Climate Change: How schools are key in changing our future
It is likely that you have heard about COP26 but what is it and what do we, as educators need to do about it?
Data Implications of the Education Recovery Plan
On 2 June 2021, the Department for Education announced the next step in the government’s plans to support children and young people make up lost education as a result of the pandemic.
Autumn School Census 2021
As we approach October it can mean only one thing..the Autumn School census! The Autumn Census will take place on Thursday 7th October 2021. All schools should be on the latest version of SIMS 7.20 and will have applied the Workstation Patch 1.
School Spring Census 2022
This is a reminder to all schools; census day is on Thursday 20th January.
Changes to SIMS Annual Entitlement and Support from April 2022
From 01 April 2022, ESS (formerly Capita) will contract for SIMS Annual Entitlement directly
with all schools who are currently using SIMS under the Manchester City Council ‘umbrella’
licence. The agreement will have a 3-year term and will enable Local Authority maintained
schools to access the new, cloud-based core SIMS features, at no additional cost.
Giving reading the attention it deserves, every day!
On Sunday 23rd January, we’re all encouraged to celebrate reading on National Reading Day.
DfE Focuses on Improving School Attendance
The Education Secretary has asked his department to do a ‘deep dive into what is happening with PA and look at absences pre pandemic and they identified a decline in overall school attendance.
Arthur
The death of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes has been across media outlets over the last few weeks, a stark reminder of the harsh reality of what some children and young people are facing and continue to face despite professionals’ best efforts to protect and safeguard children.
What is Early Help?
All practitioners have a responsibility to ensure they are aware of their local Authorities Early Help offer. But what is Early Help?
Your Environment: The third EYFS practitioner
How do we ensure that we are regularly evaluating and auditing our environment to check that it meets the developing needs of our children, is an engaging space, and allows for effective and holistic learning to take place?