Laptops and Devices provided by the Department for Education (DfE), through the Get help with technology (GHwT) programme in the 2020-2021 academic year, need to be reset by 30 September 2022 as the mobile device management and content filtering software expires. Please see the Bulletin Board at the above link for further details.
We have been notified by Transport for Wales that there is likely to be significant disruption to their services next week stemming from the RMT strike action on Tuesday 21, Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 June. Disruption is expected across the whole UK rail network on days either side of strike days too and will impact pupils traveling by train. Additional information is available on the Bulletin Board at the above link.
We are delighted to say that the Gloucestershire School Improvement packages (PDF, 423.1 KB) for the 22/23 academic year are now live to purchase. Further details are available on the Bulletin Board at the above link.
Over the summer holidays, the Children and Families Hub has several different schemes in place to support families. We would like to make you aware of these schemes now so you can pass details onto families early, meaning they are conscious of the support available when considering their plans for the summer. Additional information is available on the Bulletin Board at the above link.
This autumn, in line with Government’s Green paper for SEND ‘Right support, right place, right time’ Gloucestershire County Council will be making some key improvements to the EHC pathway which will make it a better experience for all. We are piloting two new digital EHCP portals and a new digital EHCP Audit Tool. Further details are available on the Bulletin Board at the above link.
Gloucestershire County Council are working with Coram Voice for the fourth year to carry out an independent survey to all children in care and care leavers (aged 4- 25) who are placed by Gloucestershire County Council. A huge thank you for those who have already supported children and young people to complete the Bright Spots Survey. By way of an update, we are pleased to share that we have had responses from 50 of our young people. Further details are available on the Bulletin Board at the above link.
Thank you for your part in making the Pupil Wellbeing Survey 2022 a success. In total, over 24,000 children and young people across the county took part. A great achievement by all during a very challenging period. In July we will be launching the new data from the Pupil Wellbeing Survey on our Pupilinform database. We are holding a number of face-to-face twilight training events across the county to help you understand how to get the most out of your school/college data. Further details are available on the Bulletin Board at the above link.
In partnership with Gloucestershire Parent Carer Forum (GPCF), Gloucestershire County Council and the Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group, we coproduce a newsletter for parents and carers every two months. Interesting and useful content for professionals also. Please see the Bulletin Board at the above link for further information.
Please see the Bulletin Board at the above link for the Gloucestershire SACRE RE Newsletter, which has useful information on recent national developments, training and resources.
