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- Message from Phil Leivers
- Early Years
- Information
- Training and Consultation
Dear Colleague,
Just a reminder that next Thursday 11 July 2024 we have the Director’s Briefing at 8.00 am at the GTG Training Centre. The agenda includes an update from Bill Hague and Helen Bakewell on developing SEND sufficiency; youth justice in Wolverhampton, and the emerging achievement data from the KS2 SATs.
This will be followed by the School Improvement workshop day, during which our link senior HMI Chris Stevens will give an Ofsted update.
Also, a reminder for secondary colleagues that there is a post 16 meeting tomorrow at 2.30 pm at the Art Gallery, Wolverhampton.
Look forward to seeing many of you over the next few weeks.
Best wishes,
Phil
Phil Leivers
Head of Service Education Excellence
Childminder Update Session
Thursday 11 July 2024 at 7.00pm, held through MS Teams. To join the session please use the following link Click here to join the meeting
The focus of the session is ‘Planning your curriculum’
Lead Person to contact
Wendy Round Quality and Access Officer
Wendy.Round@Wolverhampton.gov.uk
Or
Faye Boucher Quality and Access Officer
Faye.Boucher@Wolverhampton.gov.uk
Proposed Establishment of a Nursery within Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy are seeking to open an 18-place nursery with effect from September 2025.
For further information and to respond to our consultation, please visit our website at: https://holyrosaryprimary.co.uk/establishment-of-a-nursery-at-holy-rosary-catholic-primary-academy/
Consultation commenced on 27 June 2024 and runs until 19 July 2024. You can offer your opinions by completing the online survey. Visit: Consultation- proposed Nursery at Holy Rosary
Lead persons contact in LA:
Adam Jewkes
Executive Principal
ajewkes@holyrosaryprimary.co.uk
Indoor Sports Survey
As part of the City of Wolverhampton Council’s commitment to address physical inactivity and promote participation at facilities that are fit for purpose and support the wider health and wellbeing agenda, Max Associates has been appointed to complete a Built Facility Strategy. The Built Facility Strategy will be underpinned by the Council’s vision: Wulfrunians will live longer, healthier lives.
The assessment of the indoor built sport and physical activity facilities helps assess if there are enough facilities of the right quality to meet current and future demand as well as being accessible and affordable. As part of these strategies, we would very much like to consult with groups who own and operate facilities that are used for sport and physical activity as well as those who use facilities owned by other organisations across Wolverhampton, to inform the future direction of leisure and sports facilities in the Council area.
There are 3 surveys, please choose the appropriate survey to describe your organisation:
School survey - if you are a school, further or higher educational establishment then please click here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CoWCSchoolSurvey
Sports survey - if you are a sport or physical activity organisation, then please click here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CoWCSportsClubSurvey
Community and Faith based organisations - if you are a community or faith organisation then please click here https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CoWCCommunityandFaithSurvey
Or alternatively, all of the surveys can be found here: https://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/sports-and-leisure/city-wolverhampton-new-indoor-built-facility-strategy
The surveys run from Tuesday 7 May to Friday 12 July 2024, f you have any queries regarding the surveys, please contact claire@max-associates.com
I hope that you are able to take part as we would really like to include your thoughts into the strategy development.
Lead person to contact in LA:
Andrea Fieldhouse
Principal Public Health Specialist.
Andrea.fieldhouse@wolverhamptoin.gov.uk
Primary EAL network meeting
Date: Thursday 11 July 2024
Time: 1:15pm - 3:15pm
Venue: West Park Primary School, Wolverhampton. WV1 4BE
Sharing of good practice from CLL Advisors and schools for EYFS and Primary around all aspects of EAL teaching.
Booking via WVES
Lead person to contact in LA:
Claire Sumner
CLL Advisory Teacher claire.sumner@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Schools’ compliance policy - changes for Autumn 2024
Frequencies for compliance returns to the Council for;
- fire safety checks
- building safety checks
- asbestos condition checks
- statutory testing and maintenance records (only for those schools not in the Council's FM or catering SLA)
to all be revised to termly. Additional information has been communicated by email and detailed guidance will be issued at the start of the new school year.
