| Anti-Bullying Week begins today and we have a variety of resources and events you can get involved in during the week. In addition, we have included guidance about attendance in education settings, information about upcoming webinars for schools about the National Tutoring Programme and content from the last week at COP26.
Anti-Bullying Week Resources & raising awareness We have school resources for both primary and secondary ages, around the theme for this year 'One Kind Word.' These packs include cross-curricular activities, lesson and assembly plans. Today is Odd Socks Day, remember to share photos of staff and pupils wearing odd socks on social media and use the hashtags #AntiBullyingWeek and #OddSocksDay Events There will also be various events taking place during the week. How can we make schools kinder places to be? | Tuesday 16 November 4.30- 5.30pm Schools are invited to join a Twitter Talk with industry experts led by the Anti-Bullying Alliance @ABAonline. The Anne Frank Trust Q&A | Tuesday 16 November 7.30pm The Anne Frank Trust is excited to share new evidence of how their programmes are empowering young people to challenge prejudice. This discussion will be chaired by Dominic Abrams, Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Kent, and Will Quince MP, Minister for Children and Families, Department for Education. There will also be an opportunity to hear from two Anne Frank Ambassadors from Glasgow and South Yorkshire, who will share how the trusts work has impacted them. Please contact celena@annefrank.org.uk for further information.
Attendance in education settings This remains a priority for the department. We are grateful for the support from schools, Trusts and Local Authorities to drive high levels of attendance and ask you to continue to: • communicate clear and consistent expectations about attendance to families • identify pupils who are at risk of disengagement and develop plans to support their regular attendance • use the additional, recovery funding existing pastoral and support services, attendance staff and resources, and pupil premium funding to support strong attendance where this is an issue Schools should also consider how they, local authority staff, attendance support workers, and local health services (including GPs and school nurses) can work together to reassure families and to support as many children to attend school. To reduce COVID-19 related absence we encourage anyone eligible who hasn't yet had the vaccine to get the COVID-19 vaccination, and all secondary and college students to keep doing their two rapid tests each week - and record the results.
Do you want to find out more about the National Tutoring Programme? Schools can now sign up to one of the NTP's regional or national webinars, to gain insight into the programme, the three routes to tuition available and ask questions that you would like answered by the NTP team. Register your interest in upcoming events via the NTP website.
COP26 videos & blogs If you missed any of the live events from the conference aimed at schools, you can access them via the DfE COP26 YouTube Playlist. We have two new blogs on how teachers and leaders from schools across the country are playing their part in creating a sustainable future. As well as the DfE's draft strategy on Sustainability and Climate Change for the education system. Has this email been forwarded to you? We send this Teacher Bulletin a few times per half term, to school contacts in the Get Information About Schools database and individuals who choose to subscribe directly. If you'd like to receive it in the future, you can subscribe by following the link below. |
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