Safeguarding
From 18/11/21 the majority of Operation Encompass Notifications will be sent out by Gloucestershire Police directly to schools and colleges by the officers attending a Domestic Abuse/Domestic Violence incident.
The notifications will continue to be sent to the settings’ encompass@ email addresses. Please ensure that your IT team updates the diverts from this email address to at least three senior members of staff.
If you have any queries, please contact:
OperationEncompass@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk
Lisa.Woodward@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk
Covid-19 Information for Schools
The FAQ section of the schools noticeboard has been updated included a set of FAQs on CO2 monitors which can be found here. Additional information can be found on the Bulletin Board at the above link.
Details and links to the key communications from the Department for Education are available on the Bulletin Board at the above link.
On 21 October a consensus letter to all schools and colleges from the South West Directors of Public Health, UK Health Security Agency and Regional Schools Commissioner was circulated. The letter advised continuing with control measures until 12 November. The regional group are now recommending that measures are maintained until the end of November. Further details are available on the Bulletin Board at the above link.
All Schools
Ofsted are pleased to announce that they have released the 2021 inspection data summary report (IDSR) to allow schools and inspectors access to the latest available data. You can access your IDSR directly through our Ofsted IDSR service or as a link through the DfE’s Analyse School Performance (ASP). Both are located on DfE Sign-in of which you will need an account to access and associated permissions for the school/s. Further details are available on the Bulletin Board at the above link.
The Schools Forum Outcome Report from the meeting held on 11 November 2021 is available on the Bulletin Board at the above link.
If your school hasn’t joined in the past or you missed the 2020 survey, please consider joining this survey. As we continue to work through the difficulties coronavirus has brought it is vital we hear as many voices of our children and young people as possible, so we can support all of them to thrive and look forward to positive futures. Further information is available on the Bulletin Board at the above link.
A 25-day-long competition for all staff and parents this December. Winter Wheelers concludes with one rider receiving a message on Christmas Day telling them they’ve won a bike worth £1,500. It's free and open to all cyclists, whether a novice or more experienced rider. Please see the Bulletin Board at the above link for additional information.
Secondary
Make Your Mark registration is open. Don’t miss out on an opportunity for your students to take part in Europe’s largest consultation of 11-18 year olds. Registration is open until 10 December. Please see the Bulletin Board for additional information.
Governance
The recording of this event is now available by clicking on the link above. You can also download the presentation and additional resources. You will need to view this on Google Chrome or Firefox.
The presentation includes input from Clare Dudman, the new Head of School Improvement, information on the governing board’s responsibility for Pupil Premium and a presentation by Simon Rowe, Senior HMI, South West. This is a "must see" for any schools due an Ofsted inspection.
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