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Tilly Sawford from Djanogly Strelley Academyreceived the Pride of Britain Award! - Nine-year-old Tilly was presented with the Child of Courage award byX Factor judges Simon Cowell, Nicole Scherzinger and Louis Walsh, and show host Dermot O'Leary last week.
She also managed to get an audition on the show for her band, Little Skips.
Speaking after collecting her Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Award on Monday evening, Tilly said: "Getting the award was awesome. I'm feeling good and I am excited. I like helping other children. Every star tells a story - a story that I survived".
For the full Nottingham Post story please visit:
http://www.nottinghampost.com/little-tilly-sawford-receives-pride-of-britain-award-at-star-studded-event/story-29859173-detail/story.html
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Urgent and important stories...!
A new campaign for Looking After Each Other - A new Looking After Each Other campaign has been launched this week to encourage people to do more to help others. It will run for eight weeks up until Christmas – and give people ideas and suggestions for how they can make a difference in Nottingham. The campaign is being run by Nottingham City Council with Nottingham City NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service (NCVS). If we can encourage people to be more neighbourly and more community-focused, to be kinder and more thoughtful – to think about Looking After Each Other – then people will be able to help us to help others, especially those who are lonely or vulnerable. Our message is: ‘Help others feel good’. Primary Parliament has been involved in helping to develop ‘Kind Words’ that people can say to each other. And on #FeelgoodFriday (11 November) we are encouraging people to do a good deed for someone. Find out how your school can get involved at www.LookingAfterEachOther.co.ukDfE Guidance: School attendance - Guidance on using pupil registers and attendance codes, and setting schools hours and term dates. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-attendance
The Education Improvement Boardopportunity!- The Education Improvement Board (EIB) are recruiting to four exciting roles to help improve attainment and outcomes for Nottingham’s young people. The EIB are advertising for a Strand Lead for four of its key priorities, which are improving outcomes in Mathematics, English and Science and transition from primary to secondary school. The roles are all seconded on a part time basis and are temporary for 12 months. The roles are being advertised on eteach - https://www.eteach.com/jobs-in-nottingham-schools
If you would like more information, please contact Jennifer Hardy by calling 0115 8765629 or emailing
Date of next Education Directors’ Briefing session for all city school and academy leaders -The next briefing session will be held on Thursday 24th November 2016, 8.00am arrival and refreshments for an 8.30am start until 10.00am.The venue is Nottingham Racecourse in the Champions Suite.To help judge numbers for refreshments please email if you intend to attend the session. For further information please see http://beta.nottinghamschools.org.uk/leadership-and-management-support/education-director-briefings/ The agenda will be published shortly.
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Important but not urgent stories...!
Assembly offer for Schools - Nottingham City Care are offering a half day Child Sexual Exploitation update to any staff from secondary schools particularly if you are having the theatre in education piece “LUVU2” by Pintsize Theatre. The trainingwill cover the basics of CSE, how it happens, signs and indicators and where to get support. This training will take place on Wednesday 16th Nov from 9:30am – 1pm. Currently there are 16 places available but these will beopento other staff groups . We will hold 5 places for school staff until Friday 11th and then these will be offered out. To book on this session please emailDfE Guidance: Statement to Parliament: Safeguarding unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee children- Written ministerial statement by Edward Timpson about a safeguarding strategy for unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee children. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/safeguarding-unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-and-refugee-children
Education Support Partnerships Financial Supportavailable- If you are working in or retired from the education sector and are suffering financial problems caused by unemployment, ill health, sudden life events, bereavement or a personal injury Education Support Partnerships may be able to offer financial support. For more information please visit: https://www.educationsupportpartnership.org.uk/apply-grant
Grant Opportunity – The Premier League and The FA Facilities Fund Small Grants Scheme awards grants of up to £10,000 for the provision of capital items, or to refurbish/improve existing facilities. The aims of this scheme are to:
•Support the growth of football clubs and activity.
•Prevent a decline in football participation.
