www.newhamconnect.uk Issue 8 6th January 2017 Keeping Newham Connected Spring Term 2017

Dear Colleagues

I hope you enjoyed a restful break over the Christmas holiday and have come back refreshed and rejuvenated for the Spring term. Congratulations to Rachel McGowan, and everyone involved in the build, on the successful opening of the brand new arts annex at School. The school now has superb facilities for drama, music and PE as well as a fantastic kitchen and dining facilities. Just a reminder that our annual SEN conference The Future for SEN Assessment - The Rochford Report and the Development of Inclusive Assessment Arrangements takes place on Tuesday 17 January at The Crystal, 1 Siemens Brothers Way, E16 1GB and I look forward to seeing many of you there. Happy New Year!

Best wishes Jane Moon Deputy Director, Education and Skills

The Cost of Childcare and the 30 Hour Offer Newham’s response to Improving KS2 Reading Results in 2017 Independent research agency, Ceeda, is undertaking research into the cost of childcare delivery in Newham in preparation for The LA have commissioned the Tollgate Teaching School the 30 hour offer. All nurseries are being asked to take part. to deliver two 3 day training sessions for schools that are interested in improving their KS2 SATs Reading results. Schools have been emailed the link to the survey. The closing The Ten out of Ten Reading Project is run in partnership date for returns is the 13th January. Participating schools will be with Cleves, Selwyn, St. Stephen’s, Shaftesbury and given a summary of findings and confidential analysis of their Kensington Primary Schools. The first programme will run delivery costs. on 23rd January, 30th January and 6th February 2017. If your setting has not received the survey link, please contact The second programme will take place on the 6th March, [email protected]. 13th March and 20th March 2017.

For further information and to book your place contact Claire James [email protected].

Calendar - Events and Deadlines

January - February 2017 Diary Dates 11th Jan Primary Partnership Board Meeting Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 12th Jan St Edward’s Teaching School Alliance 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Meeting @ 2pm 13th Jan School Health Team Drop-In Session email 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 [email protected] for details 17th Jan Governor’s Forum Meeting ( Town 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Hall 7:30pm) 18th Jan NASH Meeting ( 2pm) 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 19th Jan School Census deadline 19th Jan Primary Pupil Placement Panel Meeting 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 25th Jan Secondary Pupil Placement Panel Meeting 27th Jan Holocaust Memorial Day Events/Deadlines School Holidays - Newham Guidance 30 Jan NCA Tools Access Arrangements Section Opens Date missing? Email us: [email protected] Issue 8 - 6th January 2017

Latest DfE Guidance Message from Fatmir Deda, Newham’s new

Cloud software services: how schools should protect data Safeguarding Lead in Education 4 January 2017 My name is Fatmir Deda and I am the new Safeguarding

Lead in Education for Newham council. As someone with Induction for newly qualified teachers (NQTs) a background in Education, Early Help and a former 22 December 2016 Safeguarding Lead Governor, I am very proud and excited

to join this wonderful community of schools in educating Phonics screening check and key stage 1 assessments: and preparing the next generation of productive and England 2016 19 December 2016 healthy citizens. Analysis of 'specialist' and 'non-specialist' teaching in I will be collaborating with Head Teachers and all England 16 December 2016 stakeholders to ensure that we are creating a positive, safe, and effective learning community for our children Primary school accountability 16 December 2016 and young people in Newham.

Missing key stage 2 data in LSYPE2: technical report My initial goal is to be a visible Safeguarding Lead and 16 December 2016 colleague who you are comfortable coming to and working with, so please do not hesitate to approach me! I would Permanent and fixed-period exclusions in England: 2014 to love to hear from you. 2015 15 December 2016 I look forward to meeting all Head Teachers during the course of the year. National curriculum assessments: key stage 2, 2016 (revised) 15 December 2016 My contact details are: DDI: 020 3373 4535 Primary school performance tables: 2016 15 December 2016 Mobile : 07766 071941 [email protected] Understanding the educational background of young offenders: full report 15 December 2016

School performance: key stage 2 similar schools 15 December 2016 Support with planning Educational Visits

School performance tables: how we report the data NPW has secured a license for schools to use EVOLVEvisits, 15 December 2016 an online system for the planning, approval and

Early years census 2017: technical specification management of educational visits, sports fixtures and 14 December 2016 extra-curricular activities. http://www.edufocus.co.uk/ pages/evolve/visits.asp Early years census 2017: guide 14 December 2016 EVOLVEvisits is proven to reduce paperwork, simplify procedures, produce self-review and inspection preparation Assessment Updates and Information data, and improve staff confidence in that they automatically follow both employer, and National 2017 interim frameworks for teacher assessment at the end of key stage 1 Updated 15 December 2016 Guidelines. For login details, please contact Alan Merry, Head of School Support and Relationship Management at NPW Latest OfSTED Publications [email protected].

Initial teacher education (ITE) inspection outcomes: management information Updated 29 December 2016 Junior Memory Championship 2017

Ofsted schools survey reports Updated 15 December 2016 The Junior Memory Championship is a pioneering School inspections outcomes: management information educational project from The Learning Skills Foundation® Updated 15 December 2016 and is intended to target Year 6 pupils, helping them with

Inspecting registered childcare providers: information for learning strategies. parents Updated 15 December 2016

To register your interest and to get involved visit Improving governance 15 December 2016 http://www.juniormemorychampionship.com/

Issue 8 - 6th January 2017

Management of the School Health team NewhamConnect Updates

transfers to Newham Council To book training or view sensitive information NewhamConnect users will need to log in to the site. From Monday 9 January, the School Health service will be managed by rather than East Currently login statistics are as follows: London NHS Foundation Trust. There will be no change to Number of users who have logged in: 188 the services provided and nurses will continue to provide care for children and young people in schools as part of the Total number of logins: 819 Integrated Neighbourhood Teams. If you need login access, please contact

School nurses are community public health nurses and [email protected]. work with parents, teachers, children and young people to promote the health and wellbeing of all school-aged Number of Times Individuals Have Logged-In to Newham children. The team’s responsibilities include health promotion, early intervention and prevention of illness and Connect the national child measurement programme.

