18th October 2021
Dear Colleagues,
Please see our weekly round-up of schools' guidance update.
Action | By |
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SECONDARY SCHOOLS: Contact Abi Preston with your confirmed vaccination consents no later than 24 hours before the day of your visit: apreston@hillingdon.gov.uk | No later than 24 hours before your visit |
Complete additional information survey for vaccination pop up clinics in half term | Midday Wednesday 20th October |
Sign up for Mandatory Exploitation Awareness training for Hillingdon DSLs | ASAP |
Register your interest for targeted SEND & Inclusion Training | 22nd October |
Ongoing reminders: | |
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Submit the Educational Setting Status form daily via the following link: https://onlinecollections.des.fasst.org.uk/fastform/educational-setting-status | Weekly |
Submit Early Years attendance data to the DfE weekly via this online form | 1 x November TBC 1x December TBC |
Primary Assessment and Moderation Briefing 2021/22 - please forward this on to school assessment leads
The LA has collated the Standards and Testing Agency information in this attachment (Word doc) [59KB]. We are offering various briefing sessions for new to Year 2/6 teachers along with writing assessment and moderation. Teachers who would like to act as LA pool moderators are welcome to apply. Academies need to decide on their LA moderation partner and all must respond using the form below.
Actions required | Date |
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All academies must select their LA moderation partner via this form (including if opting out) | Friday 19th November 2021 |
Teachers to complete Moderator Application Form | Friday 19th November 2021 |
Book training sessions via this form. | Friday 19th November 2021 |
Household Support Fund - Winter
The government has recently announced the details of a Household Support Fund. The fund is available to support households in most need with food, energy, and water bills this winter, as well as help with the cost of other essentials, including meeting exceptional housing costs. The scheme started on 6th October 2021 and ends on 31st March 2022, inclusive.
Hillingdon children eligible for free school meals will receive £15 per week per child in vouchers for the school holidays (4 weeks covering October half-term, the Christmas break and February half-term). Families with eligible children will be contacted directly by the Council by email with details of how to redeem their voucher(s). The details for eligible children have come from schools and therefore if you have children at your school who are newly eligible, please let us know so we can make the necessary arrangements to send them vouchers.
In addition to children, if you know of an adult or a family who you feel would benefit from the household support fund, please let us know.
Contact details:
Community Hub telephone number: 0203 949 5786
Head Teachers Termly
This session for all Headteachers is taking place virtually on Thursday 11th November 2021 from 2pm to 4pm.
Please click here (PDF) [127KB] for agenda and link to join the meeting.
Guidance for OAA schools Consultation 2023-24
The School Placement and Admissions team have created a useful guide for own admissions authority schools on consultation arrangements for 2023/24. The team have received several queries from schools on the consultation and determination of admission arrangements, therefore, this guidance has been created to assist with those queries and relates to the statutory changes following the new School Admissions Code 2021 that applies to all maintained schools.
Guidance for OAA schools Consultation 2023-24 (PDF) [230KB]
Safety Alert - School Fined Over Zoonotic Diseases
Please find attached the latest GREEN safety alert which is applicable to all school headteachers. The alert follows a recent court case where an Academy Trust failed to properly control the risk from zoonotic diseases to employees, pupils and visitors at one of its schools. The school was home to several animals including goats, pigs and rabbits. The Trust was fined £20,000 with over £7,000 costs.
Utility Supplier Fraud Alert - Internal only - do not share
Please see attached fraud alert for the attention of Headteachers. This should not be published anywhere or shared outside of school staff.
Utility Supplier Fraud Alert (PDF) [384KB]
Mandatory Exploitation Awareness Training for Hillingdon DSLs
This year Hillingdon has introduced mandatory training for all DSLs on exploitation. This is recognising the ongoing concern regarding the exploitation of children & young people, including an increase in concerns regarding primary age children. The updated KCISE (2021) has highlighted the need for schools to be alert to the risk factors regarding different types of exploitation and youth violence and this will also be a focus from Ofsted when looking at Safeguarding in your setting.
The training will be run by Phil Skidmore from Axis and will provide DSLs with an overview of CCE & county lines, CSE, Serious Youth Violence, gang affiliations/culture and missing episodes including current trends and themes in Hillingdon and nationally, signs & indicators for school staff to look out for and what to do. The session will also cover the role of Axis and the work they do in diverting young people away from exploitation and onto a better path highlighting the importance of schools in this area and the key to information sharing.
The aim of the session will be to increase DSLs awareness in this area and to support DSLs to disseminate this information to all school staff (additional resources will be shared to support in this).
The next session will be on:
Tuesday 2nd November 2pm-3pm (Via MS Teams) - Focus for Secondary Settings
The session is free of charge.
As the training is mandatory we are asking that all Hillingdon DSLs attend as a minimum (also open to DDSLs/headteachers/pastoral staff).
Please could you email Hannah Ives, hives@hillingdon.gov.uk to let her know you will be attending and a link will then be sent out to you prior to the session.
Educational Visits
This year's Educational Visits Coordinator (EVC) training is being offered to Hillingdon schools by Evolve Advice Ltd.
Date: Tuesday 16th November 2021
Time: 9.30 am- 12.30 pm
Part 1 - e-learning
This is the self guided e-learning part of the course. This must be completed ahead of part two, access will be granted for this element 5 days before part 2.
Part 2 - Live Zoom (3 hours)
This is the face to face element of the course. The zoom room will open 20 minutes before the start time to allow you time to join and check your connection before starting. If you have not completed the e-learning by this time you will not receive the invite to part 2.
