There are a number of documents to go with our newsletter this month which you can access by following the links below.

Exeter Diocesan CPD Prospectus 2012-13 Our new Prospectus for Continuing Professional Development for 2012/13 is available, page 2, or follow our link http://www.exeterccyp.org/schools/dbe-training-and-inset-calendar-2011-12/

Art Competition 2012  Poster and subscription form for Exeter Diocese art competion, page 3

B.A.FaithSchools Flyer for Bernard’s Acre, page 4

Subscription form 2012 to apply for our school entitlement and improvement service, page 1

Diocese-of-Exeter-Core-offer1 for information on our school entitlement and improvement service, page 1

SMSC South Gloucester strategy for spiritual, moral, social and cultural development in schools, page 4

Churchschlearning walk sample of a learning walk, page 3

Checklist for Learning Walk of Church School Checklist for your to personalise, page 3

 Flyer – JEWISH EDUCATION WORKSHOPS Poster for workshop, Page 4

]]> http://www.exeterccyp.org/schools/schools-newsletter-may-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.exeterccyp.org/schools/schools-newsletter-may-2012/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ExeterCCYP-Schools/~3/X3o2mn8im1E/ http://www.exeterccyp.org/schools/dbe-training-and-inset-calendar-2011-12/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:00:50 +0000 emmafraser http://www.exeterccyp.org/?p=6012 The new Exeter Diocesan CPD Prospectus for 2012/13 is now available for you to download below.

The Prospectus is updated on-line on a regular basis and schools are informed about any changes to events with regular e-mails and flyers.

To download a copy of the CPD Prospectus 2012/13, please click on the following link:

Exeter Diocesan CPD Prospectus 2012-13

Booking form

If you would like to make a booking for any of the events listed, please send a completed booking form to Emma Fraser, CCYP Administrator at e-mail ccypevents@exeter.anglican.org or telephone on 01392 294921.

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Herewith are the March Newsletters for school’s.  We have overhauled our Diocese Newsletter and included contact information and dates for governance training.

May we take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy Easter.

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Schools Newsletter March 2012

Education in Church Schools

An opportunity to explore exciting teaching materials

Tuesday, 6^th March 2012, 9.30 – 3.30 pm, The Old Deanery, Exeter

Intended Audience:  Headteachers, Teachers, Governors and those involved with teaching relationships and sex education

Purpose:In response to questions raised by schools, the Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education has been developing materials to assist church schools in the delivery of Sex and Relationships Education.  This work has been undertaken in conjunction with Bristol Diocese and the Bristol based Christian charity, Hope’s Place.  This course will provide an opportunity for teachers and governors to discuss and explore ‘Love and Sex Matters’.

Course Content:

v   This course will provide an opportunity for teachers and governors to discuss key questions related to SRE policy formation, and to spend time considering their school policy for SRE.

v   It will also consider an approach to teaching this aspect of personal development in Church Schools particularly at the time of transition [Years 6 and 7].

Intended Outcomes:

Teachers and Governors will have been introduced to Diocesan support material, ‘Love and Sex Matters’, including units of work for Year 6 and Year 7:

Key Stage 1: The Key Stage 1 materials aim to provide teachers with the tools to help children aged four to seven to begin to think about themselves and their bodies, their relationships with family, and friendships, providing a firm foundation for later relationships and sex education. The materials are very suitable for use in church schools, but also in other schools, and even other settings, such as church groups. All materials uphold the sanctity of marriage, the importance of long-term relationships and stable family life, and are underpinned by the central belief in the intrinsic worth of all people as loved and created by God.
The seven lessons each comprise a selection of activities arranged in four parts: Gathering, Engaging, Responding, Sending. The variety of activities allows teachers to select those activities most appropriate to their pupils, creating a lesson that fits just an hour or two, or a series of sessions worked on over a week or longer. Appendices provide further resources on incorporating values into school life, creating a sex education policy for a school and working with parents on relationships and sex education. These resources contain all the necessary worksheets and a CD with printable versions of all the worksheets.

Key Sage 2/3 resources are lso available and can be covered if there is sufficient interest from those attending:

Key Stage 2: The sessions for Key Stage 2 are structured in imitation of how relationships develop: starting with the individual, followed by wider community, then dating, marriage etc.  The aim of this is to put sex within the context of marriage and to help pupils understand how relationships develop and work.

Key Stage 3: The material for Key Stage 3 is more directly related to sex throughout, focusing on how society and our communities form our attitudes about sex and influence sexual activity.

