7th March 2022
Dear Colleagues,
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Sign up for fully funded mental health & wellbeing support if not already actioned 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 |
Update on Lead Primary Education Advisor
Gareth Thomas was our Interim Lead Primary Education Advisor from January 2022. Gareth has stepped down from the role due to personal reasons. Schools allocated to Gareth will be contacted shortly to discuss support. Recruitment is underway and a replacement will be joining the team shortly.
Update on Exclusions
We are delighted to share that Neil Kenny has joined Hillingdon as Lead Officer for Exclusions and Re-integration. Neil brings with him a wealth of experience from both the Primary and Secondary sector.
All requests for support from Neil should go via the Exclusion Support Email exclusionsupport@hillingdon.gov.uk
Please don't forget to check the LEAP page for further information on Exclusions. If you are in the position of permanently excluding a child please do use the form on this page as it comes directly to the Exclusion Support Team.
When issuing letters of exclusion please can you amend them so that parents are signposted to Exclusion Support via email. Please send all copies of letters via the Exclusion Support Email.
#LookCloser Awareness Weeks
The #LookCloser awareness weeks will be running between 7th - 20th March 2022. #LookCloser is a partnership campaign between The Children's Society, the National County Lines Co-ordination Centre and the British Transport Police aiming to raise awareness of child exploitation and abuse, with a particular focus on public spaces. The campaign also seeks to challenge stereotypes of victimhood, highlighting that child exploitation can happen anywhere, and any young person can be a victim.
In advance of the upcoming awareness weeks, we are pleased to share the updated #LookCloser digital resources ready for use from the 7th March 2022. These include specific resources for people working with children, businesses and members of the public. The resources are now hosted via the #LookCloser webpage here. There are brand new resources available including specific resources for professionals on child financial exploitation and online harms.
The Children's Society's Prevention Programme will also be co-ordinating a virtual Programme of Learning during the awareness weeks. Bookings are now open! Please see attached the timetable and session descriptions for more information about the programme of learning and details on how to book your place. Spaces are limited so we recommend booking a place as soon as possible.
#LookCloser programme of learning for partners (PDF) [3MB]
For any queries please contact: SafeguardingPartnership@Hillingdon.gov.uk
Free Science Week Talk for Secondary Schools with Bank of England & Hillingdon Libraries
Growth is the theme for Science Week this year, and Hillingdon Library Service is delighted to be able to offer an exclusive online talk to Hillingdon's Local Schools on Economic Growth with Bank Ambassador, Kiran Keer, from the Bank of England.
Aimed at 14-18-year-olds, this talk may be of particular interest to GCSE or 'A' Level' students taking Maths, Economics and Business Studies and will look at what economists do, the impact their work has as well as financial and monetary stability.
The talk will take place over Microsoft Teams on 14 March 2022 at 2pm and will run for about an hour. A short Q&A session will follow so do please send us any questions you may have. It does promise to be interesting!
If you would like to know more, or would like to book a class onto the session, please email Nathan Brown at: nbrown2@hillingdon.gov.uk
"Charanga" Music Education Software for Schools
Hillingdon Music Hub has bought a subscription to the online music teaching software "Charanga".
Please sign up to the website as I'm sure you won't be disappointed with the schemes of work and extra-curricular resources available. To obtain your free school license simply visit www.hillingdon.charanga.com and click on "Get Musical School".
Head Teachers Termly
This session for all Headteachers is taking place virtually on Thursday 10th March from 2 pm to 4pm. Please click here for Agenda: Head Teachers Termly Agenda - Spring 2022 (PDF) [120KB].
MS Teams meeting link: Please click here to join the meeting
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
