15th April 2024

Dear Colleagues,

We hope you had a good break and are looking forward to the term ahead.

Please find our weekly briefing below to cascade to your colleagues who can respond on behalf of your team, school or setting.

Reminders:
Schools can sign up here to attend the Hillingdon Virtual School Conference on 3^rd July	By 14^th June
Hillingdon LEAP can be accessed for information and guidance for all settings	Ongoing
The SEND & Inclusion Training Brochure can be viewed here	Ongoing
The HLP Brochure can be viewed at Hillingdon Learning Partnership	Ongoing

Updates/Information:
New Headteacher Support In addition to the new Headteacher support that is being provided by the Hillingdon Learning Partnership (HLP), the LA, in conjunction with Melanie Penny (Headteacher at Glebe Primary School) would like to offer colleagues that are new to post (within the last 2 years approximately) an opportunity to have a series of bespoke support sessions from either Melanie or Richard Woodfin at the LA. These sessions would be specific to any issues and concerns you have that are either unique to your setting or specific to you at this stage in your career. We want to see this as running additionally to the new Headteacher support group that is being offered by the HLP and as a chance to work with concerns or development areas that are not covered by the HLP group agenda or are 'Hillingdon specific'. Please note these sessions DO NOT form part of the normal school improvement offer, they are additional support sessions available to all new Headteachers. If you would like to access this support can we please ask you to email education@hillingdon.gov.uk, marking your email 'New Headteacher Support Sessions' and we will get back to you to arrange a time to meet.
SEND & Inclusion Newsletter Please see the latest edition on LEAP here: SEND & Inclusion Newsletter
Safeguarding Partnership Newsletter The April 2024 issue can be accessed here: Safeguarding Partnership Newsletter.
Introduction to Prevent Training for Governors Governors with school email accounts can access the LBH Prevent Training via: Hillingdon Learning Zone. Delivered by PS Lou Walker the Prevent sergeant for Hillingdon, Ealing and Hounslow, and Fiona Gibbs, LA Prevent lead for Hillingdon, the session will outline what Prevent is and how it sits within the Counter Terrorism strategy as a safeguarding mechanism.
Exclusions & Suspensions Just a few reminders as we go into the new term: please make sure that the suspension forms are completed correctly; especially with regards to whether a pupil is on a CIN/CP plan if a pupil is on SEN support don't forget you can reach out to the SAS team for extra support Our SEND and Inclusion Service - Hillingdon Council the Exclusions - Leap page is being updated in the next couple weeks; we will let you know when it's live (you can still access the forms) you can book a slot on the Vulnerable Learners' Support Clinic here Please contact the team at exclusionsupport@hillingdon.gov.uk if you need further support.
Adolescent Development Services Update Adolescent Development Services Update (PDF) [768KB]

Updates/Information:

New Headteacher Support

In addition to the new Headteacher support that is being provided by the Hillingdon Learning Partnership (HLP), the LA, in conjunction with Melanie Penny (Headteacher at Glebe Primary School) would like to offer colleagues that are new to post (within the last 2 years approximately) an opportunity to have a series of bespoke support sessions from either Melanie or Richard Woodfin at the LA.

These sessions would be specific to any issues and concerns you have that are either unique to your setting or specific to you at this stage in your career. We want to see this as running additionally to the new Headteacher support group that is being offered by the HLP and as a chance to work with concerns or development areas that are not covered by the HLP group agenda or are 'Hillingdon specific'.

Please note these sessions DO NOT form part of the normal school improvement offer, they are additional support sessions available to all new Headteachers.

If you would like to access this support can we please ask you to email education@hillingdon.gov.uk, marking your email 'New Headteacher Support Sessions' and we will get back to you to arrange a time to meet.

SEND & Inclusion Newsletter

Please see the latest edition on LEAP here: SEND & Inclusion Newsletter

Safeguarding Partnership Newsletter

The April 2024 issue can be accessed here: Safeguarding Partnership Newsletter.

Introduction to Prevent Training for Governors

Governors with school email accounts can access the LBH Prevent Training via: Hillingdon Learning Zone. Delivered by PS Lou Walker the Prevent sergeant for Hillingdon, Ealing and Hounslow, and Fiona Gibbs, LA Prevent lead for Hillingdon, the session will outline what Prevent is and how it sits within the Counter Terrorism strategy as a safeguarding mechanism.

Exclusions & Suspensions

Just a few reminders as we go into the new term:

please make sure that the suspension forms are completed correctly; especially with regards to whether a pupil is on a CIN/CP plan
if a pupil is on SEN support don't forget you can reach out to the SAS team for extra support Our SEND and Inclusion Service - Hillingdon Council
the Exclusions - Leap page is being updated in the next couple weeks; we will let you know when it's live (you can still access the forms)
you can book a slot on the Vulnerable Learners' Support Clinic here

Please contact the team at exclusionsupport@hillingdon.gov.uk if you need further support.

Adolescent Development Services Update

Adolescent Development Services Update (PDF) [768KB]

For Action:
STEM with Wings Programme Primary schools: Meet the man who lives on earth and works on Mars. Primary schools sign up now for STEM with Wings on 2nd May at 2pm to meet one of NASA's top engineers. Book your free place at STEM with Wings now here. Secondary schools: Can a plane fly on hydrogen? What is bigger, a satellite or a basketball? Book your free STEM with Wings digital workshop with special speakers from the RAF and find out the answers to these questions and more here.

For Action:

STEM with Wings Programme

Primary schools: Meet the man who lives on earth and works on Mars. Primary schools sign up now for STEM with Wings on 2nd May at 2pm to meet one of NASA's top engineers. Book your free place at STEM with Wings now here.

Secondary schools: Can a plane fly on hydrogen? What is bigger, a satellite or a basketball? Book your free STEM with Wings digital workshop with special speakers from the RAF and find out the answers to these questions and more here.

Regards,

Abi Preston

Director of Education & SEND

Children's Services, London Borough of Hillingdon, 4E/07, Civic Centre, Uxbridge UB8 1UW