Course Leader:Verity Holloway, Salisbury Diocese RE Adviser

Cost: £75 SLA rate or £175.00 Non SLA rate per delegate to include one Love and Sex Matters publication plus refreshments and lunch. A special reduced rate is being offered to Youthworkers - please call Emma on 01392 294921 if interested in attending.

Booking:  To book a place on this course please complete the booking form below and return it to ccypevents@exeter.anglican.org . An email will be sent to confirm your place (and for schools, an invoice sent to your school for payment).

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Consultation meetings for headteachers and chairs of governors February 2012

 Colleagues,

The national and local context for schools is changing very rapidly at the moment and the Diocese is
determined to make sure that church schools receive the support that they require. We are aware that this means changing the way that we have operated in the past and so we are working on a school improvement strategy and reviewing what should be in our core offer to all schools.

It is essential that we do this in partnership with schools and I recently sent an invitation to all heads and chairs of governors to one of a series of meetings to be held in early February, the details are given below.

This meeting if free and essential in making sure that the Diocese supports church schools effectively
in the future. Please make every effort to come and give us your views. If you cannot make the one specifically in your area you are welcome to come to one of the others.

We have already received a number of replies but if you haven’t done it yet please e-mail ccyp@exeter.anglican.org to indicate which meeting you can attend.

I look forward to seeing you.

Philip Mantell

Diocesan Director of Education

Intended outcomes:

• to enable schools to contribute to the development
  of a school improvement strategy for the Diocese
• to identify ways of recognising and supporting
  vulnerable schools
• to develop an affordable model for sustaining
  Diocesan school improvement services.

Dates:

Central:  Monday, February 6^th, 14:00 to 16:30
at Pinhoe CofE Primary School, Harrington Lane, Exeter, EX4 8PE

North:    Wednesday February 8th, 14:00 to 16:30
at  Pilton the Bluecoat CofE Junior School, AbbeyRoad, Barnstaple, EX31 1JU

West:    Thursday February 9^th, 14:00 to 16:30
at Bickleigh Down CofE Primary School, School Drive, Woolwell, Plymouth, PL6 7JW

 Comments

The CCYP team would like to invite all those who read our newsletter to feel free to comment on the website with any queries and/ or concerns.

Training

For a full list of our training programme, please see the Diocesan Training Calendar
Exeter DBE Inset and Training – Spring 2012

We’d like to remind you of several important events in the calendar we hope you have signed up to:

The  Celebration Service for Schools, and those who Work with Children and Young People: Saturday 4^th February 2012 at Exeter Cathedral, 3-4.30 pm

This is a Celebration Service for Schools and those who work with Children and Young People within the Diocese. The service will celebrate the rich diversity of schools, children’s and youth work across our Diocese. Church of England schools staff (and support staff), governors, pupils, parents, youth and children’s workers are coming together in the Cathedral Church of St Peter, the Saturday
before Education Sunday, for an act of worship led by the Bishop of Plymouth.

Following the success of last year’s banner service, each school is invited to bring along their banners depicting their church school. Children will be processing these banners in the Cathedral as part of the Service.

The service will begin at 3pm, with light refreshments afterwards in the Chapter House.

This is the version of “Blessing and Honour” the Band will be playing at the service
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We very much hope that you will be able to attend what is a wonderful event where we come together and celebrate our family of Church Schools.

If you would like to attend, we would very much appreciate it if you could complete and return the
attached booking form with the name of your school, the numbers expected to attend and whether you will be staying on for refreshments in the Chapter House (4.30 – 5.30 pm). Cathedral_Service_04.02.12_Booking_Form

Things to note:

• Anyone who works in schools (including support staff) or who works with children and
  young people is welcome.
• Please bring your school Banners and dress in your school uniform. If your school does not already have a banner and would like to make one, the dimensions should be 70 cm x 110 cm with shorter edges at the top and bottom with poles either side to secure and hold the banner.
• On arrival at the Cathedral, please come and sit down anywhere you like but saving the ends
  of rows for children with banners.
• Children should be accompanied by parents or supervising adults who will be responsible for
  them during the service.
• Please be in your places, seated by 2.50pm.
• During the first hymn, the banners will process. (Instructions will be given.) At the
  end of the procession, banners will be placed against the walls as last year.
  Please could these be collected at the end of the service.
• You might like to practise some of the songs for the service. Here are some of them: Creator
  God (You put the stars in outer space), Blessing and Honour, Lord I lift your
  name on high, Here I am to Worship, How great thou art (O Lord my God,
  when I in awesome wonder).