Lead person contact in LA:
Neal Shore
Buildings Compliance Safety Manager
Neal.shore@wolverhampton.gov.uk
School Improvement Workshop for Head Teachers and Educational leaders 11 July 2024
Please note that both the Directors briefing and the SIA day workshops will be face to face and take place at GTG Training Centre, Bearing Drive Willenhall. WV11 3SZ.
The next School Improvement Workshop for Head Teachers and Educational Leaders is being held on 11 July 2024 at the GTG Training centre:
Directors briefing – 8:00am-9:00am
SIA day workshops – 9:30am – 4:00pm
The SIA day workshop will include a presentation on the provisional end of year outcomes for Primary Schools, with both National and LA provisional data for 2024. There will also be a presentation from the Regional HMI - Christopher Stevens regarding the recent Ofsted updates plus a hands on music session from Ciaran O’Donnell.
The full agenda is available here.
These sessions will be relevant to all Head Teachers/Principals from all schools including Primary, Secondary, Maintained schools, Academies, Nursery Schools and Special Schools and participants can book on through WVES.
Lead person contact in LA:
Louise Mututa
School Improvement Advisor
Louise.Mututa@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Parent Ambassador training Autumn 2024
Aimed at Parents / carers who want to work in a school but don’t have the qualifications or experience. Learning the skills to work in a school environment. Supporting your community whilst getting a level 2 AIM qualification. (Fully funded for all participants)
Training through Adult Education Services. Includes 30 hours voluntary work in school.
Please share attached leaflets https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZFkUlJVELSGcZUEWDLFP_WYDRGRLYeJM?usp=sharing
Lead person to contact in LA:
Claire Sumner
CLL Advisory Teacher claire.sumner@wolverhampton.gov.uk
School Governance Training
Upcoming City of Wolverhampton Governor Training
We offer a wide range of training designed specifically for governors, along with delivering bespoke training on many topics. Please share the training opportunities we offer with your Governing Body. Below are some of the training events coming up.
Monday 8 July 2024, 6:00pm – Questions you should be asking about Safeguarding
We allow an hour and a half for our training sessions with a Q & A session afterwards, however many courses may end sooner.
Logon to your GovernorHub account to be able to book places direct on the Wolverhampton Governance Services Tab.
Alternatively email Sarah McElduff Sarah.mcelduff@wolverhampton.gov.uk to reserve a place.
All training listed is free for all maintained school governors.
Academies can opt to purchase the SLA for Governance or Pay-As-You-Go for training sessions. Please check with your Head Teacher before booking.
Lead person to contact in the LA:
Sarah McElduff
Schools Governance Co-ordinator Sarah.mcelduff@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Harmful Sexual Behaviour - Brook Traffic Light Tool FREE training for all partners and drop-in information sessions
The Brook Traffic Light Tool training continues to be available and drop-in sessions have been scheduled for those who have any questions or would like more information on the tool.
Click the link below to join the next drop-in session:
4th July 2024 | 9am - 9:30am
Click the link below to find details of how to access the Brook Traffic Light Tool training::
Access information
Lead person to contact in LA:
Wolverhampton Safeguarding Together WST@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Reception to Year 1 transition training – supporting a smoother transition in September.
The session will provide a morning of ideas, discussion and approaches to support a smoother transition to maximize the children’s learning and development from the beginning of Year 1.
Part of the session will be supporting the interrogation of the data to ensure your Year 1 classroom provision will meet the needs of the children going into Year 1.
It would be great if the current Reception teacher and Year 1 teacher to come together as part of the school’s transition process.
When: Monday 15 July 2024 from 9:45am - 11:45 am
Where: The Coach House at Bantock Park
Please sign up by emailing: Suzanne.dunn@wolverhampton.gov.uk or Sophie.cross@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Lead persons to contact in LA:
Suzanne Dunn
CLL Teacher Advisor
Suzanne.dunn@wolverhampton.gov.uk
FREE Training Sessions – Autumn Term 2024
We at eServices will be hosting another series of FREE training sessions in September & October 2024, following the lovely positive feedback for our December sessions.
The sessions will focus on different aspect of Windows, Office 365, and eSafety, including important information about AI. All sessions are free for ANY school/council staff, regardless of whether you usually receive technical support from eServices.
For more information about the sessions, including how to book, please click here.
Lead person to contact in LA:
Dave Taylor
eServices ICT Support Technician
dtaylor@cloudw.co.uk
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