LA/ Schools E-Circular Monday 4 December 2023

Winter HAF 2023
Health and safety guidance bulletin
Map and Eclipse Training
Insurance Payments
Chinese School looking to link to a Halton School
Invitation to FREE CPD Twilight
Funding Bulletin

Winter HAF 2023

Please find below links to the Winter HAF provision and providers information.

https://www3.halton.gov.uk/Pages/health/hit/start/haf.aspx

Health and safety guidance bulletin

Please see attached for more information.

Map and Eclipse Training

Please see the dates below for the next Eclipse and MAP training. Please note, it is mandatory to attend Eclipse training to be able to use the Eclipse system.

It is not mandatory to attend MAP training, however this training explains the MAP process and hopefully provides you with support and guidance.

In the meantime, if you have any queries/questions around any of the training or around the MAP process, please drop me an email or give me a call.

Eclipse training:

24 Jan 09:30 – 12:00 click to book

24 Jan 1:00 – 3:30 click to book

MAP Training:

29 Jan 09:30 – 12:30 click to book

29 Jan 1:30 – 4:30 click to book

Insurance Payments

When processing invoices for Insurance Payments via Agresso please do not treat IPT Tax in the same way as you would treat VAT as this is not VAT it is Insurance Premium Tax. The correct way to apply VAT codes to invoice transactions of this nature is as follows:

The Insurance Premium should be coded as T3 (exempt)

The IPT Tax should be coded to your budget and the tax code T4 (outside the scope) should be used.

If you have any questions related to VAT then please feel free to contact Eve Turkington via email – eve.turkington@halton.gov.uk.

Chinese School looking to link to a Halton School

Ningbo Beilun Xiapu School, China, is looking for a UK school to link together. After Covid, they would like their students and teachers have opportunities to foster better world awareness and understanding, support students and teachers’ mental health, resilience and adaptability, contribute to a more interconnected and harmonious future for young learners in both countries.

Here is the school introduction leaflet Ningbo Beilun Xiapu School.pdf

Please contact mike.stapleton-chambers@halton.gov.uk for more information.

Invitation to FREE CPD Twilight

Dear all,

A date for the diary – Invite to second CPD twilight will be at Moore Primary on Thursday 25^th January 4pm – 5pm a representative from Keep Britain Tidy will be attending to support you with the Eco Flag journey, should you or your school wish to embark on the award scheme in the future. Definitely a contact worth having to support you with your outdoor learning and teaching, with lots of links and ideas.

For further details, please see the invitation attached.

If you would like to attend the event, please complete the following booking form:
https://forms.office.com/e/qZ3dTqYbuU

School Improvement Team Supporting SEND

Peer to Peer SEND Review

At your setting

Limited dates still available for 23/24 – email mike.stapleton-chambers@halton.gov.uk

SEND Learning Walks

At your setting

Various dates available email – mike.stapleton-chambers@halton.gov.uk

SEND outcomes meeting

At your setting

Various dates available email – mike.stapleton-chambers@halton.gov.uk

Ofsted – Attendance Briefing

Wednesday 28th February 2024

9.30-11am

@ DBCL Stadium

Audience : Headteachers, SLT and Governors

School Improvement Halton have invited Rachel Goodwin HMI to talk about Ofsted and Attendance.

During the briefing Rachel will look at all stakeholder responsibilities and how this forms judgements around attendance during inspections.

Rachel Goodwin, Senior HMI, maintained schools and academies

Rachel is a qualified English teacher and has extensive teaching and senior leadership experience in a range of schools. Rachel has expertise in teaching and learning, curriculum and leadership. Before working for Ofsted, Rachel gained significant school improvement and leadership experience across all phases as an independent school improvement consultant. More recently she was as a senior school improvement officer for a local authority. Rachel inspects a range of provisions, including primary, secondary, special and independent schools.

To book: https://forms.office.com/e/B8fzprN3i3

Further information please contact mike.stapleton-chambers@halton.gov.uk