Cost:
- Maintained Schools - £85.00 per person
- Academy / Independent Schools - £135 per person
This course is aimed at new and existing EVCs outlines key considerations in planning an educational visit, updating participants with current good practice in the supervision of young people. It will also provide training in strategies used for risk management and risk assessment off-site.
To register for this training, please use the following link.
Assure Training - The Health & Safety Management System
The council's Health and Safety Team is now delivering short courses for managers on how to use the Assure (health and safety) system via Teams.
For available dates and to book a place, please log in to your Learning Zone account and search for 'Assure / SHE (Health and Safety software) - System users'. If you do not have an account you can request a new account on the council's website.
Syllabus - Assure (PDF) [50KB]
Updated DfE Senior Mental Health Lead Training
Schools and colleges can apply for a senior mental health lead training grant. This updated gov.uk guidance explains what the training covers, who it's intended for, how to apply for a grant, and how to access a DfE quality assured course.
Schools and colleges who booked a course on or before the application system went live on 11th October 2021 now have until 25th October to claim one of the grants the DfE guaranteed to reserve for eligible schools and colleges booking a course early.
All other eligible schools and colleges intending to book a course this financial year can also apply for a grant. The DFE's guarantee to reserve a grant for those booking a course early has now ended, and we encourage settings to apply for a grant before they book a course.
Sufficient grants are available for around a third of all state schools and colleges this financial year, as part of the government's commitment to offer this training to all eligible schools and colleges by 2025. Grants will be allocated on a first come, first served basis until we have issued all available funds.
Armistice Day 2020
Remembrance maroons will be launched from 11 sites across the borough on the 11th of November 2021 at 11:00 and 11:02 to mark the start and finish of the two-minute silence. The maroons do make a bang which can be very loud if the site happens to be close to your school so you may wish to let your students know to expect it.
Allied Health Careers Promotion in Hillingdon - Your Chance to Shape Resources
Hillingdon Health and Care Partners (HHCP) aim to improve care for Hillingdon residents through a joined-up, integrated approach across health care providers. Our Workforce Team is developing a free educational package to market to local schools/colleges as a means of promoting careers in the Allied Health Professions (e.g. Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Dietetics, Paramedic Science) whilst building a local workforce for the future.
We would appreciate if you could take 10 minutes to complete this survey to help shape the resources we will offer your students.
https://brunel.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/hhcp_ahp_schoolssurvey
We will use your answers to find out what is important to local educational settings when it comes to careers resources in order to tailor resources to you. We want to establish what provision is already in place, what you'd like to be in place and what formats work for your students. There will also be an opportunity for you to suggest any ideas that you may have.
The survey closes on 31st December 2021 and we will be in touch in early 2022 with some exciting developments! For more information, please contact: victoria.stewart1@nhs.net. Thank you for your support.
Humanities Co-Ordinator Meeting - History and Geography
Kate Moorse will be delivering the following webinars:
History
Date: 18/11/21
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Click here for more details and to book your place via Learning Zone:
Geography
Date: 23/11/21
Time: 13:00 - 15:00
Click here for more details and to book your place via Learning Zone:
Please book your place to receive the Link to Join. Any queries please email learninganddevelopment@hillingdon.gov.uk
Managing Behaviour that Challenges
Clare Edmondson of Challenging Behaviour UK will be delivering the next Managing Behaviour that Challenges webinar on:
Date: 12/11/21
Time: 13:30 - 15:30
Click here for more details and to book your place via Learning Zone:
Managing Behaviour that Challenges: Managing Behaviour that Challenges (learningpool.com)
Please book your place to receive the Link to Join. Any queries please email learninganddevelopment@hillingdon.gov.uk
Free Governor Briefing Sessions 2021/22 brochure
All governors are invited to book LA governor briefing sessions. There are a variety of sessions for key service areas and will allow governors to gain a better understanding of the processes and the responsibility of schools. To view the brochure and book your place onto any of these sessions please click here or see the brochure here [305KB].
SEND and Inclusion Training
The SEND and Inclusion Service are excited to share with you our 2021-22 training offer. There are a range of universal and targeted training sessions available to sign up to within the brochure here. Please register your interest for targeted training by Friday 22nd October 2022.
HR Governors' Training for Maintained Schools (Repeated by Browne Jacobson LLP)
Following on from the positive feedback from governors who attended this session in September, we will have scheduled another training date of this training session to enable other governors from the Board to attend. The training session is open to all governors at maintained schools in Hillingdon - schools are welcome to book multiple places for governors to attend this training. As 49/50 schools attended the first session this is no longer mandatory.
The session will cover roles and responsibilities, pay awards and more. Please book using the link below:
Session Details:
Date: Thursday 9th December 2021
Time: 17:00-19:00
Virtual link to be provided (MS Teams)
Cost: Free
This session is not designed for Academy schools
Please book you place by completing this booking form by 18th November 2021.
Feedback from the last training session:
It provides an excellent platform to ensure that Governors AND Headteachers remain up to date with best practice and processes and there were a number of things that I wasn't even aware of; hence the PowerPoint presentation is warmly appreciated for ongoing future reference.
Getting processes right in the first instance is crucial and this is an excellent starting point for my role as a Foundation Governor.
The training session was an excellent introduction to Governorship.
As a first time attendee, I found the whole content useful and interesting
Good session, engaging, and lots of useful information and tips to ensure HT reviews and performance mgmt are done correctly.
Good overview and the questions and responses from both newer governors as well as experienced governors was also enlightening
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