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- Headrest - free support for school leaders
- Anti-Bullying Awareness Week National Campaign 2020 - Resources from the Police
- Worthless - Covid management and funding in relation to schools
- Schools Partnership Tutors with Norwich Research School
- Schools Forum representatives - NEEDED
- Jacqui Frost- The Leader's coach
- Latest safeguarding webcast for DSL's
- Active Norfolk - PE & Sport Premium
Headrest - free support for school leaders
Sarah Shirras has found this fantastic new support service for serving school leaders.
Headrest has been set up by former school leaders who have held the post of both headteacher and Multi Academy Trust CEO. They exist solely for the purpose of supporting school leaders for FREE.
"The free service means that these experienced headteachers, who coach and mentor serving heads and senior executive leaders, are offering ‘a listening ear’ free of charge for those who are exhausted and needing to chat with someone who understands."
To speak to someone or find out more please go to their website.
Read LessAnti-Bullying Awareness Week National Campaign 2020 - Resources from the Police
Dear School Link
Monday 16th November marks the beginning of Anti-Bullying Week 2020. We would like to make you aware of some of the things Norfolk Safer Schools Partnership are offering to schools during this week. Please note some sessions are directed at staff and some at high school aged pupils. Attached are some presentations that can be used and given to younger pupils as you see fit.
I have enclosed links to 3 videos put together by our Safer Schools Partnership Support Workers, Tory Rush and Hazel Tampin. Feel free to use these during your tutorials. The videos can be used as discussion points with your classes.
Video 1 - Bullying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuL16c2gp-0
In this video, Tory talks about bullying. She discusses why and how bullying happens and what the difference is between bullying and banter. She also gives advice on how to deal with it and explains when it is appropriate to report bullying behaviour to the police.
Video 2 - Online Bullying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTeQ_pTLCYY
In this video, Hazel talks about online bullying and how young people can avoid being a victim of this by making sure they use apps safely. She also highlights the importance of not being an online bully yourself and where to report and get help if you do feel you are a victim of online bullying.
Video 3 - Assaults – Questions from the Youth Commission – Answered. https://youtu.be/0RHVBxMPtzs
As assaults are on the increase and are often part of bullying behaviour, in this video Tory answers questions from the Youth Commission about this type of offence. The questions answered are…
What is assault?
Who can commit assault?
Who can be a victim?
Are there different levels of assault? (Common assault and battery, ABH, GBH)
How will perpetrators be dealt with?
What can you do if you are at risk?
Presentations
One Punch - JB and JC presentation
Lesson 1 e-learning anti bullying week v2
Lesson 2 responding to name calling v2
Norfolk Youth Advisory Board Anti-Bullying Zoom Conference.
On Thursday 19th November, Tory from the Safer Schools Partnership will be taking part in the Norfolk Youth Advisory Board’s Anti-Bullying Conference on Zoom and will be delivering a presentation about the law in relation to bullying. Tory’s delivery time will be 2.05-2.40. If you would like to join with your class please read the attachments to this email of how to join and see the full agenda.
Online Sessions. Please attend promptly, sessions will start 5 mins into the start time
During anti-bullying week, Safer Schools Partnership Tory and Hazel are going to be delivering some online sessions via Teams for both teachers and students about the legal implications of bullying.
At 3:30pm Hazel will be online and will be delivering a presentation about the law in relation to bullying for teachers on the dates below. Sessions will 20 minutes in length with extra time for any questions
Monday 16th November Click here to join the meeting
Tuesday 17th November Click here to join the meeting
Wednesday 18th November Click here to join the meeting
Thursday 19th November Click here to join the meeting
Friday 20th, November Click here to join the meeting
At 11:00am on Friday 20th November, Tory will be online and will be delivering the presentation about the law in relation to bullying, mentioned above, for students. 20 minutes plus any questions.
Click here to join the meeting This session is also useful for staff so if you cannot make the session on Thursday 19th November or any of the sessions Hazel is running at 3:30, this is another chance to see it!
Yours sincerely,
Norfolk Constabulary
Read LessWorthless - Covid management and funding in relation to schools
Many of you will remember the work we did with the Worth Less? Campaign a few years ago on school funding. The pressure resulting from this action helped secure fairer funding for our schools.
Jules White and his team are working once again on behalf of all schools and have asked that we share the following documents with you. Their current campaign is targeting the management of COVID in relation to schools. We will bring you more information on the campaign as it is available.
2. Appendix for MP Letter Nov 2020
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/555718 -petition to fully fund schools for CV19
Read LessSchools Partnership Tutors with Norwich Research School
We are pleased to announce that after a rigorous assessment process, Schools Partnership Tutors (which Brian Conway spoke to us about at the leadership updates) has been approved to provide high quality, locally based tutition for shcools in Norfolk and beyond.
EASTA will be designated as the Schools Partnership Tutors’ Norfolk Hub and will receive funding in order to recruit skilled tutors and match them with local schools.
