Schoolsnet Bulletin Board

The online form for eligible mainstream schools to claim for TPECG supplementary funding is now live, and will be available until Friday 17 January 2020

Completing your 2019 School Audit

The survey will be available from 6^th December 2019.  To access please visit the website address: https://gsce.fabsurveys.co.uk/ and log in using the details emailed to you (sent 02.12.19).

This will be a FREE half day event at the Pavilion, Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham, GL51 6PN.

The latest version of the What’s Next? booklet is out now! Please share with students in Years 9-13 choosing their education and career options .

When: 1.00 pm until 3.30 pm, Thursday 16^th January 2020.

Where: Gloucestershire Heritage Hub, (former Gloucestershire Archives), Clarence Row, Alvin Street, Gloucester, GL1 3DW.

Cost: £40.00 per head, with refreshments provided upon arrival and throughout the afternoon. Parking is available on site at a charge of £3.00 (payable by cash or card at the front desk).

Deadline for bookings: Thursday 9^th January 2020.

Ofsted is pleased to inform you that the new 2019 inspection data summary report (IDSR) for secondary data, is now available through the new Ofsted IDSR service linked to in DfE’s Analyse School Performance (ASP) https://www.analyse-school-performance.service.gov.uk.

On the 2nd December 2019 the Allegation Management referral and data collection processes will be changing.

The presentations from the Closing the Gap conference on 21^st November have been uploaded to – Schoolsnet.

The Schools Forum Outcome report from the meeting held on 14  November 2019 is available at the following link: Schools Forum Outcome report

To find out who the schools’ representatives are on Gloucestershire Schools Forum please see the Schools Forum Membership list

Influenza is beginning to circulate in certain parts of the UK. There are a large number of schools affected in the North East of the country and, over the past week, there have been several schools affected in the South West, particularly Somerset and North Somerset.

Philip Douch, Active Impact, was commissioned by Gloucestershire County Council to conduct a research and development project into community engagement and preparation for adulthood for young people in post 16 education in Gloucestershire.

The Inclusion Charter for Gloucestershire needs your expertise and views to define what Inclusion means to schools and the communities they support.

The first application window for the teachers’ pension employer contribution grant (TPECG) supplementary fund opens on Monday 2 December 2019.

Please share our need for short break carers to provide small amounts of care to children with disabilities. Both day and overnight carers are needed-usually at weekends and during holidays. The Family Link Plus team are interested in any event where we could engage with staff. We have a recruitment information stand.

BeeZee Bodies is looking for parents and guardians in Gloucestershire who look after a child aged 5-15, to complete a short survey.

For the majority of NQTs, completed NQT assessment reports should be returned to: NQTs@gloucestershire.gov.uk by 6^th December 2019. 

Ofsted will be removing historic IDSRs from DfE’s Analyse School Performance (ASP).

This does not affect your latest (2019) IDSR.

The 2020 Pupil Wellbeing Survey (PWS) will be run in schools across Gloucestershire from January until April. The survey replaces the former Online Pupil Survey, and is being delivered by a new provider, RM Insight.

When: 4 December 2019

Time: 7:30pm to 9:30pm

Where: University of Gloucestershire, main lecture theatre, Park Campus, The Park, Cheltenham GL50 2RH

Tickets: £6. Book online at Eventbrite

The Department for Education updated its list of statutory policies this autumn.

Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust is offering free assemblies to Secondary Schools in Cheltenham, Gloucester and Tewkesbury.

The 2019 Annual Meeting of the LGPS Pension Fund, the pension fund for support staff, will be held in the Council Chamber, Shire Hall at 12 noon on Friday the 6th December 2019.

The Data and Analysis team key dates for 2019/2020 data collections are now available.

Gloucestershire County Council and Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group are currently undertaking a review of children’s speech and language therapy services across Gloucestershire. 

End of KS1 and KS2 Assessment and Moderation CPD (2019/20) enables Y2 and Y6 teachers to undertake end of key stage statutory assessments.

