LA Education Weekly Update

30th June 2025

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Dear Colleagues,

This bulletin is for all settings that educate Hillingdon children; maintained, academies and independent.

Please forward this email to the leads in your settings or team members who might be interested in the content, so they can follow up the relevant offers. Thank you in advance.

Reminders:
Hillingdon LEAP can be accessed for information and guidance for all settings	Ongoing
Education Services contacts can be found here	Ongoing
Schools' Forum meeting papers can be accessed here. If anyone would like to attend meetings, they are welcome to do so.	Ongoing
Emergency closures of all schools must be reported to education@hillingdon.gov.uk	Ongoing
Notification of Critical Incident can be found here	Ongoing
HLP Course Booking	Ongoing

For All Schools & Settings:
EYES Update EYES training for schools and settings took place last week to showcase the technical side, collate questions and feedback from schools. Please see our FAQs EYES for Schools document to access the latest queries and responses. Please share with your staff. FAQs EYES Schools (PDF, 149 KB) Based on your feedback, training will be recorded and added to LEAP shortly for schools and settings to watch and prepare for the Go Live date on 18^th August to be ready for when you return to school in September. Training will be split into 3 sections to cover: Early years Schools Admissions process for parents/carers For EYES information, please continue to use: EYES System - Leap
Achievement for All Programme Thank you to the schools who have attended the events around this programme. Please see Achievement for All (AfA) Programme - Leap for slides and resources used during the sessions. We are currently putting together a programme of events for next year and will share dates with you as soon as we can. AfA Attendance Conference - Every Child Present: Addressing Attendance Gaps in Key Groups To kick off the new academic year we will be hosting, as part of the Achievement for All programme, an Attendance Conference at Oak Wood School on Wednesday 24^th September at 9.30 am - 3.30 pm. 2 places available per school for SLT and an attendance lead. Programme for the day will be shared with schools shortly; in the meantime, you can register here to attend: Registration Form
Hillingdon Safeguarding Partnership - June Newsletter This issue of the Safeguarding Partnership Newslettercovers a range of topics relevant to safeguarding adults and children: Joint Targeted Area Inspection (JTAI) The Launch of Thrive Mental Health Platform Cuckooing & Adult Exploitation Briefing Social GGRRAAACCEEESSS Professional Curiosity in Safeguarding Safeguarding Webinars: The purpose of the newsletter is to ensure that practitioners are kept informed and up to date with the work of the adult and child Safeguarding Boards, and to promote best practice. This and previous issues can also be accessed online. We welcome your feedback about the content of the newsletter and any suggestions about areas of practice that could be featured in the future. Email safeguardingpartnership@hillingdon.gov .uk
Hillingdon Youth Offer Do you know what is on offer for children and young people in Hillingdon? To find out more visit www.hillingdon.gov.uk/youth-offer.
Please share with staff & parents/carers Hillingdon's Recycling Team invites you to our Repair and Reuse Day Join us at this unique venue, steeped in history from the 1940s, for a day of practical sustainability and community spirit. We welcome pupils, parents, school staff, and their families to take part. Do you have: An electrical item that needs fixing? A piece of clothing that could be mended? A bicycle in need of a basic repair? Bring it along! Our partners may be able to help you give it a new lease of life. The event takes place the Battle of Britain Bunker on Saturday the 5^th of July between 10am and 2pm. Learn more: Repair and Reuse Day: Make-do and Mend - Discover Hillingdon Repair Day Jul 2025 A3 poster (PDF, 1 MB)

For All Schools & Settings:

EYES Update

EYES training for schools and settings took place last week to showcase the technical side, collate questions and feedback from schools.

Please see our FAQs EYES for Schools document to access the latest queries and responses. Please share with your staff.

FAQs EYES Schools (PDF, 149 KB)

Based on your feedback, training will be recorded and added to LEAP shortly for schools and settings to watch and prepare for the Go Live date on 18^th August to be ready for when you return to school in September.

Training will be split into 3 sections to cover:

Early years
Schools
Admissions process for parents/carers

For EYES information, please continue to use: EYES System - Leap

Achievement for All Programme

Thank you to the schools who have attended the events around this programme. Please see Achievement for All (AfA) Programme - Leap for slides and resources used during the sessions. We are currently putting together a programme of events for next year and will share dates with you as soon as we can.

