Inter-Agency Contact Form
The
Inter-Agency Contact Form has been updated following the launch of the PSCB
Thresholds Document and replaces the Inter-Agency Referral Form.
The Inter-Agency Contact Form can be found on the PSCB website on the Resources for Frontline Professionals and there is an accompanying one minute guide that gives some useful help on how to complete the form.
Changes to Outdoor Education Advice and Guidance
From 1 September 2017, outdoor education advice and guidance to
Portsmouth schools, provided by Hampshire County Council, will
become fully based on National Guidance (NG) issued by the Outdoor
Education Advisors Panel.
If colleagues have any queries regarding access or use of NG,
please contact the Outdoor Education office on 01962 876218.
You can get up to speed with the new guidance by attending an EVC update session. The agenda will cover changes to employer guidance, changes to consent form templates, changes to risk assessment templates and EVOLVE user guidance.
Further details and information is available from the Outdoor Education, PE and D of E Office on 01962 876218 or catherine.elsom@hants.gov.uk
Common Transfer Files (CTF)
Please ensure that you use CTF to transfer pupil level information for
leavers and joiners.
If you are asked to provide a CTF for a leaver, please ensure that you
know the new school's details including the LA and DfE establishment numbers.
If you need a CTF for a new starter, please ensure that you give the previous
school your details including the LA and DfE establishment numbers.
Contact: Jennifer McKenzie, Tel: 023 9284 1984
Email: jennifer.mckenzie@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
School Workforce Census 2017
The
census date for this year's school workforce census is Thursday 2 November 2017.
Please
remember that all schools are responsible for preparing their return within
their Management Information System (e.g. SIMS). Education Information Services
will not be creating returns on behalf of schools this year.
Please
make sure that you have prepared your MIS and entered the correct data for your
staff in time for the census date, especially if your school has not completed
this before.
As
in previous years, the census will include details, not only of staff in post
on the census date, but historic data (such as absence or leaver information)
from the start of the previous academic year. This means that much of the
information can be entered now, if you haven't already done so.
Do
contact your MIS support team for systems support to ensure that you are
prepared as soon as possible. As ever, Education Information Services will
assist schools that purchase their SLA with guidance and support with the DfE's
rules and COLLECT website.
If
you have any questions about this, please contact André Merel
School Census
The Autumn School Census day will be on Thursday 5 October 2017. For LA maintained schools and SLA Academies, please submit your initial return by 12 October 2017. Please be aware that it will still be possible for you to change your census after you have made your initial submission.
At any point until the DfE close the census, you may be required to make changes to your return.
There are some changes to the School Census - for example new data items - but more information can be found in the guidance below.
Further information will be distributed late September. Please ensure that the data in your system is up-to-date in preparation for the school census.
Prevent Update
Prevent Education Officer
We welcome John Webster to Portsmouth City Council
as the new Prevent Education Officer. John will
support schools and other education providers across all key stages on
their compliance with the Prevent statutory duty, identify appropriate
resources to embed Prevent in the curriculum, increase pupils’ resilience to
radicalisation, and promote fundamental British values.
For support and guidance in relation to
education and Prevent, you can email John, call him on 023 9284 1235 or visit the Safer Portsmouth Partnership website.
Sharing concerns
To make a referral in
relation to Prevent, please contact the
Portsmouth Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH).
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During office hours (Monday – Friday):
Portsmouth’s MASH 0845
671 0271
pccraduty@portsmouthcc.gcsx.gov.uk
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Out of Office hours:
Emergency Duty Service – 0300 555
1373
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If a child is at immediate risk
of harm, call the Police on 999
Schools Violent Incident and Restraint Reporting
Just a reminder that Children, Families and Education no longer
have a statutory duty to record and monitor violent incident reports. As they
have for some time now, these should be sent (in line with the attached policy)
to Portsmouth City Council's Health and Safety Unit. Relevant forms are still
forwarded from there to education for information. Please find the process
flowchart and relevant form on pages 17-21 of the policy.
On a similar note, there has been no requirement to send
physical intervention forms to the LA for some time now. Schools will continue
to raise issues relating to this internally and with the appropriate
professionals on a case by case basis.
Changes to the LADO
From 1 September the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) will be Gill Burtwell. Gill is on a six month secondment.
You can contact her by phone on 023 9284 1261 or by email.
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