Allergy awareness and food safety training available for staff

Allergy awareness is a key issue for schools, not least when it comes to school lunchtimes and protecting pupils with allergies from being exposed through to contamination. Allergy Awareness training is now being offered to staff via the Educaterers service, who took over delivery of school meals from Warwickshire County Council last year.

The online training defines what is meant by a food allergy and explains how food safety law in the UK changed in 2014, looking at common examples of food allergy and their associated symptoms.The training programme will be of particular use to school staff who work with children with allergies, especially at lunchtimes. It provides an overview of the facts about allergens, including the difference between allergies and intolerances, and hidden allergens; the 14 specific allergens that need to be declared; preventing allergen contamination; and emergency first aid.

Educaterers is also offering fast, efficient Food Safety Training for teachers, teaching assistants and other staff responsible for delivering the teaching of cooking and nutrition in infant, junior, primary and secondary schools.

The online training programme covers everything needed for anyone to safely work with food, including training on microbiological hazards, food poisoning, contamination hazards, personal hygiene and much more.

To complete these courses, all that is needed is a personal email address and computer access with an internet connection ~ which means it can be completed at work or at home. The cost is just £15 per person.

For further information or to request training, please contact Janet Blythe, Training Manager at Educaterers, via contactus@educaterers.co.uk.
Educaterers, a Local Authority Traded Company – the first for Warwickshire County Council – delivers 125,000 school meals a week across the county.

NQT CPD event – Time Saving Technology

Time Saving Technology

With workload being of real concern, in particular to new teachers, this hands-on session will look at the EdTech that serving teachers are using to reduce their workload. Technology has a role to play in teaching, marking, and data management, but using technology as a gimmick devalues what you are doing in the classroom.

Come and find out about what works from the people using it. NQTs teaching in Years 6 to 13 are welcome to attend.

Lawrence Sheriff School
Clifton Road
Rugby
CV21 3AG

Wednesday June 20th
Refreshments from 3.45
Session begins at 4 o’clock prompt and will finish at 6 o’clock.
£25 per participant

To book your place contact Chris Blay: christine.blay@lawrencesheriffschool.com

For more information view the flyer here

Supporting schools to implement the new Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education

FAO: PRIMARY SCHOOL RE COORDINATORS / PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR RE IN YOUR PRIMARY SCHOOL

Primary school teachers are invited to attend a twilight session to learn further strategies and guidance to support their school in implementing the new Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education

This is the second of two sessions organised for both Coventry and Warwickshire teachers. The first session took place on 26th April in Coventry. 

The session is FREE to attend.

WHAT WILL THE SESSION COVER

This event for RE subject leaders is to allow questions and queries about the new agreed syllabus and is designed as a follow up from the launch events in 2017. There will be a focus on how primary schools can:

• Creatively implement the new agreed syllabus
• Consider progress using the new syllabus
• Use other teaching and learning strategies in teaching RE

The majority of the meeting will be an opportunity to ask questions and work together on implementing the new syllabus. The meeting aims to give teachers confidence in improving RE in their primary school using the syllabus.

WHEN

Thursday 14th June 2018, 4.30 - 6.30pm at North Leamington School, Sandy Lane, Blackdown, Leamington Spa, CV32 6RD

HOW TO BOOK

Please complete the online booking form at the link below to confirm your place:

https://goo.gl/forms/wXDANmSkdlTW3cKk1

For any queries please contact Ruth Waterman on 01926 742075 or email sacre@warwickshire.gov.uk

Gateway Alliance - Summer Leadership Conferences

Headteachers’ Conference…

Friday 8 June 2018 - Headteachers conference 2018, Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth 

We are delighted to welcome ANDY BUCK to lead our morning session focusing on ‘Leading for Impact’.  ANDY MELLOR the newly appointed President of the NAHT (from May 2018), will be sharing his thoughts on the ‘Matters of the Moment’ for headteachers and, to end the day, we are looking forward to welcoming NICK SAUNDERS back to Warwickshire to share his work on effective communication and powerful collaboration.

For more information please see the EVENT FLYER or click here to BOOK NOW

Deputy Heads’ Conference…

Friday 6 July 2018 - Deputy head's conference 2018, Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth

We are delighted to welcome ANDY GRIFFITH to lead our morning session which will focus on the best ways to engage and motivate teachers to develop their own practice and improve performance year on year.  During the afternoon we will be joined by one of education’s most prominent assessment specialists DAISY CHRISTODOULOU.  Daisy will be sharing the thinking behind her best-selling book ‘Making Good Progress’ and facilitating a live demo of the new assessment technique ‘Comparative Judgement’ which is being used by large numbers of schools nationally

All attendees will also receive a FREE copy of Daisy’s best-selling book – ‘Making Good Progress’.

For more information please see the EVENT FLYER or click here to BOOK NOW

Booking Information…

Cost: FREE to those schools that subscribe to the Gateway Alliance Senior Leadership Offer.  Additional places, for subscribing schools, can be booked for £125 per person.  

Non-subscribing schools - Special Offer - £150 per person - if booked before end of May (RRP £250)

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Or contact us on tel: 02476 347697 or email: info@gatewayalliance.co.uk