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Friday 25th June 2021

Dear Parents/ Carers,

Parent Governor Positions- A message from the Chair of the Woodfield Governing Board
We currently have three parent governor positions to fill within the governing board and I would like to invite nominations for these positions.

Parent governors play a vital role on an effective Governing board, being a representative parent (rather than a representative of parents) and providing the unique viewpoint offered to them as a parent through the first-hand experience of the children, using this to inform school management strategy.

More information on the role of a parent governor and a governor in general can be found here

Parent Governor Nominations
If you would be interested in becoming a parent governor, please send an email to Deepti Bal, Clerk to Governors, on dal@compasslp.co.uk. This should detail:

1. Your name
2. Your child’s name
3. The name of the class your child is in

Please let Deepti know if you’d like to have an informal chat with me or another member of the governing body, perhaps one of the other parent governors, to discuss the role of a Governor in more detail before sending through a nomination.
Depending on the number of nominations we receive, an election may need to be held and further information on this process will be provided to nominated Governors and the school community in due course as required.

Regards

Jerome Meldrum,
Chair of the Woodfield Governing Board


Non Uniform Day, June 30th
During this month of June we have been recognising the difference in our communities and identity. This month is PRIDE month, giving us time to celebrate our identities in different ways and respectfully accept others for who they are. Across Compass Learning Partnership, we are aware of our staff and students' diversity which make up our wonderful community. We are proud to celebrate with our students' and staff their individual identity: Sexuality, Sexual Orientation, Race, Religion, Disability, Gender Reassignment.
On Wednesday 30th June 2021 it will be a non-uniform day. We welcome our staff and students to wear clothes which represent their own identity.
Join us to celebrate PRIDE month!

Virtual Coffee Morning, June 30th
We will be holding a virtual parent coffee morning with members of our Speech and Language therapy team. It will be on Wed 30th June at 10:45am. The speech therapy students will be delivering it. The topic is "Supporting Communication at Home" and is open to all parents. Patsy will be in touch with all the details.

Brent Youth Zone
Brent Youth Zone is a new website which enables young people ages 11-19 in Brent to connect with activities and services. Please see flyer attached below. 

Uniform
As noted last week, for pupils in years 7 to 11, the approved school uniform must be worn each day with the exception of own clothes days and cultural days. Hoodies are not permitted as part of this uniform. Please ensure that your child is appropriately dressed in their school uniform for school and does not come to school with or wearing a hoodie. These will be confiscated if worn. Please refer to our website for more detailed school uniform information, or contact the school for clarification

Dress Code for Sixth Form Pupils

  • Leggings are permitted as long at the top or dress they are worn with falls below the bottom; no shorter than the ends of their arms.
  • No strappy or lycra vest tops are permitted without a covering over them such as a cardigan or caftan style top.
  • No low cut, revealing, clothing
  • Shorts are permitted but must not be shorter than mid thigh.
  • Open-toed sandals and flip-flops are not to be worn
  •  No casual hats or caps to be worn indoors (These are permitted when outside during hot and sunny weather)

If there any questions or concerns, please feel free to speak to your Key Stage 5 leader, Suneeta Deorukhkar

Relationships and Sex Education: RSE
We are starting to teach the RSE curriculum this term. We had our parent consultation on RSE at the end of Spring term. (You can view the video of the meeting here) Relationships education is taught in Summer, first half of the term, and Sex education will be taught in the second half of the term.

The curriculum is individualised to the needs of our pupils. We will also run pupil specific workshops on Sex/Physical Safety Education in the second half of the term. If you wish to discuss the curriculum being taught in your child's form group, please speak to the teachers. The form teachers can explain the class specific curriculum and the pupil specific content of the workshop your child may attend. The discussions with the form teacher will give you the opportunity to add or tweak the content of the workshops being taught to your child.

Parents will be able to withdraw their child (following discussion with the school) from any or all aspects of Sex Education, up to and until three terms before the age of 16. We will send out a form for this (on request) early next week. This should give you enough time to think about the curriculum and have discussions with the form tutors, and decide what you want for your child. 

EU Settlement Scheme - Important Information for EU citizens
If you were living in the UK before 1 January 2021, and you are from one of the European countries listed on this leaflet, you must apply to the EU Settlement Scheme by 30 June 2021. You need to apply online here You do not have to pay anything to do this. If you have a question about your application or need additional support, go to: https://eu-settled-status-enquiries.service.gov.uk/startThere is also a helpline: 0300 123 7379. There is also more information in this leaflet.

