Ofsted have updated their rolling update, with clarification on their plans for on site inspection during the Summer Term and confirmation that the full programme of graded schools inspections will resume in Autumn 2021.
The update can be found here
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ofsted-coronavirus-covid-19-rolling-update#history
Last Updated by Julia Olech on March 06, 2021
The internet is a great resource to support home learning, but not all websites meet educational requirements or are child-friendly — some even have inappropriate ads! Teaching your children at home is stressful enough without having to frantically close pop-ups at the same time. Unfortunately, websites that are safe and entertaining often require you to pay expensive subscription fees. The good news is that there are useful free resources available to help your kids learn from home.
That’s why I rounded up a list of the 20 best free websites that provide engaging and fun learning experiences for you and your children. I made sure each website caters to a wide range of ages with games and interactive lessons that won’t bore even the most fidgety kids. The best part is that you can use them all at no cost!
This self-proclaimed “amusement park of math” offers hundreds of games that teach children basic math skills. Whether your kids love or hate math, they’re bound to enjoy discovering how to add, subtract, multiply, divide, and create fractions with help from aliens and animals. Apart from fun games, CoolMath4Kids offers “Brain Teasers” — puzzles you need to work out through a combination of math and problem-solving skills. I often found myself scratching my head at some of them, so you’ll have as much fun as your children trying to come up with a correct solution!
CoolMaths4Kids is geared mainly towards pupils aged 3-12. For more advanced kids aged 13+, you can access the platform’s sister website called CoolMath that covers different aspects of algebra. The older students will be able to practice their skills not only through games, but also more challenging quizzes and riddles.
Learning languages doesn’t have to involve big textbooks and hours of repeated activities. Instead, your kids can use a phone or a tablet and spend as little as 5 minutes a day polishing their language skills. Duolingo is a bright and easy-to-use app and website that encourages children to discover foreign languages through writing, speaking, and listening activities. With hundreds of languages to choose from (including French, Spanish, Mandarin, and more), the green Duolingo owl will reward your kids every time they complete a lesson. This creates a positive reinforcement that motivates young (and older!) users to come back for more every single day.
The platform also encourages a healthy competition between your kids, their friends, and even you! You can all race to see who can get the most points, the longest learning streak, the least number of mistakes, or reach a level milestone first. It’s a fun activity that engages the whole family and keeps your children excited about learning languages.
PBS Kids incorporates the characters from their educational TV shows and uses them in themed learning sections. Choose between Sesame Street Muppets, Curious George, Martha Speaks, and more to teach your children how to spell, count, or understand basic science. Every TV show character comes with a set of simple games, stories, videos, and even sing-along rhymes that encourage active participation and quick learning. As a bonus, PBS Kids also offers various tips for parents on how to incorporate online learning at home and motivate children to stay focused.
Home learning makes physical education a lot more challenging as it means children spend an average of 6 hours per day sitting in front of a computer or a phone. That’s why GoNoodle started their Good Energy Movement that encourages children all over the world to tunnel their energy into positive and mindful exercise. With over 14 million regular viewers, GoNoodle creates exercise videos that incorporate movement in dance routines, challenges, and even science lessons. On top of that, the platform regularly publishes themed blog posts with details on how to turn daily activities, like tidying up, cooking, and eating snacks into physical play.
National Geographic makes learning geography fun with an abundance of resources to keep your children engaged and interested in everything the world has to offer. From discovering unusual animal species and how to read a map to learning about world history — you’ll find everything you need to equip your child with appropriate knowledge. Every lesson is accompanied by beautiful photographs and fun videos that kept me fully invested in each topic. Additionally, your kids will be able to play various games to facilitate their learning. I particularly liked the personality quizzes I filled in to discover which shark or dinosaur matches me best and games that let me crack secret messages and solve world mysteries.
Developed by the TIME magazine, TIME for Kids explores politics, culture, the environment, health, and sports through articles written in very simple language. It works in the same way as other online newspapers and magazines, but TIME publishers make sure each topic has age-appropriate photos and videos. This incorporates visuals to help kids assimilate new information easily. Though not as interactive as other platforms on the list, your kids will still benefit from simple explanations of complex subjects like global warming and poverty.
