Information for Headteachers

and Admin/Finance

Updated 2/10/08

What's New:

Workforce Agreement Monitoring Group (WAMG) - Guidance for Schools 

• Managing Work Life Balance
• Performance Management   

Latest Information from Croydon:

Recent Items:

• YourCroydon: Out now!  Issue 24 - December 2008
• Tudor Workshops:  Music and sound of Tudor England.  www.baroque-encounter.com 07905 1177 785
• CSMA - Christmas Orchestral Concert:  3 December 2008.  Woodcote High School.  For more information contact Jean.Caston@croydong.vo.uk   
• Poets in School:  Interactive performances and workshops for all ages with professional poets, storytellers and musicians.  For further information visit their website:  http://www.poetsinschool.com/ 
• Fronter for Beginners - 2 sessions:  - 
  Monday 1 December 2008 - 9.00 - 11.30am Session 1 - 
  Monday 26 January 2009 - 9.00 - 11.30 session 2.
  This session will look at the basic structure of Fronter, and how best to implement a Learning Platform within your own school setting.  Users should bring their login details and any copies of documents or pictures that they can upload to their school Fronter site.  To book call:  Fiona George Fiona.george@eipcroydon.org.uk or telephone:  01689 843890.
  Brain Gym London:  19 January 2009. Brain Building Seminars, 12 Golders Rise, Hendon, London NW4 2HR.  Tel: 020 8457 4845.  Email: brainbuildingseminars@yahoo.co.uk - Brain Gym addresses the physical components of learning - the visual, auditory, fine motor and postural skills which have been almost entirely ignored by many educators. 
• Winter Concert:  National Children's Orchestra Great Britain - Fairfield Halls, Croydon 7pm - Box Office 0208 688 9291  www. fairfield.co.uk For further information call:  01934 418855 or email mail@ncg.org.uk
• Christmas Carol Concert:  3rd December 2009 - 10.45am.   Music Makers Orchestra for children.  Venue:  Fairfield Hall
• Podcasting - 2 Sessions:   Session 1 -  10 December 2008 9.00 - 11.30am - Session 2 - 14 January.
  This "hands on" session will go through the process of creating a podcast for broadcast, as well as developing ideas for use in the classroom.
  Repeated on:  11 June 2009 9.00 - 11.30am and 18 June 2009 - 9.00 - 11.30am.  
  To book call:  Fiona George Fiona.george@eipcroydon.org.uk or telephone:  01689 843890.
  To attend please contact The Secretary at Hayes Primary School.  Telephone:  020 8660 4863.
• Shared Futures:  5 December 2008 - 9.30am - 12.30pm.  Supporting the integration of refegee children and young people and other international new arrivals.  www.sharedfutures.org.uk  
• Fronter for Intermediate - 2 sessions:  - 
  Monday 16 March 2009 - 9.00 - 11.30am Session 1 - 
  Monday 8 June 2009 - 9.00 - 11.30 session 2. 
  This session will further develop the school Fronter site, looking at using extra tools to personalise student pages, for teaching, learning, communication and collaboration.   To book call:  Fiona George Fiona.george@eipcroydon.org.uk or telephone:  01689 843890.
• CSMA- 2 Day Festival:  16 and 17 March 2009.  For more information contact Jean.Caston@croydong.vo.uk   
• CHTA Conference:  19 and 20 March 2009.  Woodcote High School.  For more information contact Jean.Caston@croydong.vo.uk   
• Year 6 pupils and secondary colleagues - transfer information:  27 March 2009.  
• SENCO Forum:  30 April 2009.   Gilbert Scott Primary School - Farnborough Avenue, South Croydon, Surrey, CR2 8HD.  
  www.sharedfutures.org.uk  
• Year 6 Induction Day:  3 July 2009.  
• Croydon Religious Education Resource Centre (CRERC):  New postal address:  CRERC, A Block, c/o the BRIT School, 60 The Crescent, Croydon CRO 2HN.  library@crerc.org.uk  Open 4 days a week.  1st Saturday of every month from 9.30 - 12.30. library@crerc.org.uk
• CRERC - This notice is to inform you that although CRERC are not moving location, their postal address and email for all mailing purposes will be changing to:  CRERC (A Block), c/o The BRIT School, 60 The Crescent, Croydon, CR0 2HN
• Safer Croydon Partnership's Crime Reduction Strategy 2008 - 2009:  
• The Storytellers Theatre Company: Performances and workshops for Schools 2008-2009. Visit www.storytellers.co.uk
• MusicLeader: MusicLeader is a training and professional development initiative for those working in music with young people.  We offer free and low cost training for you to improve or gain new skills.  Our courses are for people who are music tutors, practitioners, teachers or project managers. To view the Autumn/Winter 08 course list please see: www.musicleader.net

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