The School Health service provides care and support to children with special needs, as well as advice and training 33 on the management of long-term conditions (e.g. asthma, 1 epilepsy, diabetes, mental health) to parents/carers, 7 children and professionals. Pupils can see the school nurse 2 independently to get advice or talk about any difficulties. 3 38 110 If you have any queries about the work of the School >3 Health service then please contact Kelley Webb-Martin, School Health and Public Health Partnerships Manager, at [email protected] or telephone 020 3373 4523 or read the letter sent to schools here.

Singapore Maths Project Tour List of OfSTED Inspectors

Following the Singapore Maths 9 day Project Tour in April who have inspected Newham Schools 2016 involving 18 teachers from 15 Newham schools, the Singapore Maths Project Report has now been When a school receives the call from Ofsted, the Lead published. Please click here to read the report. inspector is often Googled. We thought it might be helpful to share our alphabetical list of Ofsted Lead Inspectors and the Newham Schools they have inspected so that you can Holocaust Memorial Day Event call a local school to find out, first-hand, about any areas of special interest that Lead Inspectors may have before they Newham’s Annual Holocaust Memorial Event will take inspect your school. place on Friday the 27th January at Stratford Town Hall between 09:30am–12:00 noon. Schools have been invited Community Resilience (Prevent) to participate. Ghaffar Hussain is the Community Resilience Manager for Year 1 Child Obesity Survey Newham. There is now a section for Community Resilience on NewhamConnect. For useful information please visit the The Newham Council Research Team is reviewing factors Community Resilience page on NewhamConnect. affecting obesity. All primary schools are being asked to take part in a survey. For more information or support email If you have any questions about the survey email [email protected] [email protected]. NewhamConnect Drop-In Session Deadline 13th January 2017 Do you oversee a section on NewhamConnect? Do you need help managing your section? Newham SENCO Conference 2017 Come along to a drop-in session for advice and support.

The Future For SEN Assessment Where: Dockside E1 The Rochford Report and the Development of Inclusive When: Friday 13th January 2017 12-1:30pm Assessment Arrangements 17th January 2017 9.00 am – 3.30pm Please email [email protected] with your car To book email [email protected] registration if you require parking during your visit.

Issue 8 - 6th January 2017

MP praises free childcare trial at Sheringham Nursery (from Newham Recorder 16th December 2016)

An MP toured a nursery school to see how it is helping the childcare they need to go to work, so increasing the parents back into work. These children are just some of number of hours from 15 to 30 can make a substantial the 415 from Newham that are taking part in a new trial difference to income and can save people from the income with 48 different childcare providers which could trap problem where you are just working to pay for potentially save mums and dads £2,500 of childcare costs childcare.” annually. He also explained that the scheme is designed to “fit the Currently all children are entitled to 15 hours of free reality of working life now” with the option to have 15 childcare a week, but in September 2017 this will go up to hours at nursery and 15 hours with its network of 30 hours for children who have two working parents, or childminders if parents work shifts that don’t fit the come from a single parent working household. Mrs nursery’s opening times. Dinenage, who has sons aged 14 and nine, said she could relate to struggles that working parents face, “As a mum Whilst the scheme is being tested in seven other locations who worked when my children were little I completely across the country, Dr Grenier said that the Newham trial understand the challenges and the decisions I made about has a specific focus on special educational needs and their care were some of the hardest I have made in my life disabled children – with great success. because you are deciding the care of the people you love most in the world.”

“I know how it feels to feel like you are working to pay for the childcare and I don’t want people to feel that burden, so if the government can give people that little bit of extra income and help people back to work, that’s a really good thing.”

She said she enjoyed her visit to Sheringham Nursery, “It’s fantastic and the people who work here have been so passionate - and there have been some really engaged little people who just love their time here.” Caroline Dinenage, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Women, Equalities and Early Years, speaks to staff and parents during a visit to Sheringham Dr Julian Grenier, who has been headteacher of the Nursery School in Manor Park. nursery school in Manor Park’s Sheringham Avenue for four years, said, “It’s a real struggle for parents to afford

Education and Skills Management Team Contact Details

Name Job Title Email Telephone Jane Moon Deputy Director, Education and Skills [email protected] 020 3373 2241

James Hourigan Head of Commissioning, Inclusion [email protected] 020 3373 7445 Principal Adviser, School Improvement Dani Wade 020 3373 4104 Commissioning [email protected] Jackie Ross Head of Service 0 - 25 SEND [email protected] 020 3373 9286 Head of Commissioning, Skills and Steve Cameron 020 3373 6817 Employability [email protected] Senior Commissioning Manager, Peter Gibb 020 3373 3144 Education and Skills [email protected] Executive Head Teacher of the Virtual Val Naylor 020 3373 0938 School [email protected] Nicola.Blatchly- Nicola Blatchly-Lewis Strategic Manager Early Years 020 3373 0493 [email protected]

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