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Reading for Pleasure: Transforming your school’s reading culture
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Cost of living and support services available in Halton
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Funding Bulletin
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Flu/Covid Vaccination
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Teacher Moderation Training
Reading for Pleasure: Transforming your school’s reading culture
Evidence-based leadership CPD for English Leads.
The TSRC programme is a sustained, research based CPD programme aimed at English Leads.
Schools are encouraged to book onto this fully funded programme which is open to schools in Halton, Liverpool and Warrington.
The first 2 hour session (1:30 – 3:30p.m) is on Tuesday 8 November.
Programme aims:
- Understand the research underpinning RfP practice and pedagogy
- Widen knowledge of children’s literature
- Transform whole school reading culture in your school
- Develop the leadership skills to initiate and sustain change
- Become advocates for RfP and share experiences and best practice
During the course of the programme participants will engage with reading for pleasure pedagogy and leadership theory to transform their school’s reading culture.
Participants will attend 5 sessions (1:30 – 3:30p.m) and complete gap tasks in between sessions. Those who commit will be expected to attend all sessions.
This will be a fully funded programme. All sessions will take place at Springwood Heath Primary School L19 4TL
See flyer for booking details.
Cost of living and support services available in Halton
Please find below a link that will take you to a new page on the Council’s website that details help and support for people struggling during this cost of living crisis. Please share this as you see fit.
https://www3.halton.gov.uk/Pages/health/costofliving.aspx
Whilst we appreciate this potentially isn’t everything that’s going on – the aim of the page is as a signposting resource. If you feel there is something that could be added – please do get in touch for a chat.
Shelah Semoff
Funding Bulletin
Please find attached the latest monthly Funding Bulletin produced by the External Funding Team at Halton Borough Council covering recent grants alerts for the period 1-30 September 2022. If you would like support
to bid to any of the funding streams listed in the Bulletin, we can support with this; please get in touch via funding@halton.gov.uk.
Flu/Covid Vaccination
Dear Colleagues,
We are expecting this autumn/winter to be challenging as we are highly likely to see an increase in respiratory diseases including COVID-19 and flu in Halton.
This will be the first time we will see the real effects of both COVID and flu in circulation as we go about life as normal. The flu jab and the COVID-19 vaccine are the best defence we have against these viruses as we go into winter.
See attached for more information.
Teacher Moderation Training
Yr2 Teacher Moderation Training Tuesday 18 October 9am-12pm
Yr6 Teacher Moderation Training Tuesday 18 October 12pm-3,30pm
The Bridge Suite DBCL Stadium
These courses will provide an early opportunity for Year 2 & Yr6 teachers to review writing evidence against the KS1 and KS2 teacher assessment framework standards to inform next steps in the teaching, learning and assessment process.
Important Information:
Each delegate should bring routine evidence of pupil performance derived from normal classroom practice for three, sample pupils who represent the teacher assessment framework standards of WTS, EXS and GDS as appropriate.
During the course, participants will gain:
Peer moderation and review of writing across all standards awarded within the national teacher assessment framework
An understanding of what constitutes independent and effective evidence to ensure consistent and reliable teacher assessment judgements
An opportunity to reflect on necessary next steps and opportunities needed to ensure a robust end of key stage teacher assessment process.
To book follow the link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=MUxaFLJvrUaSkpKuP3lo_ixa8YL7dENOvRfIfkUsdS9UQUI5WTdHWTU0Sk1UQkZPOUNWREUyMkJESC4u
For further information please contact: mike.stapleton-chambers@halton.gov.uk