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- Message from Phil Leivers Head of Education Excellence
- Early Years
- Good News
- Information
- Training and Consultation
- DfE
Dear colleagues,
It was good to see many of you at the Inclusion Conference yesterday. The feedback has been very positive and we will circulate the workshop presentations imminently.
The slides from the Director’s briefing held last Thursday are available here: 16.11.23 Directors Brief.pdf
Best wishes,
Phil
Email: Phil.Leivers@wolverhampton.gov.uk
WellComm for Childminders
After consultation, we are proceeding with the roll out of the WellComm screening toolkit to childminder. The toolkit compresses of a speech and language screen and interventions to support communication from 0-6 years of age. Any childminder wanting access to a WellComm toolkit should contact Claire.Hardiman@Wolverhampton.gov.uk by Thursday 30 November.
Upcoming Webinars (1).pdf
Early Years Professional Development Programme (EYPDP)
The EYPDP has been designed to fit flexibly around busy lifestyles & will be delivered through a blended mix of online eLearning and facilitated webinars. It will take approximately 60 hours over 8 months to complete. Training is free to access with backfill funding available.
Practitioners will be trained across three modules:
- Communication and Language
- Early Mathematics
- Personal, Social & Emotional Development (PSED)
If you would like to express an interest in this free training, please see attached flyer regarding forthcoming webinars or visit
Apply – Early Years Professional Development Programme (earlyyearspdp.com)
For further information on EYPDP, visit https://www.earlyyearspdp.com/
Lead person to contact in LA:
Claire Hardiman
Early Years and Childcare Development Officer
Education Excellence
Email: Claire.Hardiman@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Positive Notes
As part of our ongoing commitment to relational practice, pupils and staff at Eastfield Primary took part in the second International Positive Noticing Day on 15 November, an initiative developed by behaviour expert and author, Paul Dix.
POSITIVE NOTICING DAY press release.docx
PND- taking part poster.pdf
Lead person to contact in LA:
Louise Mututa
School Improvement Advisor
Email: Louise.Mututa@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Make Your Mark
Make Your Mark gives all young people aged 11-18 in the UK the chance to have a say on the biggest issues facing young people.
Registration is now open, from 1 November 2023 until Friday 8 December and our ambition is for all Wolverhampton secondary schools to take part.
Voting will take place between 29 January and 8 March 2024.
This project is powered by the British Youth Council; made possible with kind support the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. Find out more British Youth Council | Make Your Mark - UK Youth Parliament (byc.org.uk)
Please register your school here Make Your Mark 2024 (microsoft.com)
Logo.PNG
Lead person to contact in LA:
Liz McGinn
Communications and Campaigns for Children and Young People
Email: Liz.McGinn@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Flu vaccination catch up clinics
Vaccination UK are holding two catch up clinics for children who have missed having their flu vaccine at school. These will take place on:
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Saturday 25 November at Low Hill Community Centre, Kempthorn Avenue, Tettenhall Wood, WV10 9JJ between 09.00-13.30
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Saturday 2 December at The Health Hub, The Mander Centre, Wolverhampton, WV1 3NH between 09.00-14.30
Parents/carers can make an appointment by calling Vaccination UK on 01902 200077.
Please can this information be shared across school communication channels to support flu vaccine uptake. Thank you for your continued support with this year’s flu vaccination programme.
Lead person to contact in LA:
Natalie Davies
Senior Public Health Specialist - Health Protection and Healthcare
Email: Natalie.Davies@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Webinar slides on the national childhood immunisation programme
The World Health Organization (WHO) says: “The two public health interventions that have had the greatest impact on the world’s health are clean water and vaccines.”
Vaccines help:
- provide a healthy environment in educational settings and in the wider community, including among the children and staff’s immediate and extended family
- reduce the likelihood of outbreaks in educational settings
- reduces pupil and staff absenteeism rates
Please find attached a webinar from the UK Heath Security Agency (UKHSA) which provides an overview of the routine childhood immunisation programme, the vaccines delivered in schools, an update on measles and signposting to wider resources.
