Flyer 5 May 2023

Archdiocese of Liverpool Secondary School Improvement Trust

Weekly Flyer: 5th May 2023

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

SIP Coordinator, Anne Pontifex, can be contacted at a.pontifex@rcaol.co.uk

Our website can be accessed here www.alssit.co.uk

Newsletter Edition 1 Winter 2015

Next Week’s Meetings

Bank Holiday: Coronation of King Charles III Mon 8 May 2023

Tue 9 May 2023

08:00 - 8.30 Curriculum Trios Review Meeting Via Zoom

Wed 10 May 2023

08:00 09:00 Assessment and Target Setting Working Party

Venue: Maricourt Catholic High School

Thu 11 May 2023

9.00-12.00 Attendance Review Training Event

Venue: St Joseph's Parish Hall, Crow Orchard Rd Wrightington WN6 9PA

Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/d5d7i2l5

14:00 – 16:30 Physics Partners Programme ‘Magnetism and Electro Magnetism’

Venue: St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School

Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/zbgff46w

Upcoming Meetings

Tue 16 May 2023

08.00-10.00 Trust Board Meeting

13:30 - 16:00 SENCo Meeting

Venue: Cardinal Heenan High School, Honey's Green Ln, Liverpool L12 9HZ

Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/1n4tygy2h

May Half Term

29 May 2023 - 2 Jun 2023

Thu 7 June 2023

09:00 – 11:00 School Business Managers Meeting

Venue: St John Bosco Arts College, Storrington Ave, Liverpool L11 9DQ

Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/1orhjfu38

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Final Reminder - Public Speaking Competitions 2023

A final reminder for this year’s Public Speaking Competitions. If you would like a copy of the rules, then please complete this form http://w.pfrms.co/qt6smkyl by 5th May 2023

Pearson Exam Board will support this event offering Amazon Vouchers to 1st and 2nd place in each event.

Those who express interest will be contacted at the end of May for further details (Names of students taking part etc.)

The list of topics:

 Do coalitions work?

 Everyone should study Shakespeare at school.

 Priceless Freedom – Is it an illusion?

 Should the voting age be lowered to 16?

 Money is the root of all evil.

 Popular culture provides no role models for young people.

 You learn more in failure than you ever do in success.

 FACT, Myth of fiction!

Competition Dates

4th July 2022 West Cluster Speaking Competition

10am until 12pm at Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College, 55 Long Ln, Liverpool L9 7BF

5th July 2022 Central Public Speaking Competition 10am until 12pm at Carmel College, Prescot Rd, St Helens, WA10 3AG

12th July 2022 East Public Speaking Competition

10am until 12pm at St John Rigby College, Gathurst Rd, Orrell, Wigan WN5 0LJ

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School Attendance Hubs Apply by Monday 8 May

Newsletter Edition 1 Winter 2015

The Department for Education is announcing the expansion of new, sector led, school attendance hubs. Primary, secondary, special schools and alternative provision providers who wish to register their interest in joining a hub and receiving free school attendance support should complete the short application form by Monday 8 May.

Attendance hubs will be led by senior leaders in schools with strong attendance practice, who will share the strategies and resources they use for improving attendance.

Participating schools will be expected to revisit and revise their systems and protocols for managing attendance and join half termly virtual hub meetings to share practice and discuss progress and challenges.

This programme builds on a pilot hub established last year, led by North Shore Academy, which saw some participating schools achieve significant reductions in their absence and persistent absence rates.

Attendance Review Training: 11th May 2023 at St Joseph’s Parish Hall

As advertised by email, we are asking schools to nominate key leaders to consider becoming a part of the Attendance Review team that will undertake reviews in our schools. We would want to give as many colleagues the opportunity to take part in a review as this will be excellent professional development for them and they will work as part of a team in compiling an in-depth report for the host school.

Training will take place 9.00am until 12.00pm on 11th May 2023 at St Joseph's Parish Hall, Crow Orchard Rd Wrightington WN6 9PA.

Please discuss with your Head Teacher/Principal in the first instance and then complete the information via the proforms booking link here http://w.pfrms.co/d5d7i2l5

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CPD Leads Workshop 28th June 2023

We are holding a one-day follow-up workshop in partnership with UCL which will support you in aligning your professional learning and development planning with your school improvement planning for 20232024. The day will provide a space for reflection, discussion and action.

During the day, we will:

• reflect on and share your school’s (emerging) 2023-2024 school improvement priorities

• support you to build a whole-school CPD plan for next year that includes all staff and draws on your local networks

• act as critical friends for each other's CPD plans

• consider the role of professional conversations in CPD plans

• consider budget planning to deliver your CPD plan

• develop your personal CPD plan

This full day session will take place on 28th June 2022 at The Mecure Hotel, Haydock.

Colleagues can book their place, or send apologies, via this link http://w.pfrms.co/1pftrzdk9

Please note this form will close on 5th June as a questionnaire will be circulated to allow colleagues to be grouped.

Archdiocese of Liverpool Secondary School Improvement Trust

School Business Managers Meeting 7th June 2023

St John Bosco are running a meeting for all School Business Managers at 9.00am on Wednesday 7th June at St John Bosco Arts College, Croxteth L11 9DQ. Parking is available onsite and a light breakfast will be provided. If you wish to add further items to the agenda, please either email Stephen Johnson at stephen.johnson@stjohnbosco.org.uk or use the booking form below.

Please use this booking link to confirm attendance or to send apologies http://w.pfrms.co/1orhjfu38

A copy of the agenda will be emailed to those who register via the link.

Post 16 Meeting 30th June 2023

Please note that the summer term Post 16 Leads meeting will take place 8.00-9.30am on Friday 30th June 2023 after the A Level exams have finished.

We are asking that colleagues think about what they would like to see on the agenda, what is important to you and your school at this time, as this will help discussion. Please either use the link below, or respond via email with agenda suggestions.

Colleagues can now book their place or send apologies via this link http://w.pfrms.co/1btrp3gzb

Archdiocese of Liverpool Secondary School Improvement Trust

Merseyside Youth Association s mental health promotion team (RAISE Team) deliver a range of bite-size courses covering a range of mental health issues that impact children, young people and their families.

Bite-size sessions coming up in May, June and July, delivered via Zoom unless otherwise stated :

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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.

To advertise on the LACE website, please forward your advertisements to Hannah Blabey at h.blabey@rcaol.org.uk

Newsletter Edition 1 Winter 2015

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

Please get in touch for login details

- See cover email for full details.