Update of FAQs and support available for the new iTrent HR and Payroll system.
Action required: For information
Author: Helen Furey, Head of HR Shared Services
Contact name: Helen Furey
Contact tel: 020 8825 8416 / 07889 317347
Contact email: FureyH@ealing.gov.uk
Details of licences renewed for your school.
Action required: Please circulate this information to the appropriate staff.
Author: Mary Barry, Schools’ Finance
Contact name: Mary Barry
Contact tel: 020 8825 8288
Contact email: mbarry@ealing.gov.uk
As part of a review of the impact of meetings held by the local authority (LA) officers with schools, we have been considering the value of the Heads' and Chairs' briefings held termly to coincide with the publication of the Directors’ Report and wider support.
Action required: Please share with all chairs of governors. Responses to be sent by Friday 16 September 2011 (see item for details).
Author: Therese McNulty
Contact name: Therese McNulty
Contact tel: 020 8825 5444
Contact email: governors@ealing.gov.uk
Information about how the new Health Improvement Team will gather, interpret and share health data and intelligence with you from September 2011.
Action required: For information. Please forward to your PSHE and/or Health Schools Co-ordinator.
Author: Karen Gibson
Contact name: Karen Gibson
Contact tel: 020 8825 7707
Contact email: Karen.gibson@ealing.gov.uk
The 5th Ealing HRBS will take place in October 2011 and we would like to invite your school to participate.
Action required: Please contact Karen Gibson as above to register your participation by Monday 12 September and identify a lead member of staff to attend briefing on Tuesday 28 September.
Author: Karen Gibson, Health Improvement Advise
Contact name: Karen Gibson
Contact tel: 020 8825 7707
Contact email: Karen.gibson@ealing.gov.uk
Proforma letters for schools to send to parents of pupils receiving instrumental tuition from Ealing Music Service.
Action required: Please pass to your Music Co-ordinator / Head of Music for distribution to parents as appropriate.
Author: Jenny Davidson
Contact name: Ealing Music Service Team
Contact tel: 020 8843 9121
Contact email: ealingmusicservice@ealing.gov.uk
Each school with KS2 pupils is entitled to a free year of first access music tuition with one tutor for every child in one year group!!
Action required: Please let us know what you are interested in receiving next academic year by filling in the form and faxing it back to us on: 020 8574 4848 by Friday 22 July 2011..
Author: Ishvinder Purba
Contact name: Ishvinder Purba
Contact tel: 020 8843 9121
Contact email: ipurba@ealing.gov.uk
Raising boys’ achievement day - Thursday 13 October 9.15am – 3.00pm. Gary Wilson, freelance consultant, talks about tracing under-achievement from pre-school to 16 and what can be done to prevent it. He explores how to interact with boys to optimise learning and overcome barriers to achievement.
Action required: Please bring this to the attention of your senior leaders and forward expressions of interest as soon as possible.
Author: Monica Raphael
Contact name: Rowan Duff / Sonia Basra
Contact tel: 020 825 6947
Contact email: rduff@ealing.gov.uk / sbasra@ealing.gov.uk
Information on this year's conference focusing on improving your understanding of the family support services and early interventions available in Ealing to ensure you are able to offer the best possible guidance and support to the families who access your provision. The conference takes place at Greenford High School on Saturday 17 September, 9.30 for 10am start, finishing at 3pm.
Action required: To reserve a place please complete and return booking form by Friday 2 September 2011.
Author: Carly Fine, Training Strategy and Projects Manager
Contact name: Training and Development Team
Contact tel: 020 8825 9757/ 9761
Contact email: trainingsupport@ealing.gov.uk
The Modern Governor e-learning which Ealing has subscribed to and 52 Ealing schools have accessed, is still available with valuable new modules being released over the next few weeks – take advantage of this excellent resource for developing your new and existing governors.
Action required: Encourage your school governors to take advantage of this excellent and evolving training and development resource at a time and place to suit them.
Author: Sally Davies
Contact name: Sukhvir Kang/Sally Davies
Contact tel: 020 8578 6154
Contact email: eec@ealing.gov.uk