This regular bulletin includes messages from CEP partners and others which will have relevance for education providers across Cornwall.
DfE RISE Conference: Raising Attainment – October 7th
Opportunity from DfE Regions Group
DfE are hosting a series of regional conferences in the autumn term as part of the universal RISE offer. The conferences will provide an opportunity to hear from ministers and senior advisors about their ambition for attainment.
The events will be sector-led enabling the sharing of best practice on raising attainment, particularly for disadvantaged students, such as those from white working-class backgrounds. Topics will include KS3, particularly the transition from KS2, and literacy. There will also be time for networking and to hear from other school leaders about what can make the difference in raising pupils’ attainment.
Invitations will be sent to all secondary school headteachers in early September, with the conferences taking place between 7 and 20 October (the SW conference is on October 7th) Academy trust CEOs and local authority directors of children’s education will also be invited to attend, although priority for places will be given to headteachers.
Call for primary schools interested in being involved in research around intergenerational practices with care homes
Request from HDRC Cornwall / University of Exeter
A team at the University of Exeter are looking at applying for research funding around intergenerational practices in care homes and primary schools and their impact on wellbeing for children, older people and care providers. As part of this, they are looking for primary schools in Cornwall to take part as research participants, and would like to speak to a variety of care homes and schools about the possibilities and challenges of running an intergenerational after school activity programme between primary schools and care homes.
They’re interested in speaking to all kinds of primary schools in Cornwall (and Devon and Somerset), whether or not you have previously been involved in an intergenerational project between primary schools/care homes before.
If you’re interested in being involved, please email Luca Owenbridge on luca.owenbridge@cornwall.gov.
Cradle to Classroom parental transition support
Opportunity from MTPT
A conversation about ‘Good Food for One and All’ with schools in Cornwall
Opportunity from Sustainable Food Cornwall
Sustainable Food Cornwall are working with TastEd, a charity dedicated to support food education in schools, and want to connect with teachers and leaders who are committed to a shared goal of maximising the value of good food in our education system.
They are hosting a Feast Night event at Nancarrow as a fundraiser for TastEd on Thursday 23rd September, the evening before next month’s CAPH conference, which may be of interest to you or colleagues; there will be a number of teacher discounts available. Nancarrow and Sustainable Food Cornwall have also suggested hosting a private conversation for a group of educators from Cornwall about how ‘Good Food for One and All’ can contribute to our shared goals in a meeting space at Nancarrow earlier that evening – please let danielle@sustainablefoodcornwall.org.uk know if you’d be interested in joining such a conversation.
Flourishing Leaders Programme
Opportunity from OneCornwall
OneCornwall are delighted to be recruiting to a new Flourishing Leaders Programme, which will start this Autumn term. These leadership programmes seek to provide a transformational space for growth for leaders at all levels across our school system. More information is available in this brochure; if you are interested, please complete this form: https://forms.office.com/e/
CAPH Conference – Culture, Ethos and Connection – Friday 24th October 2025
Opportunity from CAPH
CAPH’s conference themed around Culture, Ethos and Connection is rapidly approaching. With lots of great speakers from Cornwall and across the country, the conference is taking place at the Eden Project – you can find out more and book tickets on their website.
SEND centres of excellence planning update
Update from Rachel Delourme at Cornwall Council
Rachel and the team at Cornwall Council wanted to let you know they have had a good response to an invitation to join a group to develop a deeper understanding of the range of inclusion models being used in other parts of the country and internationally and to develop options for appraisal.
The group is representative of MATs, standalone and maintained schools including mainstream special and AP.
There will be opportunities for a wider group of stakeholders to be engaged as the project develops. This will be through CEP, SEND Board and other bodies that represent children young people and parents/carers.
Ultimately they are working towards taking an options paper to CEP, SEND Board, and through SEND system governance towards the second half of the autumn term which allow them time to understand, respond to and incorporate the requirements of the pending government SEND reforms.
