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Eleven schools and over 100 students participated in the annual City dance festival held at Codsall High School.
From start to finish there was a fantastic display of dance genre from Bangra, Jazz, Contemporary, Urban, Charleston, Street – you name it, someone performed it. The talent of all the dancers was very evident by the audience’s reaction and their frequent gasps of delight and enthusiastic cheering and applause.
Congratulations to both staff and students on choreographing and performing such dancing delights.
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Well done to the 16 schools who took part in the Wolverhampton Primary School Tag Rugby Festival at Willenhall Rugby Club.
Some outstanding playing and great sportsmanship was shown during the event. This was the first time a number of schools had taken part at the Tag Rugby and they played brilliantly! Congratulations to Fallings Park Primary A and B team who came 1st and 2nd. Also congratulations to Uplands Junior and Bhylls Acre Primary who will represent Wolverhampton at the Black Country Schools Games in June 2019.
A huge thank you to Willenhall Rugby Club, Michelle Banks, and Eric and Bob who offered great support throughout the day. Another thank you to the very professional young officials from Aldersley High School and Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy. Without the help of these secondary schools we would not have been able to run the event.
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BLACK COUNTRY SPORTSHALL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS
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Aldersley Leisure Village held the annual Black Country Sportshall Athletics competition. Three teams from each of the boroughs – Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton competed in a range of track and field events. The competition was fierce and many personal bests were achieved.
Results were as follows:
GIRLS:
1st Windsor High School (Dudley)
2nd Heath Park High School (Wolverhampton)
3rd George Salter (Sandwell)
BOYS:
1st Wood Green (Sandwell)
2nd Smestow School (Wolverhampton)
3rd The Royal School (Wolverhampton)
All results go towards the final total to see which area is overall School Games winner.
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REMINDER!
ConnectEd Partnership Offer 2019/20
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Thank you to all schools who have returned their membership forms for 2019/2020.
Schools who have yet to return their forms have received specific information in regards to membership benefits and any action they need to take.
If you have any questions about your membership, or you have not received your information pack, then please contact one of the team.
https://www.connectedpartnership.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ConnectEd-Partnership-2019-20.pdf
The deadline has now passed, so if you haven't already done so please ensure you return your forms as soon as possible.
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Maternity Scheme Membership - 1 Year Membership Form
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Please note the wording on the 2019/2020 membership form is incorrect - it should read "Non-teaching support staff" which includes all non teaching support staff with the exception of Lunchtime Supervisory Assistants.
Please amend your return to include the above.
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Safeguarding Training Matrix
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In response to schools’ requests for clarification around Safeguarding training, ConnectEd have developed, in consultation with Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board, a matrix of Safeguarding training available to schools. This document should be used in conjunction with your school’s safeguarding procedures and policies. The matrix can be found here. We hope that you find it useful.
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ConnectEd Teaching School
Secondary Teaching School Lead
Applications are invited for the new secondment position of Secondary Teaching School Lead, ConnectEd TS Wolverhampton.
The Job Description can be viewed here
The Person Specification can be viewed here
For further information please speak to your Headteacher in the first instance. For any additional information relating to the secondment please contact Teaching School Co-ordinator Harinder Jandu at harinder.jandu@connectedpartnership.com
Please return completed application forms by Friday 29 March 2019.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 10 April 2019.
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The pool went 'live' on Monday 18th March and we hope that schools have been able to successfully recruit an NQT from the pool.
If you haven't received the information on how to access the NQT pool please click here.
Once you have appointed your NQT, dont forget you can register them with ConnectEd Partnership Appropriate Body at no extra cost - this is included in your core membership.
If you are appointing from September 2019 click here for the registration form.
For details on what our ConnectEd Partnership Appropriate Body offer is, please follow this link to our Website.
If you have any queries or there is anything further we can help you with please get in touch with harinder.jandu@ connectedpartnership.com
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PRIMARY ADMISSIONS – Numbers on roll
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Primary colleagues will have received an email from Charlotte Bodley, Admissions and Appeals Officer this week. In the email it is explained that a new online spreadsheet is now available through CloudW for Primary schools to provide the Admissions Team with information regarding pupil numbers. If schools regularly update their information on the online spreadsheet the Admissions Team will be able to retrieve the most up to date figures and identify any pending allocations that schools are in the process of admitting.
Headteachers discussed the possibility of an online spreadsheet with Mr Kirby at a meeting of WHIPS in the Autumn term. While schools are not required to complete this new system a number of colleagues considered that it would assist with the exchange of real time data and minimise telephone contact with the Admissions Team.
In order to use this system you will need to email Charlotte advising her of your school name, the name of the user that will enter data onto the spreadsheet and the email address of the user.
For information on how to access and use the spreadsheet please click here.
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All pupils to be taught about Mental and Physical well being from September 2020
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A Government press release on 25th February 2019 confirmed that from 2020 all pupils will be taught about mental and physical well being. To read the full article click here
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Government to Fund 2,900 School Exchanges for Poorer Pupils
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Secondary schools in England will be able to apply for money to take poorer pupils overseas on school exchanges
The £2.5 million government scheme will enable pupils aged 11 and over "to experience other cultures and go to places they wouldn't normally visit".
Please click here to see full article.
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Growseed are pleased to introduce their free seeds for school projects. From class science projects, school garden clubs or a class activity they will provide your school with free seeds.
Please click here to see full article and how to apply.
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DfE launches new ‘Fire It Up’ apprenticeships campaign
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A new government campaign that aims to “shift deeply held views” on apprenticeships has been launched today.
The ‘Fire It Up’ campaign will promote the benefits of apprenticeships to young people, parents and employers through a series of adverts on national TV and social media, featuring real-life apprentices.
