24th May 2021

Dear Colleagues,

Please see our weekly   Education Executive Summary [239KB]   round-up of schools' guidance update.

Guidance on year 11 and 13 provision for the 2021 summer term 

Guidance on year 11 and 13 attendance and provision for the 2021 summer term can be found in Annex B of the schools operational guidance. This guidance sets out the valuable activities that year 11 and 13 pupils should be engaged in. You should strongly encourage pupils to attend provision after the May half-term and make judgements about the appropriate activities for your pupils. This may not mean full-time provision and could include visits to education providers or remote provision. Where pupils do not attend, you need to record pupils in the register using the most appropriate code. Code S (study leave) should only be used to record leave for year 11 pupils during public examinations and, therefore, may not apply this year.

Self-E Group Intervention Programme for Years 4 to 6

In response to the feedback received from schools and other services, Adolescent Development Services have decided to host a 6-week programme called 'Self-E' for young people in school years 4 to 6 who require support with the return to school after lockdown and the challenges this might present. If you have any young people in your school, service or organisation that would benefit from this intervention, then please do refer them to the programme using the link below.  

Self-E is a 6-week group intervention programme for young people in school years 4-6 who require support with the return to school after lockdown and the challenges that this might present. The programme is designed to be both therapeutic and interactive.  The programme details are as follows: 

Date: Tuesday 8^th June 2021 (for 6 weeks with the last sessions being Tuesday 13^th July 2021) Time: 5pm to 6:30pm. Barra Hall Children's Centre, Hayes Wood End Green Road, Hayes, UB3 2SA 

Aims & Objectives  

For Participants to:  

• Understand that challenges and set-backs are part of life 
• Build resilience through identifying challenges that have been overcome 
• Enhance positive emotions through using positive strategies 

Session topics 

• This is Me 
• Healthy and Happy Friendships 
• Coping with Change 
• Positive Thinking 
• Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds 
• My Hopes and Dreams 

Criteria    

• Young person needs to be in school year 4-6 at start of project.   
• Young person needs to live, go to school or be looked after by the London Borough of Hillingdon. 
• Parental/guardian consent is needed for the young people to participate.    
• Young person needs to be able to attend all 6 sessions 
• Young person needs to be able to participate in group discussion/activities     

Referral to programme (please book early due to limited spaces)

To make a referral visit https://rebrand.ly/targetedprogrammes, input the appropriate supporting information and indicate that you are referring to the 'Self-E' programme.   

If you have any questions about this programme or wish to discuss the young people you are thinking of referring, please contact: 

Chamila Somaskandan 

Office Telephone: 01895 277222 ext: 7222 

Mobile Telephone: 07958 121123 

Email: csomaskandan@hillingdon.gov.uk

Separated Parents - Guidance for Hillingdon Schools

Please see  guidance [78KB]  on separated parents & domestic abuse for schools created by Hannah Ives (Child Projection Lead for Schools) and Stella Anaxagorou (Domestic Abuse Lead for Education). We hope this will be helpful as a reference point when dealing with these situations. Schools may also want to consider using this to create a separated parents' policy which can be useful to refer parents too in these situations. 

Content: 

Section 1- Parental Responsibility (PR) - page 2 

Section 2 - Separated Parents: No court Orders - page 2-3 

Section 3 - Court Orders - page 4 

Section 4 - Domestic Abuse - page 5-7 

Section 5 - Online Platforms - page 7 

Section 6 - Parents Evening/meetings - page 8

Free Training from YGAM on youth gaming and gambling harm prevention 

YGAM - raising awareness and building  digital resilience - Primary and Secondary resources 

Sandy Thompson (Education Manager at YGAM - The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust) ran a training session in April which included Hillingdon schools and feedback has been really positive and the training comes highly recommended. Sandy has set up a further training specifically for Hillingdon school staff on Wednesday 16^th June at 9:30am - 12pm (via Microsoft Teams).  

The training is free and fully assured by City and Guilds - with staff receiving a certificate. The training is designed to enable teachers and support staff to deliver sessions directly to young people.  There are over 450 resources which are aligned to the PSHE and RSE Curriculum for KS2 to KS5. For each year group there is a full scheme of work and six 'ready to go' lesson plans, PowerPoints, and infographics, ideal for PSHE Coordinators and DSLs.  

Topics covered include:  

• how young people are increasingly exposed to gaming and gambling   
• the influence of advertising, particularly around sporting events 

FFT Announce the release of their Primary Attendance Tracker

FFT has released the following update for Primary subscribers which is available to all Aspire Primary schools. Infant, junior and primary schools now have free access to the same set of weekly attendance reports as secondary schools. The good news is that since the system went live, over 1,900 primary schools are already up and running. This is in addition to the 1,900 secondary schools that currently have access to Attendance Tracker. FFT expect the Primary numbers to rise significantly over the coming weeks as schools continue to connect their systems. 
 
To access Attendance Tracker, schools need to make sure that Aspire is connected to their MIS with the latest FFT data sharing agreement in place. Schools can easily check their connection status by logging in to Aspire where they'll also find full guidance. 

• the role of social media, in game purchases, loot boxes and Esports   
• the signs of harm and where to seek help  

Booking for the 16^th June session is via this online form here.

Primary Reception and Year 3 Offers for September 2021 as of 14th May 2021

Please see update relating to the current Primary Reception and Year 3 offers for September 2021.

Participation Team Service Review

The Participation Team is currently reviewing the services offered to schools and would like to capture your schools' views. Please can the survey accessed in the below link be shared with your Attendance Leads. Completing the survey should take approximately 5 minutes. The deadline for responses to be submitted is the 7th June 2021 via https://forms.office.com/r/D1QdD2kGNH 

SEND employability course with Saracens Charitable Foundation

The Saracens Foundation is the charitable arm of the prestigious Saracens Rugby Club. They will be hosting an employability course suitable for young people aged 16 to 24 years old with learning difficulties and / or physical disabilities, living or studying in London & Hertfordshire. The course will be taking place between 01.06.2021 - 04.06.2021, and registration is now open! The course will be delivered online and consists for employability workshops and access to two accredited qualifications (Level 1 Food Hygiene & Level 1 Health and Safety). 

Please share this information with your stakeholders that could benefit from this online course. Potential learners can register their interest for the course here: https://forms.gle/D7anSyyPrJeMAwBKA 

For further information, please refer to the Post-16 Page on LEAP

Met Police engaging with Young People

The Met Police have two upcoming workshops to engage the youth as follows: 

Innovation Hub (West Area - Hillingdon, Hounslow & Ealing) - 26^th May at 13:30

• The Metropolitan Police are looking for participants to share new ideas to tackle and reduce violence within our communities. 
• Participants must be under 25 and from across the community, so we can engage those with a range of experiences and allow for a variation of solutions put forward. 

Student can register using the following linkhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation-hub-with-metropolitan-police-west-area-tickets-154314339343 

MPS Awareness Day 2021 - 1^st June  

The Metropolitan Police are offering the opportunity for students to spend a day at a police station with Police officers who will provide an insight into a career within Policing. Students will learn about various aspects of policing, what support is available for people for under-represented groups, rank and pay structure and much more. Students who are interested in attending can contact Grace Bernard-Broadneck at 

grace.bernard-broadneck@met.police.uk  

You can refer to the Job Opportunities - Leap (hillingdon.gov.uk) page for an outline of the programme for the day. They want to engage with students aged 16-18 years. 

Regards,

Dan Kennedy

Director

Planning, Environment, Education and Community Services