20 April 2026

Reminders

Dear Colleagues,

This bulletin is for all settings that educate Hillingdon children, maintained, academies and independent. 

Please forward to the leads in your settings or team members who might be interested in the content, so they can follow up the relevant offers. Thank you in advance.

Warm regards,
Abi Preston 
Director of Education & SEND 
Children's Services, London Borough of Hillingdon, Civic Centre, Uxbridge UB8 1UW


Headteachers or SENCos should complete the Understanding Current SEND Support Provision survey 

By 27/04/26

DSLs should sign up to attend the in-person DSL Cluster/Networking Meeting at Oak Wood School HERE. Agenda will be shared with those who sign up 

On 28/04/26 at 10.30 am 

Governors can attend the online Ofsted Inspection Updates for School Governors - Click here to register  

On 12/05/26 at 6 pm

All settings can sign up to attend the AfA 'Parents as Partners in Learning' Conference here

On 03/06/26

Headteachers should attend the next online Head Teachers' Termly. Agenda will be shared nearer the time 

On 09/06/26 at 9.30 am 

Governors can attend the annual Governors Networking Event at the Civic Centre - Sign up here 

On 10/06/26 at 6 pm

Primaries should sign up to attend the Early Writing Webinar led by Dr Julian Grenier CBE via email to  rmehta@global-educationservices.co.uk

On 16/06/26 at 4 pm

Governors can attend the online Understanding the Use of AI in Schools session - Click here to register

On 22/06/26 at 6 pm 

Secondaries and Post-16 settings should sign up to attend the AfA Event here

On 30/06/26

Schools Forum is a public meeting, anyone wishing to attend should contact schoolsforum@hillingdon.gov.uk. The next meeting is online, meeting papers will be uploaded here one week before. 

On 7/7/26 at 1 pm

Useful links:

  • Hillingdon LEAP can be accessed for information and guidance for all settings 
  • Please contact education@hillingdon.gov.uk with any queries 
  • Critical Incident Notification can be found here
  • Emergency closures of all schools must be reported to education@hillingdon.gov.uk 
  • Education Services Contacts can be found here 
  • Education and SEND Policies can be found here 
  • EYES/Establishment Portal information can be found here
  • Governors can access LA training here 
  • Hillingdon Learning Partnership 
  • Schools' Forum meeting papers can be accessed here. If anyone would like to attend meetings, they are welcome to do so.