Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) has decided to proceed with new forms and the old style CRB application forms are now no longer accepted.
Action required: Please pass this information to all administrators/school business managers where they process CRB forms. Also note the interim recovery process during the holidays if an old CRB application form has not been processed.
Author: Mark Nelson
Contact name: Mark Nelson
Contact tel: 020 8825 9478
Contact email: mnelson@ealing.gov.uk
The new co-ordinated in-year admissions scheme has come into effect on 1 September 2010. The pack has been sent to all primary and schools with a supply of in-year common application forms.
Action required: Please pass onto admissions leads, admissions administrators and front office staff. See information pack, hard copy sent or online on www.egfl.org.uk/admissions, for instructions.
Author: Penny MacDonagh, team manager in-year admissions and children missing education
Contact name: Penny MacDonagh
Contact tel: 020 8825 9447
Contact email: pmacdonagh@ealing.gov.uk
Updated fixed/lunch/permanent exclusion/managed move forms are now available on the EGfL.
Action required: Insure that the new forms are used from September 2010.
Author: Principal officer, exclusions
Contact name: Rosemary Wall, exclusions support officer
Contact tel: 020 8825 5070
Contact email: exclusionsteam@ealing.gov.uk
Background to school catering and the needs of differing religious groups.
Action required: For information.
Author: David Shailes, Nora Leonard, Cate Maybury
Contact name: David Shailes or Nora Leonard
Contact tel: 020 8825 9381 or 020 8825 7329
Contact email: dshailes@ealing.gov.uk or nleonard@ealing.gov.uk
Your 2010 foundation stage profile, key stage 1 and provisional key stage 2 reports and attendance packs are now available for you to access from on EGfL school reports page
Action required: For information.
Author: Kim Price
Contact name: Kim Price
Contact tel: 020 8825 8698
Contact email: kprice@ealing.gov.uk
The Government has decided to discontinue the annual Tell us survey. Individual schools that participated in last year’s survey must access and save the data held in the online database before the portal is closed down.
Action required: Previous participants in the survey must access their school’s data, using the online analysis tool, and save a copy before the portal closes down on the 17 September 2010.
Author: Bob Anderson, assistant director, children’s services
Contact name: Bob Anderson
Contact tel: 020 8825 6213
Contact email: banders@ealing.gov.uk
Invitation for one to one tuition leads to attend half day briefing on Tuesday 14 September at Trailfinders, Vallis Way from 1-4pm.
Action required: To pass onto one to one tuition leads. For tuition leads to book a place, complete and return application form by Friday 10 September 2010.
Author: Carol Tomkins
Contact name: Joan Angol
Contact tel: 020 8825 8135
Contact email: caroltomkins@btinternet.com
An update of schemes in the school travel programme that schools can take part in; walk to school month, walking buses, road safety week and the junior road safety officer’s scheme.
Action required: Please contact the school travel advisors if you are interested in taking part in any of these schemes.
Author: Maree O’Neill, school travel advisor
Contact name: Maree O’Neill
Contact tel: 020 8825 5392
Contact email: sta@ealing.gov.uk
Invitation to this fully funded key CPD in behaviour and attendance, for leaders and prospective leaders, at Certificate or Master’s level, starting in September 2010.
Action required: Please pass on this invite to the orientation and enrolment evening on 14 September 2010 to leaders, teachers and mentors.
Author: Dr Geri Gowans, NPSLBA Lead
Contact name: Geri Gowans or Tracey Shipton
Contact tel: 020 8825 7687 or 020 8825 8411
Contact email: ggowans@ealing.gov.uk or tshipton@ealing.gov.uk
Invitation to the above event-taking place on Wednesday 15 September 2010, 12.30 – 4pm at the EEC. This is an ideal opportunity for your NQTs to meet with other teachers who are newly qualified and share ideas and experiences.
Action required: Book your NQTs, using the application form provided and return by the latest Friday 10 September 2010.
Author: Yvonne Tibbles, team leader, CPD and training
Contact name: Sukhvir Kang
Contact tel: 020 8578 7943
Contact email: skang@ealing.gov.uk
Future dates for the academic year 2010/11.
Action required: For information.
Author: Sue Rumsey, manager – school governance unit
Contact name: Sue Rumsey
Contact tel: 020 8825 6338
Contact email: srumsey@ealing.gov.uk