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- Message from Phil Leivers
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- DfE daily update
Dear Colleagues,
I suppose we were not surprised with the Prime Minister’s announcement yesterday extending the current restrictions for a further 4 weeks. For schools and settings this will take us to the last week of term. As we were promoting for the last couple of weeks we need to remain cautious and plan activities that continue to reduce and minimise any risk of transmission of the virus.
Looking at attendance data with the DfE just over 50% of schools submitted their figures which does not help us gauge accurately what is the full picture in the City. Please can I encourage you to complete this daily task please.
On a more cheerful note, I am sure we would all wish to congratulate Barry Bond, Chair of Governors at Green Park school, who was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his service to education. Congratulations Barry!
Best wishes
Phil
Nursery Training Session (PVI’s)
Session 3 for Private nursery settings on the new statutory framework for Early Years is tomorrow 10.00-11.30am. This session will unpick the new program of study for Personal, Social and Emotional development.
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer or mobile app
Click here to join the meeting
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Childminder Training Slides
Please click on the links to access the training for session 2 and 3 of the new early years statutory framework
Session 2 Communication and Language
Session 3 Personal, Social and Emotional development
Remind the next session on Physical Development is Thursday 1 July 7.00-8.30pm please book on through WVES.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
THE REVISED EYFS FRAMEWORK 2021
Recorded on 9 June 2021
FREE!
In this free webinar (1hr 40 mins) we looked at the significant changes to the revised framework and the impact that these may have on policy and practice. As always, Alistair will be including practical ideas based on real practice and research to support you in creating effective, impactful provision that reflect the requirements of the revised document.
https://abcdoes.com/webinars/
Lead person to contact in the LA:
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Early Years Practitioner Survey
Professor Chris Pascal and Dr Zeta Williams-Brown are currently investigating practitioners’ perspectives on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the Black Country. Findings from this investigation will be presented in this year's Black Country Education Insight paper, written by the Education Observatory at the University of Wolverhampton.
This brief survey asks 5 questions on your experiences as a practitioner during the pandemic. We would really appreciate your feedback on your experiences. The survey can be found using the following link https://uow-survey.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/early-years-perspectives-on-covid-19
If you have any questions regarding the survey or our research, please contact us at educationobservatory@wlv.ac.uk.
Professor Chris Pascal, Centre for Research in Early Childhood
Dr Zeta Williams-Brown, Education Observatory, University of Wolverhampton
Last year's Black Country insight paper can be found here https://wlv.openrepository.com/handle/2436/623416
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Claire Hardiman
Early Years & Childcare Development Officer
01902 554213
Claire.hardiman@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Promoting Inclusion from the Early Years Project: Skills Audit
This project is aiming to provide a co-ordinated offer of support from local authority services and health partners to work with schools to assist in their responsibilities to meet the needs of children with SEND whilst maintaining high aspirations. As part of this project, we will be offering a range of free training sessions for school staff in the Autumn Term. To help us to determine which training sessions will be most relevant, we are asking school staff to complete a Staff Skills Audit to provide an overview of current staff skills and confidence. The completed Audits, along with the already identified needs of the children starting in Reception, will be used to inform which training sessions are offered. All schools involved in this project will be receiving further information regarding this via email.
We are asking that the Staff Skills Audits are completed and returned by the end of the Summer Term (Wednesday 21 July 2021).
Thank you to those schools that have already taken the time to complete their audit.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Dr Rebecca Sharpe
Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist rebecca.sharpe@wolverhampton.gov.uk
 Good News Story - IT HAS COME HOME!
At the weekend, Wolverhampton’s U11 Primary School Football Team became Southern Counties Cup Winners. Huge well done to all the players and Wolverhampton School’s answer to Gareth Southgate Sam Holmes. Next stop Liverpool in the National cup semi-final on Saturday. Come on you Wolves!
GRANTfinder News Alert: Outdoor Essentials Grants for UK Schools
Click here to find out more.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Catherine Perry
Development Officer (Funding & Projects)
01902 552005
Catherine.Perry@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Education Improvement Strategy - Headteacher / Principal Induction
Following input at the SIA day on 9 June 2021, Education Excellence wishes to improve and develop the quality of Headteacher induction, for those newly promoted to headship within the city as well as for those who are moving to be headteachers / principals in Wolverhampton.
A Microsoft form has been created to explore this, and we welcome and encourage feedback from established headteachers / principals as well as from those who have recently moved into headship / principal roles.
