HARROW SCHOOLS NEWSLETTER

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1 SUMMER TERM 2017 / ISSUE 53 03/07/17 HARROW SCHOOLS NEWSLETTER Photograph provided by Weald Rise Primary School LOCAL AUTHORITY SECTION Section A - Staff and School News Section B - Key Dates, Meetings and Conferences Section C - Action Requested Section D - Guidance, Advice and Information Section E - Other opportunities Section F - Appendices HSIP SECTION Section 1 Policy and Strategy Section 2 Key Dates, Meetings and Conferences Section 3 Professional Development Provision Section 4 - Appendices The Harrow Schools Newsletter is the fortnightly, term time communication with schools produced by the Local Authority. It is distributed by to all Harrow schools and academies. It also includes information from the Harrow School Improvement Partnership (HSIP). Contributions from schools, including for the front page photograph, should be sent to goldbulletin@harrow.gov.uk by noon on Thursday for the following week s issue. EDUCATION SERVICES

2 SUMMER TERM 2017 / ISSUE 53 03/07/17 SECTION A STAFF AND SCHOOL NEWS 1. FRONT PAGE PHOTO Weald Rise Primary School Year 2 pupils from Weald Rise Primary School who took part in the City of London Sinfonia project. After four weeks of workshops, it helped build musical skills in a fun and interactive way, whilst preparing children for the concert experience which took place on Friday 19 May The theme was "Animals". 2. DIRECTORS' MEETING WITH HEADTEACHERS Contact: Patrick O'Dwyer , patrick.odwyer@harrow.gov.uk The date for the next Directors Meeting with Headteachers is Thursday 6 July 2017 at: Bentley Priory Museum Mansion House Drive, Stanmore, HA7 3FB Please see Appendix A for an updated Agenda and directions to the museum. SECTION B KEY DATES, MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES 3. KEY DATES WEEK BEGINNING 3 JULY 2017 Date Event Venue and Time Friday 30 June 2017 Staff Development Day Canons High School Monday 3 July 2017 Staff Development Day Alexandra School Thursday 6 July 2017 Directors' Meeting with Headteachers Bentley Priory Museum Mansion House Drive, Stanmore, HA7 3FB 9:30am to 12:00pm Friday 7 July 2017 Staff Development Day Pinner Park Infant and Nursery School Friday 7 July 2017 Staff Development Day Pinner Park Junior School SECTION D GUIDANCE, ADVICE AND INFORMATION 4. PARENTS CONFERENCE ON KNIFE CRIME Contact: Masooma Sarwar, Masooma.Sarwar@harrow.gov.uk This is a FREE and an important event created for parents/carers of young children and young adults. More information about the event, including key speaker information is yet to be released. EDUCATION SERVICES Page 2 of 17

3 SUMMER TERM 2017 / ISSUE 53 03/07/17 In the meantime please register your place at this event asap to avoid disappointment. It is aimed at giving parents an awareness of what knife crime is and what they can do to help prevent it as parents/carers. Its also an opportunity to discover what The Met are doing to help safeguard young people against knife crime in the hope that we can all work together to ensure that young people are given the best chances in life. To book tickets: 5. MASH TRAINING Contact: Gavin Baker , Gavin.Baker@harrow.gov.uk Date: Thursday 6 July 2017 Time: 9:30am to 12pm Venue: Civic Centre 1, Committee Room 5 This training is aimed at Safeguarding Leads in school and will focus on the following: Better understanding of the MASH process Factors that make good referrals Impact of referral quality on service delivery Importance of parental consent The role played by MASH checks on final decision making Case discussions Please Shynu Thomas Shynu.thomas@harrow.gov.uk (Deputy Team Manager) at MASH in order to book your place. 6. YOUTH OFFER FOR SUMMER 2017 Contact: Errol Albert , errol.albert@harrow.gov.uk Harrow Council is pleased to provide details of the Youth Offer for Summer 2017 and beyond. There have been some significant changes over the last year and we have made this year s youth offer more relevant to the needs of young people in Harrow. Many of the activities within this programme are evidence-based, purposeful, educational and relevant to young people who have been fully consulted in respect of this year s offer. Please make use of these services and promote them within your networks with young people and colleagues. Please see Appendix B for details of the programme. EDUCATION SERVICES Page 3 of 17