Brent Carer Forum Workshops
Brent Parent Carer Forum CIC invites Brent SEND families to join the introductory workshops. The sessions are about maintaining health wellbeing, meeting new people and enjoying a fun-filled hour. All sessions will initially be online, further details on monthly sessions will follow. There is a one off £5 yearly contribution towards the resources for the sessions. For further information please contact Amytia Puspawresti (Amy) on 0114-213-4912 / 07305 145 167, email to admin@bpcic.org or view the flyer with more information.

Mousetrap Summer Stage Summer Stage- Monday 2nd-Friday 6th August 
Led-by friendly expert practitioners, Summer Stage is a low-cost Performing Arts summer school for young people aged 13 to 17.  Over the course of 5 days, you’ll work together to create an original piece of theatre which is showcased at the end of the week. The week is for young people who are brand-new to taking part in drama projects and want to try it out in a fun and supportive environment. We welcome young people who might have mild-moderate learning needs or require special access arrangements.
See the Mousetrap Theatre webpage for full details.

Laptops
If your child received a laptop during lockdown, you may be requested by the form teacher to send the laptop in with your child once a week for ICT lessons.  The form tutors will get in touch with you as to when your child has ICT lessons. This will help teach our students how to take care of their laptops and how to safely carry it to and from school. The laptops and their chargers will need to be labelled. 


Term Dates for 2021-2022
The term dates for 2021-2022 are now published on our website. Whilst we do not expect any changes to these dates, if we are required to do so, we will inform you of any changes.

Covid Home Testing
Please make sure you continue to keep up with the home testing regime, especially over the term break. If you feel you do not have enough tests to be able to undertake the twice weekly testing, order more from the NHS testing site. More details of the program, including how to order more test kits should your require, are in the Covid Testing section below.

Sufra Food Bank
Woodfield is also a referrer to Sufra Foodbank. A charity that provides support to vulnerable families in need of additional help. They provide essential food and toiletries to families experiencing an acute crisis. The size of their food parcels depends on the size of the family that needs support but typically last between 5 to 7 days.  They also offer other support such as:

  • Community kitchen - hot meals being delivered to those without cooking facilities as well as the elderly and isolated.
  • Advice services & refugee support
  • NHS Emergency Food Aid Service - food packs for patients
  • Community garden

This is a confidential service and any referral will be treated with strict privacy within the school. If you would like to discuss further, please contact Patsy.

Annual Reviews of EHC Plans
Annual reviews, in the current circumstances, need to take a different form. A review meeting, even if by necessity briefer than usual, can be carried out as advised by the Coronavirus Act 2020 for the Secretary of State for Education. due to the need to assign some staff from working on annual reviews to delivering the rapid testing program, the timeframe for delivering annual reviews may be adjusted. You will be well informed of any changes.

In order to complete the Annual Reviews of EHC Plans this academic year, Woodfield School will conduct reviews, virtually or over the telephone rather than face-to-face where this can be done following the guidance on reducing transmissions of coronavirus (COVI-19). Therefore parents or carers will not be invited into school for a review meeting. 

An invitation e-letter will be sent out with more details as your child's' review approaches. (Please note that the Local Authorities have stated there is a backlog with amending ECHP’s). We will be happy to chase it up for you but just so you know ultimately it is the Local Authority who updates the EHCP. You will be entitled to a draft copy of all reports. 

Please note; we have a change in our GDPR policy as to how we send review paperwork of your child to you. We will no longer send reports to parents’ personal email accounts. As of September 2020, we will only use your child’s email set for all correspondences for Annual Reviews. This encourages access to knowledge and sharing of information in a safe and controlled way from us to you.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please email on wf-senreviews@compasslp.co.uk or contact the school and speak with the SEN Administrator who will be more than happy to support you. 

Proposed dates for reviews:
Autumn Term 2020 - Oct -Dec  (Year 14, 13 and 9)
Spring Term 2021 - Jan - April (Year 9, 13, 12, 11 and 10 )
Summer Term 2021 - May- July (Year 10, 8 and 7)

Assistance from local councils
Local councils have set up guides for residents with regard to how to access a range of assistance over this time, be it medical, financial, business or even how to volunteer to assist others.

You can view these offerings from local councils by clicking the links below.

Brent
Barnet
Harrow
Ealing
Camden
Westminster


Makaton is a language programme that is used in conjunction with speech to aid the pupils’ understanding of language and help them communicate with each other more effectively. Makaton is used across the school in lessons and break times. We would love for you to learn some signs so that you can sign with your child. See the We Talk Makaton website for more.

 

Have a good weekend


Nick Cooper

Important dates

Term dates are subject to change, parents and carers will be informed of any changes.
 

If you would like hard copies (paper) of any document on our website, please contact the school office and they will arrange this
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