28th February 2022
Dear Colleagues,
To action: | |
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Book onto a fully funded Mental Health First Aid Training course: Book your place here: registration form | ASAP |
Sign up for fully funded mental health & wellbeing support Complete this expression of interest form | ASAP |
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 | Daily |
Updated Contingency Framework
Please see the following link to find the latest guidance around COVID-19: Managing coronavirus (COVID-19) in education and childcare settings.
This was updated on 24th February following the changes to reflect new public health guidance on tracing close contacts, isolation and when someone has symptoms or a positive test.
Council Services Contacts
Following a request from Primary Forum, please find attached an up to date contact list for various Hillingdon Council services. You can also find education key contacts on LEAP here: Education Key Contacts - Leap (hillingdon.gov.uk)
Council Contacts - 2022 (PDF) [69KB]
HSE Guidance: First Aid in Schools
The Health & Safety Executive have updated their guidance in relation to first aid provision in schools, early years and further education (attached).
Governing bodies, trustees, head teachers and senior management should make themselves familiar with its content and consider if their first aid provision is in line with the guidance. All schools can access the Council's wide range of first aid course provision. All community schools should continue to record accidents on the Council's online health and safety management system - Assure.
First Aid for Schools Feb 22 (PDF) [280KB]
Safety Alert - School prosecuted after mountain rescue team called to evacuate children
On the 17th February 2022 the Health and Safety Executive released their prosecution outcome against a school who had to be rescued by Keswick Mountain Rescue Team from Helvellyn after becoming stranded in winter conditions.
Please read an article from Evolve here and review your school trips processes.
Head Teachers Termly
This session for all Headteachers is taking place virtually on Thursday 10th March from 2 to 4pm. Agenda and link to join the meeting will follow shortly.
LA Schools' Governance Service Event - All Clerks
This virtual session is specifically designed for Clerks of maintained school Governing Boards. The LA Governance team will take you through the roles and responsibilities, processes and procedures, good practice and support. No pre-registration is needed and if Clerks would like any specific areas or questions covered, they should submit this to schoolgovernance@hillingdon.gov.uk by 15th March 2022.
Date: Tuesday 22nd March 2022
Time: 10:00-11:00
MS Teams Meeting Link: Click here to join the meeting
Young Cyclists Behaviour Survey - Years 7, 8 & 9
The LBH School Travel and Road Safety (STARS) Cycling Support Team are working in partnership with Dr Dan Bishop, a Senior Lecturer in Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences at Brunel University London.
The Brunel team are now running a project funded by The Bikeability Trust and Department for Transport, to improve our understanding of the barriers and enablers for Years 7-9 pupils and their parents regarding cycling on roads. The first part of the project is an online survey designed for the pupil and their parent/carer to complete together; those who do so will receive a £10 Amazon gift card, on a first come, first served, basis.
They can also choose to be entered into a draw for 3 additional studies:
- A joint pupil-and-parent/carer online interview (£25 Amazon gift card for each pupil interviewee)
- A cycle monitoring study in which the pupil would be eligible to purchase an award-winning See.Sense ACE rear light for only £10 (RRP £44.99)
- A Virtual Reality Cycling Competition (£250 worth of Amazon gift card prizes for the Top 3 performers)
SURVEY Participation Advert 3 [375KB]
Slideshow and Video Presentation for the FFT Primary Schools Training Session on 8th February
Thanks to all the Primary School staff who attended the online training. Stephen Turp, Head Trainer at FFT, has shared the slideshow presentation and a video link where you will be able to view the presentation in full. See the attachment and hyperlink provided. We hope you find them useful.
Online FFT update for Hillingdon PRIMARY schools Feb 22 (PDF) [10MB]
Regards,
Abi Preston
