National professional qualifications for aspiring leaders of education
The Department for Education has updated the information on the various national professional qualifications available for those who are looking to move into a leadership role within education. The latest updates reflect the availability of NPQ scholarship funding from 1 April 2020.
You will find information on each of the different qualifications available via the links below:
National Professional Qualification for Middle Leadership (NPQML)
National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL)
National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH)
National Professional Qualification for Executive Leadership (NPQEL)
Schools keeping spirits high and pupils cooking during lockdown
We have been truly inspired seeing how schools, pupils and families in Warwickshire have adapted to the unusual circumstances they have found themselves in during the coronavirus crisis. No one is going to pretend that it hasn't been challenging and difficult, in different ways for different people, but seeing the sense of humour and spirit which has shone through from across the Warwickshire family of schools has been fantastic.
Last week we shared some really lovely examples of this (if you missed it you can read 'Schools' reassuring messages to pupils during lockdown' here) and this week, after asking for schools to get in touch to tell us what they've been up to, we've got some more to share...so please keep reading....!
If you would like to be featured in a future edition of Heads Up, please email us at headsup@warwickshire.gov.uk
Also, don't forget to follow @wcc_schools on twitter and tag us in your videos and messages so we can share them far and wide!
Hurley Primary School in Atherstone has recorded this musical video message to say a 'big thank you' to their children and parents, as well as to the NHS heroes and key workers.
Just reading the comments on Facebook, it's clear to see how much this meant to all of the families of Hurley Primary and how it brought a smile (and a tear) to lots of faces. Well done all!
Watch the Hurley Primary teachers take on the 'Friends' theme here!
Inspired by the amount of cooking their children were doing at home, Abbots Farm Infant and Preschool in Rugby, decided to collate all of their favourite recipes from children, parents and staff into the 'Stay Safe Cookbook'. They have used the cookbook as a way to raise money for the NHS, raising £174 in the first 24 hours! The school are happy for this to be shared with others and if anyone would like to support the NHS they can make a donation via their donations page.
View the 'Stay Safe Cookbook' here.
Educaterers 'recipe a day' success and the infamous chocolate cracknell!
A couple of weeks ago we told you about Educaterers’ and their 'recipe a day' which they have been sharing on the Council's social media channels, recognising that many children remaining at home during lockdown were missing their usual school lunches.
They started by sharing the recipes that feature in the Educaterers Recipe Book, which was developed last year to help pupils and their families to re-create some of the school meals they enjoy at home and to encourage healthy eating.
The online recipes have proved so popular with parents – with families sharing photographs of what they have cooked at home on social media – that Educaterers are now publishing even more of their recipes in response to special requests!
Far and away the most popular recipe so far has been that for Chocolate Cracknell – described as a ‘legendary’ school lunch treat for anyone that went to school in Warwickshire!
Other popular shared recipes have included Sausage Rolls with a Twist, Up-Beet Chocolate Muffins, Rainbow Cupcakes and Tuna Pasta Bake – with many more to come.
The Educaterers recipe posts have even been shared by a national government Minister – and one tweet sharing the recipe campaign tagged the Education Secretary and the Prime Minister himself!
One parent commented “It is very cool. I’m glad they are doing it as lots of kids miss school and the lunches and puddings”.
So a huge thank you to everyone that has got involved and has been sharing the recipes from our WCC Facebook and Twitter accounts.