Wild Tribe Taster Session - 21st June 2019
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We are pleased to be able to offer you a free taster session for our upcoming Wild Tribe Programme!
This is a new and exciting programme of work that is proving to be very popular.
Please click HERE for more information on the programme.
The taster session will take place on 21st June 2019 from 1.00pm to 3.00pm at Westcroft School.
Please email Sam Fullwood to reserve your place – sam.fullwood@connectedpartnership.com
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Maternity Paternity & Adoption Leave Pooling Scheme - Closure of Accounts 2018/2019
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Please note for the financial year 18/19 ending on 31 March 2019, the last date for payroll report submissions was Friday 26 April 2019. As a result, late submissions will be discounted. It is really important for those schools who do not use WCC payroll provider that you arrange to submit payroll reports on a monthly basis. Please see below an extract from the scheme arrangements (terms and conditions).
“The school must be committed to submitting claims and payroll information monthly.
Claims forms should be submitted by email to maternityscheme@connectedpartnership.com for every employee who is on or due to go on leave to ensure accurate monitoring and prompt reimbursements. Electronic signatures are acceptable. Claims must be submitted again when the individual resigns or returns to work to confirm that date. (Some maternity benefits are dependent on returning to work).
It is vital that schools notify their payroll provider as soon as possible of intended leave, resignation and return to work dates. Salaries can then be adjusted in a timely manner and correct reimbursements can be processed from the scheme to schools.
Submission of payroll reports
You will have to submit absence details on a monthly basis and provide evidence from your payroll provider detailing the amount paid to the absent employee. This should include salary, Occupational Maternity Pay (OMP), Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), SMP Credits, Employers National Insurance (NI) and Employers Pension contributions. Please ensure there are no duplicate costs shown, such as allowances. Please note those schools using WCC payroll provider will not have to provide monthly payroll costs as these are provided directly to ConnectEd Partnership. For those schools that don’t use WCC payroll provider, please 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. Costs for those staff commencing or returning from leave part way through a month will be proportionate - this includes salary costs, employers pension and employers NI Costs.
Your designated officer will assist you with this and with your permission liaise with the payroll provider”.
If you have any questions regarding the above content, please contact Helen Perkins (working days are Monday, Tuesday & Wednesdays) 01902 290154 or email helen.perkins@connectedpartnership.com
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Community Sport and Health Apprentice Programme 2019/20
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After a highly successful first cohort of apprentices, we are now looking to recruit to round two of the Level 3 Community Sport and Health Officer Apprentices.
If you have attended any of our launches or briefings, and heard from our current apprentices, then you will know what a great opportunity this is.
Please click HERE for an updated Information Pack.
The closing date for expressions of interest to be returned to us is Friday 17th May 2019. We can then begin the recruitment process.
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The 2019 Secondary Sport/PE Awards Evening will be held on Monday 8th July 2019 at Grand Station, Lower Level, Sun Street, Wolverhampton, WV10 OBF.
Information and nomination forms will be sent out this week so keep your eyes peeled!
The Primary WASPS Event will be held on Tuesday 9th July 2019, also being held at Grand Station. This is a very successful event and is always well represented by our schools.
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Leadership Conference 2019
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ConnectEd are pleased to present your Leadership Conference for 2019, which will be held on Thursday 20th June 2019.
Please click HERE for an Agenda and information on our speakers.
If you would like to book your places now, you can do that by clicking HERE
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Fordhouses Cricket Club to provide opportunity
for Wolverhampton Schools
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Fordhouses Cricket Club are offering Wolverhampton schools a once in a lifetime opportunity for Year 5 and 6 cricketers (boys and girls) to an event held at Fordhouses Cricket Club.
The club are hosting a game with some ex-England cricketers (Matthew Hoggard, Andy Caddick, Adam Hollioake, Phillip DeFreitas, Oswais Shah and Jonathan Trott to name a few) and prior to the game there will be a 2-hour festival for local school children to have some bowling and batting practice with these cricketing greats!
Schools can bring up to 10 pupils from Years 5 and 6.
Details are as follows:
Date: Thursday 11th July 2019
Venue: Fordhouses Cricket Club, Wobaston Rd, Nr Pendeford, WV8 5HH
Time: 9.30am for a 10am start.
The festival will end at 12 noon.
Pupils and their families (and teachers of course!) are welcome to return after school has finished to watch the T20 match with all players.
Spaces are limited, and it is anticipated that this offer will be taken up quickly so you are advised to book as soon as possible. To express your interest or to get more information, please email info@shropshire-events.co.uk
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WE NEED YOU!