 School Leaders’ Conference on the 13 & 14^th March

All school leaders – particularly Chairs of Governors and Headteachers are welcome – can we ask headteachers to encourage their Chairs to attend this event which will be very valuable in
terms of encouraging leadership development.
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Booking form

Of course we would like you to take advantage of all our training days, but we would greatly like to
encourage you to these two events.

Signpost for Training
We have had a request from Torre CofE Primary to signpost you to a training at their school called “Reading- Raising the bar” which is short notice but is happening next Friday the 27th January. For more details go to the Torbay CPD Online .

CHANGE OF DATE
The next EAST DEVON RE NETWORK MEETING IS ON TUESDAY 21st FEBRUARY
and not the 7th as previously advertised.The meeting starts at 3:45-5 at The Kings School, Ottery.
This term’s focus for Primary will be on Early Years RE led by Penny Burnside.
Secondary theme to follow.
The event is free and open to anyone who wants to attend.
Please email Ed Pawson to confirm your attendance and to be put on the mailing list:
epawson@thekings.devon.sch.uk .
Thanks
Tatiana Wilson
Diocesan Education Officer

Improve your RE Subject Knowledge 

The Culham Institute have just launched their SW pilot Primary and Secondary RE Subject Knowledge Courses.  These online courses are specifically for teachers in schools who want to learn more about RE. It addresses the main aspects of belief for the ten groups listed and the issues encountered in the 21st century. The certificate level costs £195 and focuses on subject knowledge of belief traditions in theUK, written by subject specialists from each tradition. 

For further information and enrolment details contact:

Deborah Elwine, The Culham Institute, 15NorhamGardens,

OxfordOX2 6PY, 01865284885.
deborah.elwine@cpd4re.org.uk

Go to http://www.CPD4RE.org.ukfor more information.

Lent Project for your School

At a recent event at the Bishop’s Palace, Bishop Michael introduced us to the charity called
U Support. It provides opportunities for children, and their families, within a broad area, some of which are:
-disabilities
-long term hospitalised
-those in care or hospices
-disadvantaged young people
-those in children’s homes
-having life limiting conditions
-those at special schools or mainstream SEN

Since its launch in 2003, thousands of young people in these categories have enjoyed a day watching their favourite sporting, musical or film stars. First started in Hampshire and Dorset, it has now spread nationwide and also includes the opportunity for young people to watch football in our area of the southwest.This charity is being supported by Bishop Michael and we feel that it is a wonderful opportunity to develop its work in our area by giving these young people a memorable experience.If you would like to support the charity please go to U Support .

Walk Through the Bible! An action-packed,
interactive tour of the Old Testament. All teachers, support staff, parents,
governors, friends, neighbours … welcome! Saturday 3^rd March, 9.45 – 5pm at Belmont
Chapel, Western Way, Exeter EX1 2DB.
Cost, including workbook £14. (Please bring own lunch.) Contact Penny Burnside for more information. penny.burnside@exeter.anglican.org

Secondary Schools
The world famous Taizé Community is inviting UK schools to participate in one of two special weeks in July 2012 when school and college groups including Year 10 – Year 13 students are especially invited to participate in the life of the community, with its daily rhythm of prayer, study and sharing.

Taizé is an international and ecumenical monastic community founded in 1940 and located in Burgundy in south eastern France. In the 1960s the Community began to welcome young adults for international meetings every week. Nowadays about 80,000 young people from all over the world participate in these weekly meetings every year.

In preparation for these School Weeks, two volunteers from Taizé spent three weeks in November visiting UK schools interested in joining the Taizé Experience. Their visits were very well received by the participating schools.

There is information about the Taize School Weeks at: www.taize.fr/schools including information for teachers and group leaders. Demand for the school visits has been so great that a further pair of long-term volunteers from Taize will be visiting UK schools from 26th February to 17th March 2012. To request a school visit, contact UK Co-ordinator Jane Shields jane@laloge.co.uk or 01924 377921.

