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Central Essentials
Weekly Newsletter for Schools Issue 345 19 January 2018 - would Headteachers kindly pass a copy of this newsletter to their Chair of Governors Item Information Contact
1 HR updates School Pay Policy – decisions arising from the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document (STPCD) 2017 pay award Following the publication of the STPCD 2017 document, Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) provided schools with information and guidance on the main changes via Central Essentials, which can be found here. As a reminder, the main changes to the document can be found in Part 1 – Pay – General and provides for all schools to apply the below uplifts, backdated to 1st September 2017, which schools must liaise with Payroll providers to implement accordingly:
• a 2% uplift to the statutory minimum and maximum of the main pay range and;
• a 1% uplift to the minima and maxima of all other pay ranges in the national framework (including headteacher groups) and all allowances across all pay ranges
CBC’s guidance in relation to the changes in the STPCD 2017 was also shared with the Schools’ Trade Unions and is available on the Schools’ Portal, in Chapter 3 of the Schools’ Personnel Management Handbook or by clicking here. If you have not already reviewed your pay policy, it is strongly advised that the above documents are read prior to consulting on the proposals for the school’s Pay Policy. Governing bodies must consult with the staff and their trade unions and professional associations prior to the publication of their pay policy (including decisions made in relation to awarding pay increases as a result of the STPCD 2017) and it is strongly advised before doing so that advice and guidance is sought from the school’s HR provider.
Bronwen Anderson / Sarah Reed HR Policy Officers HR Policy & Implementation Tel: Bronwen on 0300 300 6458 or Sarah on 0300 300 4338 Email: [email protected]
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The HR Statutory Services team have been informed by the Recognised Trade Unions that they have received a low number of schools’ pay policies for consultation following the publication of the STPCD 2017 and CBC's STPCD 2017 Guidance for Schools. Teachers’ Pension Scheme It’s now even easier for members to register for My Pension Online (MPO) as the requirement to input your Teachers’ Pension Reference number (also known as DfE number) has been removed from the registration process. There is a poster that has been created to display in staff rooms so members can find out about registering and making the most of their pension. To find out more please visit Teachers’ Pensions’ website.
2 Diminishing the Difference conference on 2 February 2018 – CHANGE OF VENUE I am delighted so many of you have taken the opportunity to book your places on the forthcoming conference; over 100 senior colleagues have booked to date. We are aware the location of the Wyboston venue results in a very long journey for colleagues located in the south of Bedfordshire and, as such, we are pleased to advise you that we have managed to secure The Rufus Centre for the conference and, consequently, the nominal charge for schools will be reduced to £20 per head. As we have agreed that working collaboratively to help diminish the differences for our most vulnerable pupils is our main priority, please will you book your places as soon as possible. The venue can take up to 150 so we have another 45 places still available. I look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible on 2nd February. Attached is an updated flyer.
Leo Jones Deputy Director for Education and Transformation Children’s Services Tel: 0300 300 4218 Email: [email protected]
3 Latest news from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF): teacher retention and employer engagement in schools Science teacher retention in secondary schools The EEF and Wellcome are seeking proposals for interventions to improve the retention of science teachers in secondary schools, particularly those in highest need, with the aim of developing and testing the most promising ideas. They expect to fund 3-5 proposals in total and have identified several approaches from which they would particularly welcome responses.
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Review of evidence on employers in education published The EEF has published a review of the evidence on how employers can support schools to improve outcomes for pupils. The researchers identified four broad areas of employer engagement in education that could benefit young people.
4 Moderation and academies Many thanks to all those academies who have confirmed they wish to be with Central Bedfordshire Council for statutory moderation this summer. We will send out confirmation letters shortly. We have been told this week by the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) that it requires academies to notify it direct of the LA with which they have a moderation arrangement. This can be done via the Teacher Assessment section of NCA Tools. Even though it says the deadline was 15 December 2017, we understand this is still open. To avoid being chased by the STA, if you have not done so already, please go through this step even if you have notified us.
Kate Charlton Newly Qualified Teacher Coordinator and LA Moderation Manager Children's Services/School Improvement Tel: 0300 300 6928 Mob: 07342 091564 Email: [email protected]
5 Term dates for 2019/2020 As you are aware, the local authority is required to set the term dates for community, voluntary controlled, community special and maintained nursery schools in England. Please find attached a copy of the term dates for 2019/2020. The 5 training days have been specified but schools are free to switch these if they wish as long as any alterations still result in the school being open for 190 pupil days. As in previous years, with Bedford Borough as our closest neighbouring local authority, we have aligned our term dates with their dates to limit the disruption to families who have children attending schools in both authorities.
