15th January 2024
Dear Colleagues,
Please find our weekly briefing below to share with your colleagues who can respond on behalf of your school or setting. Thank you.
Reminders: |
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Primaries can sign up to the Reading Champions Programme here | By 22nd January |
Year 6 teachers can sign up to the LA Assessment and Moderation Briefing Session 2 here | By 9th February |
Schools can register here to attend the Trauma Informed Practice Live Webinar with Dr Karen Treisman MBE on 25th & 26th March | By 11th March |
Schools can sign up here to attend the Hillingdon Virtual School Conference on 3rd July | By 14th June |
Hillingdon LEAP can be accessed for information and guidance for all schools | Ongoing |
The SEND & Inclusion Training Brochure can be viewed here | Ongoing |
The HLP Brochure can be viewed at Hillingdon Learning Partnership | Ongoing |
Attendance Self Evaluation Form
With school attendance coming into sharper focus than ever before in this academic year, the Attendance Support team have developed a Self-evaluation framework which can be used by schools to assess their position on attendance.
Use of the framework is voluntary, but we would encourage all schools to consider how it could be used as a tool to assess what you are currently doing well and where your areas for development are regarding attendance.
If you choose to complete the framework, the findings can also form part of your school's termly meeting with your allocated Attendance Support Officer who can provide further support and guidance.
Multi Agency Psychological Support (MAPS)
The MAPS team are offering an online session for professionals to learn about what they do on 17th January at 12 - 12.30 pm. Please Click here to join the meeting.
School Websites
This checklist summarises the information that maintained schools must publish on their website.
An Evening with Science Fiction Fantasy Author Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson on 5th February 2024 at 7 pm at Uxbridge Library
Hillingdon libraries are proud to announce an evening with debut author Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson about her new book The Principles of Moments. Please book here
Please advertise this to your sixth form students and staff. You can display this poster in your school: Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson Poster (PDF) [1MB]
Secondary Music Teachers' Choir CPD
Hillingdon Music Service is running a CPD course in Choir Leading for Secondary School music teachers on Monday 29th January and Monday 13th May 2024 4 - 6.30 pm at the Civic Centre.
This course is aimed at teachers leading or wishing to lead group singing for students year 7 - 13 and would be suitable for teachers new to choir direction or looking to improve their confidence/brush up their skills. Led by Rose Martin from Voices Foundation, teachers will participate in a 2.5 hour practical session as a 'Teacher's Choir'.
Cost is £120 for 2 sessions or £65 for 1 session. Schools can send as many teachers as they like.
Please sign up using this LINK
Team Teach Courses
Team Teach Level 1
17th January 2024 at St Mary's Catholic School
23rd May 2024 at St Mary's Catholic School
Click here to view Team Teach Level 1 agenda.pdf
Team Teach Level 2
20th & 21st March 2024 at Frithwood Primary School
Click here to view Team Teach Level 2 agenda.pdf
Supporting Autistic Children in Early Years and Primary School Settings Online
5th February 2024
To reserve a space, please email info@changing-behaviour.co.uk
Regards,
Abi Preston
Director of Education & SEND
Children's Services, London Borough of Hillingdon, 4E/07, Civic Centre, Uxbridge UB8 1UW
