Woking Schools Confederation
P.O.Box 1277
Woking
Surrey
GU22 2FU
Tel No.
07809 726031
Dislaimer
The Confederation aims to signpost a range
of activities & provision. In many
cases the information is being provided
by the providers.The Confederation does not
take any responsibility
for the accuracy of information nor has it
undertaken any checks on providers.
It is important that parents / carers / guardians
do their own checks to ensure they are happy
with the activity, the provider and the situation
within which it is offered before allowing their
child/charge to engage in them.
Within these pages The Confederation would like to help staff linked to schools and Extended Services find useful resources and contacts to help with all areas of the Extended Service Agenda.
Useful Information
SURREY SCHOOLS BULLENTIN
Click here to access the latest bulletin
FREE NVQs for TEACHING ASSISTANTS
Please find attached a flyer for NVQ Training for Teaching Assistants.
If you have any enquiry about this training please do get in touch with the Trainer, Viv Fairchild vfairchild@ashmanor.surrey.sch.uk , or 01252 353900.
We will be hosting this training at our new offices in Ash.
BREAKFAST CLUBS
Would you like advice on breakfast club funding, training, resources, sustainability, activities, and nutrition all in one place?
Launched in 2006, the new Breakfast club plus website offers:-
- regularly updated information on how to get funding for your club
- sample sponsorship applications and special interactive budgeting tool
- suggested activities to get the most from your club
- recipes and recommended menus
- nutrional advice and healthy eating links
- cameos and case studies
- a termly newsletter
- guidance and practical tools for monitoring and evaluating your club
- advice and guidance on inspections, policy and regulations
Plus comprehensive downloadable resources including:-
- how breakfast clubs complement school initiatives and the national curriculum
- how you can ensure your club attracts as many children as possible
- activity sheets
- information on staffing your club
- how you can involve families and community members
- more information on out of school hours learning and how it can work for you.
Breakfast Movers - mini guide to promoting physical activity in your club
Breakfast Readers - a mini guide to introducing family reading sessions at your club
Training services - Elenor Moore, Development Officier eleanor.moore@continyou.org.uk
North West Surrey School Sport Partnership - an established programme in Woking, that can aslo give up to 9 days supply cover each year to help support the Primary Link Teacher in their role.
Surrey History Centre - resources for teachers
For many teachers and parents, developing the communication skills of young people has always been one of the fundamental aims of education.
BT Better World Campaign aims to help enhance communicatin skills with a range of free resources and courseware, from DVDs and online activities to lesson plans and comics, specifically designed to support the teaching of communications skills.All resources have been developed in consultantion with teachers, tested in classroom and have strong links to the curriculum.
| Teachers CPD | Primary schools |
| Secondary Schools | Games for kids |
| Online resources | Parent/Carer |
Do you know someone who needs help?
In this area we will try and highlight organisations that can provide help for some of the people you come into contact with during your working day.
"The Surrey Care Trust does an amazing job and its work makes a huge difference to people's lives. Thank you." Education Welfare Officer
Crisis Grants help people throughout Surrey who are living in hardship or have special needs.
They are referred to The Surrey Care Trust by professionals such as social workers, health visitors, teachers, probation officers and careers advisers.
For people who are struggling against challenging odds to make a better future for themselves, a Crisis Grant provides valuable support when life is particularly tough.
We turn round more than 90 per cent of requests within two working days and recipients often tell us that receiving these modest grants makes them feel cared for and more positive about the future. The STEPS programmes help change the lives of young people who otherwise face a tough future with few qualifications, low self-confidence and little chance of realising their potential.
Our STEPS Under 16s programme offers an alternative education to vulnerable youngsters who have struggled to fit into the mainstream system. Without STEPS they might give up on school completely but we build their belief in themselves and their ability to achieve and transform their prospects of succeeding in life.
For young people who finished their years of formal education without qualifications and a sense of achievement, we run a STEPS Lifeskills course for 16 to 25-year-olds.
