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Wednesday 8 November 2017
1. Have your parents
reconfirmed their eligibility for Extended Free Entitlement (FE)?
Currently
34% of families who were added onto this terms headcount need to reconfirm with
HMRC before 31 December 2017. If they do not they will not be eligible to claim
their Extended FE funding for Spring term. You can log into the Online Provider
Portal via www.westsussex.gov.uk/ecsportal to see all your parents grace
periods so you know which ones you need to prompt.
Don’t
delay – remind your parents today!
Parents
need to go online at www.gov.uk/childcareaccount
and log into their Childcare
Service account to reconfirm. They need to check their secure email inbox
within this account and follow the reconfirmation process. Parents who have not
reconfirmed in time will not get funding next term.
In
preparation for the next term, from this week HMRC will begin to issue letters
to parents with temporary codes to
invite them to complete a childcare service application to receive their permanent 30 hours code ahead of
January. Parents will then need to take their new 30 hours code to you to
secure their 30 hours place for the spring term. The letters will be issued in
batches so that HMRC can monitor parents coming into the service.
2. The proposed expansion of primary and secondary
schools in West Sussex from September 2019
Please click here for an electronic copy of the consultation on the proposed expansion of
primary and secondary schools in West Sussex from September 2019 focusing on
the Bognor and Midhurst area.
To complete
the online survey visit www.westsussex.gov.uk/schoolexpansions19
The initial
consultation closes on 28 November 2017. After which there will be a WSCC
Cabinet Member decision on whether to publish statutory public notices.
If you are
able to share this consultation as you feel appropriate we’d be most grateful.
3. Free Safeguarding Children Online Training
The West Sussex County
Council Learning and Development gateway has an online Safeguarding Children
training course that is FREE to access.
This module is for
anyone that comes into contact with children or young people especially those
involved in the care and education of children and young people.
The aim of this course
is to set out how organisations and individuals should work together to
safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
If you apply what you
have learnt on this course you will be able to:
- Identify
signs and symptoms of child abuse
- Identify
what to do if abuse is suspected
- Develop
some useful assessment skills
This course can be
found here
4. Mind Coastal West Sussex Mental Health and Resilience
Training Programme
West Sussex County
Council and West Sussex CCGs are funding a two year training programme of
mental health awareness and suicide prevention awareness training and workshops.
The courses cost
between £10 - £30 per person, per course.
This training is
primarily for staff and volunteers working with children and young people in
public facing settings across West Sussex.
Information regarding
courses, course costs and how to book are available here.
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Upcoming Key Dates
Date What's Happening?
w/c 13 Nov Inclusion funding payments expected
4 Dec Inclusion funding panel meets
Previously on the
Weekly Broadcast
Below is a list of headlines from
recent broadcasts. Click on the date to view a copy:
Wednesday 1 November 2017
- Settings offering Extended FE
- Change of email address for the Crawley Hub
Wednesday 25 October 2017
- inclusion Funding Claims for Autumn Term
- Free Entitlement Parent Testimonials
- You said. We did. Termly Childcare Provider
Update
Wednesday 18
October 2017
- Childcare Providers Survey September 2017
- Social Media and Ofsted Inspections
- Speech and Language Therapy Service update
- Sussex Safeguarding Week (27 November – 1
December)
- Childcare Business Grants Scheme Offers Support for
New Childminders in England
Wednesday 11 October 2017
- Childcare Providers Survey September 2017
- For Sale – Rainy Days Pre-School, Worthing
- Foundation Years National Partnership Working Events
– FREE to attend.
- Save £140 off your energy bill
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