6th June 2022
Dear Colleagues,
To action: | |
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Save the Date - Head Teachers Termly - 16th June 2-4 pm via MS Teams (Agenda to follow) | -- |
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 | Thursdays |
Safeguarding Escalation: Resolving Professional Differences
In October 2021 Hillingdon Safeguarding Partnership agreed a multiagency escalation process to facilitate the resolution of professional differences in adult and child safeguarding. This process has been widely shared across the safeguarding network, it is purposefully simple to promote usability by the diverse range of agencies within our Partnership.
Safeguarding is complex work, and there will be times where professional differences arise within, and between agencies. It is in the best interests of children and families that these differences should be resolved as quickly as possible and by those in the best position to do so. This promotes effective safeguarding and enables the development of collaborative and productive relationships across the network through ensuring value and respect for professional expertise between disciplines and agencies.
There are four stages of escalation:
- Involved practitioners in consultation with supervisors
- Line Manager to Line Manager
- Strategic Safeguarding Leads (for schools - child protection lead for education, for social care - Heads of Service)
- Safeguarding Partnership
Full detail of the process is provided in the documents below.
Escalation Policy 2021 (PDF) [167KB]
Stage 4 Dispute Resolution (Word doc) [216KB]
SORTED Substance Use and Misuse Team Resources
The SORTED team has been alerted to an increased number of young people presenting to A&E department in Hillingdon hospital after consumption of alcohol, cannabis products (cannabis edibles and THC vapes) and nitro oxide. The team devised resources for parents to be able to recognise signs of their children being under the influence of those substances. The information resources cover a number of areas in relation to young people substance misuse and can support parents with having the conversation with their child around the risks of substance misuse. If the professional or a parent/carer is concerned about a young person using substances, they can contact the team via email sorted@hillingdon.gov.uk or make referral using Stronger Families portal.
Alcohol Information Resource - Parent Pack (PDF) [1MB]
Cannabis Information Resource - Parent Pack (PDF) [2MB]
Cannabis Edibles Information Resource - Parent Pack (PDF) [1MB]
Nitrous Oxide Information Resource - Parent Pack (PDF) [3MB]
Vaping Information Resource - Parent Pack (PDF) [3MB]
Writing Effective SEFs & SIPs Session for Headteachers
We are holding a session for all Headteachers on writing an effective Self Evaluation Plan and School Improvement Plan. This will be delivered by Ron Hall, Lead Primary Education Advisor via MS Teams.
On: Wednesday 22nd June 2022 from 1-3 pm.
Please sign up here if you would like to attend, by Thursday 16th June. The link to join the meeting will be sent nearer the time.
SEND Newsletter
Please click here for the latest Newsletter from the SEND Team.
Educational Psychology Service Traded Offer
We are planning the service for 2022-2023. Please sign up here to indicate your preferences at the earliest opportunity so we can ensure that your needs can be met.
Educational Psychology Service
Hillingdon EPS Traded Offer 2022-2023 (PDF) [110KB]
School Administrators and Business Managers Network Meeting
On: Thursday 16 June 2022
Time: 13:00 - 15:30
Venue: Committee Room 5, Civic Centre, Uxbridge
Please book your place here or email learninganddevelopment@hillingdon.gov.uk with any query.
Promotion of Careers in Allied Health
You may remember at the end of last year a request to complete a survey on behalf of Hillingdon Health and Care Partners regarding promotion of careers in Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy (P-COPS). Thank you so much to those of you who completed this and they are pleased to say that your responses have been analysed. As a result, the first Careers Workshop was held at Oak Wood School in February and they are now able to offer THREE more workshops to local schools. Please read the flyer below for more information and if interested in hosting one of the three FREE workshops in 2022, please register your interest by clicking on the link provided in the attached document. For any further information, contact: victoria.stewart1@nhs.net
PCOPS Update for LBH (PDF) [1MB]
Hillingdon Youth Council - Secondary School Pupil Membership
Hillingdon Youth Council (as part of the Universal Youth Service) is seeking to recruit new members to represent Hillingdon young residents by linking in with School Councils and student forums across the borough. Ideally, we would like to have 2 representatives from each senior school who can attend the full HYC meetings at the Civic Centre on the 1st Monday each month; they will also be able to attend/host surgeries, focus groups, project groups & council meetings as well as getting involved in charitable activities across the borough.
Please contact Maggie Ditchburn at MDitchburn@hillingdon.gov.uk for further information & membership applications.
For more information please visit: What is the Youth Council? - Hillingdon Council