4 SUMMER TERM 2017 / ISSUE 53 03/07/17 7. SCHOOL REPORT - THE EXPERIENCES OFLESBIAN, GAY, BI AND TRANS YOUNG PEOPLE IN BRITAIN S SCHOOLS IN 2017 Contact: Mohammed Ilyas, Mohammed.Ilyas@harrow.gov.uk The School Report 2017 has now been released! In 2016 Stonewall commissioned the Centre for Family Research at the University of Cambridge to conduct a survey with young people who are lesbian, gay, bi or trans (LGBT), or who think they might be, on their experiences in secondary schools and colleges across Britain. Alongside the extensive report, we created a video which highlighted some of the research we collected, please share this with your friends and colleagues: Please be aware the content may be upsetting. If you would like any support/advice to address LGBT issues or promote LGBT equality, please contact Mohammed Ilyas on or equalities@harrow.gov.uk. 8. YOUNG CARERS GUIDANCE Contact: Edward Smith, Edward.Smith@harrow.gov.uk Young Carers Guidance for multi-agency professionals, including those in schools is now available at the HSCB website: The Young Carers Project Manager has now brought the project to a close and left the Council. Thank you to all those schools who have found the time and energy to do more to identify and support more young carers you have done some excellent work, please keep it up! 9. GOOD BYE TO CEDARS MANOR OLD BUILDING Contact: Vicki Rose, office@cedarsmanor.harrow.sch.uk Please see Appendix C for further information. SECTION F APPENDICES EDUCATION SERVICES Page 4 of 17

5 Appendix A Headteachers and Directors Meeting Thursday 6 th July 2017 (9.30 for coffee) The Bentley Priory Battle of Britain Trust Bentley Priory Museum, Mansion House Drive Stanmore, HA7 3HT Agenda Chris Spencer Corporate Director People Services Arrival / Refreshments Introduction and Welcome Chris Spencer Barnados: Update on Future in Mind Harrow Youth Parliament / Mental Health Concerns 11:00 Thrive London Claire Pritchard - Barnados Errol Albert and Young People Javina Sehgal Thrive London Early Support Errol Albert 11:35 Harrow Music Service Sue McCall Lou Browning Donna Barratt 11:50 School Travel Planning Kerry Edens 12:00 End Dates of Future Meetings Address People Services, Harrow Council, Second Floor, Civic Centre, Station Road, Harrow, HA1 2UL Tel chris.spencer@harrow.gov.uk web Page 5 of 17

6 ******* The Bentley Priory Battle of Britain Trust Bentley Priory Museum Mansion House Drive Stanmore HA7 3FB For Sat Navs please use postcode HA7 3HT which takes you to the main gates of the museum. The museum is located within the Bentley Priory Housing Development, please advise security guard you are visiting the museum. There is a large free museum car park on site. Address Children and Families, Harrow Council, Second Floor, Civic Centre, Station Road, Harrow, HA1 2UL Tel chris.spencer@harrow.gov.uk web Page 6 of 17

7 Appendix B Harrow Youth Offer 9 19/25 year olds September December 2017 offer will be available from mid August. Parenting support, advice and guidance sessions Contact: Cedars Hub Hillview Hub Wednesdays YP Group (For parents aged years) pm Whitefriars Delivery Site, Whitefriars Avenue, Wealdstone, HA3 5RQ Summer Activities & Services 24 July 1 September 2017 Every Saturday KICKS BOOTS (Football Byron Park) Watford FC 4 6pm Every Saturday Youth Clubs year olds 11am 1pm year olds 1-3pm No Saturday group on the 26 due to bank Page 7 of 17 Services are targeted at young people aged 9 19 years old or 25 years old where the young person has SEN

8 What s What? Outdoor Park Sessions Make the most of the sunshine by having a fun day in the park, team sports like rounders, football fridays, tennis tuesdays, olympics in the park, bootcamp and other activities of your choice can be set up for you and your friends to come along and join Studio Sessions Explore your creativity in the music studio; learn how to mix music, sound engineer, record music, music production and technical awareness Drama Come and take part in a drama group a variety of activities to help develop your acting skills, build self-confidence, learn how to work as part of a team and develop your own stage production to showcase to others if you want! KICKS Boots sessions - In partnership with Cedars Youth Centre / Watford FC Learn to play football like a pro! Coaching sessions will be delivered by Watford FC alongside youth staff in the open parks they will also introduce you to activities going on at Cedars Youth Centre you may be interested in accessing Learn to Cook Learn how to cook quick and easy meals from scratch with an element of how much it costs to make a meal. Young people can attend either one session or a series as everyday there will be new things being cooked and walk away with a booklet of recipes so they can practice their culinary skills in their own times. All recipe booklets come with a breakdown of approximate cost of meal. Please call the centre to book your place! CV and Interview Skills In partnership with Prospects Learn how to get your CV recognised by potential employers. Prospects offer careers information, advice, guidance and support services to young people living in Harrow aged and are delivering workshops on CV writing as well as workshops on interview skills Make and Create You don t need to be an artist to be creative, Paint, draw, and create something out of nothing! Page 8 of 17

