All Schools
Whole School Approach to Mental Health Newsletter
Our Term 1 WSA Newsletter has been sent to school mental health leads. You can access a copy on the WSA website.
Mental Health Lead details
If your school Mental Health Lead has changed, please share their new details with us so that we can ensure they are receiving updates: wsa@liverpoollearningpartnership.com
Get Ready: Maths Party Day is next week!
Friday 27th September is the Liverpool Maths Party Day! Schools can choose to celebrate the importance of maths in the way that best suits them: from an assembly focusing about maths, a maths-themed lunch menu in the cafeteria to cross-curricular maths content in all lessons. It’s completely up to you! We would love to know how you’ll be celebrating so if you share on social media please use the hashtag #LiverpoolMathsParty.
And don’t forget to check out our Maths Party resources and events
We’re really excited to launch our ‘Where’s the Maths in Liverpool’ padlet where we invite schools to add photos of where they find maths around their school premises, local community or during school trips. We invite classes to pose their own maths questions and puzzlers for other schools to answer. We’d love this to become an ongoing collaborative resource bank of local examples of maths in Liverpool and the wider City Region.
Call for Participants: Boss Books
Boss Books is a video series aimed at encouraging children to have their say about the books they enjoy. As part of our ongoing commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion with children’s and YA literature, and also to mark both Black History Month and World Mental Health Day (10th October), the Autumn edition of Boss Books will focus on books as ‘mirrors, windows and glass doors.’ We are looking to create both a secondary and a primary version of the video which promotes books with diverse representation. This may be through book reviews, a short piece on what ‘mirror’ or ‘window’ books are, the performance of a poem, submitting artwork inspired by a book or something different that fits our theme of ‘representations.’ To express an interest in being involved or find out more, please email jenny@liverpoollearningpartnership.com
In Case You Missed It
Please find information that has featured in recent briefings that you may find useful.
| Critical Incident Training: 14th November | Primary Mental Health Networks |
| WSA Mental Health Network | Primary School Resilience Training |
Primary Schools
English Language for Families Programme
Liverpool Learning Partnership has commissioned EMTAS to deliver an English Language for Families Programme across 10 LLP primary schools this academic year.
This is a fully funded 6 week programme for EAL parents to improve their English, establish friendships and learn a little more about the UK education system. Each class is 90 minutes in duration and will be delivered by an experienced EMTAS practitioner to groups of up to 12 parents.
As part of the wider project, there will also be opportunities for the schools to access wellbeing bags for the participating parents and face to face author events for their settings.
We will be offering the programme on a first come first served basis. To find out more about this project and to register interest please contact: Jenny@LiverpoolLearningPartnership.com
National Museum Liverpool On Tour: KS2
The International Slavery Museum is closing for refurbishment so they are headed On Tour!
The On Tour “Crossing the Atlantic: Stories and Craft” for KS2 is designed to deepen students’ understanding of their local area and its connections to transatlantic slavery and its legacies through a dynamic combination of storytelling and craft. These sessions can either take place in your school or in a community setting, like the Caribbean Centre or LJMU Campus on select dates, providing a rich learning environment for young minds to explore and engage with history.
Find out more by checking out this letter from ISM: Primary letter
Free events from the British Library
Step inside your story: free livestreamed authors-into-schools event, 10 October, Years 3 – 6
To celebrate representation and inclusivity, join authors J T Williams and Maisie Chan to discover how children can become the stars of their own stories. Inspire your students to explore their identities and heritage, and create their very own concertina books. Perfect as a ‘getting to know you’ activity for the start of the new year. Book your tickets!
Free livestreamed CPD event, 3 October, for teachers of Years 3-6
J T Williams, Maisie Chan, CLPE’s Farrah Serroukh and Professor Karen Sands O’Connor will explore cultural heritage, identity, inclusion and representation in children’s books. Discover authors’ inspiration, from Chinese legend to Black Georgians, find out more about CLPE’s groundbreaking Reflecting Realities research, and get tips for how to engage your students in our Step Inside Your Story project in your classroom. Book your tickets!
Secondary Schools
Rhyme and Reason: Poetry and Wellbeing Project
Please find a message from our friends at Curious Minds about their Rhyme and Reason project:
Your young people will experience a series of innovative workshops and activities that harness the power of poetry to promote positive mental health; through reading, writing and spoken word. Drawing on the work of inspirational poets, they’ll explore existing pieces which resonate with and give expression to their feelings, hopes, and dreams. They’ll also draw on their own experiences and unique points of view to articulate their thoughts and emotions and unleash their creative and human potential.
A teacher from each of the 5 schools will receive a funded package of specialist training and support from Curious Minds and expert partners. They will work with an early career poet to plan and deliver impactful and fun poetry-led activity for whole class of Key Stage 3 (KS3) and a whole class of Key Stage 4 (KS4) pupils each week over Spring Term 2025.
https://curiousminds.org.uk/rhymeandreasonschools/
The deadline to apply is 30 September.
National Museum Liverpool On Tour: Secondary
The International Slavery Museum is closing for refurbishment so they are headed On Tour! The On Tour Sessions for secondary pupils offer an immersive exploration of transatlantic slavery, providing students with the tools to navigate and engage with this complex and challenging topic. Through two dynamic workshops, students will delve into the history of transatlantic slavery and examine how we approach and connect with this important legacy. Debate, discussion, and craft activities will encourage active engagement and reflection.
Find out more by checking out this letter from ISM: Secondary letter
Be Free Campaign
Be Free Campaign is a mental health charity that provides early intervention and preventative education on mental health and wellbeing to young people aged 6-25 They are offering several workshops into secondary schools that can be accessed throughout the year. Please see the attached flyer for more information. Some of their workshops are free to schools and others require donation.
You can contact Ruby French for further information: ruby.french@befreecampaign.org
Free Resources and CPD from the British Library
Free Black literature timeline and teacher’s resource pack
Check out the British Library’s brand new resource pack full of ready-to-teach ideas for using the timeline to celebrate Black history and culture, explore texts in context, and spark reading and writing for pleasure.
Free livestreamed teacher CPD: Othello in context, 4:00 – 5:15pm on 23 October 2024
Get fresh insights, tips and resources for teaching Othello at KS5 and 4, with Professor Emma Smith, teacher and author Michael Donkor, and teacher and founder of ‘Shakespeare, Race and Pedagogy’, Dr Wendy Lennon. Book your tickets!
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