Primary Partnership
Dunchurch Infant School & Nursery are inviting Warwickshire primary schools to join their Primary Partnership, the aim of which is to share best practice and utilise the expertise that they know exists in every school.
They are currently planning events for the next academic year which will include:
- Three book trawls at different schools, each focussing on a different subject. With books being one of the key sources of information when monitoring teaching and learning, these events will give you the chance to see the children with books in another setting.
- “Continuous provision for real” event. An opportunity for Early Years teachers and teaching assistants as well as senior leaders to see an Early Years unit in action.
- Two half day training sessions for Teaching Assistants.
- Support and CPD for new headteachers, heads of school and executive heads. There will be the chance to “buddy up” with an experienced colleague performing a similar role. There will also be visits to other schools based on a theme of interest, e.g. school finance, governance, etc.
- Support and CPD for new and developing deputy heads in a similar way to the support planned for new headteachers.
The annual joining fee is £200, which entitles you to send unlimited numbers of your staff (subject to availability of places) to the Primary Partnership events.
If you are interested in joining, please contact either Caroline: caroline.horne@lawrencesheriffschool.com or Chris christine.blay@lawrencesheriffschool.com or call 01788 843789.
Information sessions on Syrian refugees
IOM, in partnership with the Home Office, currently provides cultural orientation sessions for Syrian refugees prior to their arrival in the UK to enhance their integration process by providing them with accurate and relevant information about the UK. In addition to this, however, IOM’s experience in numerous countries has found that integration is a two-way process and works best when both refugees and those working with refugees in receiving communities (local government, social/refugee workers, health and education workers, etc.) have a good understanding of each other’s expectations, cultural differences, and practices.
IOM has therefore implemented two-way integration programmes in various other countries, partnering cultural orientation sessions for refugees with informational sessions on the refugee communities for local authorities. Following the success of these programmes, IOM UK has secured funding to deliver similar support to local authorities resettling Syrians in the UK.
To support local authorities in reducing the adjustment period for Syrian refugees and providing strong, appropriate integration services for Syrian refugees by increasing local knowledge of the Syrian communities being resettled in the UK.
The information sessions are CPD-certified and conducted by invitation from local authorities, with each session tailored to the needs and interests of those authorities.
For more information on the courses please click here
WCC Assessment Team Training 2017-2018
Please click here for the training information and dates for 2017/18