Kids get a ton of stimulation on a daily basis which sometimes makes it difficult for them to slow down and just breathe. That’s why Cosmic Kids created a platform and a free YouTube channel that offers a variety of yoga and mindfulness classes. This turns sedentary screen time into active movement that encourages children to get up and wiggle. Every class on Cosmic Kids uses kids’ favorite stories (like Frozen, Harry Potter, and Cinderella) and features storytelling through yoga poses. It keeps children (and adults) highly entertained and engaged throughout the whole video while also getting a much-needed daily workout.
Aside from providing great workout breaks, Cosmic Kids facilitates the development of emotional intelligence. I found specific “zen den” classes that encouraged me to recognize my feelings or learn different breathing techniques to keep calm. The mindfulness lessons also cover topics like dealing with nightmares or living in the present moment to avoid stress and anxiety.
Funbrain is a great educational resource that masks learning through hundreds of games, books, videos, and comics. These are so interesting and engaging that children don’t even realize they’re actually developing new skills in literacy, math, or problem-solving! I could feed a human body and see what happens inside of it during meal times and learn how to prevent an electrical fire. Funbrain has so much more to offer so explore it yourself! Unlike many other similar websites, Funbrain offers all of its resources completely for free — including popular books such as A Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Daisy Nuzzlehead. The platform is designed for kids of all ages and even features special “Playground” classes for the younger viewers who aren’t as advanced as their older siblings.
Set up by the publishers of educational books, Scholastic Kids encourages children to read and learn with their favorite fictional characters. Your kids will explore the world of fiction through an interactive 3D game, Home Base. There, they’ll follow and interact with each character that will motivate them to read other stories in certain series or teach them about geography, astronomy, spelling, and more. I could even write my own stories and comics which is an amazing feature if your children are interested in expressing themselves through creative activities.
Though such freedom made me question its safety, Scholastic Kids ensures Home Base safeguards children through a strict word filter and constant human moderation. The platform also advocates for positive digital behavior and internet engagement to teach children the foundations of online safety.
Created by the National Center for Families Learning, Wonderopolis fuels natural curiosity and imagination by providing answers to questions frequently asked by children. Every answer is broken down into understandable explanations through videos, images, and text that highlights and defines more difficult terms. At the end of each lesson, you can also find additional resources to explore the topic in more depth. Once you finish “wondering” you can test your child by exploring all “Wonder Words” and taking the “Wonder World Challenge” to make sure your kids really took the information in.
If your children have any burning questions themselves, you can submit a query and wait for experts to answer it. The fresh approach makes learning through the platform more child-led as it allows kids to explore their areas of interest.
Science Bob became popular after becoming a regular feature on various US talk shows, like Jimmy Kimmel Live or Live Kelly and Ryan. However, the knowledgeable scientist also has his own YouTube channel and online website where he shares tutorials for at-home experiments. Every project comes with appropriate explanations written in a simple language that won’t overwhelm the young scientists. This hands-on approach is perfect for kids of all ages as it shows them how science works in practice. Science Bob also provides ideas and methods to carry out science fair projects which I found is an extremely unique feature that facilitates problem-solving and scientific thinking.
Aside from hours of lectures for adults, TED features a TED-Ed section that’s perfect for younger viewers. Suitable for children as young as 4, TED-Ed supports home learning through video-based lessons that explain even the most difficult topics like systemic racism and war. Each video features an engaging speaker or an interesting animation while providing in-depth explanations you and your children will surely enjoy. It’s also a fantastic way to introduce your children to a diverse range of perspectives and topics that they wouldn’t always come across at school. There are new lessons added to the library every single day so you’ll never run out of interesting topics either — and you’ll find yourself craving for more!
With hundreds of educational videos, Fuse School teaches children about math, biology, chemistry, and physics. Every video is between 3-5 minutes long and features simple animations that help you understand tricky scientific concepts like GMO foods, organ transplants, and more. Despite touching on seemingly difficult subjects that even many adults don’t always understand, I didn’t find any lesson overwhelming, boring, or tiring.
Fuse School even offers its own social network that’s safe for the young users where children can interact with each other and talk about what interests them the most.
Some children need resources that provide a bit more of a challenge through advanced topics and materials. Make Me Genius recognized that demand and created a space for those students who struggle to satisfy their hunger for education. Through animated videos, PowerPoint presentations, and more, the platform covers topics from Environmental Science and Nutrition to Great Personalities and even Parenting. Your children will also have a chance to test themselves through multiple quizzes you won’t find on any other website. It’s a true heaven for young geniuses all over the world!