9 What s What?! Healthy MIND In partnership with MIND Workshops for young people (aged 14-19/25), providing information on emotional well being. Volunteers who have experience and tools to help young people manage difficult thoughts, feelings and challenges. A light touch session supporting young people to engage in discussions regarding thoughts and feelings delivered by charity organisation MIND. They also provide every young person with a free Headspace subscription, an app which give 1 years access to simple Mindfulness exercises Mental toughness taster sessions / mental toughness programme Mental Toughness describes the mind-set that every person adopts in everything they do. It is closely related to qualities such as character, resilience, etc. Mental toughness is defined as, the ability to deal effectively with pressure and challenge. This is a taster session for you, but is a programme that runs for a number of sessions helping you to build your resilience and learn to adapt to changing environments around you What s hot and What s not? What s trending on social media, what s the latest hot topic in young peoples lives, what s the latest craze?? Every session will have a hot topic suggested by you to increase awareness of / discuss / debate and create a healthy safe space to have ideas challenged and thinking around topics explored How do people see me? How do people perceive you? What messages do you give out to others by how you communicate? How does your body language tell someone whether you are interested to speak to them or not? These sessions are designed to explore our understanding of ourselves and how we communicate with the world, they consider social skills, verbal and nonverbal communication, public speaking and presentation skills all designed to increase self-awareness and ensure opportunities are not lost through communication! Page 9 of 17 Creative Writing Let your creative juices flow! Creative writing is writing that expresses ideas and thoughts in an imaginative way. Come and share your thoughts, feelings and emotions by way of poetry, short stories, song lyrics etc

10 What s What?! Fashion and Design Whether it s designing a fashion garment or learning how to make a simple creation, come along to the fashion and design workshop where you will have the chance to experiment with different materials, design your own T- shirt's and learn new skills! aged 16 19/25 years old A range of activities on offer including board games, access to MAC computer room, pool table, table football, music studio Movie nights Chill out on one of our movie nights free film and popcorn for you and your friends Drug and alcohol awareness workshops - In partnership with Compass Compass will deliver awareness workshops on the legal and social impacts of cannabis and alcohol supporting you to have the right information and understanding about the impact of drug / alcohol Junior Youth Club aged years old A range of activities on offer including board games, access to MAC computer room, pool table, table football, arts and crafts activities Meet your local Construction Employment + Skills Broker - In partnership with Xcite Xcite support young people of Harrow into work via advice & guidance and matching you to local employment opportunities. They have a number of opportunities available in employment and apprenticeships come along and meet those who may be able to support you in gaining an exciting opportunity as an apprentice or employee LGBT Group A space to come in and chill out, get to know some people and have a chat about anything that's on your mind and get issues affecting LGBT youth on the agenda. Come and escape the stresses of normal life! Page 10 of 17

11 WEEK 1 Monday 24 July 2017 Tuesday 25 July 2017 Wednesday 26 July 2017 Thursday 27 July 2017 Friday 28 July am 12pm CV & Interview Skills 11m 12pm Gym in the park Fashion & design 10 11am What s hot and what s not Make & create (9 10 years) Drama Session (11 15 years) Xcite 11am 2pm 2 4pm Football Friday (Byron Park) pm Creative Writing 1pm -3pm Studio Session 12 2pm pm pm Drama Session 1 3pm Mental Toughness 5 7pm Junior Youth Club (10 15 years) (16 19) MIND (delivered as part of senior youth club session) 6 8pm LGBT studio session WEEK 2 Monday 31 July 2017 Tuesday 1 Wednesday 2 Thursday 3 Friday 4 10am 12pm CV & Interview Skills Gym in the park Compass Make & create (9 10 years) Creative Writing Drama Session (11 15 years 2 4pm MIND (drop in) 11am 1pm Park Sports (Byron Park) 1 2pm What s hot and what s not? pm Fashion & design pm Drama Session 1 3pm Mental Toughness 5 7pm Junior Youth Club (10 15 years) studio session (16 19 years pm Movie Night (11 15 years) 6 8pm LGBT Senior Youth Club (16 19 years Page 11 of 17

