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For Action - URGENT - Response required by 11 June LAST CHANCE FOR PUBLICITY Many thanks to those who have sent information. There is already a wide range of events which showcase the exciting offer in Barnet schools. To publicise your school events Barnet Celebrates Achievement, we have secured a double page spread in the local papers. We do still need copy! The deadline for getting information to us is Monday 11 June by 5.00 pm. The details of your school events should include:
We do want photographs so if you have one or two, for which you have parental agreement for publication, please send these too. Please send information, by email, to Martin Baker at martin.baker@barnet.gov.uk Martin Baker |
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For Information A reminder that the next four Network meetings for all Headteachers will be taking place on Wednesday 27 June 2007 from 8:30am to 11:00am in Building 5, NLBP. Agenda:
Please note coffee/tea will be available from 8:00am Sharon McGovern |
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For Action - Response required by 12 June 2007 Included in the enclosures section of this week's School Circular is a form for schools to complete and return showing your professional development days and term dates for the next academic year (2007-2008). Please could schools send all responses back to Suzanne Crouch, at suzanne.crouch@barnet.gov.uk by Tuesday 12 June 2007. Should any voluntary aided schools have term dates that cannot be accommodated in this form, please supply this information separately by sending a copy of the term dates for 2007/08 that are sent out to your parents. Please send this in an email to the above address. Please note, this information will also be forwarded to the Human Resources Unit because payment for sickness absence is calculated in accordance with the term dates. Many thanks for your assistance. If you have any queries, please contact Suzanne Crouch on 020 8359 7618. Suzanne Crouch |
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For Information Please find enclosed in this week's School Bag, a Primary Strategy support pack for Year 5 and Year 6 teachers intended to strengthen the transition from Year 5 to Year 6 and maintain the momentum of learning. The pack contains two CD ROMs giving access to literacy and mathematical guidance and support materials for Year 5 and Year 6 teachers. Please note that the enclosed poster sets out a revised aspirational timeline for the implementation and use of the renewed Primary Framework and the Interactive Planning tool. This may not match your school's timeline for the implementation of the Framework and Planning Tool. Jean Taylor |
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Barnet Youth Festival - Organised by young people for young people! | |
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For Information Advance Notice for Saturday 30 June. Barnet Youth Board, in partnership with Barnet Homes, is organising a festival in Barnet Copthall Stadium on Saturday 30 June from 1pm to 5pm. There will be live music, workshops and activities. The target age group is 13 to 19. Entry is free! We will be sending posters and flyers to secondary schools for distribution but, in the meantime, please do mention the event to your pupils. For further information, please contact joanna.domingo@barnet.gov.uk Joanna Domingo |
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For Information On Thursday the 14 June, Barnet Libraries and Barnet Schools Libraries Resources Service will be holding a special event to shadow the Carnegie Medal - the UK's premier children's book prize. The Carnegie Medal is awarded each year by a panel of Librarians to the most outstanding children's book of the year. Nominations are received from local authorities and members of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals during October and a final shortlist is drawn up in May. The shortlist for this year's medal features 6 outstanding novels from some of the best contemporary children's writers. Seven Barnet secondary schools will be participating in the event, with a total of around 80 young people scheduled to participate. The schools involved are:
Each school will send a delegation of students who, having read the shortlisted titles, will discuss each book to determine who they believe should be awarded the 2007 Carnegie Medal. The event will enable participating young people to develop essential critical reading skills as well as an ability to practise skills in persuasion and public speaking. The afternoon will begin with a short talk from author Brian Keaney, who was shortlisted for the 2006 Carnegie Medal. Following group discussions of the nominated books, the young people will vote for their favourite title to determine the Barnet Carnegie winner. The national winner will be announced at a ceremony in central London the following week on the 21 June. The event will take place in the Emerald Suite, North London Business Park from 1.30 - 4pm. Hannah Richens |
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Celebrating Success | |
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For Information Congratulations to the following schools and educational settings: Discovery Bay PRU has been awarded National Healthy Schools Status. Our Lady of Lourdes School is the second Barnet school to be awarded the STAR award (Sustainable Travel Accredited and Recognised) - sustainable level. For information about how to apply for a STAR award, please contact Alison Sharpe (School Travel Plan Coordinator) on 020 8359 7603 or alison.sharpe@barnet.gov.uk or go to www.staccreditation.org.uk A Barnet primary school has become the first in the country to receive an award for having a secure but welcoming environment. Church Hill Primary School, in East Barnet, received the award after taking part in the scheme last July. Governors at the school wanted to improve security after a few minor burglaries, but avoid the usual response of installing high fences and barriers to entry. They wanted to make security a part of the life of the school whilst maintaining an open and friendly ethos where children, parents and staff feel welcome. The initiative, Secured Environments, is a new risk management scheme launched earlier this year by the Association of Chief Police Officers Crime Prevention Initiatives and Perpetuity Group. It promotes good security practice in organisations by focusing on strategy, process and people. Headteacher, Rebecca Mottershead said, "Everyone at Church Hill Primary is extremely pleased about the award. The school's governors have been concerned about security and achieving this Secured Environments Award shows that we take the issue seriously. The process has helped us realise that security can be low key yet effective: building a fortress isn't always the best or most effective strategy." Cllr Fiona Bulmer, Barnet Council's Cabinet Member for Children's Service, said, "It is important that children, parents, staff and governors feel confident their school is a safe place to learn. Church Hill Primary School have demonstrated that this can be achieved in a sensitive but effective way." The ceremony, which is also the UK's first Secured Environments award ceremony will be held at 9am on 5 June at Church Hill Primary School. For more information about the Secured Environments award, please contact Dr Tim Pascoe on 0116 222 5555 or t.pascoe@perpetuitygroup.com or go to www.securedenvironments.com |
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For Information Disabled Children Extended Schools Know IT All Public Consultation - Seamless Services Pay and Conditions for Support Staff The Parliamentary Education Unit 14-19 Education School Security KS4 Curriculum Helping KS2 Pupils Progress Pete Comley |
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| Professional Development | Please click the relevant links below for all of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Flyers. All CPD Flyers organised by Programme Strand Primary CPD Flyers organised by Issue Date Secondary CPD Flyers organised by Issue Date
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