NASA Kids makes it easy to learn about space without the need to look through the telescope. With the help of Nebula (a friendly animated astronaut), your children will explore the ins and outs of what it’s like to be an astronaut and work for the world’s largest space organization. The platform also shares various details and reports on their past missions and each one is accompanied by mind-blowing real-life space images and videos. Difficult topics and concepts are also explained through interactive games and puzzles that entertain while educating.
The Exploratorium is a popular public laboratory that now offers its learning resources through an online platform. Your kids will be able to explore the science behind computing, physical balance, tech gadgets, as well as discover what lies below sea level and how to launch a rocket into space. The website isn’t limited just to scientific topics — the Exploratorium holds lessons about the intricacies of arts and history too! Every lesson is filled with engaging videos and descriptions of actual experiments you can tinker with at home. You’ll even be able to carry out experiments without needing specific equipment as the “Science Snacks” section provides low-cost simple activities for everyone. Additionally, your children can enjoy a Storytime event when they’ll read a child-friendly story followed by simple science activity at the end.
Storynory helps children develop their reading skills by providing a wide range of original and classic stories in a form of audiobooks. Your kids will follow each story as it’s read out loud using not just the audio clues, but also a written text that’s underneath the audio clip. I was also impressed that the voiceover includes a short synopsis of characters from previous chapters so I understood the plot even though I didn’t follow the book from the beginning. Additionally, the narrator takes time to explain difficult “catch phrases” before each chapter to ensure everyone has a full understanding of all terms they might have never seen before. Storynory also lets you translate each text into multiple languages which is super helpful if English isn’t your children’s first language.
While Highlights isn’t usually thought of as an educational platform, I found that it still teaches children various skills linked with creativity like problem-solving or experimenting. Based on the popular kids’ magazine, Highlights Kids offers articles and lessons on the same topics as its printed version like coloring pages, jokes, baking, and DIY. However, I also used the e-magazine to learn about scientific topics and listen to podcasts which you won’t find in the regular newspaper.
While it may not seem like the most advanced site, Help My Kid Learn helps you target your child’s learning according to their age and abilities. The platform offers a high variety of lessons and suggested activities sorted into 5 categories: Talk, Play, Read, Write, and Count. This layout makes it a lot easier for you to determine if your child meets its stage goals and develops accordingly. Additionally, you’ll be able to access useful tips for each age and how to prepare your kids for what they’ll have to learn next.
ABCYa! Provides free resources for children from preschool all the way to 13 years old. The website was created by teachers with just one aim in mind — to create educational games that make learning a fun experience. Through gamifying school lessons, ABCYa! grew and expanded its content to teach kids Math, English, Arts, and more. Unlike other websites, ABCYa! also offers multiplayer games that will let your children play online with their friends which facilitates developing social skills while learning.
According to the FBI, there are over 625,000 sexual predators trying to befriend children online every day. At the same time, thousands of identity thieves target young kids on the internet to steal their personal information. That’s why you need to follow certain safety precautions before you let your child use the internet — whether that’s for online learning or just entertainment.
While it may feel like you’re placing harsh restrictions, these steps are crucial to ensure no harm can come your kids’ way as they participate in online learning. As long as you remember to include them in setting up the online controls and explain why they’re there in the first place, you’ll reinforce positive habits children won’t rebel against.
With so many parents being forced to embrace home learning, you need to use the best resources that will help your children reach their maximum potential. Home learning can be stressful but you and your kids can make the most of your learning moments with the right approach and help from online experts. Just remember to take appropriate steps to protect your children and teach them how to stay safe online — you never know who’s lurking in the dark online corners. Set appropriate parental controls and engage them in a conversation about ethical and secure internet behavior and you’ll all see the benefits of online learning in no time!
Governor Training – New Dates for Summer Term
We are pleased to announce new online training dates for the Summer term. These sessions are free to all Buckinghamshire Governors and Clerks.
Click on the links below to register your place on Eventbrite. You will receive an email to confirm your booking, if not contact schoolgovernance@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
All events are conducted via MS Teams, please ensure the device you plan to use is compatible.
