For Information / Action

Please find in the enclosures section of this week's School Circular a briefing note and guidance for schools in relation the industrial action scheduled to take place on 30 November 2011.

Deborah Shaw
HR Schools Business Partner

For Information

The school bag courier service due on Wednesday 30 November 2011 will be moved to Thursday 1 December because of potential school closures during the industrial action.

Rachel Williams
Customer Relations Manager

For information

All staff paid via London Borough of Barnet's payroll service will be paid on 23 December 2011 which means that the December payroll deadline will be marginally earlier next month. The payroll deadline for submission of details for starters, leavers, changes, returns and claims will be 5 December 2011.

For information, please see the Payroll processing timetable for the rest of the financial year:

Month                          Payroll deadline                 Pay date
December 2011          5 December                      23 December
January 2012              10 January                         31 January
February 2012            10 February                        29 February
March 2012                 9 March                              30 March

For information / action

North London Schools International Network (NLSIN) invites five secondary schools to take part in a new initiative that we are organising in collaboration with the Schools Linking Network. Please the attched flyer in the enclosures section below.

Participation will involve students and accompanying staff attending 3 training days including the final event which will be held in the Summer term at a central London venue.  More information is available at: http://www.schoolslinkingnetwork.org.uk/case-studies/secondary/citizenship-mun/model-united-nations/

This is only open to members of the North London Schools International Network (NLSIN). If you are not already a member but are interesting in joining in order to take part please see the membership leaflet in the enclosures sectin below.

Places are very limited so if you are interested in taking part please contact Anne Roots: anne.roots@barnet.gov.uk by Wednesday 30 November.

For information

Congratulations to St Andrew's CE School for reducing their rubbish by half in just one week!
St Andrew's worked on a project with Verity Jones from the Waste and Sustainability Team at Barnet Council to reduce their rubbish.  The project is called the 'Watch Your Waste Project.'  The school learnt to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle more and have even started to recycle all their food waste.   Pupils learnt about reducing their lunchtime waste, a recycling lorry visited the school and each class took part in a workshop.  The week was finished off with a Celebratory Assembly at the school and The Mayor of Barnet and Councillor Coleman came to see the work that the school had done.  In one week the school was so successful at reducing their rubbish that one of their three rubbish bins was completely empty! By continuing to reduce the school's waste this will not only have a positive environmental effect, but will help save the school money by reducing the number of rubbish bins that they will need.

• Briefing note about industrial action
  Audience All Schools
  URGENT - Response required by: 25 November 2011 and 28/29 November 2011

  Advice and gudance on the industrial action planned for 30 November. Please click on the above link for further details.

• Flyer re: Model United Nations
• NLSIN membership form
  All Secondary Schools
  Response required by: 30 November 2011

Details about taking part in the SLN (Schools Linking Network) 'Model United Nations' initiative and membership form to join NLSIN. Please click on the above link for further details.  

• Resources for Road Safety week - wc 21 November 2011
  Audience All Schools

An inventory of resources to support Road Safety Week (21 November 2011). Originally set up by Brake, the week aims to provide everyone with the opportunity to promote road safety in their school, community or organisation.  Please click on the above link for further details

• Flyer re: 'Safer Moves' Road Safety Training
  Safer Moves booking form
  Audience All Primary Schools 

A reminder to everyone to book your sessions for the 'Safer Moves' Road Safety course, aimed at Year 4 children. Note that the link to the booking form in last week's circular was incorrect - apologies. Please click on the above link for further details.

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Please click the relevant links below for all of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Flyers.

All CPD Flyers organised by Programme Strand

CPD Flyers organised by Issue Date

Early Years' Training & Development Guides