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- Message from Phil Leivers
- COVID-19 Information
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Leadership and Management - Governance
- Summer School Census 2021
- Support Services for schools
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- DfE daily update
Dear Colleagues,
There is much speculation in the press about what life will be like post June 21. What we don’t know yet is what that will mean for schools and education settings. Covid-19 will not have disappeared and we will all want to keep schools open and manage cases as they emerge. The importance of contact tracing will remain and maintaining good hygiene regimes.
To support and prepare for any changes we would like to invite school leaders to an engagement session with colleagues from education, public health and health and safety. There will be two sessions for you to choose, mixed nursery, primary and secondary schools.
Tuesday 25 May 4 – 5 pm
Microsoft Teams join meeting link
or Wednesday 26 May 2 -3 pm.
Microsoft Teams join meeting link
Special schools have a session on Friday 1pm onwards 28 May which will include the same material.
Microsoft Teams join meeting link
A session for Early Years will also be arranged and the date shared shortly.
A summary of the changes in the guidance released on Monday 10 May can be found here.
Best Wishes,
Phil
Schools COVID-19 Helpline closed over half-term
Public Health and Education are asking schools to complete a brief weekly form to monitor the number of cases in pupils/staff and the number of pupils/staff self-isolating. The need for this form has been identified in conjunction with several Heads and will help us build a picture of the current COVID-19 situation across Wolverhampton Educational Settings. Please could the form be completed every Friday, starting on Friday 14 May.
The form is here: https://forms.office.com/r/PJU9JUTHqh
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Emily Hackett
Senior Public Health Specialist
Emily.hackett2@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Due to the low case rates within Wolverhampton at present, both in the city and within educational settings, the Schools COVID-19 Helpline will be stepped down from 4pm on May 14. This will allow staff to return to other work. After this period, schools are advised to email schoolscovid@wolverhampton.gov.uk where queries will be picked up by the Health Protection Team and a callback will be provided where necessary. This inbox is monitored between 08:30 and 16:30 Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays.
Should a rise in cases be seen locally, the line will reopen to support schools.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Neeraj Malhotra
Consultant In Public Health
01902 558667
07825356325
Neeraj.Malhotra@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Vaccination and health information to support our school families and communities
Please find attached a document containing the latest information around the vaccine and healthy lifestyle choices for our City of Wolverhampton. Please add the relevant links to your school website or through your social media channels. This is an integral part of message sharing as we continue to reduce vaccine hesitancy, as we are fast approaching the vaccination age ranges for your pupil’s 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
01902 554368
Term Dates for the Academic Year 2023-2024
Following on from our consultation earlier this year the term dates and holidays have now been confirmed for the academic year 2023-2024. Please click here to see the confirmed dates.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Sarah McElduff
School Governance Co-ordinator
sarah.mcelduff@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Data collection timetable and key dates
The census date for the 2021 summer school census is Thursday 20 May with the deadline for approved submissions being Wednesday 16 June.
The database will be closed to amendments from schools and local authorities on Wednesday 7 July.
Please find attached the School Census letter in particular the DfE guidance around Unusual circumstances – COVID 19
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Donna Evison
Research & Assessment Manager
Donna.evison@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Local School Grants to Support Learning in Nature
The Learning through Landscapes Local School Nature Grants Programme, supported by the People’s Postcode Lottery, is providing support to schools and early years settings to enhance learning training for staff and purchase equipment.
Details here
School Safe Alert Update
School Safe Alerts will now be co-ordinated through the Education Business Support Team.
If you need to submit a School Safe Alert request, please do so by contacting Libby Brown – Business Support Team Leader. Please ensure that you have the log number from police so that cases can be easily linked and appropriate advice sought from West Midland Police.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Attendance Tracker – FFT Aspire Schools
As part of the Research & Assessment Team SLA, schools who purchase have access to FFT Aspire. Aspire Attendance Tracker is now available to primary schools. This means infant, junior and primary schools now have free access to the same set of weekly attendance reports as secondary schools.
To access Attendance Tracker, schools need to make sure that Aspire is connected to their MIS with the latest FFT data sharing agreement in place. Schools can easily check their connection status by logging in to Aspire where they’ll also find full guidance.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
There’s still time to show your support for co-production!