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| Internet Safety | 27th Apr | 18.30 – 19.30 | Tue | Alison Watts |
| Prevent Duty – Guidance for Governors | 13th May | 18.30 – 19.30 | Thu | Alison Watts |
| Embedding Equality and Diversity in Your School | 26th May | 18.30 – 19.30 | Wed | Yvette Thomas |
| Half Term | ||||
| Educational Visits and Outdoor Learning | 9th June | 18.30 – 19.30 | Wed | Mike Harwin |
| Exclusions – Guidance for Governors | 23rd June | 18.30 – 20.30 | Wed | Bernadette Little & Rose Lindsay |
| Health & Safety | 29th June | 18.30 – 19.30 | Tue | Caron Owens |
| Preparing for the Ofsted Visit Secondary | 6th July | 18.30 – 19.30 | Tue | Georgina Masefield |
| The Role of the PSHE Governor | 14th July | 18.30 – 19.30 | Wed | Carol Stottor |
Please pass on this information to other governors in your school. Headteachers and other SLT members may attend these sessions.
More sessions to be announced soon.
Further information for governors: https://schoolsweb.buckscc.gov.uk/governor-zone/
Hazel David
School Improvement Team
Children’s Services
For COVID-19 updates visit: https://schoolsweb.buckscc.gov.uk/covid-19-corona-virus-latest-advice/
SENT FROM HERO SLINN, HEAD OF INTEGRATED SEND SERVICE
Dear all,
I am writing to you today to provide you with some key SEND Updates, both to the service, but also to the national guidance which I hope you will find useful.
Service Updates
Website Launch
It is with great pleasure that I am able to share with you the formal launch of the Schoolsweb pages for SEND and Inclusion. We hope this will be a useful resource, a ‘one-stop shop’ of information, including specialist teacher training sessions, key forms to fill out when requesting an EHC needs assessment or holding an annual review, and specific advice for supporting children with additional needs in schools.
SEND and Inclusion | SchoolsWeb (buckscc.gov.uk)
Do let me know what you think! The team pages I hope you will find particularly useful, to check who your EHC Coordinator is or what projects the Educational Psychologists are currently working on that you might be interested in. There are also specific escalation procedures included in there and a clear ‘who does what’ within the Integrated Service, that I hope will be of use when you are looking for support.
Alongside this launch, we have also launched our new SEND Local Offer, a statutory requirement, providing information for children, young people and families in relation to SEND services in Buckinghamshire:
We would be most grateful if you could promote this with your families as a useful source to find information. There are also links from the Local Offer to Schoolsweb for those families that require more detailed information to access.
As ever, both sites are ever evolving and we will continue to regularly update them both.
Speech Link
As we know, the COVID pandemic has brought about many challenges, not least for the continuity of programme delivery for our children, such as Speech Link in our Primary Schools. As a jointly commissioned project by the CCG and Buckinghamshire Council, we have recognised this, and I am pleased to share that this commissioning arrangement has now been extended until July 2022. I hope this will provide some certainty and enable you to make best use of this programme to support our youngest pupils at the earliest point.
Supporting Children into School
We all recognise what a year this has been for our children. It is likely that many of those with additional needs might be experiencing higher levels of anxiety that can translate into behaviours that you are now starting to see in your school settings. I urge us all to have patience and perseverance with this and to resist reactions against these behaviours such as exclusions wherever possible. This is always a last resort I know, but in these circumstances, even greater empathy and awareness is required from all staff working with our children.
National Updates
Local Area Inspections
As some of you may be aware, the Local Area SEND Inspection programme was paused for most of the past year. Inspections will be resuming however from next term, with full inspections starting in June for those who have not yet been inspected, of whom Buckinghamshire is one! For further information in relation to this, please do click on the link below:
Area SEND inspections to restart – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Clinically Extremely Vulnerable Children
From Thursday 1st April, shielding guidance will be paused for clinically extremely vulnerable people (CEV). From that date they will no longer be advised to shield and must continue to follow the national restrictions that are in place for everyone.
From Thursday 1 April:
Testing for Staff
Where staff and pupils or students are undertaking asymptomatic testing at home, this should continue over the Easter period. It is important for staff and students to keep testing through the Easter holidays to manage the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), as part of a regular habit of testing at home every 3-4 days (twice a week). NHS Test and Trace will be supplying sufficient test kits to schools and colleges to enable this to happen.
For schools and colleges, a letter template has been added onto the secondary schools and colleges document sharing platform to support communications to parents and carers. This covers testing for pupils over the Easter holiday and reporting results, as well as a reminder of the offer of parent and household testing.
Many thanks all – wishing you a pleasant Easter break when you get there.
