BBC Look north autism – caer’s trials on identifying autism earlier

April 19, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Twinning – sharing best practice in school improvement

March 17, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Opportunity Areas (OA) are ‘Twinning’ with non-OA areas to share best practice and implement initiatives that have proven to work. Braford Opportunity Area has ‘Twinned’ with Knowsley Local Authority to deliver its school to school support programme, which alongside other OA funded school improvement activity has delivered notable successes, with 36 schools of the 62 […]

TEACHER WELLBEING COVID SUPPORT SERVICE LAUNCHES IN BRADFORD

March 2, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Bradford Opportunity Area has funded a free and anonymous support service set up specifically for teachers and school staff The service aims to provide practical and emotional support for school professionals operating in challenging times A newly launched Wellbeing Support Service for teachers, funded by the Bradford Opportunity Area, has been rolled out across schools […]

GROUND-BREAKING EARLY YEARS AUTISM PROJECT TO BE LAUNCHED ACROSS ALL BRADFORD PRIMARY SCHOOLS

February 16, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Bradford Opportunity Area has led a pilot project, to help identify autism in children, which will now be launched across primary schools in Bradford and York this year. A project to help identify autism in young children is set to be launched across primary schools in Bradford and York this year, following a successful pilot […]

Next steps on the new support offer for your Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs), based on the Early Career Framework (ECF).

March 6, 2020.Reading time 4 minutes.

News Archive How to register your interest for the programmes on offer How to attend an event to meet the providers. Background – what it’s all about In January 2019 the Department for Education published the Early Career Framework (ECF) which sets out all of the things that a newly qualified teacher (NQT) needs to […]

£18 million announced to extend the Opportunity Area programme to support social mobility in some of the most disadvantaged areas.

November 4, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Please see the following article announcing the extension of the Opportunity Area programme.

Burley and Woodhead English Hub

September 13, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The English Hub is setting up an Open University/UK Literacy Association Teacher Reading Group, which will provide 6 free CPD sessions on reading for pleasure, delivered by their specialists. Please see the attached leaflet for more information on the course and how to register your interest.

Opportunities for governance leadership development

June 27, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

We are seeking your support in promoting the governance leadership and clerking development programmes currently available to boards and clerks across the country. As you all know, effective governing boards are key to securing the improvements and efficiencies we need schools across the system to achieve over the coming years. This means a focus […]

New measures to support disadvantaged children in schools

June 17, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Education Secretary sets out plans to prevent the most vulnerable children missing out on school, raising visibility of those who have needed a social worker Read more:- https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-measures-to-support-disadvantaged-children-in-schools

West Yorkshire Combined Authority – Raising Aspirations Pilot for Schools and Colleges

April 24, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Background The Raising Aspirations Pilot will provide support for secondary schools and colleges to address the needs of disadvantaged pupils and will fund projects which seek to raise their aspirations. From early April, colleges, secondary schools or a consortium of secondary schools will be able to apply for grants ranging from £7,000 to £50,000. Projects […]