Schoolsnet Bulletin Board

From the 1st September 2020, it is the Government’s plan that all pupils, in all year groups, will return to school full-time.

Links to a number of reports and guides for school leaders and teachers are attached.

Please see attached a briefing that provides schools with all the information that is needed to help support families due to growing concerns, both locally and nationally, that there will be an increase in families who choose to home educate their children after the Covid-19 lockdown.

The DfE has issued guidance on part-time timetables for students and guidance for schools which is attached.

The DfE guidance makes is very clear that attendance is mandatory for all children from the beginning of the Autumn term 2020.

The GCC Inclusion Teams have continued to support children throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

On Sunday (23 August), the government published a consensus statement from the Chief Medical Officers and Deputy Chief Medical Officers of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales on the current evidence of risks and benefits to health from schools and childcare settings reopening.

The latest guidance from Public Health relating to management of Covid-19 in childcare and educational settings is detailed in the attached flowchart.

The South West Health Protection Team have set up further COVID-19 educational setting webinars for any educational setting to attend. The sessions will cover infection prevention principles and then discuss scenarios to illustrate this.

Brake, the road safety charity, is delighted to announce the launch of this year's Road Safety Week which will run from 16 - 22 November 2020.

The Educational Psychology Service and Advisory Teaching Service traded offer is now available for the new academic year.

New online PEX form.

We are aware of a new viral hoax which is similar to the Blue Whale and Momo hoaxes seen previously.

Read a message from Radio Gloucestershire about their campaign to grown 2,020 trees from seed!

Please find attached the latest Covid-19 School Briefing.

Organised by the charity, The Reading Agency (www.readingagency.org.uk) and the UK public library network since 1999, the Summer Reading Challenge is the UK’s biggest annual reading promotion for children aged 4 to 11.

During Covid-19, we have seen children working remotely and sending pictures to teachers and staff showing what they have been up to whilst out of the classroom.

Please ensure that you add a paragraph to your Acceptable User Policy to reflect that professional judgement must be used by staff before uploading these pictures to the school website.

Barnardos See Hear Respond is a new service developed to fill the widening gap for children and young people during COVID-19.

Please find attached two important updates relating to Sourcing PPE and Risk Assessment.

Thinktravel Gloucestershire is running Bikeability Level 1 and 2 cycle training courses at schools throughout the summer holidays.

The Department for Education has announced several reforms to EYFS.

Pleased find attached a letter which outlines the need for the sharing of pupil level data to ensure we are able to fulfil our statutory safeguarding responsibilities.  The agreement for signature will follow shortly. 

Please find attached the latest COVID-19 briefing and associated documents.

Following our previous updates regarding the changes to the ParentPay refund processes, we now need to repeat the process we followed in April and June (as the funds available in the GCC ParentPay account have reduced significantly).

Cycle Ready is rolling out a new secure online Booking solution for all future Bikeability training.

Please find attached the latest COVID-19 School Briefing.

The Gloucestershire Schools Forum Outcome Report from the meeting held on 18 June 2020 is now available.

Please find attached the latest COVID briefing. 

In May 2019, along with other local, national and international organisations, the county council declared a ‘climate emergency’.

As discussed in the DSL Support Hub meeting of 17^th June 2020, please find attached the Covid-19 CP Quiz.

The Best Value Statement is now incorporated into the NEW SFVS return. Therefore there is no need to carry out a separate exercise.

Please find attached the latest COVID-19 school briefing. 

Please find attached documents from Public Health which have all been updated with the latest guidance.

Date: Monday 6th July 2020 
Times: 1:00-2:30pm or 3:30-5:00pm (choose your session)
Trainers: Dr Hugh van't Hoff (GP & Director, F4L) & Pete Kirby (Curriculum Developer, F4L)

GCC Fleet has a mini bus available for transfer.

Please find attached the latest briefing. 

Please find attached a template document: Safeguarding & Wellbeing Re-Opening COVID-19 Action Plan for Schools, produced by GHLL and GSEP.

The Safeguarding in Education Team have updated the Covid19 Annex for the settings Child Protection Policy, following the release of the amended DfE guidance issued on 1^st June  (found here).

There have been temporary changes to SEND  legislation as a result of COVID-19. 

Severn Trent Water are currently working with Public Health England and Asset Management & Property Services to protect schools from lead.

Please find attached the latest COVID-19 School Briefing.

Please find attached the latest COVID-19 briefing. 

The Safeguarding in Education Team has updated the COVID-19 Annex for the settings Child Protection Policy, following the release of the amended DfE guidance issued on 20^th May 2020 (found here).

Based on the value of the meetings already held and as part of Gloucestershire Safeguarding Children Executive’s on-going commitment to Gloucestershire Schools through these unprecedented times, we have set up some additional dates for the virtual meetings for Designated Safeguarding Leads.

Please find  the latest Covid 19 School Briefing attached

Please find attached the latest Covid 19 School Briefing.

Please find attached the latest COVID briefing and the various attachments mentioned in the briefing.

A school has reported receiving an email about updating IT details, by clicking on a an embedded link.

The Virtual School is holding a Virtual Sports Day on 26^th May 2020 to raise money for NHS Charities.