8 June 2026

Reminders

Dear Colleagues,

This bulletin is intended for all educational settings supporting children in Hillingdon, including maintained schools, academies and independents. 

We would be grateful if you could share this briefing with relevant leads within your setting or with team members who may have an interest in the content, so they can follow up on the opportunities outlined.

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


Headteachers or deputies should attend the next online Head Teachers' Termly. Please see agenda for this meeting: Head Teachers' Termly Agenda - Summer Term 2026

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 

Headteachers and School Business Managers should sign up to attend the Workshop on Forecasting and Budget Pressures Sessions registration form  

On 24/06/26 at 10 am or 01/07/26 at 1 pm

DSLs should sign up to attend the next DSL Cluster/Networking Session here.  Updated Level 1 Safeguarding slides to include KCSIE updates will be presented. This will be particularly useful to new DSLs

On 25/06/26 at 10 am 

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

Primaries should attend the Wraparound Drop-In Network Meeting. Click here to join the meeting 

On 08/07/26 at 2 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.