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Wednesday 23 May 2018
1. IMPORTANT - Subscription to the Weekly Broadcast
You
may recently have received an email from West Sussex County Council (WSCC)
entitled ‘Do you want to
receive email updates? Tell us now’. This email was in relation to updating
your preferences for the newsletters you are signed up to receive from WSCC,
and was sent in preparation for the new General Data Protection Regulations
(GDPR).
As a Local Authority we have a statutory duty to keep you up-to-date with
important information relating to early years and childcare. Therefore, please
note that all providers will continue to receive the Weekly Broadcast every
week regardless of your newsletter preferences. We hope that you continue to
find the Weekly Broadcast useful, and we are always interested in your
feedback.
2. Updated Privacy Notice - GDPR
As you will all be
aware, the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into force on 25 May
2018.
We have updated the Integrated Prevention and Earliest
Help (IPEH) Privacy Notice,
which previously only needed to be shared with parents accessing Free Entitlement
(FE). This has been expanded to cover all aspects of potential data sharing
between settings and West Sussex County Council. As such, this must be shared
with all parents accessing your
provision.
It can therefore also
be used by non FE providers such as Out of School Clubs and Holiday
Playschemes. For example, this would
cover the information you would share with IPEH to access inclusion support or funding
for a child.
We recommend that you
share this document with parents as soon as possible.
For
future reference, this will be available on our webpage here
and the version in the Free Entitlement Provider Declaration
will also be updated.
3. Advance notice: Summer term actuals - Online Provider
Portal re-opening for checks (FE providers only)
The Online Provider Portal (OPP) is now closed for Summer term Free
Entitlement (FE) actual claims. Please note, the OPP will be re-opening between
6-8 June for you to check your Summer term actuals claims.
If you missed the deadline you can submit your actuals between those
dates but only for children present
during headcount week (w/c 30 April).
Please follow the usual exceptional payment request process for children
who have started/wish to start after headcount week. Do not add them to your actuals claim.
30
hour codes: If you
experienced issues submitting any 30 hour codes and have added a note to the
‘Notes’ box on the OPP then we will contact you shortly.
Remember, if a parent
did not apply or attempt to reconfirm their code prior to 31 March 2018 then
they will not be eligible to claim extended FE this term.
If you have any
queries please email free.entitlement@westsussex.gov.uk
4. Draft School Effectiveness Strategy - Consultation
Consultation has opened on a Draft School Effectiveness Strategy
2018-22. West Sussex
County Council wants to listen to everyone that is involved in education
provision – have your say.
The consultation will remain open until Friday 15
June 2018 and the outcome presented to the Children and Young People’s
Services Select Committee on the 20 June 2018.
5. Early Years SENCO qualification specification
The Department for
Education (DfE) has published the Level 3 Early
Years SENCO qualification specification. The qualifications developed from this specification
are intended to support early years practitioners to gain accreditation for the
knowledge, understanding and skills they need to perform the Early Years SENCO
role effectively. The qualifications are not mandatory. This recommended
specification has been designed by early years experts and stakeholders
supported by the DfE.
The DfE has also
published a Level 3 EY
SENCO job description,
which is intended as guidance for early years providers and practitioners to
help clarify the role of the Early Years SENCO in non-maintained early years
settings.
In addition to this, Action
for Children has compiled a set of five case studies which represent some of
the work going on across the country to support children with SEND. These case
studies give examples of good practice in relation to the role of the setting
SENCO.
6. Child Safety Week 4–10 June
Summer is coming and it’s
fun to play outside. We all need to keep active to stay fit, but babies and
children need supervising whilst they play and explore new things.
Everyone has a part
to play in preventing accidents among children and we know that nothing is more
powerful than the voice of experience. Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Child
Health Improvement Team would like you to
promote the Child Accident Prevention Trust Child Safety Week and share the attached safety messages by
displaying resources and talking about ways to reduce child accidents.
Attachments: Child Safety Week 2018
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Upcoming Key Dates
Date What's Happening?
25/05/18 GDPR come into force
06/06/18-08/06/18 OPP re-opens for Summer term actuals checks
Previously on the weekly broadcast
Below is a list of headlines from recent broadcasts. Click on the date to view a copy:
Wednesday 16 May 2018
- Summer term Free Entitlement actuals – final reminder
- Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) Summer term claims - reminder
- New Format for the 2 year Integrated Review
- Five to Thrive Training
- Update your Termly Childcare Provider Update form today!
Wednesday 9 May 2018
- Summer Term Inclusion Funding
- Funding Panel Response Times
- Helicopter Stories
- EY Initial Teacher Training at the University of
Brighton
Wednesday 2 May 2018
- Early Years transition events – booking reminder
- Summer term Free Entitlement actuals – reminder
- 30 Hours extended FE codes Summer term
- EYPP Summer term claims reminder
- DAF Disability Access Fund claims
- MMR Vaccination reminder
Wednesday 25 April 2018
- Summer term Free Entitlement actuals – now open (FE providers only)
- Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) Summer term claims (FE providers only)
- Early Years Transition Events
- 2018 – 2019 Early Years Training Subscription Scheme Course Bookings now
open
- Introducing Practice Improvement’s new Facebook page
- Don’t miss out - final chance to book these Early Years courses.
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