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- Message from Phil Leivers
- COVID-19 Public Health
- Early Years
- Information
- Safeguarding
- Support services for schools
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- DfE daily update
Dear Colleagues,
I hope you feel the same as me, everything seems to be going well! Attendance looks good across the City and Covid cases are low. Long may it continue.
Next week Helen Bakewell will be joining us as the Head of Inclusion and Empowerment service and I will ask her to introduce herself in a future bulletin.
I hope you enjoy the Bank Holiday,
 Best wishes,
Phil
Home Test Kit Collection Expansion EOI
City of Wolverhampton Council is looking to expand its ‘community collect’ offer through establishing a network of distribution hubs across the city that offer collection of covid-19 home test kits.
We would like to offer schools the opportunity to become a distribution hub, offering kits to their wider school communities (e.g. parents, carers, governors, childcare support bubbles, extra-curricular providers).
If your setting is interested in becoming a distribution hub for home test kits, or for further information on the initiative, please email Louise Sharrod. Or click here for more information.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Louise Sharrod
Principal Public Health Specialist
Louise.Sharrod@wolverhampton.gov.uk
New EYFS Framework for Childminders session 1 - today!
This session will unpick a different aspect of the framework to support understanding and implementation. This is session 1 of 4, we encourage you to book onto all of the 4 sessions. Click link to join the meeting today at 7:00 - 8:30pm
Click here to join the meeting
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Stacey Henderson
Early Years Senior Advisor Stacey.Henderson@wolverhampton.gov.uk
PVI Training
The first of four training session, unpicking the new Early Years Framework is begin held 10.00-11.30am Wednesday 5 May this session will look at the curriculum, assessment and planning please book on through WVES. The Teams link will then be emailed out to you.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Stacey Henderson
Early Years Senior Advisor Stacey.Henderson@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Year Five Literacy Resources
If you have not replied and would like your year 5 to receive the free CLL fortnightly Big Read and Big Edit resources, then please contact Mark.Smith2@wolverhampton.gov.uk with the emails that you would like it sent to.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Mark Smith
Senior CLL Advisory Teacher
Mark.smith2@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Think Family
Everyone has a responsibility to take a ‘Think Family’ approach in the context of safeguarding children and adults and should be at the heart of practice across all partner agencies within the partnership.
What do we mean by ‘Think Family’?
A Think Family approach refers to the steps taken by children’s, young peoples and adult practitioners to identify wider family needs which extend beyond the individual they are supporting.
For example, in relation to safeguarding, if you work primarily with adults, you still consider the safeguarding needs of children, and if you work with children you still consider the needs of the vulnerable adults. Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.
Further information can be found in this Youtube link here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjkwYZeSfWc&ucbcb=1
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Niru Ghai-Read
Integrated Assurance Lead
Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together
Covid Local Support Grant
City of Wolverhampton Council has been granted further additional funding to support individuals and families impacted by Covid-19 through the Covid Local Support Grant.
In Wolverhampton we will continue to support those eligible for FSM during term time through the May Half Term holiday. (As in previous holiday periods this support will not be automatically allocated – further details have been sent direct to schools via email).
In addition to this the conditions of grant allow for further support to be made available to families in the latter part of the Summer Term. For example, support with costs associated with attending school such as the purchase of school uniforms or shoes.
Further updates regarding the support available will be released via this Bulletin in the coming weeks.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Laura Jude
School Improvement Advisor for Equalities
Laura.jude@wolverhampton.gov.uk
National Tutoring Programme (NTP) Event – slide pack for schools
We are pleased to share link to slides from the NTP providers who presented to schools on April 1.
Details of the full list of providers operating in Wolverhampton can be found at https://nationaltutoring.org.uk/.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Laura Jude
School Improvement Advisor for Equalities
Laura.jude@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Vaccination information to support our families with English as an additional language
Please find attached a document containing YouTube links which provide video information about the vaccine. They are continually being updated to ensure all information remains current and correct. Please add the relevant links for your community to your school website or through your social media channels. This is an important strategy to reduce vaccine hesitancy, as we are fast approaching the vaccination age ranges for your pupils parents, grandparents and wider families. Thank you for your help!
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Suzanne Dunn
CLL Teacher Advisor
Suzanne.dunn@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Digital support for families within the city accessing parents evenings.
As we are entering, the period of time, when we will be hosting parent’s evenings remotely, please feel free to share the following links to support your parents and carers in accessing the virtual appointments with you.
This is a video explaining how to access Microsoft Teams in Romanian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb1VuvKsnO8
This is a video explaining how to access Microsoft Teams in Polish
https://youtu.be/97caHbab1ZQ
This is a video explaining how to access Microsoft Teams in Slovakian
https://youtu.be/qq06N6y9xyw
This is a video explaining how to access Microsoft Teams in Urdu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnqZ4mNpF8Q
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Suzanne Dunn
CLL Teacher Advisor
Suzanne.dunn@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Wolverhampton SACRE – New Locally Agreed Syllabus (LAS) for RE – launch event
Wolverhampton SACRE are pleased to announce the launch of the newly revised LAS for RE on June 11, 13:00-16:00 via MS Teams.
All schools are welcome to attend but attendance by maintained schools is particularly encouraged. Booking via WVES.