Joanna Brown Commissioning and Partnerships Officer Children's Services/School Improvement Tel: 0300 300 6598 Email: [email protected]
6 Opportunities for a Head of School Improvement and School Improvement Adviser Here within Central Bedfordshire we’re determined to help all children fulfil their potential. We’re pleased to say that Children’s Services has recently been awarded a ‘Good’ Ofsted rating for its Children’s Social Care Services. Whilst we’re proud of this achievement, there’s still more to be done as we seek to deliver great education, with a particular focus on diminishing the difference for our more vulnerable learners. We are investing in the future of our School Improvement team by creating new opportunities for those who are passionate about making a real difference.
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The roles are currently being advertised with the Council to which we would happily consider anyone who would be interested in either a permanent position or a secondment opportunity. For more information please visit the Central Bedfordshire Council careers website.
7 CBC SEND Parent and Young Person Partnership Service newsletter The Spring 2018 issue of our newsletter is now available and can be found on our webpage. It provides information about:
• New Online Referral Form
• Carbon Footprint
• Mediation, Appeal & Tribunal support
• Information for Schools and SENCOs
• Information leaflets
• Our volunteers
• Drop-in sessions
• Useful support contacts In addition, please find attached details of our Drop-In information sessions.
8 SAVE THE DATE…SAVE THE DATE…SAVE THE DATE - Lower and Primary School Headteacher Conference will be on Thursday 28th June 2018 at Wyboston Lakes Do add the above date to your diaries. Delegates have given such positive feedback in previous years, especially when attending with their Deputies/Senior Leaders. Further details and a booking form will be published by the end of term. Any help would be gratefully received.
Melanie Mercer Headteacher Aspley Guise Lower School Tel: 01908 582245 Email: [email protected]
9 Workshop for Parents: Overcoming your child’s fears and worries delivered by CHUMS at Cranfield CofE Academy on 6th February 2018 starting at 9.30am (with coffee available from 9.00 am) The workshop aims to:
• Help parents to better understand what anxiety looks like in children and young people
• Consider the different factors that lead children to feel anxious
Jo Dormer Deputy Head Cranfield Church of England Academy Tel: 01234 750261 Email: [email protected]
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• Help parents to think about things they can do to manage anxiety and build confidence in children
Please see the attached flyer for further information. CHUMS will take bookings for the workshop - please telephone 01525 863924 and ask to speak to the Family Wellbeing team, or email [email protected]. CHUMS asks that schools share the information with any parents they feel could benefit from the session.
10 Education Health Care Planning (EHCP) Outcomes training sessions The following update has been provided on behalf of Julie Cronin, Designated Clinical Officer, and Hero Slinn, SEND Practice Manager. The Local Area is offering a training opportunity to practitioners across Education, Health and Social Care on the development of outcomes when contributing to the EHC Needs Assessment and review process. We recommend that a representative from every school attends a session to ensure a consistency of approach to this key aspect of the SEND Reforms, ensuring outcomes are well developed and focused on developing independence and resilience for children and young people with SEND. Attached is the booking form which needs to be issued to all training candidates for completion and email return to Lorraine Doyle at [email protected] by Friday 26 January 2018. Once completed forms are received, we will confirm training placements by email to each candidate prior to the first training session on 02 February 2018. We appreciate this is a tight turnaround and would be grateful for everyone to prioritise form submission. Available dates and venues for these training sessions are detailed on the booking form. Each session will run from 10.00 am to 1.30 pm and will have enough space to accommodate up to 20 participants. Lunch is not provided. In relation to potential trainers to support this training, please can names be forwarded to Lorraine Doyle by Monday 22 January 2018. Please be mindful that these trainers will need to be available to attend a training run through on Friday 26 January from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm at Wrest Park, Silsoe. If you have any problems or questions regarding this training, please do not hesitate to contact Lorraine on the above details.
Lorraine Doyle Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (BCCG) Tel: 01525 624334 Email: [email protected]
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Thank you for your continued support.
