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Wednesday 20 September 2017
1. Inclusion Funding Equipment Amnesty
As you begin a new
academic year, and you’ve said goodbye to the latest school starters, many of
you may have pieces of specialist equipment funded by the Early Childhood
Service (ECS) at your settings that are no longer required. As stated in the
document ‘Terms and Conditions of Early Years
Inclusion Funding’,
equipment will remain the property of West Sussex County Council and must be
returned when either the child leaves your setting or no longer requires the
equipment.
If
you have any specialist equipment funded by ECS that is no longer required,
please email inclusionteam@westsussex.gov.uk,
or call 01243 777807, to arrange collection. In addition to this, if the
equipment has left your setting and transferred to school with the child,
please provide us with the name and address of the school to enable us to
arrange collection with them.
2. Disability Access Fund - Autumn term claims
The
Government launched the new Disability Access Fund (DAF) in April 2017.
Remember, settings could receive a one-off payment for three and four year
olds accessing Free Entitlement if the child is also in receipt of Disability
Living Allowance.
Please
refer to the attached briefing note
for further information and guidance on who is eligible, what the funding can
be used for and how to claim.
You
must e-mail a copy of the DLA award letter and signed Parent Declaration form
to free.entitlement@westsussex.gov.uk and follow the updated FE actuals guidance
which covers how to submit a DAF claim www.westsussex.gov.uk/ecsportal
The deadline for
Autumn term Actuals and DAF claims is Thursday
28 September 2017.
If you have any
queries please contact the Family Information Service on 01243 777807 or email
free.entitlement@westsussex.gov.uk.
Attachments: DAF+Briefing+-+April+2017.pdf
3. Stoptober is back!
Stoptober
is back for 2017, encouraging smokers to make a quit attempt during October.
Sussex
Community NHS Foundation Trust Child Health Improvement Team would like you to
support and promote the Stoptober campaign by -
- Displaying information and resources (see attached
document)
-
Engaging anyone who smokes in a conversation about
the Stop
Smoking Service support available to them.
Attachments: Stoptober+2017.pdf
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Upcoming Key Dates
Date What's Happening?
21/09/17 Autumn Term Headcount Day
28/09/17 Autumn Term Actuals Deadline
03/10/17 Learning and Development Network (Langley Green Youth Centre)
Previously on the Weekly Broadcast
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broadcast item? You can’t remember which Broadcast the information was in?
Below is a list of headlines from the previous 4 weeks' Weekly Broadcasts. If
you would like a copy of a previous broadcast please click on the hyperlinks below.
Wednesday 13 September 2017
- Autumn Term Free Entitlement Actuals - now open
- Important information from the Department of Education: 30 hour codes
for Autumn 2017
- Makaton Foundation Workshop for Professionals (Stage 1 – 4 and
Additional Vocabulary)
Wednesday 06 September 2017
- Termly Network Meetings
- Reaching Families Training Workshops Autumn/Winter 2017
Wednesday 30 August 2017
- Early Years Inclusion Funding - revised model
- Important info from DfE - 30 hours codes for Autumn Term
- FREE 'Delivering the 30 hours through a partnership approach' events
Wednesday 23 August 2017
- Online Provider Portal Workshop
- Online Provider Portal – Planned Maintenance
- Parents reconfirming their Extended Free Entitlement eligibility – News Update
- Childcare Providers Survey September 2017
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