Issue 19

Wednesday 7 February 2007

 
LA Advice Line
from 8.00am
weekdays
(term time only)
Tel: 020 8359 7626
For more information
please contact
Suzanne Crouch,
Education Communication Officer
Tel: 020 8359 7618
CONTENTS
  1. Barnet Children's Service

  2. Barnet Safe Cycling Scheme for 2007

  3. Mathematics Revision materials for Y5 and Y6

  4. For Sale

  5. Useful Web Links

Enclosures
  • Headteachers
  • School Staff
  • Professional Development
 
Barnet Children's Service

For Information

The Joint Area Review confirmed the progress that both the Children and Families Service and Education Service have made over the past four years and we want to build further improvement on that foundation. We want to ensure that existing teams remain intact so that we can sustain our focus on improving outcomes for children and young people but we are bringing together service  management.

From 1 April, the existing leadership teams for Children and Families and Education will become the Children's Service Leadership Team (CLT) and, as now, each member of CLT will lead and manage a division of the service. We will combine these divisions into four groups:

  • Safeguarding and social care
  • Inclusion
  • Schools and learning
  • Partnerships, performance and planning.

We have now recruited to the posts to lead each of these groups:

  • Mark Gurrey - Deputy Director, Safeguarding and social care
  • Graham Durham - Assistant Director, Inclusion
  • Martin Baker - Deputy Director, Schools and learning
  • Val White - Assistant Director, Partnerships, performance and planning.

Mark will be joining us from Thurrock where is he is currently Head of Universal and Targeted Services for Children. Of course, his appointment is subject to all the usual pre-employment checks and I will be able to confirm a start date when these are complete. Many of you will already know Graham, Martin and Val. We will continue to be based at North London Business Park and our telephone numbers and email addresses remain unchanged.

I am grateful for your support during this change process.

Gillian Palmer
Director of Children's Service

 
Barnet Safe Cycling Scheme for 2007

For Action

Once again your help is needed to distribute the application forms, enclosed in the school bag, to all Year Six pupils.

This training for young cyclists is very important as it helps them to gain the necessary skills to cope with the busy traffic on Barnet's roads. For pupils wishing to cycle to secondary school, the training is essential as most insist that pupils have passed the training course before allowing them to cycle to school.

Once the pupils and parents have filled in their forms, they need to send them directly to the Planning & Safety Team as detailed in the enclosed letters.

Ilias Ioannou / Janice Jones
Road Safety Officers

 
Mathematics Revision materials for Y5 and Y6

For information

The CD enclosed in the School Bag has been produced by the Primary National Strategy to "Help children achieve age related expectations (securing Level 4 by the end of Key Stage 2) in both Literacy and Mathematics."

It contains all existing booster materials, year targets and new materials. There are three new wave one literacy revision units, including daily plans and teaching notes covering strands 7, 9, 10 and 11 in the revised framework. The new levelled revision materials for mathematics cover the 7 strands from the revised framework.

This is a valuable resource for teachers in Years 5 and 6. Further copies can be ordered from Prolog should  you require them.

Jean Taylor
Primary Team Manager

 
For Sale

For Information

Hampden Way Nursery has printer ink cartridges for sale.

Epson Stylus Photo -  200/R220/R300/R320/R340/RX500/RX600/RX620/RX640
All at £5.00 each

Black 2                                                                                       
Cyan 2
Light Cyan  2
Magenta 2
Light Magenta 3
Yellow 2
            
Epson Stylus Photo -  790/870/875DC/890/895/1270/1290
At £5.00 each

Black                    2

Generic (Pelican) cartridges for Epson Stylus Photo -  R200/R300/RX500/RX600
All at £3.00 each

Black                    2
Cyan                     2

1 Hewlett Packard 11A suitable for Laserjet 2410/2420/2430 @ £25.00

Please contact the nursery office at office.hampdenwaynursery.barnet@lgfl.net or 020 8368 2131.

Hampden Way Nursery

 
Useful Web Links

For Information

Supplementary Schools
Schools Minister Andrew Adonis has announced a new national development centre to support and promote supplementary schools. Further details can be found at:-
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2007_0013
 
Head Lice
The Local Government Association has issued a press release about head lice and treatment:-
http://www.lga.gov.uk/PressRelease.asp?lsection=344&id=SX7532-A783FD03&ccat=344

Ofsted Statistics
Ofsted has published statistics detailing the number of schools placed in or removed from the special measures and 'Notice to Improve' categories in the autumn term 2006. Further details can be found at:-
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.75d4ee5e2788f064728a0d
8308c08a0c/?vgnextoid=46dbfd91ee270110VgnVCM1000003507640aRCRD

Specialist Schools
Education Minister Andrew Adonis has announced that 72 more schools have gained specialist status. Further details can be found at:-
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2007_0015

PE Lessons
The Government is planning changes to PE lessons to help children avoid the problems of obesity. Further details can be found at:-
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2007_0016

Pete Comley
Assistant Information & Communications Officer

 
 

   
Headteachers
  • Letter re: Maths Revision CD
  • Maths Revision CD (Not on BGFL: Hard copy in School Bag)
    All Primary Schools 

    Letter and Maths revision CD for Y5 and Y6 pupils. Please click on the above link and see enclosure in the school bag for further details.

 

  • Letters and Application Form re: Barnet Safe Cycling Scheme 2007
    All Primary Schools (Not on BGFL: Hard copy in School Bag)

    Letters and application form for the Barnet Safe Cycling Scheme 2007. The scheme will  run on several dates between April and August 2007 for current Y6 pupils. Please see enclosures in the school bag for further details.

 

  • Flyer re: FreeServe
    All Schools 

    A flyer detailing a 4 week tennis course for boys and girls aged 6 to 16 running from 24 February 2007. The course takes place in Mill Hill Park and is free. Please click on the above link for further details.

 

 

  • Flyer re: Motivation Matters Conference 21 May
    All Schools

    A flyer detailing the Motivation Matters Conference, held by Hertfordshire County Council's Children, Schools & Families' service, on 21 May 2007. Application forms should be submitted by 4 May 2007. Please click on the above link for further details.

 

   
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