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If you or someone you know would like to learn more about Cotting School, we hope you will join us at our next information session!   Friday, October 20, 2023 9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Cotting School Auditorium   Tour our campus, visit our classrooms and talk to Cotting School professionals at one of our upcoming information sessions, where we’ll talk about:   ▶ Cotting School - Day program for ages 3-22 ▶ Extended-Year Academic Programs and Summer Enrichment Options ▶ Cotting Consulting – Providing technology solutions for students in their school environments ▶ All of the new initiatives at Cotting School   If you plan to attend and would like to request an interpreter, please let us know. Walk-ins are always welcome and private tours are available by request. If you are unable to visit us in person, you can also take a virtual tour. To RSVP for an info session, set up a private tour or get the link and password to view our virtual tour, please contact Elizabeth Russell at erussell@cotting.org or 781-862-7323 ext. 114.   Click here to learn more: https://buff.ly/30HnCTb   Image description: A grid of four pictures. Image 1: A young student is looking at a communication device while a staff member is reading a book. Image 2: A student using a wheelchair for mobility is hitting a wiffle ball with a wiffle ball bat in physical education. Image 3: A student is writing on a piece of paper with a staff member. They are both smiling. Image 4: A smiling student is sitting at a desk getting ready to put on headphones.

Our traditional autumn Back to School promotion is ending soon. Only today: DEVONthink and DEVONagent with 40% discount, double the regular education discount. If not today, then when? #devonthink #devonagent #pkm #education #academia #promotion #discount https://buff.ly/3PBkCP0

Ridership across Los Angeles Metro rail and bus services in September surged 10% compared to September 2022, reaching an average of nearly 1 million rides each weekday. Los Angeles-area students led the charge, with 1.6 million total boardings using LA Metro’s GoPass pilot program that offers free rides to K-12 and community college students. The monthly total marked a return to almost 80% of pre-pandemic levels. 

Celebrating our shared success. At the FNESC quarterly board meeting Nov 24th we paused to stand up the Ministry of Education staff who we have worked with to amend the BC School Act to better recognize First Nation rights. Those include requirements for all school boards to have local education agreements with First Nations, mandatory advisory councils based on local First Nations lands the district is on as well as First Nations school of choice. We have also provided a model local education agreement (nearly finalized) that a First Nation can request and it applies automatically. For those of us with LEAs that we are satisfied with, we can stay with existing. Major game changers that will be readily accepted by parts of the system. For the ones that struggle, we are requesting the Ministry provide support to develop the necessary understandings and relations. As these are School Act amendments we need a steady and firm compliance approach as it is not optional. We are in the process of amendments in post secondary legislation for our institutes in reserve. we are planning for the spring sitting of BC Legislature for that work.

If you or someone you know would like to learn more about Cotting School, we hope you will join us TOMORROW for our next information session! Friday, April 26, 2024 9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Cotting School Auditorium Tour our campus, visit our classrooms and talk to Cotting School professionals, where we’ll talk about: ▪ Cotting School - Day program for ages 3-22 ▪ Extended-Year Academic Programs and Summer Enrichment Options ▪ Cotting Consulting – Providing technology solutions for students in their school environments ▪ All of the new initiatives at Cotting School If you plan to attend and would like to request an interpreter, please let us know. Walk-ins are always welcome and private tours are available by request. If you are unable to visit us in person, you can also take a virtual tour. To RSVP for an info session, set up a private tour or get the link and password to view our virtual tour, please contact Elizabeth Russell at erussell@cotting.org or 781-862-7323 ext. 114. Click here to learn more: https://buff.ly/30HnCTb Image description: A grid with four pictures of students. Image 1: A smiling student in Adaptive Physical Education. Image 2: A smiling student with a stack of books. Image 3: A student working with wood in Industrial Arts. Image 4: A student in front of a smart board in class.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐄𝐭𝐨𝐧? The north-south divide is at an all time high, with the government recently listing 55 'coldspots' for education, with many of these being in the north of the country. Dudley, Middlesborough, and Oldham were among 3 of these 'coldspots' with the weakest education outcomes, meaning students were leaving with lower prospects than the rest of the country. However, the DfE recently approved plans with Eton College and Star Academies for a partnership of 3 sixth forms to be built in these towns to increase the engagement with education in these areas. Eton will fund £1 million a year per college on top of current funding levels, with the aim of helping students from deprived backgrounds in the north secure places at top universities. It's great to see Eton recognise their own privilege and the north-south divide to help children from deprived areas receive extra funding. Is this just a PR stunt for Eton or a step in the right direction?

Enrolment is the last thing that you need to do to make sure you have a place at Leicester College. Head over to our enrolment page for 2023 to find out more about the enrolment process and FAQs. https://ow.ly/KcCR50PoV0r 📝

Navigating Safe Routes to School: Unlocking Government and Agency Support" - This article delves into the intricacies of promoting Safe Routes to School initiatives, detailing how to overcome funding challenges by tapping into government entities and outside agencies. It provides a comprehensive guide on available funding sources and resources, offering insights and strategies to effectively secure support for enhancing school safety and encouraging student participation. Read More: Rhttps://lnkd.in/g6RnAgZr

Lessons from a garden shed. "Every year, we welcome new pupils, new staff and new parents to our school communities. How often do we get carried along on the wave of tradition and routine, that we forget that we must manage this change as we would any other meaningful change in the school, or risk spreading confusion, anxiety, frustration through this new section of our community?" My latest blog post for Education Scotland:https://lnkd.in/eM-zMDKM

If you or someone you know would like to learn more about Cotting School, we hope you will join us TOMORROW for an information session! Friday, September 29, 2023 9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Cotting School Auditorium Tour our campus, visit our classrooms and talk to Cotting School professionals at one of our upcoming information sessions, where we’ll talk about: ▪️Cotting School - Day program for ages 3-22 ▪️Extended-Year Academic Programs and Summer Enrichment Options ▪️Cotting Consulting – Providing technology solutions for students in their school environments ▪️All of the new initiatives at Cotting School If you plan to attend and would like to request an interpreter, please let us know. Walk-ins are always welcome and private tours are available by request. If you are unable to visit us in person, you can also take a virtual tour. To RSVP for an info session, set up a private tour or get the link and password to view our virtual tour, please contact Elizabeth Russell at erussell@cotting.org or 781-862-7323 ext. 114. Click here to learn more: https://buff.ly/30HnCTb Image description: A grid of four pictures. Image 1: A Lower School student smiling. Image 2: A Middle School student looking down at a paper and working at a desk. Image 3: An Upper School student sitting at a table with a laptop smiling. Image 4: A smiling Capstone student sitting at a desk with a laptop.