Challenge your Neighbour
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To raise funds for Cure Lukemia, ConnectEd Partnership will be holding a fun ‘Challenge Your Neighbour’ event for all staff and adults to compete in different team events.
The event takes place on Thursday 27th June 2019. Funds raised will be presented to Karl Ikeme at the secondary awards evening later in the year.
This is a great cause and a great way for staff to get involved and have some fun!
Please click HERE for more information.
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Youth Sports Trust
National School Sport Week 2019
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YST National School Sport Week 2019 will be taking place from 24 – 28 June and this year the theme is: Five Ways to Wellbeing: Be Active, Connect, Give Back, Take Notice, Learn.
The Five Ways to Wellbeing are a set of evidence-based public mental health messages aimed at improving the mental health and wellbeing of the whole population. They are endorsed by the NHS as well as various mental health charities. Now more than ever, it is imperative that we all support our young people through the physical, mental and emotional challenges they face, as well as preparing them for the world of adulthood.
Our ask is that schools and organisations show their support for the wellbeing of young people by signing up to YST National School Sport Week 2019, using the resources we are providing to embed wellbeing into the week’s activities – and beyond.
Mental wellbeing is very close to the heart of endurance athlete Ben Smith of the 401 Foundation who is championing the week and who you may have seen speak at this year’s YST Conference. Registration to YST National School Sport Week 2019 also gives schools the chance to be among the first to find out more about Ben’s next challenge, USA2020, which involves him running a marathon in each of the 50 states and cycling between them. This challenge will start in March 2020 and is set to finish during YST National Sport Week 2020.
Thank you for all your ongoing help and support with the work of the Youth Sport Trust and for anything you can do to raise the profile of National School Sport Week 2019 within your network.
Here is a link to the website for further information, including the registration page and the video we have used to launch the week.
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In partnership with Albert Lawn Tennis and the Lawn Tennis Association, we are excited to offer a fantastic new SMILE Event – Unify Tennis!
The event takes place on 23rd May from 10am - 2pm.
Please see full details HERE
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The FA Lionesses in France
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The FA have been working on some fantastic resources to engage and inspire schools and young people to support the England Womens' Football Team, 'Lionesses', in France this year.
The resources include assembly/classroom presentations and activities linked to both the curriculum and personal development for primary and secondary school-aged students, with accompanying teacher guidance. They have been designed with flexibility in mind and can be used as a weekly theme or as several standalone activities. They also offer leadership opportunities for students which could be used with Game of Our Own and the Girls’ Football Youth Sport Award.
We are delighted to be able to share early access to these resources with you and we would be grateful if you could encourage your school/staff to download and use them to inspire more young people to support the women's game. Email and Twitter templates are included below to help you.
To show how the Women’s World Cup resources are being used, The FA are looking for a school to potentially profile in the media. If your school/s are interested in taking part, please share your plans with us. If we select your school to take part, as a thank you for the recommendation we will give you a Lionesses visit in the autumn term.
To access resources click here.
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NQT Primary Pool and Registrations
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The Primary NQT pool is still open and a number of NQTs remain available, should you still be looking at recruiting for the Autumn Term.
If you have appointed an NQT(s), please can you urge them to contact Education Central to notify them of their appointment at you school, so that their names can be removed from the pool.
Please also be reminded that as part of your ConnectEd membership core offer, you can register your NQTs at no additional charge. A registration form can be found here - forms should be returned as soon as you have confirmed details of your NQT.
Further details about the support the Appropriate Body will provide your school is available to view here.
Following the success of our current NQT and RQT programmes, we are in the process of planning our next programme which will start in September, details of which will be available very shortly.
In the meantime, if you require any further information, or would like to discuss any of the above, please contact harinder.jandu@connectedpartnership.com
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National Professional Qualification for Senior Leaders and Middle Leaders
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We are pleased to announce that we will be running our NPQ SL/ML programmes again in the Autumn Term, starting in November 2019 and completing in March 2020.
We have recently been advised by DfE that Scholarship funding has been secured for the 19/20 financial year, ensuring that participants will be funded up to the end of March 2020.
Please click here for provisional dates. Further details will follow once confirmed.
If you are interested in applying for either of the programmes or require further information, please email your expression of interest to harinder.jandu@connectedpartnership.com in the first instance.
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Workload Reduction Toolkit workshops
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Please see here for details about FREE workshops on 3 areas of the toolkit.
The new Ofsted framework will assess schools’ actions to combat workload from September.