The form also provides opportunity to be part of the consultation group, as well as sharing an interest in becoming a mentor.
The Microsoft form can be accessed here, and please complete by Friday 25 June.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Linda Brown
School Improvement Senior Advisor
07812 494965
Linda.brown@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
Mental Health First Aid Online Training Courses FREE OF CHARGE
The City of Wolverhampton Council is offering spaces on 2 MHFA England accredited courses to Schools free of charge. The courses are for staff who work to supports young people aged 8-18. They will teach you the skills and confidence to spot the signs of mental health issues, offer first aid and guide them towards the support they need. In doing so, you can speed up the recovery or prevent a mental health issue from getting worse.
Please see the attached flyers for further details and booking information.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Elaine Perry
Senior Educational Psychologist
elaine.perry@wolverhampton.gov.uk
RE Network 2021-2022 – save the dates!
We are pleased to enclose dates for the RE Network meetings for 2021-2022.
Network meetings provide valuable CPD for experienced teachers and leaders of RE and for non-specialist teachers of RE. Wolverhampton’s RE network is cross phase.
7 October – 13:30-16:00 - Booking link: https://wves.wolverhampton.gov.uk/Event/144130
10 March – 13:30-16:00 – Booking link live later this term
19 May – 13:30-16:00 – Booking link live later this term
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Laura Jude
School Improvement Advisor for Equalities
Laura.Jude@wolverhampton.gov.uk
SENDCO Network Meeting
The next SENCO/SEND Network Meeting will be held on Wednesday 23 June, 1pm-3.30pm. All SENCOs from ALL schools welcome and encouraged. Special Schools welcome to join also. The meeting will be led by Anna Vrahimi, School Improvement SEND Advisor and supported by Inclusion and Empowerment, Outreach and Health partners. Agenda is attached.
If you would like to attend, please register on SLA online- www.wves.wolverhampton.gov.uk if you have any difficulties or queries with booking through the system please contact Hardip Jassal on 01902 55 (5930) or Hardip.Jassal3@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Opportunity to access a high-quality mathematics intervention
Wolverhampton LA is excited to introduce the mathematics Intervention Programme — Spot On With Numbers. Spot On With Numbers, in collaboration with Mathematics Counts, has developed an early intervention programme. Mathematics Counts is run by Louise Matthews, who is the former head of Every Child Counts and has over 30 years experience in mathematics education. She now works for Oxford University on the Improving Working Memory Research Programme.
The Intervention programme aims to guide children in developing early number sense and includes research-based support for learners with dyscalculic tendencies as well as strategies for improving working memory. This high-quality intervention programme is being offered to Wolverhampton schools at a significantly reduced cost. It is designed for pupils in Key Stage 1, who are working below ARE or for SEND pupils in Key Stage 2 who are working well below ARE.
There will be an online TEAMS briefing about the offer and the intervention programme on Thursday 24 June, 3.30pm – 4.30pm. This online session will be suitable for members of the SLT and Maths leads. To access this meeting, 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.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Sandeep Vashisht
Mathematics Advisory Teacher
Sandeep.vashisht2@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Assessment network meeting - 30 June 2021
At the first Assessment Network meeting in 2020 it was agreed that task and finish groups would be set up to develop tracking/assessment systems for all foundation subjects. The priority subjects were identified by the schools present and for the next Assessment network meeting, we have invited subject specialists to join to facilitate working groups to develop these requested systems.
Music and Spoken Language groups began the process at the last Assessment network group and will both continue at the next meeting on 30 June 2021 at 1pm to 3:30pm
This time there will also be a PSHE task and finish group – facilitated by Amanda Evans (PSHE Advisory Teacher)
Therefore, we would like to invite subject leaders for these three subjects to the June Assessment network meeting, to enable them to be part of the development of tracking/assessment systems. Each task and finish working group will be facilitated and supported by subject specialists and members of the School Improvement team
The session will be facilitated through teams and participants can book on through WVES.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Louise Mututa
School Improvement Advisor
Louise.Mututa@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Science Coordinators meeting: today's meeting has been postponed and will now be held on Tuesday 22 June 3:45 - 4:45pm
This meeting will consider the emerging issues relating to the science curriculum that colleagues are now facing after the series of lock down periods relating to COVID-19.
While it is recognised that many schools have integrated science, where possible, both into their home learning and face to face learning in school many are reporting that the children’s grasp of some topics is not as complete as in other topics.
