Curriculum Planning - Where to Start
Outline
Ideas and time to consider your curriculum and how you could approach designing a bespoke curriculum for your school.
Description
With the new Ofsted framework fast approaching it is important that each school designs their curriculum for their own pupils. One school will share their approach and colleagues will have the opportunity to discuss what is working well in their own setting, whilst pinching ideas from their colleagues. This presentation was shared at the Head’s Together in March. Further discussion time and follow up activities will be delivered during this session. Audience
Senior leaders who are responsible for curriculum development.
Audience
Senior leaders who are responsible for curriculum development.
Date: Wednesday 19th June 2019
Time: 8:30am – 12:00pm
Venue: Chesneys Centre, Featherstone, WF7 5EN
Fee: £97.00
to book your place please click on the following link : http://tradedservices.wakefield.gov.uk/T93305
Early Help Champions Network
Are you passionate about solving early help problems on the ground within your local area school or organisation ? would you like to join up with other professionals to share solutions to the problem? Are you a school learning mentor, pastoral staff or equivalent representative in your school or organisation . Are you a passionate volunteer who would like to get involved?
Would a cuppa and a pastry tempt you to join a Early Help Network action learning set for a couple of hours ? If this sounds like you, then come and join the Children First Hub team to get the right services, in the right place at the right time for your school and families in your local area.
See the attached flyer to book a place
See you there
Safeguarding Audit
The 157/175 Annual Safeguarding Audit for 2018/2019 has now been released to Designated Safeguarding Leads. The deadline is 24th May!
If you have any queries please contact Vicki Maybin the Safeguarding Advisor for Education at vmaybin@wakefield.gov.uk
Safeguarding Information website for Wakefield schools please check regularly for updates of resources, templates etc;
https://www.wakefieldlscb.org.uk/education/
Follow us @Wakefield_LSCB
Developing the role of the English Subject Leader
Date(s): 26/06/2019
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Venue: Chesneys Centre
Reflecting on the past academic year and planning for the next are essential to being a successful English subject lead. In this afternoon course, delegates will have the opportunity to spend time thinking about their role as English lead in their school.
The first network meeting will focus on reflecting on the school year. We will look at how to write a subject leader report that outlines strengths and improvements and identifies any areas for development. We will think about how we can reflect on the impact of our leadership on the subject, and how we can use this as a starting point for shaping our vision for English for the next academic year. We will also look at how to analyse the end of year data, and how we can use our data analysis to write an action plan for the next academic year. Teachers will have an opportunity for networking with schools from across the authority.
To book your place - please click on the following link : http://tradedservices.wakefield.gov.uk/T90247
Annual HR Event
The HR Schools Team would like to invite you to this year’s HR Event for Headteachers and School Business Managers to be held at YPO, Unit 41, Wakefield. The event will run twice so you can choose which date best suits your schedule, 20 June or 26 June 2019.
To book your place click on one of the links below:
20th June 08:30-15:00 - http://tradedservices.wakefield.gov.uk/T87226
26th June 08:30-15:00 - http://tradedservices.wakefield.gov.uk/T87454
AGENDA
8.30-9.00 Registration & Refreshments
9.00 Event Opens
Our Guest Speaker will be Andrew Lancashire, Service Director for Education & Inclusion.
Mental Health & Wellbeing - How to spot signs and symptoms of Mental Health and what we can do to immediately support colleagues. To discuss the importance of confidentiality when dealing with disclosure, and how we can support colleagues with a positive return to work.
Refreshments
Recruitment/Probation Policy & Policy Update - HR is currently updating the guidance provided to both the Council and to Schools with regard to providing an effective and fair recruitment process. A toolkit for managers is being developed. This session will provide an overview of the toolkit and also provide you with the opportunity to highlight any aspects of the recruitment process on which you require further clarification.
The second part of this session will focus on the introduction of a Probationary Policy for support staff. We will again share the outline content of the proposed Policy and seek feedback from you on how you see it being implemented.
Lunch
Workshops:
Health & Safety - Do you know .... under Health & Safety Legislation you have a duty to prevent accidents? Are you aware of the Council’s accident protocols or the development of the online reporting system? Are you aware of the types of claims that come in? Would you be in a position to defend a claim? This session will help you answer these questions.
Management Conversations - Instigating a difficult conversation can feel daunting and there is a natural tendency to delay taking action in the hope that the issue will be resolved without intervention. However this can result in a more complex or serious issue developing if left unaddressed. This overview is aimed at anyone who has management responsibilities for staff, to help them with potentially difficult conversations.
Refreshments
Schools Workforce Update and HR Resources on Traded Services
3.00 Close
Audience
Headteachers & School Business Managers
Booking Information
Bookings can be made for a maximum of 2 delegates per establishment. On the day, entry will be restricted to those who have made a reservation (with the exception that a replacement representative from the school has been sent).
Any charges will be made after the event based on the take up of the HR Partner SLA.
