• Save on the cost of education services
• Staff updates
• SENCOs rate leadership programme as Excellent
• Inclusion network meeting
• SEND audit tool
• Free suicide prevention training
• Upcoming events for EYFS
• Aiming for Outstanding training
• English as an Additional Language - How well do you support EAL learners?
• Preparing for statutory health education
• Strategies for Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) and Trauma Informed Schools
• Are your existing strategies and resources for narrowing the gap effective?
• DfE school governance update
• Free online course in teaching vocabulary
• Worcestershire Virtual School News
• Headteacher briefing
• Ofsted annual report

• The new Ofsted Inspection Framework -What are the implications in relation to SEND/Inclusion?
• SEN Notional Funding - What ways do schools effectively measure the impact of this?
• Updates from Worcestershire Children's First SEN Services Group Managers - Zulkifl Ahmed and Nurinder Shergill

Make sure you have downloaded our SEND self-evaluation tool to help you audit the quality of your SEND provision, strategic decision making and the impact that this has on outcomes for learners.

PAPYRUS, the national charity dedicated to the prevention of young suicide is running a free training course for school staff in Suicide Prevention.

SP-EAK Suicide Prevention – Explore, Ask, Keep-Safe is a 3.5 hour workshop that prepares participants to identify persons with thoughts of suicide, respond appropriately and effectively and connect them to support.

Tuesday 24^th March 2020, 13:30 – 17:00 at St Bede's Catholic Middle School, Redditch

For more information speak to Laura Hart: 01905 844696, lhart2@worcestershire.gov.uk

EYFSP Cluster Moderation

All schools are required to take an active part in LA agreement trialling and discussions around the Early Learning Goals (ELGs). These sessions enable staff to achieve this on a Worcestershire wide scale with experienced EYFSP moderators and colleagues across the county.
We are running 6 sessions between 17^th and the 19^th March 2020 in Worcester to support schools. 
Visit: EYFSP Cluster Moderation to find out more and view scheduled sessions.

EYFS Schools Briefings

Briefings offer support to practitioners working in reception and school based nurseries. They aim to provide understanding of national and local updates, new legislation and guidance and practical ideas of best practice.
Our EYFS Schools Briefings are free to attend. There are two EYFS scheduled for March 2020

• Tuesday 24th March, 16.30 - 18.30 in Bromsgrove 
• Friday 27th March, 09.30 - 11.30 in Worcester

For further information on these briefings and to view notes from previous meetings visit: EYFS Schools Briefings

• Assessment of writing
• Developing a sequence of learning for mathematics
• Forensic Focus on SEND
• Effective Leadership of Pupil Premium

Narrowing the attainment gap for disadvantaged learners continues to be one of the most demanding issues in education.

Pupil Premium Masterclass
Wednesday 11th March 2020 | 09.00 – 12.30 at
St Peter's Church Centre, Worcester

Guest speaker Marc Rowland, Head of Rosendale Research School has extensive experience in leading projects on metacognitive approaches as Pupil Premium Advisor for the Unity Schools Partnership.

He will explore key metacognitive strategies that can be used to develop a practical toolkit in your school to improve outcomes for your disadvantaged pupils.

Important news and communications from the Department for Education (DfE) relating to governance in maintained schools and academy trusts in England.

The update includes information on comparing how much your school is spending on agency supply teachers. Schools using the supply teachers and agency workers deal are achieving substantial savings.

• Updates from Sarah Wilkins, Director of Education and Early Help WCF and David Townsend, Head of Quality and Improvement.
• Feedback from Mel Ford, HMI regarding the Education Inspection Framework and its implications regarding vulnerable learners, including alternative provision.
• Information from the Health and Care Trust regarding the 'Starting Well Partnership', what it is, what it will do and how it is different from current school experiences.
• Information and discussions regarding strategies to support Headteacher wellbeing.
• An introduction to your local Computer Hub (one of only twenty three nationwide and is based in Worcestershire), sharing how they can support ALL schools with their curriculum and subject knowledge development.