From a missing and child exploitation perspective, truanting, absence, or non attendance are all a cause for concern.  

Asset Management & Property Services (AMPS) have employed Sam Hoida to undertake this years school estate valuations for inclusion in the county council’s accounts.

The Daily Mile in Gloucestershire is part of a national initiative which supports schools to get children more active by encouraging them to jog or run 15 minutes every day.

Ofsted will soon be running a series of Education Inspection Framework (EIF) roadshows for primary and secondary schools.

We have updated our “A Guide For Schools” document in line with the latest DfE guidance. Please use this as a reference if ever you have a parent that suggests they want to Home Educate their child.

South West Regional Leads for Whole School SEND are pleased to invite members of the Community of Practice to attend this free CPD event, featuring guest speakers Natalie Packer and Simon Knight.

Welcome to the first edition of the Early Years Service newsletter which is attached below.

We hope you find our newsletter interesting and informative.

If you have any ideas or feedback please get in touch as we are always keen to receive them.  Any ideas will be shared in the next newsletter in the Spring term. 

The DfE have updated their guidance for schools about Pupil Premium Strategy statements.  Further details, along with templates and examples, can be found here.

We recently asked you to help us test two ‘school ready’ leaflets; one for families of pre-school children and one for professionals such as teachers, Early Years provision staff and health visitors.  

Children not attending school full time in the usual way, and/or following a part time timetable: responsibilities on schools and academies to ensure support for return to full time attendance is documented and takes account of safeguarding needs.

A joint message from Gloucestershire Legal Services, Information Management and Education Inclusion regarding the changes to how to request legal proceedings.

Due to the increasing numbers of students being referred to Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service, we have had to move to teaching students in Year 10 and Year 11 using on-line group lessons.  This means we can no longer accommodate every exam board and text for GCSE English Literature and GCSE English Language.  

GCC is working together with the Department for Education, Ofsted and other organisations to help ensure all children receive a suitable education in a safe environment. This includes working to identify unregistered schools, making sure children and young people accessing Out of School Settings are properly safeguarded, and making sure that the settings promote our children's welfare.

Schools in the South West are set for a cash boost of £175 million following the government’s multi-billion-pound investment in primary and secondary education in England, an increase of 5% per pupil.

All public sector organisations all hold responsibilities to report modern slavery - can you spot the signs? 

The prototype of Ofsted's new secondary inspection data summary report (IDSR) has been released. 

It shows the layout and content of the new secondary IDSR using example data and is located within our new IDSR guidance document on GOV.UK IDSR prototype

In December 2018, the Government announced 25 Trailblazer sites, of which Gloucestershire was successful in securing £5m funding up until 2021.

Gloucestershire County Council’s Education Conference 2020 will take place at Cheltenham Racecourse on 11^th and 12^th February 2020 – please save the date. 

Many of our schools who have Gloucestershire Children in Care on their roll, will be aware that from term two, 04 November 2019, we should be going live with electronic Personal Education Plans.

The local authority (LA) is seeking to appoint additional external moderators to complete statutory EYFSP moderation in May/ June 2020.

The new IDSR for primary data is now available through a link to the new Ofsted IDSR service in DfE’s Analyse School Performance (ASP). The primary IDSRs hold provisional data for key stages 2 and 1and phonics, and context data.

The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) has published statutory guidance for assessing and reporting the EYFS profile and the national curriculum at KS1 and KS2 for the academic year 2019/20.

At the meeting of Gloucestershire County Council’s cabinet on 9 October 2019 approval was given to commit £7.5m to establish a new 75 place special school for children and young people with Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

T Levels are a brand new qualification coming in September 2020, developed in collaboration with employers and businesses to meet the needs of industry and prepare students for work. T Levels will follow GCSE’s, be equivalent to 3 A Levels, and will be completed over 2 years of full-time study.

Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) are changing the way schools will be planning and approving off-site visits as Gloucestershire eGO is replaced with a new online system called eVisit and paper notifications will no longer be acceptable. Training events are being held across the county.