On Wednesday 16th January 2019 we will be holding our official launch of the Community Sport and Health Officer Apprenticeship programme.
At this event, we will be showcasing the impact our apprentices have had so far and looking at the exciting work ahead. At this event we will be meeting all of the apprentices and hearing from them what great work has been taking place within their school. The Headteachers and Mentors within each school have been invited, as well as Cabinet members and local stakeholders to the programme.
This is an open door event, so if you are interested in hearing about the programme and what has been achieved so far, or have any interest in being part of the programme, then you are welcome to attend.
Date: Wednesday 16th January 2019
Venue: Wolverhampton Art Gallery
Time: 11:30 – 12:30
Please confirm your attendance with Sam Fullwood – sam.fullwood@connectedpartnerhsip.com
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PE and School Sports Round-up
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Please click HERE for the round-up of what's been happening in PE and School Sport across the City so far this academic year.
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Youth Sport Trust Membership
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ConnectEd Members should have received log in details to access their Youth Sport Trust membership.
The site is full of resources and guidance that will be of great use to all phases.
If your setting hasn’t received your log in then please let me know - sam.fullwood@connectedpartnership.com. Alternatively, you can go to the Resource Hub within the members area of our website to access the Welcome Pack.
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Wolverhampton Safeguarding Board
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The Wolverhampton Safeguarding Board News – Winter 2018 is now available
You can sign up to receive future Safeguarding News direct to your inbox by signing up using the following link
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Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave Scheme
The fixed price offer to extend membership is now closed
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Thank you to all those schools that have taken advantage of the extended membership offer at the fixed prices detailed in the membership forms.
84.52% of schools have taken up the offer for 2 years (1April 2018 to 31 March 2020), this is a great start to next year's fund. We will continue to work hard to ensure the service benefits schools.
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2019 Statutory Pay Rates Revealed
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The Government has published the statutory rates for maternity pay, paternity pay, shared parental pay, adoption pay and sick pay from April 2019.
The current weekly rate of statutory maternity pay is £145.18, or 90% of the employee's average weekly earnings if this figure is less than the statutory rate.
The rate of statutory maternity pay is rising to £148.68 from April 2019. The increase normally occurs on the first Sunday in April, which in 2019 is 7 April.
Also on on 7 April 2019, the rates of statutory paternity pay and statutory shared parental pay will go up from £145.18 to £148.68 (or 90% of the employee's average weekly earnings if this figure is less than the statutory rate).
The rate of statutory adoption pay will increase from £145.18 to £148.68.
This means that, from 7 April 2019, statutory adoption pay is payable at 90% of the employee's average weekly earnings for the first six weeks, with the remainder of the adoption pay period at the rate of £148.68, or 90% of average weekly earnings if this is less than £148.68.
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Premier League Writing Stars Poetry Competition
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Click here to find out how you and your pupils can take part and win some money-can’t-buy prizes. This year we want your pupils to write poems based on the theme of diversity, using inspiration from the poem written specially for Premier League Writing Stars, Beautifully different, Wonderfully the same by Joseph Coelho. The poem and subject encourage us to think of ways to celebrate similarities and differences that bring us together, and these are themes that run through this programme.
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Wolves Disability Hub
Every Thursday
Free of charge
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Frame Football
Is an adapted form of football designed for people who use a walker or crutches.
PAN DIsability
Caters to any impairments with the aim of improving skills, techniques and all round knowledge of the game.
Please click here to view the flyer.
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Upcoming CPD Events:
Plus more here
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Higher Level Teaching Assistant
(HLTA)
Wednesday 16th January 2019
PLACES STILL AVAILABLE!!!
BOOK NOW
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In partnership with Best Practice Network, Connected Partnership is pleased to offer the Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) Programme from Spring Term 2018.
The HLTA Preparation and Assessment programme helps teaching assistants gain formal recognition and verification that they meet the national standards for HLTA. The course is delivered by Best Practice Network in line with the National Code of Practice for HLTA, developed by the HLTA National Assessment Partnership (HNAP), a body that upholds the continuity and quality of HLTA assessment across the country.
Click here to view the flyer.
Click here to book a place.
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Schools’ Forum Needs You!
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There are currently two substitute representative vacancies for Maintained Primary Schools to Schools’ Forum.
As a substitute representative you would be required to attend a meeting of Schools’ Forum if the substantive representative was unable to attend. If you would like to nominate a colleague to take on this role please email Kate at kate.hodgetts@connectedpartnership.com
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Deputy and Assistant Headteachers – Save the Date!
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The next Network Meeting will be held on Thursday 14th February 2019 at 15:45 at Berrybrook Education Business Suite. Further confirmation and Agenda to follow in the new year.
The next development day has been arranged for Thursday 28th March 2019, 12.30 – 3.30 with lunch provided. Venue to be confirmed.
For more information on the speaker, and agenda for the day, please click HERE Information on how to book will be sent out via email in January.
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PROMOTING POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELL BEING IN CHILDREN
Tuesday 26th February 2019
Professor Barry Carpenter, CBE, OBE,Ph.D
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Following Professor Barry Carpenter's session on creating 'Mental Wealth Policy Practice and Pedagogy' at last years' Leadership Conference Barry will be facilitating a half day workshop on 'Promoting Positive Mental Health and Emotional Well Being in Children'.