11 Moderation training 2018 Dates and venues have been published for training for EYFS, KS1 and KS2 moderation of teacher assessment. The flyer for EYFS is attached and please see below for the KS1 and KS2 flyers. All of these training events can be booked via CPD Online:
• Flyer KS1
• Flyer KS2 Year 4 As you will have seen from previous issues of Central Essentials, Central Bedfordshire Council has launched a pilot project to evaluate the use of Comparative Judgement as an alternative to external moderation of writing. We are delighted that a good proportion of schools from across all clusters are signed up to pilot this new approach. We will, of course, share the learning when the cycle has been completed and evaluated. In addition, as a result of moderation and assessment being identified as priorities for several clusters, we are exploring alternative models with regard to reading and maths moderation. As such, we are not advertising moderation training dates, at this stage, but will keep schools informed and will provide any training that might be needed for schools that are to be moderated, in due course.
Kate Charlton Newly Qualified Teacher Coordinator and LA Moderation Manager Children's Services/School Improvement Tel: 0300 300 6928 Mob: 07342 091564 Email: [email protected]
12 NQT twilight enrichment sessions Please find attached a list of the twilight sessions that we will be running over the next months for NQTs registered with Central Bedfordshire Council as their appropriate body. Bookings should be made on CPD Online. Could induction tutors please remind NQTs to register for alerts on NQT courses with CPD Online so that they receive details of these (including updates on the ‘TBC’ dates), and any future CPD designed for NQTs.
Kate Charlton Newly Qualified Teacher Coordinator and LA Moderation Manager Children's Services/School Improvement Tel: 0300 300 6928 Mob: 07342 091564 Email: [email protected]
13 LSCB training Understanding Neglect Workshop - Half Day
• Monday 26th February 2018 at the Bedford Golf Club, Great Denham, MK40 4FF from 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm
• Wednesday 18th July 2018 at Wrest Park Enterprise, Silsoe, MK45 4HR from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm
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This workshop is aimed at multi-agency practitioners who either work predominately or who have regular contact with children and young people, or those looking to develop their knowledge and practice. Learning Outcomes:
• Have a greater recognition and response to neglect, including support to identify neglect and factors that can impact upon parenting capacity.
• Gain clarity of understanding of neglect indicators.
• Build confidence in assessment, analysis and planning.
• Have a raised awareness of early intervention strategies and sources of support for children, protective family members and workers, working together across agencies.
• Gain an understanding of the local context and resources to support families.
14 County Lines, Gangs and Young People 1-day Training delivered by Safer London • Tuesday 20 February 2018 from 9.45 am to 4.30 pm (registration at 9.30am) at The Rufus
Centre, Flitwick, MK45 1AH • Tuesday 6 March 2018 from 9.45 am to 4.30 pm (registration at 9.30am) at The Leagrave
Centre, Luton, LU4 9ND • Tuesday 20 March 2018 from 9.45 am to 4.30 pm (registration at 9.30am) at The Forest
Centre, Marston Moretaine, MK43 0PR This event is aimed at all frontline practitioners across agencies. Please note, applications will be reviewed for appropriate attendance. Learning outcomes:
• Increased identification of county lines activity
• Identification at an early stage of young people who might be on the periphery of gangs
• Identification of young people involved in CSE, Missing and relation to county lines
• Recognising the increased risk for young women associated with gangs and county lines
• Increased and clearer gangs referrals
• Deeper knowledge of gangs and youth culture when working with young people Places can be booked via www.centralbedscpd.co.uk/safeguarding. For enquiries please email [email protected] or call 0300 300 6676.
15 CACHE Level 2 Award in Support Work in Schools This qualification covers the information and knowledge required to work in the many varied
The Academy of Social Work and Early Intervention
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roles that school support staff may fulfil, including administrative, lunch time supervisor, site support and technical roles as well positions that involve working directly with the children. It’s suitable for anyone interested in, or relatively new to, a support worker role in a school. In addition, this course would be relevant to any parents who may wish to work in a school. It would be appreciated, therefore, if schools could share this information with your parents. Please see the attached flyer for further information.
Tel: 0300 300 8131 Email: [email protected]
16 Free course - Early Help Standards If you’re working in a service that provides early intervention or help to children, young people and families then ‘Early Help Standards’ is for you. This CACHE endorsed learning pathway, written specifically to support our children and families’ workforce, will provide a starting point for professional development. Please see the flyer for further details.
The Academy of Social Work and Early Intervention Tel: 0300 300 8131 Email: [email protected]