For enquiries about Taizé School Weeks, contact Brother Paolo: brpaolo@taize.fr

Learn a Bible Verse each week in 2012 with John Hardwick

John Hardwick is an all-age worship leader at Spring Harvest who writes and produces children’s books and other resources. John is now offering schools and other children’s groups the opportunity to learn a Bible Verse each week throughout 2012. Each week, John will upload a new Verse to his website.
To view the latest version go to:

http://johnhardwick.org.uk/general/bbvc

Congratulations to Collaton St. Mary Primary School for getting “Best School Food” from Exeter Life MagazineFairtrade Fortnight is 27th February – 11th March 2012

Fairtrade Devon
Sher and Roshan Ghazi from Mountain Fruits Pakistan are visiting Fairtrade Devon
School conferences during Fairtrade Fortnight. They process and export dried apricots grown by a
group of 2,000 farming families located in the mountains of northern Pakistan. To
find out more ring Fairtrade Devon on 01392 438811 or email
dde@globalcentredevon.org.uk http://www.fairtradedevon.org.uk/schools_conferences.html

Traidcraft Schools is a new website with loads of resources for teachers, whether for assemblies,
lessons, or activities that explore trade justice within Key Stages 2 and 3. There’s also an opportunity to order direct from Traidcraft to supply essential refreshments for your staff room as well as special events. Traidcraft is a Fairtrade pioneer and one of the founding organisations of the Fairtrade Foundation.http://www.traidcraftschools.co.uk

Sally Roberts, the former headteacher at St Peter’s C of E Primary, Budleigh Salterton died on Friday January 6^th following a prolonged period of serious illness which she bore with great strength and elegance. Our thoughts and prayers are with her husband, Jeremy, their three children Louise, Sam and Joe and the community she served.

Sally worked and led at Awliscombe, Bradley Rowe and St David’s before taking up her post at St Peter’s School in Budleigh Salterton. Her funeral at Sidmouth Parish Church was a testament to her zest for life and the enormous love for everyone she knew.Sally was someone who took great joy in all her relationships. She was recognised in her professional life as a compassionate but determined leader; she led by example, and inspired others by her dedication and commitment. She was
always happiest working in a team.

She was a very special Headteacher and we thank God for all whose lives have been enriched by her special contribution and service.We are fortunate that many of us as colleagues, staff and children have such wonderful memories of Sally; she was highly respected and greatly loved.
Donations in Sally’s memory are invited to go to Force, a local cancer support charity and Children’s Hospice South West.  

Diocese of Exeter

DIOCESAN YOUTH WORK ADVISER

We want to appoint a lively, enthusiastic and imaginative person, well qualified to lead the advice for developing the engagement of young people in the life of the Diocese – and beyond. It is an occupational requirement under the Equalities Act to be a practicing member of the Church of England or of a church which is a member of Churches Together inEnglandandIreland. A full driving licence and a willingness to travel extensively by car is essential.

Previous applicants for the position need not re-apply.

For an application pack, please email ccyp@exeter.anglican.org

Further information on the Diocese is available on the diocesan website www.exeter.anglican.org and on www.exeterccyp.org

Salary: up to £28,000 depending on experience

Closing date: Noon on 24^th February 2012

Interviews planned: 19^th March 2012

An enhanced CRB disclosure is required.

Following the success of our Academies Day at Buckfast Abbey in July and in North Devon during November, we are now planning to run an Academies session in Plymouth for key representatives from Plymouth Church of England Schools on Tuesday 8^th March 2012 from 10am to 3pm at Windsor House, Tavistock Road, Plymouth, PL6 5UF.

Introduction
Many school leaders and governing bodies are trying to find out more about the implications of academy status for their school.
This seminar will enable you to consider what you already know, find out more and discuss the issues with others in a similar position. There will also be the opportunity for school groups to meet separately to plan their next steps supported by CCYP officers if you wish.

Intended outcomes:
By the end of the session you will:

• feel better informed about academies and the process for conversion.
• have made progress on understanding the implications for your school.
• have been able to share views and ideas with other schools.
• made plans for the next steps for your school.

If you would like to make a booking for this event, please complete the booking form below and send it to ccypevents@exeter.anglican.org .

The cost to attend the event is £30 per person (to include all tea and coffee breaks and a light sandwich lunch).

This training session is for headteachers, school leaders, governors and finance leads/administrators.

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Here are quick links to key SIAS documents:

Exeter_SIAS_Inspection_Protocol_2010

SIAS framework 2009

Self-evaluation toolkit for Church Schools 2009- this should be completed with Governors

Examples of completed toolkits for schools to refer to:

Example_Toolkit_1
Example_Toolkit_2
Example_Toolkit_3

SIAS grade descriptors- a good starting point is to print and annotate this

Updates

Guidance for ethos groups

Christian Values for Schools - this site is worth looking at in detail before completing section 1

Post-SIAS Evaluation Form – please complete within 10 days of your inspection

If you need further support, please contact your Diocesan Education Officer or for all SIAS process enquiries, please contact Emma Fraser, SIAS Administrator on Tel: 01392 294921 / E-mail SIAS@exeter.anglican.org .