20231113_DfE_VaccinesWebinar_FINAL.pdf
Lead person to contact in LA:
Natalie Davies
Senior Public Health Specialist - Health Protection and Healthcare
Email: Natalie.Davies@wolverhampton.gov.uk
School Cleaning Charges 16 October 2023 to 12 November 2023
The attached schedule shows the schools’ cleaning charges for period 16.10.23 -12.11.23. Should you have any queries, please contact:
Gianina Antoniou on 01902 558808 (Gianina.Antoniou@wolverhampton.gov.uk), or
Caroline Holt on 01902 555700 Caroline.Holt@wolverhampton.gov.uk, or
Lisa Green, Cleaning Manager, on 01902 555202 (Lisa.Green3@wolverhampton.gov.uk).
Copy of Schools Cleaning Charges 16.10.23 -12.11.23.xlsx
Lead person to contact in LA:
Andrew McCloskey
Finance Officer
Email: Andrew.mccloskey@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Reminder from Payroll - Christmas Early Cut Off
Please can you ensure all amendments for the expected pay date of 21 December 2023 are received by Payroll no later than 5:00pm on the 28 November 2023.
For additional pay claims submitted via Agresso self-service you will need to submit your amendments by 5:00pm on the 07 December 2023
The Payroll Schedule is available on The Hub Schools Intranet page along with any further updates.
The Hub’s aim is to improve its communications with all Schools and is always seeking your views on the contents of the site. To provide any feedback, please click on this link.
The hub maintain these information pages to support you when accessing our services. If you have any issues accessing the cloudw site, which is where this information is located, please contact the CloudW help desk: online https://cloudw.jitbit.com/helpdesk/ or by phone 01902 555555. All details are available on www.cloudw.co.uk
Email: Payroll.Services@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Telephone: 01902 552345 Option 2
SENCo/SEND Network Meeting – Wednesday 29 November 1:00-3:30pm
Reminder - in-person at the GTG Training Centre.
You must sign up beforehand to ensure you have a place at the Network as this is an in-person event.
Due to capacity requirements, we kindly ask that colleagues and representatives from the LA and partner services are limited to one person per service team.
If you would like to attend, please register here: https://wves.wolverhampton.gov.uk/Event/205888
The focus of the Network will be on person-centered planning and adaptive teaching. The agenda is attached. There will be tea/coffee provided once during the break. If you should require additional refreshments, you may purchase a drink and/or snack at the café in the GTG upon your arrival.
If you have any difficulties or queries with booking through the system, please contact Gita Patel at Gita.Patel3@wolverhampton.gov.uk. This session will not be recorded as it is an in-person event. However, slides will be sent out to all delegates following the session.
SEND Network Session 2 Agenda 29-11-23.docx
Lead person to contact:
Kathryn Bailey
School Improvement SEND Advisor
Email: Kathryn.Bailey@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Secondary RE Network – 30 November 2023
For 2023-2024 every secondary school in Wolverhampton can access 2 funded places at each network meeting at no charge to the school.
The network meetings will be held virtually on:
30/01/24 and 19/06/24
EPB RE secondary networks.docx
Lead person to contact in LA:
Laura Jude
School Improvement Advisor for Equalities
Email: Laura.Jude@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Health & Safety Spring Term training 2024 – reminder
Training courses for schools for Spring Term 2024
All training courses can be located and reserved on School Business Services (formerly WVES).
Link below for access to School Business Services and a contact email address.
Spring Term training 2024 on WES.docx
Wolverhampton Education Services; wves@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Lead person to contact in LA:
Cyndy Morris
Health & Safety Co-ordinator
Email: Cyndy.Morris@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Update to all education and childcare settings and providers
Update to all education and childcare settings and providers (govdelivery.com)
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