AfA Attendance Conference - Every Child Present: Addressing Attendance Gaps in Key Groups

To kick off the new academic year we will be hosting, as part of the Achievement for All programme, an Attendance Conference at Oak Wood School on Wednesday 24^th September at 9.30 am - 3.30 pm. 2 places available per school for SLT and an attendance lead. Programme for the day will be shared with schools shortly; in the meantime, you can register here to attend: Registration Form

Hillingdon Safeguarding Partnership - June Newsletter

This issue of the Safeguarding Partnership Newslettercovers a range of topics relevant to safeguarding adults and children:

Joint Targeted Area Inspection (JTAI)
The Launch of Thrive Mental Health Platform
Cuckooing & Adult Exploitation Briefing
Social GGRRAAACCEEESSS
Professional Curiosity in Safeguarding
Safeguarding Webinars:

The purpose of the newsletter is to ensure that practitioners are kept informed and up to date with the work of the adult and child Safeguarding Boards, and to promote best practice. This and previous issues can also be accessed online.

We welcome your feedback about the content of the newsletter and any suggestions about areas of practice that could be featured in the future. Email safeguardingpartnership@hillingdon.gov .uk

Hillingdon Youth Offer

Do you know what is on offer for children and young people in Hillingdon? To find out more visit www.hillingdon.gov.uk/youth-offer.

Please share with staff & parents/carers

Hillingdon's Recycling Team invites you to our Repair and Reuse Day

Join us at this unique venue, steeped in history from the 1940s, for a day of practical sustainability and community spirit.

We welcome pupils, parents, school staff, and their families to take part. Do you have:

An electrical item that needs fixing?
A piece of clothing that could be mended?
A bicycle in need of a basic repair?

Bring it along! Our partners may be able to help you give it a new lease of life.

The event takes place the Battle of Britain Bunker on Saturday the 5^th of July between 10am and 2pm.

Learn more: Repair and Reuse Day: Make-do and Mend - Discover Hillingdon

Repair Day Jul 2025 A3 poster (PDF, 1 MB)

For Secondary Schools /FE:
LGBTQIA+ Group Session The month of June is celebrated across the UK as 'Pride Month' and the Hillingdon Youth Offer (KISS Team) is pleased to share with you our ongoing opportunity for young people in Hillingdon, aged 13 to 19, who identify as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community to engage in our fortnightly group sessions. These sessions are open to any young person who is exploring their gender identity and/or sexuality, and it is an opportunity for young people to connect with others while engaging in cooking, crafts, and games. The sessions are split into two groups aged 13-16 and 16-19. Please share this poster with young people who might be interested: LGBT Sign up Information (PDF, 317 KB) Referrals to the group can also be made through the Targeted Programmes Webpage linked here.

For Secondary Schools /FE:

LGBTQIA+ Group Session

The month of June is celebrated across the UK as 'Pride Month' and the Hillingdon Youth Offer (KISS Team) is pleased to share with you our ongoing opportunity for young people in Hillingdon, aged 13 to 19, who identify as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community to engage in our fortnightly group sessions.

These sessions are open to any young person who is exploring their gender identity and/or sexuality, and it is an opportunity for young people to connect with others while engaging in cooking, crafts, and games. The sessions are split into two groups aged 13-16 and 16-19.

Please share this poster with young people who might be interested: LGBT Sign up Information (PDF, 317 KB)

Referrals to the group can also be made through the Targeted Programmes Webpage linked here.