The sessions will create an opportunity to discuss strategies with colleagues, signposting to useful aspects of the new DfE Toolkit, and hear about tried and tested practices that could support workload reduction in your school.
Primary Workload Reduction sessions are open to teachers/senior leaders across the Black Country and West Midlands.
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School Business Professionals Network
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Are you a School Business Professional?
If you are interested in finding, joining or creating a network for School business professionals,the DfE are providing help via their website which can be accessed here
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FGM and Forced Marriage Project
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Wolverhampton Domestic Violence Forum invites you to attend one of their free FGM (female genital mutilation) and forced marriage short training events.
These training events are open to any teaching or non- teaching staff, and governors from schools and nurseries in Wolverhampton.
Events are being run on 12th June (4pm-5pm) and 25th June (4pm-5pm)
Please click HERE for more information on the programme and details about how to book.
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Schools Partnership - The Ogden Trust
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The Ogden Trust aims to increase the uptake of physics for all at post-16, particularly those from under-represented groups.
School Partnerships programme offers funding and support to groups of schools that are committed to enhancing physics teaching and learning.
To view full article click here
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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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The City of Wolverhampton Council have commissioned Spurgeons to provide support for young carers in the City. Further information on the service can be found on WIN and through the attached leaflets here and here. A referral form can be downloaded for completion here.
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Free Sanitary Products for all Primary School
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Free sanitary products will be offered to girls in all primary schools in England from early next year, under plans announced recently by the Department for Education.
Please click here to see full article.
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Network and Phase group meetings
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As part of our ongoing review of the membership offer we are asking member schools to complete a short questionnaire that will help us to understand what schools feel should be the focus for Network and Phase group meetings moving forwards. We would be grateful if you could complete the questionnaire attached here
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In the recent update from the Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board schools were advised of the video Rewind regarding knife crime that had been created by the B-Safe Team. The film can be found here. The school is aimed at KS3 and KS4 students
The B-Safe team also looked at resources that schools could use to stimulate conversation following the video and wanted to recommended the resources created by the Home Office. The free-to-download #knife free lessons created by the Home Office – one for key stage 3 and one for key stage 4 – will inform young people of the consequences of carrying a knife and inspire them to pursue positive alternatives, using real-life stories of young people’s experiences as a basis. The teacher guidance guides will help teachers plan the lessons into their PSHE curriculum safely and effectively and includes powerpoint slides for each key stage which will help teachers to deliver engaging and effective lessons.
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At the last meeting of the ConnectEd Partnership Board Directors welcomed the Director of Children’s Services, the Head of Service for Strengthening families and the Head of Service for People to share an update on some of the changes that were taking place within the service areas. It was agreed that a number of useful documents would be shared with schools through the ConnectEd newsletter and these can be found below:
Children’s Services Structure charts
Thresholds of Need Document
Marf Guidance
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Local Professional Association Advice and Consultation (LPAAC)
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Your Local Professional Association representatives continue to work with schools and provide support on a variety of issues including restructures, requests for flexible working, parental complaints, absence monitoring, working on support plans, capability and our key role of reviewing and developing locally agreed policies.
Schools in the City have benefitted from positive relationships with the Local Professional Associations over a number of years and we hope that this will continue into 2019/20.
We have worked hard to reduce the cost to schools this year and we hope that you will support the scheme and buy into the agreement this year and encourage you to contact your local representative if you have any questions or concerns.
Arthur Thompson – ASCL – 07970113979 - at@aitconsulting.co.uk
Tim Gallagher – NAHT – 07970345059 – tim.gallagher5@btinternet.com
Tish Keech – NAHT – 07779008976 – tish.keech@nahtofficials.org.uk
Yvonne Fegan – NAS/UWT – 07913473570 - yvonne@wolves-nasuwt.co.uk
Kay Cresswell-Green – NEU (ATL) – 01902421158 - kay.cresswell-green@neu.org.uk
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Thank you to those colleagues that are representatives to Schools’ Forum. We have been advised that if a representative is unable to attend a meeting of Schools’ Forum they are asked to submit their apologies to the clerk to the meeting and to contact a substitute representative and ask them to attend instead. A document advising of all representatives and substitute representatives in all sectors can be found here.
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Professional Learning
Book NOW - places still available
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May 2019:
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.
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Phase Group Meetings:
CN2 - Friday 10th May 2019 - 9.30am - St. Martins CE Primary
CN8 - Thursday 23rd May 2019 - 8.15am - Heath Park High School
CN4 - Thursday 6th June 2019 - 2pm - Pennfields School (change of date)
Network Meetings:
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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