Schoolsnet Bulletin Board

Schools Financial Value Standard (SFVS) form Year 2017-18 is now available.

The Pavilion, Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham, Glos GL51 6PN

Primary: Tuesday 3^rd October 2017. 9:15am-12:15pm.

Secondary: Wednesday 11th October 2017. 9:15am-12:15pm.

Refreshments available from 8:45am

The Write-Off Form, Guidance and Options for Salary Overpayment have been updated with new information August 2017.

The Consistent Financial Reporting figures have been successfully uploaded and approved on Collect. You may now go ahead and do a final close of your accounts.

Under the Education (School Teachers’ Appraisal) (England) Regulations 2012, Governing Bodies in maintained schools have a statutory duty to appoint an external adviser for advice and support on the headteacher’s appraisal. 

The Pupil Premium Grant Financial Year 2017-18 calculator is now available.

All suppliers have now confirmed their new payment details and are updated on the council payment system. Any issues with Water Plus can be resolved.

The Autumn Term Early Years Training Directory is now available.

Schools are requested to submit their GCSE results as soon as possible using the pro-forma attached.

Key Stage 4 results proforma 2017

Please find attached information regarding the changes to the free school meals application process.

Free School Meals

For those schools that buy HR services and are part of the council’s levy, the apprenticeship page on Schoolsnet has been updated. 

The Summer edition of the Closing the Gap newsletter is now available.

Gloucestershire Care Services would like to promote Flu Immunisation that has been commissioned for all Primary Schools for September 2017.

Primary, Special and Alternative Provision Schools - The Final 16/17 Academic Year Universal Infant Free School Meal Grant and the Provisional 17/18 Academic Year Universal Infant Free School Meal Grant will be made in July 2017.

A summary of all the health and wellbeing information available.

The 2016-17 primary and secondary resources for the three meetings across the year are available, this includes the latest summer meetings held in June and July 2017.

All Academies have until 31^st July 2017 to buy back their school support services from GCCPLUS  if they would like to be invoiced monthly rather than in one go in September.

As you may already know Water Plus has recently changed account details.

From September 2017, children in reception class and school years 1, 2, 3 and 4 will be offered a flu vaccination at schools in Gloucestershire.

The report from the meeting held on 21 June 2017 is attached.

Gloucestershire Schools Forum Outcome Report

Presentations and resources from the Closing the Gap Conference on 27^th June are available to download from Schoolsnet

There have been several recent changes in Children’s Services. Linda Uren has decided to retire at the end of August. Alison Williams, currently Director of Young People and Families at Prospects, has taken over as the Interim Director of Children’s Services (DCS). Whilst Alison will hold the full statutory DCS responsibility, Linda Uren will provide leadership for Commissioning and Education until her retirement.

New guidance came into force in April 2017 regarding identity verification for new Chairs of Trustees.

We have been made aware by Gloucestershire Police that Ransomware attacks are increasingly targeting schools and colleges. Please ensure that you are familiar with the following guidance.

For information about the Arts Council Music Survey and help to deliver the music curriculum in your school, go to Make Music Gloucestershire.

At the GSCB Executive Committee meeting on the 26^th April 2017 there was a discussion in relation to the role of the Lead Practitioner and how it is currently working across the partnership. It was agreed that an electronic survey would be carried out to gain a broader understanding of how practitioners and organisations view the role of Lead Practitioner.

Children's reading can 'dip' during the long summer holidays if they don’t have regular access to books and encouragement to read for pleasure. In Gloucestershire over 10,000 children signed up in 2016. We hope even more children will sign up this year! 

The next Traveller Education Network meeting is planned for Thursday 28^th September, 9am-12.30pm, at The Pavilion in Cheltenham. 

GHLL have launched new Relationship and Sexual Education (RSE) Resource for primary school settings.

Please note the attached Private Fostering information regarding your legal duty to notify the local authority about a private fostering arrangement.

The network meetings enable subject leaders to contribute successful practice; have updates on national and local curriculum developments; further develop their leadership skills.  

Free Stonewall Equality & Diversity Training for Primary Schools is available on 11th July 2017, 9.30 - 4.00pm and for Secondary Schools on12th July 2017, 9.30 - 4.00pm at 2&6 Therapy Rooms, Gloucester.

For those who want to inspire children to learn and develop with the magic of nature, this course will enable participants to set up and run a Forest School, enabling them to make the most of school grounds or local woodland. The training is taking place on 24^th – 28^th July, training and assessment 12^th to 16^th February at a cost of £700.00. 

For Songwriting, iPad music programmes, CPD, music internship and the latest news and opportunities, please go to Make Music Gloucestershire, the County’s music education hub.

For whole class instrumental and iPad tuition, primary music networking and the latest news and opportunities go to Make Music Gloucestershire, the County’s music education hub.

Following an election which took place on 12 June 2017, Sue Padfield, All Saints’ Academy is elected to the Forum as a Secondary (Academy) Governor representative (term of office 22 June 2017 – 31 March 2019).   

Gloucestershire County Council in partnership with the NHS, are running a campaign to educate parents and carers of the risks and encourage them to ensure their child is properly vaccinated and your help to raise uptake of pre school immunisation is required.

In response to a recent Freedom of Information Request that appears to have been sent to all schools with the County, the Information Management Service has attached some advice and guidance for schools to use when dealing with this request.

Gloucestershire County Council has launched an online survey for parents to understand possible demand for the increased free childcare entitlement of 30 hours for 3 & 4 year olds from September 2017.

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 information.

'No Pens Day Wednesday' encourages schools and settings to put down their pens and to run a day of speaking and listening activities. Of course, schools can run such a day on any day of their choice.

For schools who have a Gloucestershire child in care in their school there is now an opportunity to have free e-training from Gloucestershire Virtual School. This e-learning will allow you to train at your own convenience.

Please note that Academies can now buy traded services for the next academic year (1^st September 2017 - 31^st August 2018).   

Educators can now register for UK Road Safety Week 2017 (20-26 November) at Road Safety Week

Fraudsters have contacted a number of schools by post with a letter which claims to be from Gamma. The letter informs the recipient that Gamma has changed its bank details and requests that they amend their records with the new details. The letter is an attempt by impersonation fraudsters to elicit funds, so please do not provide any information or amend your records with the bank details they’ve given as indicated in the letter.

Find out what's new and upcoming that's available to you.

All EYFS and Key Stage 1 assessments should be returned via Securenet from 5^th June 2017 but no later than 23^rd June 2017.

Phonics screening check assessments should be returned via Securenet from 12^th June 2017 but no later than 23^rd June 2017. 

The Attendance Network is taking place on Wednesday 14^th June, 09:00 – 12:15 at The Pavilion, Hatherley Lane, Cheltenham, Glos. GL51 6PN.  Refreshments available from 8:45am.

For the majority of NQTs, completed NQT assessment paperwork should be returned to the LA by 28^th June 2017.  Please return the assessments from the Headteacher’s mailbox to: NQTs@gloucestershire.gov.uk

At present there is no official PREVENT messaging from national policing regarding the incident in Manchester. However, we are aware that as many of the victims were children, some schools, parents and youngsters will be worried about their safety. We also acknowledge that some teachers may not find the subject an easy one to talk about.