Bulwell EAZ is the local Education Improvement Partnership in and around Bulwell, aiming to raise standards in education and improve outcomes for children, young people and their families. Based at River Leen School, Bulwell EAZ is part of the City-wide EIP Strategy and locally benefits from effective relationships with a range of partners and organisations.

Projects include:

• Working with many partners, including Bulwell Community Toy Library, Sure Start Children’s Centre, Play, Youth, Sport to develop the Extended School agenda.
• Key Stage 2/3 Transition project providing dedicated support to pupils transferring to secondary school including weekly visits to primary school in summer term, home visits, transfer of information to give the pupils the best possible start in Year 7.
• The EAZ Student Council, a constituted group who meet at least once a term to work on issues affecting education and wider issues across the Bulwell Community. The members are year one to eleven from all ten schools. Each year a Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary are elected and the group work together effectively on many projects.
• Attendance support project as part of a local agreement with EWS to develop a co-ordinated way of working across our schools.
• Producing a new ‘Thing to do, Places to go’ Directory of services in Bulwell in partnership with Sure Start Children’s Centre.
• Hartington Residential and Bestwood Park Orienteering delivered with our valued partners at College Street Outdoor Education.
• The Nottingham Playhouse Project – an exciting project bringing an Artist in Residence to our schools and a range of complimentary activities for Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 4.
• Thematic units development across all the primary schools; the EAZ provide funding to purchase quality materials to support the units which are highly valued by staff.
• Out and About initiative, giving the opportunity for pupils to be taken to venues to support the work in the curriculum without placing a financial burden on the family.
• Continued development of MALT (Multi-Agency Locality Team), with a team in place working across Bulwell.
• Sports network group, working closely with the School Sports Co-ordinator, providing quality CPD opportunities, sports festivals, leagues, non-competitive sporting opportunities and advice on funding applications.
• Working with EDGE, the Bulwell Academy sponsors, supporting the development of the Academy due to open in September 2009.

The Bulwell EAZ team are:

Linda Abbott (Bulwell EAZ Manager)

Cheryl Scott (EAZ Transition Project Worker – River Leen)

Helen Habgood (EAZ Transition Project Worker – Henry Mellish)

Debbie King (EAZ Attendance Support Officer)

Mel Smith (Admin Support)

Extended School Co-ordinator (TBC – February 08)

For more information please contact:

Bulwell EAZ, River Leen School, Hucknall Lane, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 8AQ
Telephone: 0115 9159738
Fax: 0115 9159748
E-mail: admin@bulwelleaz.co.uk
Website: www.bulwell.net