16th May 2022
Dear Colleagues,
To action: | |
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Register your interest in becoming a Stronger Families Champion, if you wish to be part of the scheme | 27th May |
Secondaries - Sign up to Your Life, You Choose programme using this form | 27th May |
Complete Borough Wide School Waste Audit 2022 here | 27th May |
Save the Date - Head Teachers Termly - 16th June 2-4 pm via MS Teams (Agenda to follow) | -- |
Submit the Educational Setting Status form via the following link: https://onlinecollections.des.fasst.org.uk/fastform/educational-setting-status | Thursdays |
Stronger Families Champion Initiative
We are delighted to launch the Stronger Families Champion initiative for schools. It will be up to each school to determine what they can offer but at the least the champion will need to be ready to undertake a lead role on those Stronger Families Plans (previously a TAF plan but now simpler) where the school is the right agency for the child and family. The number of plans will be determined by you. You will have access to training and support provided by your locality team and to be part of external training programs that are coming our way soon, such as Parenting Apart. See role description here: SF Champions Role Description (PDF) [100KB]
Please submit a short expression of interest - an email with a paragraph is fine - to the Stronger Families Team Manager in your locality by 27th May.
South East - Manager - Marie Grubb MGrubb@Hillingdon.gov.uk Hayes & Harlington - Charville, Barnhill, Yeading, Botwell, Townfield Pinkwell Heathrow Villages
South West - Lea Perez aperez@hillingdon.gov.uk Uxbridge & West Drayton - West Drayton, Yiewsley, Brunel, Uxbridge South Uxbridge North, Hillingdon East, Ickenham.
North- Louise Hemming LHemming@Hillingdon.gov.uk Ruislip & Northwood - South Ruislip, West Ruislip, Manor, Cavendish, Eastcote & East Ruislip, Northwood Hills, Northwood, Harefield.
Deanna Neilson, Head of Early Help, Prevention and Permanence
FREE Health and Unhealthy Relationships Sessions for Secondary Schools
Let Me Know is a charity offering FREE early intervention relationships workshops for Hillingdon secondary school pupils. The sessions are based around 10 signs of healthy and unhealthy relationship behaviours and the sessions equip young people to spot warning signs of abuse and introduce tools to keep them and their friends safe. Sessions are suitable for PSHE days or individual lessons and can be tailored to meet the specific needs of your cohort.
To register your interest or for more info please contact: Lildonia Lawrence, Mental Health and Wellbeing Education Advisor - llawrence@hillingdon.gov.uk by 30th May 2022.
Play Leader Vacancy at Hillingdon Autistic Care & Support (HACS)
Please see this link for information on a Play Leader vacancy which has arisen at HACS: Play Leader Job Description (PDF) [338KB]
Work for HACS
Do you have what it takes to change the lives of autistic people and their families? Every year we make a difference in the lives of thousands of people who face daily inequality and challenges accessing the right support. Join our passionate team and create more opportunities for autistic people.
Autistic people know what it takes to provide the right support. That's why we actively encourage applications from autistic people or those who self-identify as autistic.
A diverse workforce is vital to our continued success. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme ensuring that anyone with a disability and applicants from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), who meet the essential requirements of the role, will be automatically shortlisted for interview during the selection process.
School Fraud Warning
Please be aware that the Council has been contacted by another London Borough to inform us that they had been targeted by fraudsters asking for a school's bank details to be changed. Please inform your staff that should they receive such a request, to ensure that they undertake the correct internal and external process checks. This is a good opportunity to raise awareness with all staff of the various methods of hacking and phishing in all business and personal areas.
FREE Carbon Monoxide Workshops for Primary Schools
Bonanza Creative in partnership with Cadent Gas, The Gas Network are offering primary schools the chance to book a totally free, fully funded drama based workshops educating pupils about the dangers of carbon monoxide. They have been delivering these sessions to schools for the past five years and are delighted to be offering this to LBH.
They currently have two free schemes which you can read about below. These sessions are booked on a first come first served basis. Each class will require a whole morning or whole afternoon session.
Safety Seymour - Yr 2 and Yr 3 - Class Workshop
Join Safety Seymour, the caped crusader on a mission to raise awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide. An experienced Arts Facilitator (DBS checked) will lead your pupils through a half-day session (AM or PM) involving a number of fun and engaging activities, with links to different areas of the curriculum such as drama, PSHE, and science. Your pupils will receive a free carbon monoxide alarm to take home! Check out the Safety Seymour website: www.safetyseymour.co.uk/visits/
The CO Crew - Yr 5 and Yr 6 - Class Workshop
Mimi and Loz are members of The CO Crew. Your pupils will take part in a fully interactive and creative half day (AM or PM) session, learning about carbon monoxide and how to stay safe. This workshop will help to reinforce and expand the learning that your pupils may have received with Safety Seymour in Yr 2 and can also work as a stand-alone session for these years. Your pupils will receive a goody bag to take home. Check out The CO Crew website: www.thecocrew.co.uk/schools
We would love to take advantage of this free offer for schools. Please book via https://bonanza-creative.org/primary/
School Plates: Healthier & More Sustainable School Food in Hillingdon
The School Plates programme, run by ProVeg UK, is making school meals healthier and more sustainable in over 2,500 schools across the UK. Would you like our free support too?
All the experts agree that we need to eat much less meat and dairy to achieve net zero carbon emissions for the future of our planet. Plant-based food is also healthier as it is packed full of nutrients and fibre, which most UK children are deficient in. By making school meals more plant-based, we make them healthier, more sustainable, and cheaper!
We have two free resources for schools: The Guide & The Recipes which you can download here.
Why not join our first online workshop for schools at 3pm - 4pm on Thursday 26 May? We'd love to see you there. If you'd like to attend, please register here: : Webinar Registration - Zoom. If you have any questions, just drop us a line at schools@proveg.com
"We aim to make working with plant-based food fun, not a chore! That's why we launched our Plant-based Cooking In Schools workshops to give school caterers the confidence to be creative with plant-based food. We want to inspire you to give it a go and the best way to do this is by getting hands-on in one of our workshops, where you can quickly become familiar with new ingredients and new recipe ideas."
The School Plates Team
Interested in Fostering for Hillingdon Council? - Please share with all staff & parents
Foster Care Fortnight 2022
Foster Care Fortnight (9th to 22nd May) is a national campaign which raises awareness and understanding about fostering and the positive influence it can have on young people's lives. The campaign hopes to build support for fostering, challenge stigma surrounding children in foster care and encourage more people to come forward to foster.
Hillingdon Council's fostering team is looking for people who can provide different types of fostering and is encouraging employees to consider fostering or raising awareness among family and friends.
People from all backgrounds can foster, the minimum age is 25, and a spare bedroom is needed for any child fostered over the age of 2. We support and guide you in the fostering role and you receive a generous allowance, among other benefits.
Want to find out more about fostering?
Attend our virtual event on Microsoft teams:
Tuesday 17 May, 2 - 3pm
See link below for registration details:
Fostering information event (virtual) - Discover Hillingdon
We are also holding 'drop in' sessions at the following ASDA supermarkets & no booking needed:
- Monday 16 May, 10 am to 4pm, ASDA South Ruislip, Old Dairy Lane, HA4 9FY
- Friday 20 May, 10 am to 4pm, ASDA South Ruislip
Please share this information with parents/carers and staff via any means you feel appropriate.
If you think you could foster, please call the Fostering team on 0800 783 1298, email fosteringrecruitment@hillingdon.gov.uk or visit www.hillingdon.gov.uk/fostering
Fostering 2021 6pp A5 Leaflet Final (PDF) [3MB]
