If you would like to be considered to join our moderator pool for either KS1 or KS2 for this academic year, you will need to complete an application form even if you have been a moderator for Waltham Forest LA in the past.

Prior to completing this application form please read the moderator role description and expectations document

Make it Happen, Waltham Forest annual grants programme, applications close 08 January

Prospective applicants can bid for up to £15k to run an arts and cultural project in Waltham Forest during 2023

The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) are working across all 32 London boroughs with the London Safeguarding Children Partnerships Leads to offer training

YGAM are committed to a social purpose to inform, educate, and safeguard children and young people against gaming and gambling harms. 

A report from the Children's Commissioner showed that 93% of children in the UK play video games. Research from the Gambling Commission shows that there are 55,000 11–16-year-olds in the UK classified as problem gamblers. As the leading harm prevention charity in this sector, YGAM provides evidence based CPD training which equips professionals who work with young people the knowledge, resources, and confidence to support, signpost, and safeguard. 

YGAM have arranged a number of sessions across the 11 January and 2 February for a range of professionals working in the London Boroughs

The FREE training sessions re relevant for teachers, youth workers, health professionals, social workers, foster carers, universities, and community leaders 

You can register for a training session by scanning one of the QR codes in the below posters or clicking on the relevant link below

Wednesday 11 January 2023

For teachers and youth workers – 15:00-17.00 – Click here to register
For health professionals – 13:00-15:00 – Click here to register
For foster carers – 15:00-17:00 – Click here to register
For social workers – 09:00-11:00 – Click here to registerFor university staff – 15:00-17:00 – Click here to register
For faith and community leaders – 10:00-12:00 – Click here to register

Poster January for scanning QR code

In the current climate all schools are facing financial challenges

This programme of four courses has been designed to increase governor’s knowledge of steps to take to ensure their schools benefit from robust financial and resource management

BeeZee Bodies are a team of family nutritionists and wellbeing coaches who are here to help the families of Waltham Forest live healthier lifestyles!

BeeZee Bodies offer a range of FREE services to support families with children who are above their ideal healthy weight to learn about healthy eating, enjoyable exercise and making healthy habits that stick! 

BeeZee Families groups run over a 12-week course in 4 venues across Waltham Forest, as well as online! Our next groups begin 16 January 2023 and it's completely free to attend

The School Census Spring 2023 census date is Thursday 19 January 2023

More information about this statutory return is at https://thehub-beta.walthamforest.gov.uk/school-data-returns.

Contact: Email Families Business Intelligence Team edu.performance@walthamforest.gov.uk

The DfE Early Years Census 2023 census date is Thursday 19 January 2023.

The Census will collect data on all children taking up free provision during census week (w/c 16 January 2023).

Providers must ensure child data is accurately maintained on Waltham Forest’s Early Years Provider Portal to reflect funded 2, 3 and 4-year-old children receiving free early education in their setting during census week.

The deadline to complete the online DFE EY Census 2023 Provider Data Form on Waltham Forest’s Early Years Provider Portal is Tuesday 31 January 2023. This will provide additional staffing and establishment information required for the statutory return.

Guidance to support the submission of this statutory return is at https://thehub-beta.walthamforest.gov.uk/early-years-provider-portal#userguides.

Contact: Families Business Intelligence Team (edu.performance@walthamforest.gov.uk)

A raising awareness module for all staff within schoolage education settings. This training will give you a better understanding and awareness of autism and the way it affects pupils in school. This includes teaching and support staff, office staff, caterers, caretakers, transport staff, governors, employers and careers advisers.

An opportunity for stakeholders to explore together moderation delivery models for June 2023 and aspects that should be considered as part of a local agreement 

Our discussion will include, although not necessarily be limited to, the following: 

• Moderation notice periods
• Number of moderators per school
• Moderation delivery model
• Pupil samples
• Teacher release time for moderation

Stakeholders include anyone associated with the statutory moderation process and therefore include, although not limited to: Headteachers, Year 2 teachers, Year 6 teachers, assessment leads, those who have previously been moderators. The local agreement meeting will take place online on Wednesday 25 January 3:30 - 4:15pm

On Holocaust Memorial Day - Friday 27 January - we would like to invite you and your students to join us for a live broadcast of testimony from Holocaust survivor, Hedi Argent. 

From 11.30am until 12.30pm, Hedi will be sharing her testimony from the National Holocaust Centre and Museum. 

Hear about how life changed for Jewish people in Vienna after 1938. Hedi will be sharing her experiences of school life, Kristallnacht and her eventual escape to the U.K. in 1939. 

This will be followed by a question-and-answer session, the reading of a memorial poem and the lighting of candles.

We would love for you to join us.

There is no charge for this, and no need to sign up in advance.