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For Action - Response required by 10 October Children of the Holocaust Memorial Project : Snowdrops of Remembrance Please see the letter from the Mayor in the enlosures section of this week's School Circular. As you are aware, Barnet Council is committed to commemorating the Holocaust Memorial Day which is highlighted by an annual public service held in Hendon Park. The Mayor is inviting two pupils from every school in the borough, accompanied by a teacher or guardian, to take part in planting 10,000 snowdrops at Sunny Hill Park Hendon, on Monday 6 November 2006. Planting will start at 2.30pm and park staff will be on hand to help. It is our wish to include all the schools in the borough in this unique and spectacular event. Please contact Jane Bamber, Events Officer, on 020 8359 2493, or email her on jane.bamber@barnet.gov.uk by Friday 20 October to let her know the names of the two pupils and their guardian who will represent your school at this event.The Worshipful Mayor |
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For Action - Response required by 20 October Enclosed in the School Circular this week is a letter of invitation to Headteachers and Principals. The invitation is for a seminar on the 2 November to consider proposals for the next phase of 14-19 Partnership working. Please contact Paul Grey on 020 8359 6345 for further information. Martin Baker |
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For Action - Response required by 20 October 2006 We would like to remind Designated Teachers that this term's training will take place on Thursday 2 November 2006, NLBP, Building 5, Room 5, 1.00-3.30pm. This session will consider the educational support and work related options available to Looked After Children. If you have not already confirmed your attendance, please contact Rita Odumosu on 020 8359 4496 or Patricia Davies on 0208 359 4534 or Patricia.Davies@barnet.gov.uk as soon as possible to confirm. Rita Odumosu
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For Action - Response required by 10 November The next conference for Headteachers and Bursars - Best Practice in School Financial Management - is the 20th November 2006 at NLBP. Please use the booking form in the enclosures section of this week's School Circular to reserve your place. Carol Beckman |
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Updated Ethnicity and New First Language Data Collection Guidance | |
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For Information Following last week's Circular, there have been a number of enquiries about the updated guidance. We hope the information below will answer queries for all schools. The updated guidance on pupil data collection for Ethnicity and the new guidance for First Language data collection is needed in preparation for the census next term. From January 2007, for the first time, PLASC/ASC will formalise the collection of pupils' first languages and enable a comprehensive picture to be established of the languages spoken, both across schools and nationally. The guidance will help schools to prepare for this requirement. Please contact David Tobin (020 8359 7274) for further information about information management systems and Jeanette Redding, Inspector for Inclusion and Equalities (020 8359 6326) for further information on language and ethnicity matters. For ease we have enclosed the guidance again this week. Martin Baker |
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Education and Faith - Exploring the Roles of Faith Schools An open Plenary Forum will be held on Wednesday 8 November at the North London Business Park, Building 5, Oakleigh Road South, N11 at 6.30 p.m. The evening, in the presence of the Mayor of Barnet, Cllr Eva Greenspan, will take the form of "Any Questions", put to a panel of speakers involved in Faith education. Superintendent Richard Walton, Barnet Police, will chair the panel which will represent Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu/Jain faiths. All are welcome to an evening, which should prove exciting in the light of current discussions on this topic in Parliament and the media.For further information, please contact Revd Bernd Koschland, Chair, on 0208 203 5527 or nisraf@compuchange.co.uk or Father John Hawkins, 020 8202 8606 or jeih.stj@tiscali.co.uk If you have a question please send it as soon as possible to either of the above, who look forward to seeing you. Bernd Koschland |
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Black History Month | |
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For Information Individuals Within Communities: Black History in Barnet before 1965 This small exhibition - a contribution to Black History Month 2006 - documents the presence of Black and Asian people in the area now covered by London Borough of Barnet from the 1760s to the 1960s. Individuals within Communities, which has been prepared by Barnet's Heritage Officer using material from the borough's Archives, reveals 'people of colour' in a wide variety of roles, from servant to clergyman, circus hand to historian, in the period before mass immigration. The exhibition is relevant to History KS2 & KS3. Admission is free. Please ring 0208 203 0130 for details of opening times and advice on school visits. Gerrard RootsChurch Farmhouse Museum Greyhound Hill London NW4 4JR |
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Every Child Matters: Making It Happen | |
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For Information Please see the enclosed Making It Happen booklet. The booklet is for all those working with children and young people across all the services and agencies. It looks at how better information sharing and multi-agency working coupled with new tools and processes such as the Common Assessment Framework, the lead professional role and the information sharing index, are helping to deliver effective services for children, young people and families. Frontline staff across all the services, including schools, explain what this means in practice for them and for the children, young people and families they work with. The case studies broadly capture examples across the following areas: Delphine Garr |
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For Information The recruitment advertising procedure has been reviewed to further improve services to schools. A letter to headteachers setting out the new process is included in the enclosures section of this week's School Circular. This letter also includes important information on advertising in the local press and the invoicing procedure. Tony Lampert |
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Oasis Centre - Year 11 Remotivation Course | |
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For Information The Oasis Centre at Burnt Oak Youth Club offers a two day remotivation course for Year 11 pupils. Oasis is now managed by the Headteacher of Pavilion Study Centre. It offers the core curriculum, social education and support for transition post -16 planning from Barnet Youth and Connexions Service. Secondary Headteachers who wish to purchase the service should contact Shelley Dannell, Headteacher, Pavilion Study Centre tel: 020 8446 1533Graham Durham |
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Useful Weblinks | |
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For Information GCSE Coursework International Education Week (IEW) Church of England Schools Creative Partnerships Grow Your Own Vegetables/Fruit Pete Comley |
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