Schools Partnership Tutors was established in collaboration with experienced educational organisations. These include Unity Schools Partnership (CEO Tim Coulson), teaching school alliances, regional hubs and schools; alongside Unity and Norwich Research schools, and Marc Rowland (Pupil Premium Adviser).
The National Tutoring Programme (NTP), designed by a group of five independent charities, was established in response to clear evidence that Covid-19 is likely to widen the attainment gap between poorer pupils and their peers in English schools. It is funded as part of the Government’s £350m allocation to tutoring, through the £1bn coronavirus catch up package.
Schools can choose between different providers and a variety of models in their area, including face-to-face and online tutoring.
To register with SP Tutors, click here.
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Schools Forum representatives - NEEDED
Period extended for nominations for Academy Representatives on Norfolk Schools Forum
You recently received nomination papers for the election of 2 new mainstream academy representatives on the Norfolk Schools Forum; the closing date given for nomination was Thursday, 22 October.
As well as requiring 2 new academy representatives, the Schools Forum also needs 2 delegated substitutes that we can be called upon in the event that an academy representative member is unable to attend a meeting.
Representatives on Schools Forum are there to represent the views of the whole academy sector, rather than their individual academy trust. Therefore, the representative needs to have, or be able to establish, the networks across Norfolk schools.
There has not been the usual level of response to such a request. It is totally understandable, given the pressures on school leaders over the last few months, that this important opportunity was missed.
For this reason, we have come to the decision to extend the period for nominations and are again asking academy trusts to put forward candidates. Academy Trust will receive a nomination form by email this week. If you have not received a form please email [email protected]
Please note that:
- Academies members are there to represent the proprietor bodies of academies and are, therefore, not necessarily restricted to principals, senior staff or governors.
- However, in order to have a broad representation on the School Forum we particularly, but not exclusively, seek nominations from headteachers/principals/CEOs of academies to be these representatives
- There is no requirement for academies members to be split into primary and secondary sub-groups. However, it is good practice to be representative of the mix of primary and secondary pupils within academies in Norfolk where possible
- For the avoidance of doubt, free schools, university technical colleges and studio schools are classed as academies for this purpose. There is no distinction between sponsored and converter academies
Any Nominations already submitted will be entered onto the ballot paper and does not need to be re-entered.
Can nominations please indicate if they are willing to be considered as the representative, substitute or both.
Academy Trust can nomination one person only.
The new deadline for nominations will be 20 November 2020 and nominations should be returned to [email protected]
Jacqui Frost- The Leader's coach
Jacqui Frost, an ex Primary School Headteacher from Suffolk has for the past 4 years has been coaching School Leaders in Suffolk whilst running the association for Primary Headteachers, SPHA.
From January Jacqui wil be focusing on her coaching for schools leaders full time and is able to offer the following:
Strengthen Your Resilience Programme- follow the link for more details.
https://www.jacquifrost.co.uk/strengthen-your-resilience/
If you have staff who have a more immediate need the Regaining_your_Mojo_Brochure.pdf may be useful. I will be running sessions on:
Monday 23rd November 1-2pm
Thursday 25th November 1-2pm
Friday 27th November 1-2pm
Monday 30th November 1-2 pm
Monday 7th December 1-2pm
Jacqui Frost- The Leaders’ Coach
Mobile: 07879491093
Website: jacquifrost.co.uk
Latest safeguarding webcast for DSL's
Safeguarding Webcasts for Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs)
This hour-long webinar is for trained DSLs. It does not replace DSL refresher training.
Young Carers
This webinar will be led by Belinda Jones – Carer Awareness and Voice Co-Ordinator from Caring Together and supported by members of the Education Safeguarding Team.
Objectives - By the end of this session’s delegates should:
- Understand more about who Young Carers are;
- Be more confident to identify Young Carers in their setting;
- Understand how Young Carers are affected by their caring responsibilities both before Covid-19 and now;
- Know what support is available to Young Carers in Norfolk.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions, however if all of these cannot be answered during the 60 minutes, then a member of the Safeguarding Team will get in touch with delegates via email following the webinar.
The webinar will take place via Microsoft Teams; however, you do not need to have this application on your lap-top. If you do not, then the webcast will open in an internet browser.
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17th November |
1.30pm
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Booking:
To book a place or for further information, please email [email protected] Bookings should be made by 12noon on 13 November 2020.
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Active Norfolk - PE & Sport Premium
Active Norfolk have been working hard behind the scenes, developing some free e-learning modules for schools which considers the role of physical activity in supporting emotional and physical wellbeing. They also emphasise that physical activity and the PE & Sport Premium can be tools to promote health and wellbeing and improve pupil outcomes. We have also developed some resources and a guide that can help support schools to increase physical activity in order to lessen the impact of lockdown.
All this is free and can be accessed by anyone at any time; https://www.activenorfolk.org/activity-at-school.
Kind regards
Jo Thompson
Active Norfolk
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