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If you would like your Chair of Governors, SENDCo, DSL or Digital Leads to receive this bulletin, please email Georgia.Smith@wolverhampton.gov.uk with their email address who will add them to the distribution list.
Important - please ensure you download a copy of any of the documents which are attached/ linked to the bulletin and please save a copy to your own computer before editing. This will ensure the original version remains available to other users. Thank you.
- Message from Phil Leivers - Head of Education Excellence
- Early Years
- Information
- Safeguarding
- Training and Consultation
- DfE Update
Dear Colleagues,
Alison Hinds, Deputy Director Children’s Social Care, has asked that we share with you progress and an update on the actions we are working together on to support our partnership working, particularly in the early help arena.
https://cloudw.sharepoint.com/ePost/Bulletin/Partnership%20Approach%20connect%20ed.pptx?d=w4e8ad8f591b445e3a2b1c4046d680684
I would also like to draw your attention to the Safeguarding section in the Bulletin which has model child protection policy, staff conduct and training slides following the update to KCSIE 2022. The SLA for Safeguarding can also be viewed here https://wves.wolverhampton.gov.uk/Services/4323
I hope to see many of you on Thursday at the NAHT organised meeting to review the Schools White Paper at the University Science Park 4.30pm.
Best wishes,
Phil
Head of Education Excellence
Early Years Assessment Network: Session 6 for nurseries, PVI’s and Playgroups
This session is being held on Thursday 16 June 1.30pm
During the session practitioners will have the opportunity to explore in greater detail a model for professional conversations when discussion child and transition. This session is being held virtually through Teams..
Please book on through WVES **Nursery age 2-4** Early Years Assessment Network: Session 6 - MS Teams online | Wolverhampton Education Services
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Stacey Henderson
Senior Early Years Advisor
Stacey.Henderson@wolverhampton.gov.uk
EHC Hub termination of contract
The local authority has made the decision to cease using the EHC hub online platform for its Education, Health and Care needs assessments and annual reviews of EHCPs from Autumn term 2022. We are currently working on an exit plan from the system along with our revised interim processes. We intend to communicate the exit plan to SENCOs during the SENCO network meeting on 22/6/22. Further communication will also follow on the Schools’ Bulletin.
Lead contact:
Deborah Beasley
Service Manager – SEND assessment and planning
deborah.beasley@wolverhampton.gov.uk 07919626099
Funding arrangements for children with SEND starting reception 2022
Please see attached a letter explaining how the local authority will be supporting mainstream schools to meet the needs of children who have been identified as needing an EHCP as they start school in September 2022 into reception.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Sarah Reynolds
Head of SEN Early Identification and Support
sarah.reynolds@wolverhampton.gov.uk lisa.hollingshead@wolverhampton.gov.uk
New Attendance Guidance from September 2022
New School Attendance Guidance was published on the 6 May 2022, which comes into effect on a non-statutory basis from the academic year 2022/23. It is expected it will become statutory no earlier than academic year 2023/24 enabling local authorities and schools with time to transition. The guidance sets out changes to responsibilities for schools and local authorities regarding school attendance.
Information sessions for attendance leads in schools will be arranged during the Autumn term, where the new expectations and responsibilities will be shared. This includes all schools having a Senior Leadership Attendance Champion, and a named Local Authority Officer who will be the Single Point of Contact for each school (SPOC).
The Education Welfare Service will be contacting all schools in the next week, requesting for direct contact details for the SLT staff member with responsibility for attendance and the school attendance officer. This will enable us to share communication for the information sessions, directly with the most appropriate personnel in schools.
Working together to improve school attendance
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Jameel Mullan
Jameel.mullan@wolverhampton.gov.uk
01902 550621
Cyber Explorers
Click here to access the opportunities for Cyber explorers.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Catherine Perry
Development Officer (External Funding & Digital Projects)
Catherine.Perry@wolverhampton.gov.uk
DfE 2022 Key Stage 4 June Checking Exercise
Please see the following link for an update on the DfE Key Stage 4 Checking Exercise.
Website details:
To access the checking exercise, please go to:
https://tableschecking.education.gov.uk
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Donna Evison
Research & Assessment Manager Donna.evison@wolverhampton.gov.uk
For the attention of DSLs and Headteachers
Please find attached revised model Child Protection Safeguarding Policy, Staff code of Conduct and slide presentation that can be used with your staff for the start of September.
