Head Teachers

1. Newham Learning KIT meeting

Date & Time: Thursday 17 Sep 2026 @ 10:00 via Zoom

Joining link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87488459606

Please remember that you can access the Newham Learning calendar here: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=bmV3aGFtbGVhcm5pbmcub3JnQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ (please request access if you don't already have it)

2. Peer Review - Dave Clarke, Associate Director of Newham Learning

Dave Clarke is now leading the Peer Review groups.

Many schools have already signed up, but in case you have missed it, please visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe77IROH6Mqg8qsADD84taXwqQtjDFI66OVQyheo0wdhoL6Cg/viewform?usp=publish-editor  by Thursday 17th September. You may wish to review the different options on page 11 of the offer booklet here before choosing : https://www.newhamlearning.co.uk/our-offer.

3. Updated Newham Learning Offer Booklet

A reminder that our full offer can be found in the flip book available at: https://www.newhamlearning.co.uk/our-offer

We are due to upload the final version this week. This will have booking links for all sessions available directly from the booklet. It will also have links to sign up for updates for each community. This means that colleagues can sign up to get updates directly from the community leads.

4. Talk for Writing and Take One Book Open Mornings - Lyndsey Miller, AHT at Hallsville Primary School

These sessions offer a firsthand look at how we embed these powerful, text-based approaches across our school to drive engagement, boost literacy standards and inspire a deep love of reading and writing. During your visit, you will have the opportunity to see live classroom practice, observe pupil engagement, and discuss implementation strategies with our leadership team.

Please see our upcoming dates and booking links below:

Take One Book Open Mornings

• Autumn Term: Tuesday 29th September 2026 — Book Here

• Spring Term: Tuesday 22nd January 2027 — Book Here

• Summer Term: Tuesday 22nd June 2027 — Book Here

The cost per session per person is £75.

You can find out more here: https://members.justimagine.co.uk/reading-open-morning-at-hallsville/

Talk for Writing Open Mornings

• Autumn Term: Monday 5th October 2026 — Book Here

• Spring Term: Tuesday 19th January 2027 — Book Here

• Summer Term: Tuesday 15th June 2027 — Book Here

The cost per session per person is £75.

You can find out more here: https://www.talk4writing.com/school-event/open-morning-22-2/2026-10-05/

Places are limited to ensure a high-quality experience for all visiting colleagues so we encourage early booking via the Google Form links above.

5. Newham Learning Board meetings 

Newham Learning has provisionally set NL Board meetings for this year.

The dates are:

• Fri 09 Oct 2026, 13:00 - 15:00 @ West Ham Church Primary

• Fri 05 Feb 2026, 13:00 - 15:00 @ West Ham Church Primary

• Fri 21 May 2026, 13:00 - 15:00 @ West Ham Church Primary

The AGM will take place on Wednesday 30 Jun, 13:00 - 15:00, venue TBC

Invitations will be sent directly to Newham Learning Board Members this week. If you are a board member. All Head Teachers will receive an invitation to the AGM. Please look out for the invitations.

6.  Contact details for each community

We hold some contact details for many of our communities. We plan to send an email directly to Head Teachers later this week or early next week with the details we hold. Please review this when it comes and send any updates by replying to the email directly. This will help the right information reach the right person in your school.

7. Updates and previous messages

Most updates sent out via this email will also be added to this page. This means that if you have missed an update, struggle to find this email or you have colleagues that would also benefit from reading this, they can also see these updates.

To view these, please visit: https://www.newhamlearning.co.uk/communities/head-teachers

Please note that you will need to drop down the bulletins by clicking on the down arrow next to the date.

1. The Newham Learning Calendar is up-to-date with details of events, which start as early as next week with an English community meeting. The calendar is shared with many of you, but if you don't yet have access, please see the link via WhatsApp or email to request access if you don't have it already.

2. Please remember the Newham Learning website - https://www.newhamlearning.co.uk/. This has lots of useful pages for colleagues with specific responsibilities (e.g. special interest groups) and could form part of a CPD plan for colleagues taking on new responsibilities this year.

3. Please also remember that the LA KIT meeting (which are included in the Newham Learning calendar) takes place on Thursday 10 September at 10:00 and the first Newham Learning HT KIT takes place on Thursday 17 September at 10:00.