For Primary Schools:
Love & Loss Research You are invited to a FREE event at St Mary's University to learn about children's experiences of creative lessons, and the opportunity explore picture books on the theme of bereavement. Please also pass this message and poster on to others in your school. As part of her ongoing work for the Centre for Wellbeing in Education, Professor Anna Lise Gordon has brought together a unique group of experts in the field of bereavement, primary education, literacy and PSHE development. Alka Townsend, Emma Marfleet, Jo Head, Karen Fox, Kerry Assemakis and Olivia Richards recently completed the first phase of the research in five primary schools, involving children from Reception through to Year 5. Their overarching aim is to explore how picture books can support children's understanding of bereavement, grief, and loss. Research increasingly shows that schools can provide a safe and supportive environment for children to engage in conversations about sensitive topics. It is intended that the research findings will be used to provide a better understanding of how picture books might help children to learn about bereavement, grief and loss, and to offer tailored support in difficult times. Anna Lise and the research team will be sharing the study so far during the Love and Love dissemination event on 9th July 2 - 4pm in the Waldegrave Drawing Room. Please come along to hear their initial reflections and browse a range of picture books that focus on the theme of bereavement. We are lucky to be joined by the Alligator's Mouth children's bookshop. Registration details are in this poster: LOVE & LOSS_A4 POSTER (PDF, 1 MB)
Team Teach Level 1 and Level 2 courses and Online Courses Supporting Autistic Children in Primary Schools, De escalation Workshops and Challenging Conversations Team Teach Level 1 (Venue: John Locke Academy) 16 October 2025 and 12 June 2026 Click here to view Team Teach Level 1 agenda.pdf Team Teach Level 1 & 2 (Venue: John Locke Academy) 5 - 6 February 2026 and 19 - 20 March 2026 Click here to view Team Teach Level 2 agenda.pdf To check availability, reserve your space or simply find out more please email info@changing-behaviour.co.uk. Please note enrolment on any Team Teach course, requires membership to their platform; Team Teach Connect which forms part of how training is delivered and is a condition of certification. The annual membership fee is £160 + VAT (which includes a 25% discount) and will be payable by you following completion of the course on receipt of the invoice. A minimum of three members of staff, including a member of SLT, need to book onto this course, unless a member of SLT has a current Team-Teach certificate. This course is only for Hillingdon schools.

For Primary Schools:

Love & Loss Research

You are invited to a FREE event at St Mary's University to learn about children's experiences of creative lessons, and the opportunity explore picture books on the theme of bereavement. Please also pass this message and poster on to others in your school.

As part of her ongoing work for the Centre for Wellbeing in Education, Professor Anna Lise Gordon has brought together a unique group of experts in the field of bereavement, primary education, literacy and PSHE development. Alka Townsend, Emma Marfleet, Jo Head, Karen Fox, Kerry Assemakis and Olivia Richards recently completed the first phase of the research in five primary schools, involving children from Reception through to Year 5.

Their overarching aim is to explore how picture books can support children's understanding of bereavement, grief, and loss. Research increasingly shows that schools can provide a safe and supportive environment for children to engage in conversations about sensitive topics. It is intended that the research findings will be used to provide a better understanding of how picture books might help children to learn about bereavement, grief and loss, and to offer tailored support in difficult times.

Anna Lise and the research team will be sharing the study so far during the Love and Love dissemination event on 9th July 2 - 4pm in the Waldegrave Drawing Room. Please come along to hear their initial reflections and browse a range of picture books that focus on the theme of bereavement. We are lucky to be joined by the Alligator's Mouth children's bookshop. Registration details are in this poster: LOVE & LOSS_A4 POSTER (PDF, 1 MB)

Team Teach Level 1 and Level 2 courses and Online Courses Supporting Autistic Children in Primary Schools, De escalation Workshops and Challenging Conversations

Team Teach Level 1 (Venue: John Locke Academy) 16 October 2025 and 12 June 2026
Click here to view Team Teach Level 1 agenda.pdf

Team Teach Level 1 & 2 (Venue: John Locke Academy) 5 - 6 February 2026 and 19 - 20 March 2026
Click here to view Team Teach Level 2 agenda.pdf

To check availability, reserve your space or simply find out more please email info@changing-behaviour.co.uk.

Please note enrolment on any Team Teach course, requires membership to their platform; Team Teach Connect which forms part of how training is delivered and is a condition of certification. The annual membership fee is £160 + VAT (which includes a 25% discount) and will be payable by you following completion of the course on receipt of the invoice.

A minimum of three members of staff, including a member of SLT, need to book onto this course, unless a member of SLT has a current Team-Teach certificate. This course is only for Hillingdon schools.

Warm regards,

Abi Preston

Director of Education & SEND

Children's Services, London Borough of Hillingdon, Civic Centre, Uxbridge UB8 1UW

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