Best wishes,
Hero Slinn
Head of Integrated SEND Service
Buckinghamshire County Council
County Hall
Walton Street,
Aylesbury,
HP10 1UA
This audit is a tool that gives the leadership and management an opportunity to review the school’s safeguarding practice arrangements.
The checklist enables new governors to find our more about how safeguarding procedures are managed in their school.
Governor Vacancy
Join our Board of Governors as a Governor to build on our achievements and help transform lives through learning.
Do you have enthusiasm, commitment and an interest in education? Do you know someone in the community who would enjoy the role? You don’t need any teaching experience. It is useful to bring skills from other areas of your life.
Do you have experience in education, communication, business, community initiatives, finance or are you an exciting entrepreneur who wishes to give your skills and expertise to a worthwhile cause?
You will need to attend a governors’ meeting each half term. You will also join one of the sub-committees – these cover different areas like the curriculum, finance or buildings. You will need to be able to work well in a team, as you’ll be making joint decisions on policy.
We offer effective induction, training and support.
We warmly welcome all interested people to come and talk to us.
For further information or an informal chat please contact;
Headteacher: Mrs Mobbs
Chair of Governors: Charlotte Beadle
School office: 01296 641418
Safeguarding is important to us therefore a DBS check will be carried out.
Dear Colleagues,
The following online training sessions for governors have spaces available:
The Secondary Governor’s Role in School Improvement
Thursday 25th March, 6.30pm
Statutory Relationships, RSE and Health Education in the PSHE curriculum
Tuesday 30th March 6.30pm
Internet Safety for Governors NEW
Tuesday 27th April, 6.30pm
All training is conducted via MS Teams, please ensure the device you plan to use is compatible.
Email confirmations are sent to all that book, the messages will include instructions and the Teams link.
Presentations will be sent to all attendees. Certificates are not issued.
More dates will be announced when possible.
Regards,
Hazel David
School Improvement Team
Children’s Services
Dear Colleagues,
This workshop follows on from the conference on the 12th February and will address parental engagement and the barriers in education faced by vulnerable
pupils.
Led by Marc Rowland, Adviser, Unity Schools Partnership and the Education Endowment Fund.
David Hood, Headteacher at the Cressex Community School, will provide a local view of the experiences of the school.
Monday 15th March 2021, 1.30- 4pm
The workshop will be conducted via MS Teams, please use the Eventbrite link to book your place HERE.
Regards,
Hazel David
School Improvement Team
Children’s Services
Buckinghamshire Council
4th Floor, County Hall
Walton Street
Aylesbury,
HP20 1UZ
| Meeting: | BASG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
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| Date & Time: | 1 March 2021 at 7.00pm
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Paul Randall (Chair), Anne Sheddick (Vice Chair), Maggi Bull,
Peter Learner, Bernadette Allison, Jo Pearce, Martin Baxter, Andrew Brown, Gwyneth Langley (Secretary) |
| Absent: | Joanne Marchant |
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Joanne Marchant had sent apologies for absence
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It was agreed that the following would be discussed under Any Other Business: – Schools Forum
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Gwyneth Langley – BEP |
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| 4 | Approval of Minutes From the Meeting Held on 1 February 2021 and Review of Actions | |
| The minutes of the meeting held on 1 February 2021 were approved.
Book Donation (Minute 8) – Books donated by Emma Knights had been sent to the governors that had e-mailed in following the communication in the BASG newsletter. There had been 25 entries for the 4 books.
BASG Bank Account (Minute 11) – JP / PR would arrange to make any outstanding payments from the BASG bank account.
BASG Website (Minute 11) -. PR would ask Tomas Pukalski about the stacking arrangements on the BASG website.
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Jordans Group
The Jordans Group had met on 6 February 2021. Approximately 25 governors had attended. There were a number of topics for discussion including: – Information dissemination. There was a feeling that communication from the LA had improved, but that there could be further improvement. – Information sources. There was some clarification required on free services vs paid services. – Management of difficult situations such as allegations and grievances. – Governor resignations – there was an acknowledgement that governors were having to balance home and work life differently during the pandemic and this had led to some governor resignations. – The challenge of staying strategic in the pandemic environment.
The quality of HR and Legal advice from the LA had been an area of concern and this was discussed. Toolkits provided for governors were not always current or fit for purpose. PL suggested that this be raised at the Consultative Board meeting on 17 March 2021.
PR noted that a number of governors at the meeting appeared to be struggling with workload. Well-being of governors was an issue during this time.
