, foundations and governmental sources of grants to support your specific projects/needs -Offer professional bid writing, with associated research and user focus groups -Completion of monitoring returns (where bids are successful) where required. more info or email School Business Partner
Safeguarding in Education Training Spring 2020 - Next term's Safeguarding in Education training dates are now available to view and book online. more info
Proposed schools funding formula for 2020/21 consultation - The consultation on the proposed changes to the local funding formula for schools in the financial year 2020/21 is now open and will close on Friday 20th December 2019 at 5pm. It is a legal requirement that all local authorities must consult with their Schools Forum’s and all schools before making changes to the local funding formula. Consultation & Response Form
DfE Collection: International comparisons of education - International comparison studies of education including reports of England’s results in OECD PISA, and IEA TIMSS and PIRLS studies. more info
Get Festive with Nottingham Contemporary Saturday 14th December 2019 - Come and bring the family along to Nottingham Contemporary art gallery as we celebrate the upcoming festive season by playing with colour, pattern and print! Create your own brightly-coloured patterns on fabric using shapes as inspiration. Take your artwork home or display it on the wall in the room. Great for families and under 12’s but suitable for all ages, 11am-3pm.
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Choices and Consequences Workshop - Choices and Consequences Exhibition and Workshop enables children to understand the dangers of carrying a knife and how to make positive choices to stay safe. Suitable for primary years 5 & 6 and secondary pupils up to year 9. more info
Grants Available for Environmental Projects - Schools can apply for grants of between £500 and £5,000 for environmental projects covering renewable energy, conservation, recycling, sustainable communities, science & education and community energy. Recently funded projects include Pilling St John's Primary School which received funding towards the installation of a wind turbine at the school. Applications can be submitted at any time. more info
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