STEPS School Inclusion is designed to get disaffected youngsters motivated, enthused and back on track at school before they are excluded or drop out.
We also run STEPS Counselling , a free service provided by trained volunteer counsellors for young people between the ages of 16 and 25
'Family Learning' describes a whole range of activities and programmes that involve parents / carers, children and the wider family in learning, often involving children and adults in learning together. Family Learning encourages adults to learn for their own personal development. The programmes are designed to support parents / carers to brush up their own Maths, English and Language skills, to benefit themselves and their children, and maybe gain a National Qualification. Family Learning programmes are carried out in both school and outreach venues across Surrey. To find out more, contact Cheryl Brown on 01932 794539 or cheryl.brown@surreycc.gov.uk
Family Learning with the Organic Cookery School
Cooking with the Kids is an exciting family learning programme currently going down a storm with families from schools across Surrey. Developed and delivered by The Organic Cookery School, the course aims to give ideas on supporting a child’s learning through fun cookery and food-related activities, whilst drawing relevant links with National Numeracy and Literacy Strategies. Courses are tailored to specific Key Stages (from Foundation to Key Stage 3) and have found an enthusiastic audience from mums, dads and grandparents alike.
Families with children from 2 to 16 have whipped up a range of healthy and
Cooking with the Kids is an exciting family learning programme currently going down a storm with families from schools across Surrey. Developed and delivered by The Organic Cookery School, the course aims to give ideas on supporting a child’s learning through fun cookery and food-related activities, whilst drawing relevant links with National Numeracy and Literacy Strategies. Courses are tailored to specific Key Stages (from Foundation to Key Stage 3) and have found an enthusiastic audience from mums, dads and grandparents alike.
Families with children from 2 to 16 have whipped up a range of healthy and
What do the Families think?
"This course is great – and being able to bring my toddler, who is fast turning into a very fussy eater, was a real bonus. Thank you for lots of fun and some lovely recipes."
"The links with weighing and measuring were really helpful and we even enjoyed the home activities – they didn’t seem like homework which Aisha normally tries to avoid. She is even more helpful in the kitchen!"
Interested schools should contact either The Surrey Family Learning Team on 01932 794539 or Lucy May, The Organic Cookery School Project Director on 07966 334193;
Funding Sources
From January 2008, Vodafone will be donating £500,000 through its retail stores over a three year period. The money will be used by each store to promote fundraising and charitable giving at a local level with the overall aim of 'unlocking the potential of young people'. To find out more visit: http://www.vodafoneukfoundation.org
Paul Hamlyn Foundation Education and Learning Programme (UK)
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation is currently accepting applications under its Education and Learning programme. In particular, the Foundation is looking to fund projects that promote innovation and change in the areas of supplementary schooling and tackling school exclusion and truancy. Eligible organisations that can apply for funding include charities, local authorities individual pre-schools, schools, out-of-school clubs, supplementary schools, colleges and youth clubs if they demonstrate benefits to the wider community and include partnership working that will result in increasing access to education and learning to all communities and age groups. The costs that can be covered by the Foundation’s grants include running costs such as staff salaries and overheads such as stationery, rent, rates and utilities. There is no minimum or maximum size of grant that organisation’s can apply for but the average size grant awarded in 2006 -07 was £19,300.
Funding for Children’s Summer Playschemes (UK)
Each year the Trustees of the LankellyChase Foundation set aside funds for summer playschemes for children between the ages of 5 – 13 years. Preference is given to small local playschemes lasting 4 - 6 weeks, and groups planning special activities for youngsters who are disadvantaged. This includes summer activities for children in refuges and young carers. The Trustees particularly welcome applications from black voluntary sector and minority ethnic groups. Small grants of between £200- £500 are awarded to organisations in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. In total approximately 150 grants are made each year. The closing date for applications is the 2nd May 2008.
Integrating yoga into nurseries and primary schools
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