Chesham, Amersham, Great Missenden and Wendover Group The group had met on 17 February 2021. Approximately 26 governors had attended. There had been 6 key topics of discussion: – Well-being – Staying Strategic – Energising the Governing Board – Remote Education – Support for the Headteacher – Ofsted
The small group format, using breakout groups within Zoom, was considered to have worked well.
There had been good feedback following the meeting with attendees finding it a helpful source of support. There had been enthusiasm for another meeting during the Summer Term 2021 and AB would organise this.
AB would share training and experience of breakout groups within Zoom and MS Teams.
Future Meeting Dates
Jordans Group 20 March 2021 Aylesbury Group 23 March 2021 |
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| GL highlighted the BEP Chairs Briefing on Friday 5 March 2021.
The next edition of the BEP Newsletter would be sent to all governors via GovernorHub at the end of term. BASG updates could be included within this. This would be further discussed under item 8.
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| There had been an Ofsted review of Safeguarding at the LA but the group was not aware of any feedback from this. | ||
| 8 | BASG Newsletter | |
| JM and BA were thanked for their excellent work on the BASG Newsletter.
Following discussion it was agreed that BASG updates and information would be included within the end of Spring Term BEP newsletter. GL confirmed that the deadline for receipt of content was 24 March 2021. This would be sent out via GovernorHub. GL would liaise with JM and PR on this. |
GL / JM / PR |
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| MB gave an update on the Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Reference Group. MB is a governor representative on the group, alongside Katy Simmons, Chair of Cressex Community School.
MB expressed concern that Headteachers had stopped attending the group meetings and that the governor representatives felt marginalized.
The criteria for choosing schools to support was currently unclear as were the KPIs of the group.
There had been a suggestion that the name of the group be changed to be more positive.
MB explained that 1 or 2 evening meetings were planned for governors to update on the work of the group. These were likely to be held in late June or early July. The format was currently unclear. PR / MB had suggested including the NGA in this work.
MB expressed concern that elected Members were not directly involved in the process. It was unclear why there was a lack of enthusiasm for their involvement given their role in decision making and funding.
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| The next meeting of the Consultative Board would be on 17 March 2021.
PL proposed that the following items be included on the agenda for discussion and would be raised by BASG members as follows:
– Schools Forum (JP) – HR and Legal Support for Governing Boards (AS) – Schools as Polling Stations (MB) – Ofsted Review (AB) – Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Reference Group (JP)
PL would make Simon James aware of these topics in advance of the meeting.
JP confirmed that she had put herself forwards for election to Schools Forum. The outcome of this process would be known by 9 March 2021. The next meeting of Schools Forum would be 23 March 2021. The previous meeting had been on 19 January 2021 and it was anticipated that a report from this meeting would be available to the Consultative Board on 17 March 2021.
AS would prepare a paper on HR and Legal Support for the Consultative Board meeting and would send a draft to PL.
It was noted that national funding had been made available to avoid using schools as polling stations for the May 2021 elections. It was agreed it would be useful to seek clarity on the Bucks position at the Consultative Board meeting.
PR would also raise plans for school improvement at the meeting.
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Schools Forum JP would seek clarify on the process for electing members to Schools Forum
Chair of Governors Required – Junior School in the Amersham Area
JP highlighted that a Junior School in the Amersham area required an experience Chair of Governors and asked for any suggestions.
BASG Communication AS was thanked for circulating information on vaccination and potential vaccination policies and for signposting Stone King legal guidance. The importance of governors asking questions about these areas was discussed. It was acknowledged that these were difficult issues and there were no definitive answers.
Co-operative Schools Conference MB highlighted that he had attend a Co-operative Schools Conference discussing ‘What will schools look like Post-Covid?’ and this had been very interesting. |
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Dates and times for future meetings were agreed as follows:
Monday 19 April 2021 5pm
The meeting closed at 8.30pm |
Dear Colleagues,
The next Side by Side conference on Thursday 25th March will focus on Safeguarding in Education. The agenda is attached and you may book your place HERE
Safeguarding 1 March 2021 Agenda
Any problems contact sis@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Regards,
Hazel David
School Improvement Team
Children’s Services
Buckinghamshire Council
4th Floor, County Hall
Walton Street
Aylesbury,
HP20 1UZ
For COVID-19 updates visit: https://schoolsweb.buckscc.gov.uk/covid-19-corona-virus-latest-advice/
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