This meeting will be used to showcase a document that a group of colleagues from some local primary schools have developed to highlight the key vocabulary, knowledge, understanding and enquiry skills should be covered in each topic and where it might be covered, or reinforced, if it has been missed due to the challenges COVID-19 has created. There is also suggested activities to support preteaching and over-teaching of the key ideas needed to ensure good progression.
should you wish to attend the meeting, please book on via WVES.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Jo Horlock
NQT and Assessment Advisor
Jo.Horlock@wolverhampton.gov.uk
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Louise Mututa
School Improvement Advisor
Louise.Mututa@wolverhampton.gov.uk
‘Recovery’ and ‘Catch up’ - Evidence and Approaches (session 2 of 2) – 16 June, 1:30-3:00pm – MS Teams
This session will provide updates on the latest evidence based approaches to recovery and catch up with discussion on the implications for schools. Particularly relevant for leaders of PP and/or SEND and Senior Leaders with responsibility for catch up funding or recovery/catch up planning. Suitable for primary, secondary and FE/Post 16.
https://wves.wolverhampton.gov.uk/Event/137386
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Laura Jude
School Improvement Advisor for Equalities
Laura.Jude@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Promoting Inclusion from the Early Years- Free opportunity for professional development related to inclusive practice
The CWC have invested in the ‘Prompting Inclusion from the Early Years’ project because we recognise the importance of getting inclusion right for schools and children. Therefore, this project is free at the point of delivery for schools.
The ‘Keys to Inclusion’ engagement sessions will be facilitated by Inclusive Solutions via zoom and offer a participatory exploration of the following questions: Why is inclusion so important? What is inclusion? How do we include children with complex or significant SEND? What does an inclusive classroom/school look like? What does inclusion have to do with me? These questions will be interrogated with reference to underlying principles relating to inclusive practice. Head Teachers, SENDCos, Early Years Leads, Reception and Year 1 Class Teachers and support staff are encouraged to sign up to one of the ‘Keys to Inclusion’ engagement sessions on:
Monday 21 June 2021 (3.45-5.45pm)
Monday 5 July 2021 (2-4pm)
We have organised three different dates and times in the hope that one will be convenient for school staff to attend. Please email Samantha Pearce to provide names, roles, email addresses and the date that you would like to attend the ‘Keys to Inclusion’ engagement session.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Samantha Pearce
Business Support Administrator
sam.pearce@wolverhampton.gov.uk
NQT Registration and Support training
Thursday 24 June 2021 3:45 - 4:45pm - NQT CLL Masterclass 6: Incorporating British Values into your Teaching
To view training and to book onto courses, please follow the link to the WVES: http://www.wves.wolverhampton.gov.uk/Training
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Jo Horlock
NQT and Assessment Advisor
Jo.Horlock@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Upcoming City of Wolverhampton Governor Training
Master’s Module – Leading Mental Health in Schools Award
Following a highly successful first cohort, the Educational Psychology Service is now able to offer another opportunity to senior leaders and key staff in schools to secure their place on our Master’s Accredited programme which will run from October 2021-July 2022, in association with the University of Wolverhampton. Please see attached flyer for more information.
We are holding an Introductory Workshop (via Microsoft Teams) on Tuesday 15 June 3.30-4.30pm – Book your place on this workshop using this link: https://wves.wolverhampton.gov.uk/Event/141060
We will share information on how you can enroll at the session.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Dr Nooreen Khan
Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist
Nooreen.khan@wolverhampton.gov.uk
14 June – Coronavirus – Daily update to all early years, children’s social care, schools and further education providers - click here.
Wolverhampton Education Wellbeing Network Meeting: Tuesday 13 July 3.30-5pm
We are inviting pastoral and mental health leads in schools and colleges to the second meeting of the Wolverhampton Education Wellbeing Network. This network brings together work involving the Link Programme and the Wellbeing for Education Return.
The session is free and being led by the LA Educational Psychology Service and CAMHS. We have invited speakers from the Voluntary and Community Sector and from Public Health to share opportunities and resources for schools. We will share updates regarding mental health and wellbeing services and you will have the chance to ask questions and speak to one another.
If you would like to attend, please complete and submit the form below:
https://forms.office.com/r/BQNnait8Us
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Elaine Perry
Senior Educational Psychologist
elaine.perry@wolverhampton.gov.uk
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