Schoolsnet Bulletin Board

Venue: Dowty’s Sports & Social Club GL2 9QH

Dates: Friday 2nd February 2018 and Friday 9th March 2018

Session Times: Morning sessions: 9.15am – 12noon   Afternoon sessions: 1pm – 3.45pm

The 2017 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 1st December 2017. Employees who are members of the Fund are invited to attend.

A school in Gloucestershire has been invoiced for £876 after signing a request to check information that was held about the school. The Headteacher unwittingly signed the document without realising that they were committing the school to a fee for inclusion in an alleged company directory database. The cost is £73 per month, invoiced in advance for 12 months, with a commitment for a further 12 months. An early termination fee of £398 has been quoted when the school responded that they did not want the service being invoiced for.

The newsletters for primary and secondary subject leaders support senior and middle leaders in keeping up to date with national and local priorities as well as providing subject specific teaching and learning ideas.

Now winter is on its way and temperatures are decreasing, it is essential that you check all of your heating settings are up to date. This includes diary and temperature settings for the school term time as well as planning ahead for the Christmas Holidays/return to school in January 2018.

January 17 2018, 9.30am - 3.00pm

Cheltenham College Preparatory School

£40 per delegate (Lunch and refreshments provided)

Theonline data reporting and visualisation tool, Lodeseeker™, is a tool through which schools can access their OPS, target areas of improvement; and to demonstrate to OFSTED how they are actively monitoring performance, and listening to Pupil Voice.

Stonewall works to change hearts and minds towards LGBT people in the UK and across the world.

2gether NHS Foundation Trust are offering this free course to young people (aged 16-25) recovering from mental illness. A flyer is attached.

Discovery College Flyer

The STA has published a calendar with important dates for the 2018 KS1 and KS2 national curriculum tests, teacher assessment and the phonics screening check.

The report from the meeting held on 20^th October 2017 is attached.

Gloucestershire Schools Forum Outcome Report

The 2017 Section 175/157 Audit of Statutory Duties under Section 175 of the Education Act is now available for you to download and complete - Audit. Deadline is 8th December 2017.

As part of Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Board’s on-going commitment to Gloucestershire Schools through traded services, we are pleased to announce new dates for the drop in sessions for the Single Central Record.

Friday 1st December 2017 at The Crypt School, Podsmead Road, Gloucester, GL2 5AE.

Up to 12 pupils and 2 members of staff per school may attend for free, thanks to support from the climate change education charity Wicked Weather Watch.  Deadline for bookings Wednesday 15th November 2017.

The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) has published guidance for schools and LAs involved in the administration and moderation of statutory KS1 and KS2 teacher assessment.

Gloucestershire Education Performance and Inclusion Team's have revised the attendance guidance for schools: Securing Regular and Punctual Attendance

Resources from the October 2017 Attendance Networks are available on Schoolsnet.

The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) has published examples of pupils' work to support teachers' assessment of English writing at the end of KS1 and KS2.

Please find enclosed letter regarding the Inter Faith Week

Inter Faith Week letter

Date: Tuesday 14th November 2017

Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Venue: Winchcombe Abbey Primary School, Back Lane, Winchcombe, GL54 5PZ

The Local Authority will continue to offer KS1 and KS2 Assessment and Moderation CPD in 2017/18.

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 2017/18.

The STA has confirmed future dates for the KS1 and KS2 tests, phonics screening check and science sampling tests (2017/18 and 2018/19).  Schools must keep these periods free for administering the national curriculum assessments at KS1 and KS2.  

The autumn editions of the Leaders of Learning Newsletters are now available. 

The Information Management Service is to run GDPR briefings for schools.

As part of the review of High Needs provision, the current county–wide Alternative Provision Schools Management Committee has decided to change the governance structure for the AP schools.

A reminder that the first meetings are taking place in November and December. A number of schools have bought packages but have not yet sent booking forms.

The agendas for the full day November and December primary and secondary English, mathematics and science subject leader meetings are now available. Primary Meeting 1 Agendas, Secondary Meeting 1 Agendas. Agendas are placed on the website at least two to three weeks in advance of each meeting.

The October monthly commentary from Amanda Spielman outlines the preliminary findings from the curriculum review begun in January 2017 and the next steps in the review.

The local authority (LA) is seeking to appoint a team of external moderators to complete statutory end of KS1 and KS2 writing moderation in June 2018.  

The writing samples have been provided by a selection of schools that were included in the 2017 LA KS1 and KS2 external moderation process. 

Supporting young people to take responsibility for their health.

Taking place on Wednesday 29th November 2017, 13:00-16:00 at Gloucestershire Enterprise Ltd (GEL), Unit 3 Twigworth Court Business Centre, Twigworth, Gloucester, GL2 9PG.

Gloucester Quays are calling out to local schools to sing at their Christmas Markets this November and December.

Resources and information to help you kick-start a healthier lifestyle.

Please see the link below for a really powerful short film on CSE for raising awareness with staff.

Youtube.com

Training is available on 6th & 7th November, 7th & 8th December, 22nd & 23rd January, 22nd & 23rd February, 22nd & 23rd March and 10th &11th May.

The Early Years Newsletter for Autumn 2017 is now available.

Early Years Newsletter

Please find attached a letter regarding developing a Local Standards Board for Gloucestershire.

Local Standards Board

The next Secondary Senior Leaders’ Meeting will be held on Wednesday 1st November, 2017, 1.30pm-3.45pm, at The National Star College, Ullenwood, GL53 9QU.

The statutory requirements for assessment page on GCC Schoolsnet will be updated throughout the academic year. This will provide schools with information, guidance and links to national materials to support KS1/KS2 assessment and moderation in 2017/18.

The Governors’ September Budget Plan Forecast 2017/18 template is now available to download.

Deadline for completion is Friday 3^rd November

The Online Pupil Survey (OPS), the 12^th since 2006, will be live for schools and colleges to access for 10 weeks from mid January until the end of March 2018. .

A PhD project at Leeds Beckett University is working with Gloucestershire and GHLL

Timeframe between February-April 2018.

The key dates and deadlines for statutory returns to be submitted to the Data and Analysis Team for 2017/2018 academic year are attached.   Deadlines have been highlighted in red.

Key Dates for 2017/2018 data collections

If your have any queries contact John.james@gloucestershire.gov.uk 01452 328508

Keeping Children Safe in Education (2016) paragraph 65 states that, “all staff members should receive regular safeguarding updates at least annually”. To assist you with this the GSCB will be holding Designated Safeguarding Lead forums for schools as part of Traded Services in each of the localities to provide updates concerning National and local developments along with information on the updates from Keeping Children Safe in Education (2016). 

This years’ capital suitability documentation has been issued to all Gloucestershire schools via the school email address we have on our global system.

Gloucestershire schools should be beginning to implement the new agreed syllabus for RE, launched in the summer term.  All schools who were unable to attend a launch training day should have received their copy via SIAs. 

Gloucester Rugby are looking to build relationships with schools in Gloucestershire.

They have 3 core programmes available looking to build inclusion of pupils who are either at risk of disengaging, or as an overall class incentive.

The COHORT system, used to make referrals to Occupational Health is being upgraded and will be unavailable between 23-27 October.

The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) has published revised 2017/18 teacher assessment (TA) frameworks for KS1 and KS2 in English writing only.