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For Urgent Action - All Schools Safeguarding Children - New measures for pre-employment checks and re-checks An urgent letter on the new measures announced by the DfES on CRB and List 99 re-checks is included in the school bag and the enclosures section this week. This letter explains the steps that schools need follow to comply with the latest DfES guidance. This requires schools to address any gaps in their central record of pre-employment checks for list 99 or CRB checks, by the end of November 2006.If you have any questions on the content of the letter please contact Tony Lampert on 020 8359 7882 or Sarah Conway on 020 8359 7727. Tony Lampert |
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For all Primary Schools For Immediate Action - We would ask you to ensure that all Year 6 pupils receive a copy of the enclosed letter. A letter is enclosed in this week's School Circular regarding applications to Hertfordshire schools in 2007. This is because Hertfordshire County Council has been directed by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills to change admission rule 3, the sibling rule, for the current secondary transfer process for community and voluntary controlled secondary schools. The new rule extends the criteria relating to siblings to include pupils in Year 12 and Year 13 at the time of admission. Previously this rule applied only to siblings in Year 7 to Year 11. As this may affect the preferences made by a parent in their original application all Year 6 pupils should be given this information. For further information, please contact: David Clark on 020 8359 7644 or david.clark@barnet.gov.uk David ClarkSchool Organisation & Admissions Manager |
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| For Action - Response required by 1 December
A letter is enclosed in this week's School Circular regarding the consultation for Community Primary Schools for admission to school in September 2008
For further information, please contact: David Clark on 020 8359 7644 or david.clark@barnet.gov.uk
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Interim Schedules for Pupils with Statements of SEN for Financial Year 2006-07 | |
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| For action and response by 30 November 2006
Please find a letter, in the enclosures section, and the termly schedules, in the School Bag, of pupils with a Statement of SEN who have attended or are attending your school during the present financial year.
Please read the explanatory notes that follow the letter and check the information on the schedules carefully to ensure that it is accurate. If you identify any amendments that need to be made, please inform Bahir Laattoe in writing, preferably by email, as soon as possible before 30 November 2006. If you do not respond by that date it will be assumed that you are in agreement with the information sent.
If you have any questions or require any clarification, please do not hesitate to contact Bahir Laattoe, Budget Officer on 020 8359 7735 or bahir.laattoe@barnet.gov.uk or Lesley Head, SEN Budget and Contract Manager on 020 8359 7709.
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For Information Please note the arrangements for the Chief Education Officer's meetings with primary and secondary headteachers:- Primary Headteachers Meeting Secondary Headteachers Meeting Pete Comley |
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Barnet Schools' Dance Festival - March 2007 | |
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For Information Please ensure the enclosed letter about the 2007 Dance Festival is passed to the member of your staff with responsibility for or an interest in dance. The Festival is a fantastic event which involved over 60 schools last year - book your place early to avoid disappointment. Mick Quigley Anne Fisher |
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For Action The Research and Management Information Team are currently in the process of redesigning the Barnet Grid for Learning (BGfL) to ensure that the information it provides is current, up-to-date and easy to navigate. They would welcome your feedback regarding the kind of information that you would like to see on BGfL and any improvements that you feel they could make. Visit: www.barnet.lgfl.net Please email any suggestions to: barnet@lgfl.net James Wills-Fleming |
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For Information As a result of a ruling by the Department of Health on the issue of consent for school screenings and dental surveys, all Primary Care Trusts (PCT) have suspended their regular school screening programme. It has been decided that positive informed consent must be obtained from parents of children under 10, and from children of 10 years and above if they are competent to give consent. The Department of Health is in discussion with DfES to find a solution to this problem. It is hoped that positive informed consent could be obtained from parents as part of the school entry process. The PCT intend to resume this process at the earliest opportunity. John Teasdale |
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Health Promotion Resources | |
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For Information
Barnet Primary Care Trust's collection of health promotion resources are now held at the Library and Resource Centre at Edgware Community Hospital and are available to borrow for use in schools.
Unusually for an NHS hospital library, this one is open for the public and professionals of Barnet to become members and use the journal and book collection and have access to the Internet. In addition, the Health Promotion Collection contains many resources for use with children and young people in schools, including videos, teaching packs, leaflets and models. The collection of 'teaching pack' folders containing lesson plans, exercises etc. covers many heath areas, and is especially strong in sexual health, smoking and drug education. There is also a range of materials on healthy eating, general works like Health for Life (ages 4-7 and 8-11), and a collection of books and resources around 'Philosophy for Children' and using stories for emotional development in young children.
Books and packs can be borrowed for 28 days, and videos for 14 days. To join the library, just drop by with appropriate ID. We are open 9:00 - 5:00 Monday - Friday (9.00 - 6:00 on Thursday) on the 1st floor of the Edgware Community Hospital, Burnt Oak Broadway, HA8 OAD
The Collection also includes health promotion leaflets and posters; limited amounts may be available to order. For a list of teaching resources available to borrow, or a catalogue of leaflets and posters please contact the library at library@barnet-pct.nhs.uk, or call 020 8732 6988 and ask for Pat Murphy.
A few examples of the many resources available to borrow are:
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For Action - Response required by 1 December from Primary Schools Cancer Research UK is running the Pound a Poem poetry competition. Children in years 3 to 6 are asked to write a poem about fruit and vegetables and pay £1 to enter their poem into the competition. Pound a Poem links perfectly with the Every Child Matters Agenda, giving children the power to make a difference as citizens across the UK. The website www.poundapoem.co.uk is packed full of information to help you set up Pound a Poem in your school. In particular there are some helpful guidance notes for teachers, detailed lesson plans and a topic web to help kick start your Pound a Poem activities. Further information can be found in the pack enclosed in this week's School Bag. Janet Hayes |
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UNICEF's Day for Change 2007 | |
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For Information Your school is invited to be a part of UNICEF's Day for Change 2007, and join thousands of schools across the UK to raise funds to help more children in Kenya go to school and get a better education. Day for Change is a national event where schools have a themed day of fun activities whilst learning about the important issues surrounding education in Kenya. Day for Change is easy to organise and we will provide all the resources you need. Simply register and receive your FREE education resource pack, which contains guides to organising the day, fundraising ideas, glossy photo cards with case studies and A2 posters. This year we will also be providing a CD-ROM packed full of case studies, PowerPoint presentations and curriculum-linked activities and resources supporting PSHE, Citizenship, English and Geography for pupils aged 5-16 years. Day for Change 2007 takes place on Friday 2 February, but your school can pick another day if it is more convenient.To register:
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Useful Weblinks | |
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| Unsatisfactory Behaviour Ofsted have published a report, Improving Behaviour, which concludes that unsatisfactory behaviour is best tackled as part of a whole-school improvement programme. Further details can be found at the following website: www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.75d4ee5e2788f064728a0d8308c08a0c/?vgnextoid=1e7fb48089f9e010VgnVCM1000003507640aRCRD Citizenship (1) Active Citizens in Schools is an award winning scheme that can help schools address the Citizenship curriculum through real life experiences for young people. Further details can be found at the following website: www.teachernet.gov.uk/teachingandlearning/subjects/citizenship/ACiS/ Extended Schools Teachernet have produced a new leaflet to raise awareness of how extended schools can help health professionals achieve their targets. Further details can be found at the following website: www.teachernet.gov.uk/news/?id=1177 Pete Comley Assistant Information & Communications Officer |
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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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