•Make improvements to facilities to address any health and safety issues. For more information please visit: http://www.footballfoundation.org.uk/funding-schemes/premier-league-the-fa-facilities-fund-small-grants-scheme/
Grant Opportunity- Leapfrog: Connecting Schools with Nature -The Leapfrog Schools programme has a range of accessible and inclusive options to help all schools learn more about amphibians and reptiles. For more information please visit: http://www.froglife.org/leapfrog-schools/
DfE National Statistics: Characteristics of children in need: 2015 to 2016 - Children referred to and assessed by children's social services for the year ending 31 March 2016. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2015-to-2016
DfE National Statistics: Key stage 2 national curriculum test review outcomes: 2016 - Provisional marking review data for the 2016 key stage 2 national curriculum tests. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/key-stage-2-national-curriculum-test-review-outcomes-2016
EAL in the Mainstream:Unit 3 - Target audience: Head Teachers, Academy Principles and Senco's - Strategies to support the learning and language development of bilingual learners across the curriculum. For more information please visit: http://beta.nottinghamschools.org.uk/school-events/eal-in-the-mainstream-unit-3/
LAST FEW PLACES - Interested in Raising Boys Achievement? - Gary Wilson will be leading on our INSET day at Middleton Primary and Nursery School on December 19th. Gary is a freelance consultant and author of several books including ‘Raising Boys’ Achievement’ and ‘How to Help Your Boy Succeed’. Prices are charged at £50 per delegate, which includes lunch and refreshments. To secure your place please email no later than December 9th.
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Stories you might find interesting...!
Nottingham in Bloom - Nottingham in Bloom is running a competition for pupils in Nottingham to design a logo for their ‘Help the Hedgehogs of Nottingham’ campaign.The campaign encourages local people to help prevent the decline of hedgehogs by taking some simple steps and the winning logo will be used on a new website and all associated publicity.The winning school will receive a hedgehog workshop for a class of pupils and learn how to build a hedgehog tunnel for the school grounds. Closing date for entries is Monday 19th December 2016. For more information please visit: http://www.nottmbloom.org.uk/competitions/Time Travelling 2017 - You are invited to make a pilgrimage with your class to the 900 year old Cathedral of Southwell and Nottingham. Investigate a living place of worship, explore architecture, artefacts, symbols, beliefs and practices; hear faith stories and explore the ways we express our faith. Closely linked to the 2015 Nottinghamshire Agreed Syllabus for RE. For the Time Travelling Booking Form please click on the following link: http://www.nottinghamschools.org.uk/media/455717/tt-flyer-and-booking-form-nmcc-2017.pdf
Teaching Schools Council review highlights effective primary teaching practice - The TSC’s Effective Primary Teaching Practice report was published on 2nd November 2016. It provides thought provoking, practical advice to enable teachers and schools to improve their teaching. For more information please visit:
http://tscouncil.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Effective-primary-teaching-practice-2016-report-web.pdf
Cheryl McLean (Elective Home Education) leaving - As some of you are already aware, Cheryl McLean will be leaving her position as Elective Home Education Co-ordinator on Friday 11th November. She would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your support, partnership working and taking the time out of your schedules to hold meetings and provide information that benefit the decision making processes for our parents, and ultimately the future of our children and young people. Going forward, the contacts for Elective Home Education are John Newton on 0115 8764544, Jane Daffe on 0115 8764680 or Karen Craven on 0115 8764686
Inter-schools competition to celebrate the end of Black History Month - To celebrate the end of Black History Month and the start of Black History365 Nottingham City Council held an inter-schools competition to create a flag that symbolises at a glanceBlack History. We think this is the first black history flag competition anywhere in the world where the winning design will be made and flown from a civic building (Council House and Nottingham Castle).There were two outstanding designs, one from Walter Halls, the other from St Augustine’s. We would like you to choose your favourite by visiting the Nottingham City Council website where the designs and voting can be found. Be a part of a world’s first. Closing date is the 9th November.
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