Headlines – 31.01.25

School News

New Classroom Opening at Moreton Morrell CofE Primary School

The Fosse Multi Academy Trust is proud to announce that it has been awarded over £1million in government grants in 2024, dedicated to improving the facilities and conditions of its schools across Warwickshire. This significant funding will enable the Trust to invest in a variety of projects aimed at enhancing the learning environments for students and staff, further supporting the Trust’s mission to “Serve, Grow, Achieve.”

Among he projects benefiting from these grants is the construction of a brand-new classroom at Moreton Morrell CofE Primary School. This state-of-the-art facility was officially opened this week and blessed by Revd Barry Jackson. The new classroom will provide modern, engaging learning spaces for students and is part of the Trust’s broader vision to create environments where all members of the school community can flourish.

Fosse CEO Lindsey Oscroft expressed excitement about the project, saying, “This new classroom is a wonderful addition to our school, providing pupils with an inspiring and modern space that will enhance their educational experience. This investment allows us to address critical infrastructure needs while also investing in the future of our children. The Trust remains committed to providing the highest standards of education, and these improvements reflect that commitment.”

In addition to the new classroom at Moreton Morrell School, other schools in the Trust that benefitted from the 2024 grants include Tysoe CofE Primary and Wellesbourne CofE Primary.

 

Note to Heads from Sandra Sutherland about Global Neighbours…

 Dear all,

Following my input about Global Neighbours in the DBE Heads briefing last week, please feel free to contact me via email: head.as@welearn365.com if you have any questions. Unfortunately, I had to leave the meeting promptly and can no longer access questions or messages sent to me directly.

Kind regards,

Sandra

Anyone interested in signing up to Christian Aid’s Global Neighbours scheme, do contact Joanne Evans at the DBE as we may be able to secure a discount for you.

 

Thanks to Schools that have Responded to the DBE’s Termly Pupil Voice Question…

Thank you to those schools who have already responded to the DBE’s pupil voice question about ‘life in all its fullness’.

If you want to take part, we are using the ‘Smart Schools Council’ programme to email this question for your pupils to answer:

The Bible says Jesus came to give us ‘life in all its fullness’ – what does ‘living your best life’ mean to you?

  • This is designed to be led by pupils and there is no additional work for the teacher, or software to download.
  • This could be done with the worship council, school council, a lunchtime/after school club or a whole class. (Suggest year 5/6/7).
  • The session includes a 5 min BBC Teach clip, and discussion can be as long or as short as you like (so around 10-20 mins).
  • There is a stimulus (video), discussion time and a multiple choice vote. There is an another slide for your notetaker to make additional comments – please do get the children to do this if there is time!

To give you a flavour, this 4 minute video shows how a Class Meeting is run.

Please forward the emailed link to the lead teacher for them to open up the class meeting (question and discussion) in the classroom:

Thanks and do let us know what you think! We’ll feed back on the results in due course.

 

Celebrate Shakespeare Week – 24 – 30 March 2025

Many of our schools celebrate Shakespeare Week, making the most of the unique aspect of our geographical location and its historical legacy. As you may have discovered, Shakespeare’s worldview is included in the RE Agreed Syllabus L2.7 unit on how history and religion have entwined in this area, and there are additional sub-questions with a Shakespeare theme in several other units. Everything Shakespeare-related is collated onto one page on the syllabus website here to make it easier for any schools wanting to have an RE focus to their celebrations: Shakespeare Week and the New Coventry/Warwickshire Agreed Syllabus – Coventry City Council (password needed)

Find out more information about Shakespeare Week here. Register to access hundreds of FREE cross-curricular resources which have been developed by education experts from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and a number of excellent partners across the UK.

 

For the full Headlines newsletter contact joanne.evans@coventrydbe.org

 


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