The event will cover
- A summary of the main changes to the syllabus
- Guidance on implementation of the new LAS
- Details of upcoming CPD opportunities for teachers and leaders of RE to support curriculum development in RE
- An opportunity for Q&A
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Laura Jude
School Improvement Advisor for Equalities
Laura.jude@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Summer Schools and Secondary ‘Catch Up’ Forum – 11 May, 16:00-17:30 via MS Teams
The DfE summer schools programme is open to secondary schools. The aim of the programme is to deliver a short summer school offering a blend of academic education and enrichment activities. Further details can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/summer-schools-programme
Education Excellence will hold a forum for secondary Head teachers/Principals on 11 May which will provide an opportunity for Secondary Headteachers/Principals/Senior Leaders to meet to discuss approaches to catch up including
- Summer Schools
- use of the Coronavirus Catch Up Funding
- the National Tutoring Programme and
- Recovery Premium following the wider reopening of schools on March 8 School Improvement colleagues will share related support available from Advisors and there will be an update on the Holiday Activities and Food Programme in Wolverhampton.
Book via WVES.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Laura Jude
School Improvement Advisor for Equalities
Laura.jude@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Local SEN Support Meetings
Led by your link Specialist Teacher, these meetings provide the opportunity to share information and best practice, and problem-solve with other SENCos in your local area.
They are free and open to SENCos in all settings.
This term’s meetings from 18 May - 25 May, are being held on Teams. For further details click here.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Margaret Renshaw
Specialist Teacher Team Leader
Margaret.renshaw@wolverhampton.gov.uk
07387236522
Science CPD opportunities
Click here to access Science CPD sessions including:
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Louise Mututa
School Improvement Advisor
Louise.Mututa@wolverhampton.gov.uk
07970476527
Year 4 optional Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) for 2021- Update
Please note that there has been an update from the DfE regarding the Year 4 optional MTC for 2021. The administration guidance has now been published and can be accessed here. Schools can choose to administer the multiplication tables check (MTC) to year 4 pupils, between Monday 7 June and Friday 25 June.
We would strongly encourage schools to enter their Year 4 pupils for the optional MTC. This will provide useful assessment information about which children may need further support with developing good times tables recall, particularly as they move into Year 5, although this will not be detailed, for example, not on question by question basis. Good recall of times tables is crucial for children as it helps them access many areas of the mathematics curriculum in Key Stage 2 more easily and is deemed an area of high value learning.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Sandeep Vashisht
Mathematics Advisory Teacher
Sandeep.vashishr2@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Friday 7 May, 1.30pm-3.30pm – Year 5 Maths curriculum prioritisation and lessons learned from the midline in March 2021
This online session is for all Y5 teachers. This session will support all teachers to prioritise key areas of learning in relation to the primary maths curriculum so that pupils are best prepared for transition to Year 6. The session will look specifically at the outcomes from the Year 5 midline assessments in March 2021 and will offer guidance on how to respond to the emerging gaps on both the arithmetic and reasoning papers. Book through WVES website.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Sandeep Vashisht
Mathematics Advisory Teacher
Sandeep.vashishr2@wolverhampton.gov.uk
NQT Registration and Support training
Wednesday 5 May, 1:30 - 4:30pm - NQT registration and support: Introduction to PSHE (Relationships and Sex education - RSE)
During your teaching career it is likely that you will be expected to deliver elements of the new statutory RSHE (Relationships, Sex Education & Health education) as part of the wider PSHE curriculum. This training will look at the implications for staff, pupils, parents & the wider community when delivering relationships and Sex Education.
Thursday 20 May, 3:45 - 4:45, NQT CLL masterclass 5: Editing for impact
These CLL Masterclasses for Primary NQTs are in partnership with the Citizenship, Language and Learning Team.
Facilitated by Mark Smith, this session models the best practice that is used across many Wolverhampton school.
Book through WVES website.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Jo Horlock
NQT and Assessment Advisor
Jo.Horlock@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Baseline moderation and gap analysis in writing events
The following meetings are offered to support post lockdown baselining and gap analysis of writing in each year group:
The agenda for each meeting is as follows:
1:30 – 2:15 Outline of the gaps identified from sample work forwarded by teachers with strategies to support progress
2:15 – 2:45 Collaborative moderation of sample work against the efficient curriculum focuses
3:00 – 3:30 Surgery Session for staff to outline and discuss specific challenges members of their classes are facing.
Participants can book onto these training sessions via WVES and are asked to send a scanned piece of writing, for a single child in their class, as soon as possible to Claire.fereday@wolverhampton.gov.uk.
Before emailing the piece of work it would be helpful if they could check that the scanned document is legible, as sometimes quality is lost during the scanning process
These events are offered as a part of the SLA for statutory assessment and moderation. There is no cost for attending these events.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Jo Horlock
NQT and Assessment Advisor
Jo.Horlock@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Summer Training
Please find attached Education Excellence's Summer Training Brochure outlining all our training for the summer term.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Mark Smith
CLL Senior Advisor
Mark.Smith2@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Upcoming City of Wolverhampton Governor Training
4 May 2021: 6-8pm - Values, Vision & Strategic planning
18 May 2021: 10-12noon - Understanding data
To view training and to book onto courses, please follow the link to the WVES: http://www.wves.wolverhampton.gov.uk/Training
Bespoke training to meet the needs of your Governing Board can also be arranged. To discuss your requirements further, please contact Kay Mason.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Kay Mason
School Improvement Advisor
Kay.Mason@wolverhampton.gov.uk
29 April – Coronavirus – Daily update to all early years, children’s social care, schools and further education providers- click here.
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