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 […]

Born in Bradford want to hear your views!

April 17, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Born in Bradford is embarking on an exciting new project called ‘ActEARLY’. This will bring together different groups of people including researchers, policy makers and people living and working in communities from Bradford. We will be developing new and exciting projects to improve the health and happiness of families living in Bradford. The vision is […]

Opportunity Area Governor Conference

March 26, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Volunteer to be a School Governor Attention – All School Leaders, Governors and Employers This is a unique FREE opportunity to hear how you and your staff can play an essential role in shaping the futures of young people and how new and existing skills can benefit companies and schools. Speakers from a range of […]

Bradford Opportunity Area – funding for literacy

March 6, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

As part of Priority 1 in our delivery plan (strengthening school leadership and the quality of teaching), the Opportunity Area invested in support for primary literacy in 31 Bradford schools. Methodology Schools were prioritised using a data-driven methodology. Each school was given a score in 8 equally weighted literacy metrics, which were: Proportion of students […]