12 WEEK 3 Monday 7 Tuesday 8 Wednesday 9 Thursday 10 Friday 11 Drama Session (11 15 years) Make & Create (9 10 years) Fashion & Design 11am 1pm Park sports (Byron park) pm Creative Writing 11am 12.30pm Gym in the park (Byron Park) 1 3pm CV & Interview skills pm Drama 1 3pm Mental Toughness 5 7pm Junior Youth Club (10 15 years) 4 6pm MIND (drop in) 6 8pm LGBT 1pm 3pm Studio Session (16 19 years studio session WEEK 4 Monday 14 Tuesday 15 Wednesday 16 Thursday 17 Friday 18 Drama Session (11-15 years) 11am 1pm MIND (drop in) Make & Create (9 10 years) am What s hot and what s not? Creative Writing Xcite 11am 2pm Gym in the park (Byron park) Compass pm Drama Park sports (Byron park) 1 3pm CV & Interview Skills 5 7pm Junior Youth Club (10 15 years) 1pm 3pm Studio Session pm Fashion & Design 6 8pm LGBT 1 3pm Mental Toughness Studio session (16 19 years pm Movie night (15 19 years) Page 12 of 17

13 WEEK 5 Monday 21 Tuesday 22 Wednesday 23 Thursday 24 Friday 25 Drama session (11 15years) Gym in the park (Byron park) Fashion & Design Make & Create (9 10 years) 1 3pm CV & Interview skills 11am 1pm Football Friday (Byron Park) pm Creative writing 1 2pm What s hot and what s not? 6 8pm MIND (drop in) pm Drama 1 3pm Mental Toughness 5 7pm Junior Youth Club (10 15 years) studio session 6 8pm LGBT (16 19 years WEEK 6 Monday 28 Tuesday 29 Wednesday 30 Thursday 31 Friday 1 September 2017 Sports in the park (Byron park) What s hot and what s not? Make & Create (9 10 years) Creative writing BANK HOLIDAY CLOSED 1pm 3pm Studio Session Compass pm Drama session 11am 1pm Sports in the park (Byron park) 2 5pm Celebrations & Successes Event (16 19 years pm Fashion & Design Page 13 of pm LGBT studio session

14 Celebrations and Successes The studio will be open for you and your friends to sing, mix and be creative! Open mic afternoon Come along and celebrate your successes and achievements over the summer. Awards presentation, bingo, open mic, team quizzes, pool, table tennis, MAC room and lots lots more! For other local youth activities across your borough call: Wealdstone Early Support Hub: Cedars Youth & Community Centre on: OR The Beacon Centre on: Page 14 of 17

15 Page 15 of 17 Appendix C

16 HARROW SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP SECTION Led by schools for schools Section 1 - Policy and Strategy Update Section 2 - Key Dates, Meetings and Conferences Section 3 - Professional Development Provision Section 4 - Appendices Partners for Excellence Page 16 of 17

17 SECTION 1 POLICY AND STRATEGY UPDATE SECTION 2 KEY DATES, MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES Governor Training: Headteacher Appraisal Contact: Anna-Marie Anderson For Action Headteacher Appraisal training is now available for booking on the HSIP Learning Pool website. This aspect of governance has been a continuing topic of demand from governors and we re really pleased to be able to promote this course to you. The course will take place on Wednesday 12 July 6:30pm at the Grim s Dyke Hotel and the full course title is: GS/ /63 Governor training: Headteacher appraisal You will need to book your place via the HSIP Learning Pool website ( or register yourself if this is the first time you have used the service. SECTION 3: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROVISION Courses scheduled for Summer 2017 Contact: Ida Nambiath ida.nambiath@harrow.gov.uk For Action Governors Governor training new governors part Governor training finance part Headteacher appraisal Governor training new governors part Governor training finance part 3 NQT Programme NQT end of year celebration event Inclusion Engaging more able EAL pupils in English Page 17 of 17