Remember that the revised Policy has to be ratified by your governors.
LA Staff Training Slides 2022
LA Staff code of conduct 2022
LA CP Safegaurding Policy 2022
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Phil Leivers
Head of Education Excellence
Phil.Leivers@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Reminder
Multi-faith Approaches to diversity and racial equality Conference 20 June 2022 Fully funded for secondary schools and facilitated by RE Today
Our Multi-faith Approaches to diversity and racial equality Conference will taking place 20 June 2022, please make contact with Georgia.Smith@wolverhampton.gov.uk you have until Thursday 16 June if you wish to book on.
Below is some information regarding the conference:
We are pleased to announce that the first of two teacher-pupil conferences will be held on 20 June 2022 from 9am at GTG Bearing Drive, Wolverhampton WV11 3SZ.
This full day conference will be facilitated by an external RE specialist and will result in the co-creation of resources for your school, created by teachers and pupils.
We have funding to provide places for up to 10 secondary schools, to bring 2 teachers and 8 of your pupils from year’s 9 and 10. If you would like more information please get in touch.
Click here to view the agenda.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Georgia Smith
Business Support Administrator
Georgia.Smith@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Promoting Inclusion from the Early Years
Support Network- Solution Circles
The next Solution Circle session will be held on Tuesday 28 June 1.45-3.15pm. These sessions offer school staff an opportunity to share experiences and successes and collaboratively problem-solve with a range of specialist services in relation to any issues or concerns that they may have experienced when creating inclusive environments particularly in the early years. Please see attached for what is a solution circle? Click this link Click here to join the meeting on Tuesday 28 June.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Stephanie Herriotts-Smith
Senior Educational Psychologist
stephanie.herriotts-smith@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Assessment Updates
A summary of actions required relating to the administration of the multiplication tables check (MTC) administration and submission of KS2 teacher assessment data (by Tuesday 28 June) is offered in the attached document.
This information is relevant to both mainstream and special schools.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Jo Horlock
ECT and Assessment Advisor
Jo.horlock@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Mathematics Subject Leader Network summer meeting
Friday 24 June, 1.00pm – 3.30pm, Face-to-face session at the GTG
This session will be suitable for all maths subject leads and will explore common issues, national and local updates and aspects of leading maths in a school. Please book on via the WVES portal.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Sandeep Vashisht
Mathematics Advisory Teacher sandeep.vashisht2@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Free mentoring and martial arts programme
A great opportunity for the pupils of your school to benefit from a very successful programme already delivered in several schools in Wolverhampton.
Through Martial Arts, we have designed exercises to boost their coordination, balance, strength and at the same time improve confidence, perseverance, discipline, etc.
Our Mentoring strain, we are creative in the approaches to engage young people through playing games, social activities and creating an environment for sharing their thoughts, feelings and experiences.
Lead person to contact:
info@aspireandreach.org.uk
07980068165
Reminder – SENCO/SEND NETWORK MEETING - FREE
The next SENCO/SEND Network Meeting will be held on Wednesday 22 June, 1pm-3.30pm. These are now free. All SENCOs from ALL schools welcome and encouraged. Special Schools are PRUs welcome to join also. The meeting will be led by Anna Vrahimi.
If you would like to attend, please register 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
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Anna Vrahimi
School Improvement SEND Advisor
anna.vrahimi@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Statutory Assessment upcoming training dates
Securing judgements for teacher assessment in key stage 1 writing through moderation (repeated) - 21 & 22 June 2022
Participants to have:
A copy of the Teacher Assessment Framework Samples of writing for 3 students: lower, middling and higher attainers available to share on TEAMs if the meeting is not bale to be held face to face (they might need to be scanned and dropped into a ppt presentation or available to share via a visualiser)
Securing judgements for key stage 2 writing through moderation (repeated session, staff just need to attend one) - 23 & 24 June 2022
Participants to have:
A copy of the Teacher Assessment Framework
Samples of writing for 3 students: lower, middling and higher attainers available to share on TEAMs if the meeting is not bale to be held face to face (they might need to be scanned and dropped into a ppt presentation or available to share via a visualiser)
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Jo Horlock
ECT and Assessment Advisor Jo.horlock@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Click here to access 14 June 2022 DfE update.
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