City of Wolverhampton Children and Families Together Board’s Co-Production Charter is a set of values and ways of working that organisations across the city have signed up to. It is underpinned by the belief that children, young people and families are best placed to shape the services and support they receive and should be seen as equal partners in the decision making process.
Schools and other educational settings are invited to show their support for Co-production by completing this on line form Successful applicants will be invited to receive Charter Status during National Co-production Week that will be celebrated with all stakeholders in July 2021.
If you would like any advice or support with completing your application a member of the Co-production and Youth Engagement Team will be more than happy to help! Please contact #yes@wolverhampton.gov.uk
You can find out more about the Children and families Together Board and Co-production Charter by visiting http://wellbeingwolves.co.uk/children-and-families-together.html
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Alison Baggs
Participation Officer
Alison.Baggs@wolverhampton.gov.uk
School Cleaning Charges 01-04-21 to 29-04-21
The attached schedule shows school cleaning charges for the period 01-04-21 to 29-04-21. Should you have any queries, please contact Caroline Holt, Business Support Administrator on 01902 555700 (Caroline.Holt@wolverhampton.gov.uk) or Lisa Green, Cleaning Manager, on 01902 555202 (Lisa.Green3@wolverhampton.gov.uk).
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Andrew McCloskey
Finance Officer
Andrew.mccloskey@wolverhampton.gov.uk
SIMS Data Management
Do you need support setting up and tracking intervention groups in SIMS? Our Data management SLA can provide you the support you need to set up your data to assist with reporting for catch-up funding, progress tracking, and support with the Assessment Manager tool. Simply go to the WVES system to purchase, and we’ll be in touch to discuss your bespoke needs.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Nicola Dixon
Service Manager – Education Statutory and Traded Services
01902 558626
Nicola.dixon@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
Free access for Year 5/6 and Year 10/11 pupils to an online learning platform
Schoolexams.co.uk is offering schools free access to their online learning and revision platform until the end of this calendar year. This exciting offer is for all pupils in Year 5 or 6 and Year 10 or 11. The platform enables class teachers to assign SATs or GCSE exam questions to their pupils for English and Maths. Pupils can also access the online tutorial videos at school or at home. The bank of over 1000 videos bite-sized videos are led by subject specialist leaders, including leading examiners. The content is specifically aligned with the KS2 SATs and GCSE content for English and Maths to aid pupil revision and consolidation of key skills and concepts.
There will be an online briefing about the offer and a demonstration of the platform via Teams on Wednesday 26 May, 3.30pm – 4.00pm. This online session will be suitable for members of the SLT and English/Maths leads. To access this briefing/demonstration, please register your interest by completing all parts of this Google form here A Teams invite to the meeting will then be sent to the email addresses provided via the form.
Further information about the School Exams platform is available via their website here
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Wolverhampton Primary Endline Assessment
If you are interested in being part of the LA endline assessment for years 1-6 in Maths, Reading and Writing (enabling you to compare cohorts and individuals against LA averages) then we have a meeting
Friday 14 May at 11am
Click here to join the meeting
It is still fine to join even if you were not part of the base or midline.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Mark Smith
Senior CLL Advisory Teacher
Mark.Smith2@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Design Jam session for Parents – an opportunity to support the City and nurture better communication with families
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Please advertise this session on your website and social media. This session is an opportunity for parents to support the council in shaping their approaches to communications with the families across the city who have younger children. The aim is to identify new ways of engaging the parents/carers of young children to reassure people and encourage them to have the vaccine when it is their turn. The event is happening on Monday 24 May running from 10:00 until 11:15am. It is open to all, please click this link to join:
Click here to join the meeting
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Lead person to contact in the LA:
Suzanne Dunn
CLL Teacher Advisor
Suzanne.dunn@wolverhampton.gov.uk
01902 554368
NQT Registration and Support training
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:
1:30 – 2:15 Outline of the gaps identified from sample work forwarded by teachers with strategies to support progress The agenda for each meeting is as follows:
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
12 May – Coronavirus – Daily update to all early years, children’s social care, schools and further education providers - click here.
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