Flyer 12th March 2021

Archdiocese of Liverpool Secondary School Improvement Trust

Archdiocese of Liverpool Secondary School Improvement Trust Weekly Flyer: 12th March 2021 Dear Colleagues, Please find below details for upcoming events and other information you may find useful.

If you have any queries please contact Vikki Borlase at v.borlase@rcaolp.co.uk Partnership Director, Paul Greenall, can be contacted at p.greenall@rcaol.co.uk Our website can be accessed here www.alssit.co.uk

Newsletter—Edition 1 Winter 2015 Next Week’s Meetings Tue 16 Mar 2021 08:00 - 10:00 Post 16 Meeting Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/8yurndkn 13:30 - 16:00 Government & Politics HoD Meeting Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/1jam7hxu0 Wed 17 Mar 2021 NPQML Autumn 2020 (Day 2)

13:30 - 16:00 Health & Social Care HoD Meeting Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/mk5dul49 Thu 18 Mar 2021 08:00-9.30 Recovery Curriculum Working Party Meeting Invitation will be sent to existing members directly

Upcoming Meetings

Tue 23 Mar 2021 13:30 - 16:00 Dance HoD Meeting Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/l227nemp Wed 24 Mar 2021 13:45 - 16:00 Psychology HoD Meeting Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/lzif2u08

Mon 29 Mar 2021 - Fri 16 Apr 2021 Easter Holidays

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Winston’s Wish Bereavement Training Please see the below message from Sam Cleevely following completion of the series of Archdiocesan bereavement training sessions with Winston’s Wish.

Thank you to all those who have taken part in this programme, demonstrating the strength of our pastoral support and care of our young people.

Hi Paul and Vikki.

I just wanted to touch base with you both to thank you for all your work and assistance in making the training happen. The final date took place yesterday and appeared to go well.

The involvement of all your schools have meant that there is the potential for over 12,000 children to now have the opportunity of beingNewsletter—Edition supported within school, a fantastic 1 that’s Winter 2015 outcome and one that without you would not have happened.

Wishing you both a safe journey out of lockdown, Warmest Wishes Sam

Information from Pearson: Vocational Bulletin and BTEC Awards 2021 Pearson Vocational Bulletin issue 10 It has some important updates including: Timeline Teacher Assessed Grade Guidance Standards Verification process 2021 If you have any queries please contact Katie McKnight directly at Katie.McKnight@pearson.com It would be amazing to see some nominations from Liverpool Archdiocese schools for the BTEC Awards which is our annual event where the outstanding achievements of BTEC learners, tutors, teachers, schools and colleges around the world are recognised and celebrated.

Nominations for the BTEC Awards 2021 close on Friday 2 April 2021 and the full details and link to nominate are here: BTEC Awards 2021 It really is a great event and we had a few North West schools win awards last year .

Greenshaw Research School: Link to Literacy Strategies, Webinars, Papers and Research https://researchschool.org.uk/greenshaw/news/the-challenges-of-literacy-1

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Summer 2021: Cambridge Nationals entries update As we confirmed previously, the DfE and Ofqual have announced decisions from their vocational qualifications consultation. We’ve highlighted the key consultation decisions for you along with a timeline. We'd now like to confirm the Cambridge Nationals entry arrangements for this summer which have been communicated to your Exams Officer.

Students certificating in summer 2021 In order to receive a qualification grade in summer 2021, all students must have a certification entry in June 2021, together with any unit entries required to meet the usual rules of combination that have not already been made in a previous series. This includes entries for any units you were not planning to assess this summer due to the permitted reduction in assessment. If you made a unit entry in a previous series, you do not need to make it again.

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For specific details, please see our entries FAQ, which has been updated and will continue to be updated as as more information becomes available.

Students not certificating in summer 2021 For students who are not expecting a qualification grade this summer (eg Year 10 students), please make:

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Entries for all units that were planned to be taken in June 2021 Entries for units that were planned to be taken in January 2021 and were withdrawn.

We'll provide further information on the arrangements for these students as soon as we can.

Get in contact If you have queries, please get in touch with our Customer Support Centre on 01223 553998 or email support@ocr.org.uk.

REPEAT ITEMS

Head of Department Meetings & Booking Links All sessions start at 1.30pm and end by 3.30/4.00pm Gov & Politics

16/03/2021

http://w.pfrms.co/1jam7hxu0

Health & Social Care

17/03/2021

http://w.pfrms.co/mk5dul49

Dance

23/03/2021

http://w.pfrms.co/l227nemp

Psychology (1.45pm start)

24/03/2021

http://w.pfrms.co/lzif2u08

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Google Drive ‘Drop Box’ Resources Colleagues can access subject specific resources and upload directly to these folders using the ‘Resources’ link on our website https://www.alssit.co.uk/shared-resources/shared-resources

Vacancies There are staff vacancies at different levels on our website https://www.alssit.co.uk/job-vacancies Please consider sharing with all colleagues, as this is a good way to advertise vacancies across the Trust.

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