To view full article click here
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Free Trees For Schools and Communities
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The Woodland Trust want to make sure that everybody in the UK has the chance to plant a tree. So they're giving away hundreds of thousands of trees to schools and communities - click here for more information
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KIDS FIRST PRIMARY SCHOOLS COURSE
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ConnectEd Partnership are working with England Rugby to bring you a primary coaching course on THURSDAY 11TH APRIL 2019 3.00-6.00PM at WILLENHALL RUGBY CLUB.
If you would like to book a place on this event, please email sam.fullwood@connectedpartnership.com
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This fun new project is ideal to get your children moving and monitoring their physical activity and challenging their personal best! Similar to the ‘Mile a Day’, the idea is that you challenge your young people to run a marathon, in bite size pieces, throughout the school year. This is a free tool and can be used to log and record achievement along the way.
For schools wanting to take this a step further, you can choose which marathon you would like to run, such as London or Paris, plotting the course with areas of interest along the way, and link it to other subjects and base a whole scheme of work around it.
The Mile a Day was fantastic at getting young people interested in running, but lacked an end goal. Marathon Kids is a fun and exciting way to reward their run, and help them see the progress they are making each day.
To get started, please use this link - https://www.kidsrunfree.co.uk/#
If you would like some free useful resources to support this programme then please email sam.fullwood@connectedpartnership.com
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Aquathon - 4th April 2019
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We are pleased to offer an exciting new swimming competition for Year 8/9 pupils. Please use the link to view the details and format.
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The Way Wolverhampton Youth Zone
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The Way Wolverhampton Youth Zone are offering 6 week programme for NEET or nearly NEET students. Take a look at the flyer here and contact them directly if you need any further information.
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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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Connected Partnership, Maternity Paternity & Adoption Leave Pooling Scheme – End of year closure of accounts notice
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The closing date for those schools who submit their payroll claims for the financial year 18/19 ending on 31 March 2019 (i.e. relating to claims up to 31 March 2019) is Friday 26 April 2019.
Late submissions will not be accepted.
Please also ensure you notify the scheme of resignations. Employees receiving occupational maternity pay (twelve weeks at half pay) are required to repay this money if they decide not to return to work. Credits reimbursed to the school for non-returning maternity employees will be repayable to the pool. It is the responsibility of the Head teacher to notify the pool accordingly. In this situation the scheme will invoice the school to recover the amount reimbursed for the employee concerned. Please also ensure you notify the scheme of any payroll overpayment credits so that they can be refunded to the scheme. This can happen sometimes towards the end of the employee’s leave when your payroll provider makes the final SMP credit adjustments.
It is vital that schools notify their payroll provider as soon as possible of intended leave, resignation and return to work dates. Therefore, salaries are adjusted in a timely manner and correct reimbursements can be processed from the scheme to schools.
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Physical Activity and School Sport Professional Development 2018-19
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The following FREE CPD events are available to all staff within your school.
Active Maths - 3rd April 2019 - 9am-12noon - Venue:Castlecroft Primary School
TOP Challenge (Outdoor Adventure Activities) - 4th April 2019 - 4pm-6pm - Venue: Northern House School (Valley Park Campus)
Inclusive Physical Education (IPE) - 2nd May 2019 - 1pm-4pm - Venue: Westcroft School
Please click HERE for full details.
To book any places, please email Sam Fullwood (sam.fullwood@connectedpartnership.com) with the delegates' name, job role and contact email address.
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Tennis offer From Albert Lawn Tennis Club
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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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Swimming Pool Availability
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A swimming slot has become available at our swimming pool for the Spring and Summer terms. It is on Wednesday from 11am to 12pm. The cost is £850 per term and includes all data about progress for the school website and any awards achieved. The sessions are run by Will Brown's swim school and are of an excellent standard.
Any enquiries to plord@westcroftschool.co.uk
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Upcoming CPD Events:
Plus more here
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Diploma for School Business Managers – Level 4 (DSBM)
PLACES STILL AVAILABLE!! APPLY NOW
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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.
Dates for face-to-face classroom sessions are Wednesday 1st May 2019, Thursday 19th September 2019 and Tuesday 17th December 2019.
For further details.please click here to view the ILM Level 4 Diploma for School Business Managers (DSBM) and 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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Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board
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An update following the meeting of the Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board can be viewed here.
Supporting information regarding Child Trafficking can be viewed here.
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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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Professional Learning
Book NOW - places still available
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May 2019:
08.05.19 - 2 Day DSL Training Course
22.05.19 - Safeguarding Termly Briefings
22.05.19 - Safeguarding Awareness Termly 'Mop Up' Session
June 2019:
17.06.19 - DRB Ignite Senior Leader Briefing (please note change of date)
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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Phase Group Meetings:
CN6 & 7 - Wednesday 1st May 2019 - 8am - Berrybrook
CN5 - Wednesday 1st May 2019 - 10.30am - West Park Primary
CN1 - Tuesday 7th May 2019 - 1.30pm - Eastfield Primary
CN3 - Wednesday 8th May 2019 - 9.30am - St. Lukes CE Primary (please note this is a change of venue)
CN4 - Thursday 9th May 2019 - 2pm - Pennfields School
CN2 - Friday 10th May 2019 - 9.30am - St. Martins CE Primary
CN8 - Thursday 23rd May 2019 - 8.15am - Heath Park High School
Network Meetings:
ASPIC - Tuesday 7th May 2019- 9am - Civic Centre (this meeting will precede the meeting with LA officers)
WSH - Thursday 9th May 2019 - 8am - Berrybrook
WHIPS - Monday 17th June 2019 - 11.15am - Perton Golf Club
WHINS - Wednesday 19th June 2019 - 8.30am - Berrybrook
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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