SchoolsNet e-Bulletin No. 2025/40 New content for 16 December 2025

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No. 2025/ 40 - New content for 16 December 2025


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Managing outbreaks and illness in your school

Please see the latest UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) guidelines for controlling infections and outbreaks in educational settings. To help maintain a safe and healthy school environment, please check that your current procedures are in line with this guidance.

Please share the public health exclusion table with parents/carers for specific details on how long to keep their child off school for certain illnesses.


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Jobs bulletin

Bulletin 08 December 2025.


Online safety 1-to-1 support for parents

Do you have concerns that a pupil may be at risk of radicalisation online? Do their parents require some 1-to-1 support in setting up parental controls and building digital resilience within the home? Derbyshire County Council Prevent team is running a project to work with families of secondary school children, walking them through the practical ways of improving parental monitoring.

Places are limited, so please email Jamie.dean@derbyshire.gov.uk to discuss a potential referral.


Events

Events


Being a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) in Derbyshire

A 2-part online course for Designated Safeguarding Leads. Participants must attend both training sessions.

17 January 2026.

  • Part 1 – 9:30am to 11:30am.
  • Part 2 – 12:30pm to 2:30pm.

Introduction to climate action planning

Two separate online sessions, free for Early Years and school staff, which will introduce the DfE strategy and request, climate action plans, and the support available for settings to develop and deliver them. 

Please note the evening session is a repeat of the afternoon session, only one course needs to be attended.


S4S

Derbyshire Services for Schools

View all of our services and packages 

View all of our training courses online 


Equality Act 2010: The Ofsted framework and its expectations for governors

An online course designed to ensure governors in schools are able to meet their responsibilities with regard to the Equality Act 2010 and the increased emphasis upon equality within the new Ofsted framework.

19 January 2026 – 6pm to 8pm


Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) Network for primary schools

An online network event which aims to support school leads responsible for the development of RSE.

26 January 2026 – 3:45pm to 5:15pm