Further details on this event can be found here.
To Book your place click here!
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Diploma for School Business Managers – Level 4
(DSBM)
Spring Term 2019
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This qualification is being re-launched in the Spring Term 2019 with the offer now including:
- The full blended learning Level 4 DSBM programme (4 units studied over 12 months), suitable for school business managers and aspiring school business managers working in primary, secondary or special schools and academies. This programme will be offered regionally or locally dependant on cohort size.
- Individual Level 4 DSBM online units in Finance, Procurement and Marketing, each a qualification in their own right, suitable for school business managers who wish to specialise in a particular field, or school business managers who already hold a CSBM or DSBM qualification seeking an update to learn from new content to meet the demands of an ever-changing school system.
For further details.please click here to view the ILM Level 4 Diploma for School Business Managers (DSBM) amd here for the Level 4 Individual Units flyer.
If you would like further information, or are interested in applying for either of the programmes please send your expression of interest FAO Harinder Jandu to enquiries@connectedpartnership.com
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Complimentary services for your school
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Concero are offering the following complimentary services in conjunction with ConnectEd Partnership to all our member schools:
- E-Safety Sessions (For staff, pupils, parents and governors)
- Development Plan (To ensure your website, infrastructure and IT systems are fully compliant)
- GDPR Consultancy (GDPR overview and outline guidance from the ICO)
For more information click here to view the flyer or contact Alan Foster (Head of Learning Technologies)
Tel: 0333 111 0004
Email: alan@concerouk.com
Website: www.concerouk.com
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Conference, Training & Meeting Room Facilities in Wolverhampton
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The Lawnswood Partnership Centre of Excellence Conference Facilities is dedicated to delivering efficient and sustainable professional learning and is a partnership formed between education providers, mental health and wellbeing specialists and the University of Wolverhampton.
Search for Professional Training Courses:
www.lawnswoodpartnership.co.uk
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NEED BUSINESS SPACE OR SOMEWHERE TO HOT DESK?
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Click here for details of how to access great hot desk facilities
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Early Excellence Centre for Inspirational Learning
Developing Rich Contexts for Learning and Development
Securing Expert Teaching in the EYFS
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Early Excellence are delighted to be working in partnership with Perry Hall MAT once again to offer a range of training that is guaranteed to challenge, develop and inform practice and provision.
- Maximising Children’s Learning Potential – A Research Project - 23.01.19
- Meaningful Maths, Everywhere - 22.01.19
- Effective Interactions - 22.01.19
All courses will take place at Berrybrook Education Business Suite, Berrybrook Primary, WV10 8NZ from 9.30am until 3.30pm
View the flyer here
Book your place here
For more information email nikki@earlyexcellence.com
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SAVE THE DATE
Primary PE coordinate meetings
Thursday 31st January 2019
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The meeting is designed to give all PE coordinators local and national updates, funding messages and support with the sports premium, active planner and much more.
Venue: Molinex Stadium
Times: 9am - 11.30 or 12.30pm - 3pm (you only need to attend one session)
Cost: FREE
For more information and to book a place please contact rgingell@olscmail.org.uk from the PASS team, every school is expected to be represented and is guaranteed a place!
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Professional Learning
Book NOW - places still available
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January 2019:
16.01.19 - Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA)
23.01.19 - 2 Day DSL Training Course
29.01.19 - Safeguarding Termly Briefings
29.01.19 - Safeguarding Awareness Termly 'Mop Up' Session
March 2019:
25.03.19 - DRB Ignite Senior Leader Briefing
May 2019:
08.05.19 - 2 Day DSL Training Course
20.05.19 - DRB Ignite Senior Leader Briefing
22.05.19 - Safeguarding Termly Briefings
22.05.19 - Safeguarding Awareness Termly 'Mop Up' Session
New courses to be added for 2018/19!
An overview of our Professional Learning Programme for 2018/19 and for up to date information view here.
View our events calendar here.
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Network Meetings:
23.1.19 - Wednesday at 8.15am - CN 6&7 - Westcroft Sports and Applied Learning College
24.1.19 - Thursday at 8am - CN5 - Venue tbc
29.1.19 - Tuesday at 1.30pm - CN1 - Eastfield Primary School
30.1.19 - Wednesday at 9.30am - CN3 - Colton Hills Community School
1.2.19 - Friday at 9.30am - CN2 - Grove Primary School
7.2.19 - Thursday at 8.15am - CN8 - Coppice Performing Arts School
7.2.19 - Thursday at 2pm - CN4 - Venue tbc
If you would like to add any items to the agenda please email kate.hodgetts@connectedpartnership.com
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Contact us: enquiries@connectedpartnership.com - 01902 290150
For more information on any of our events or to book a place please go to: https://bookwhen.com/connected
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To join the Partnership or for further information about what the Partnership can offer you contact us!
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Comments/Feedback
The Partnership welcomes comments and feedback on activities of the Partnership, and any suggestions for future development. enquiries@connectedpartnership.com
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