Welcome to BCP Early Years and Childcare News
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This edition includes: government guidance, transforming SEND, two year old funding eligibility, funded support for businesses, childcare brokerage requests, The Big Answer, safeguarding updates, applying for a school place, free car seat checks, COVID-19 vaccinations and training updates.
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The latest government guidance for childcare settings during the COVID-19 outbreak is included in your early years and childcare web pages. Please see the coronavirus information section for childcare providers.
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Transforming Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
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After the recent Ofsted SEND inspection we want to work with parents and carers to improve services and support for children and young people with SEND in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Look out for dates of our friendly online sessions or you can contact Rosie via email in the link below to share your views. Please share this with your colleagues, parents and carers.
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Two year old funding eligibility
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Further to the recent change in the two year old funding vouchers that are issued from BCP Council and the requirement that all parents applying for a place for their two year old child, regardless of whether they received the voucher or not, must confirm eligibility online, we would like to remind all providers that all online applications receive a code, so you should ensure that the code presented by a parent is valid.
You may ask parents to share with you content of the email they received after confirming eligibility online or use the BCP Council online eligibility checker back-office system.
The provider guide for the back-office checker is included in the link below (it is also on the Early Education Funding Forms for Practitioners section on our website).
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Up to £2,000 available for COVID-19 impacted businesses
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Dorset Gateway, Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership’s business growth hub, has launched a new support package for small and medium businesses in the BCP Council area. Funded through BCP Council's Bounce Back Challenge, the Back to Business initiative is free for businesses who’ve been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The service tailors support to the specific needs of each applicant. After an initial consultation to help leadership teams identify aspects of operation that have been impacted through the pandemic, Dorset Gateway’s advisors are on hand to signpost a wide range of support measures available. You’ll find more information in the link below.
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The Children's Commissioner's The Big Ask and The Big Answer
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Earlier this year, The Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza DBE, asked all children in England to complete a survey, to show the true voice of this generation. The results are in and The Children’s Commissioner would like to say thank you. Over half a million children responded, the largest survey of its kind in history, and at a landmark moment for young people growing up in this country.
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Find updates and the latest news regarding safeguarding children in the link below along with Pan-Dorset Safeguarding Children Partnership (PDSCP) September training newsletter.
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Applying for a school place for September 2022
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For children born between 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018, parents need to apply for a school place for September 2022. The closing date for applications for reception places is 15 January 2022.
Please share the flyer and the web page in the links below with your parents and carers.
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Recent research shows that 65% of child car seats are not properly fitted. Parents and carers can get their car seats checked at one of our free events. Our experts will be on hand to answer questions and check your car seat is correctly fitted.
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Dates, times and locations for October:
- Tuesday 5 October - 10am to 3pm Littledown, Bournemouth
- Wednesday 6 October - 10am to 3pm The ARK, Poole Park
- Thursday 7 October - 10am to 3pm 2 Riversmeet Centre, Christchurch.
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Have you had your vaccine yet?
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The vaccination programme has substantially reduced the risk from severe COVID-19 in the UK.
The latest national COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report, estimates the programme has prevented about 22 million infections and 60,000 deaths so far in England.
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Vaccinated people are far less likely to get COVID-19 with symptoms and even more unlikely to become seriously ill, to be admitted to hospital, or to die from it.
If you live in England and are aged 16 or over, you can get a COVID-19 vaccine from a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination site without an appointment. Share this with your parents and carers and help them find their nearest vaccination site in the link below.
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Look out for the courses that have just been added to CPD online:
- Neglect Workshop
- Roles and Responsibilities for Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Leads (DDSLs)
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- Reducing Parental Conflict online training (no event to attend) fully funded - If you want to complete four online training modules with Knowledgepool to increase your knowledge about supporting children in families where parental conflict is below the threshold for support, then book a place on CPD. The last date to register a licence is 30 September, but you have six months to complete the four modules.
- Level 3 SENCO Certificate - There are a few places left for SENCOs or deputy SENCOs to join us. Bookings close on 23 September. The course is delivered over five day sessions 9.30am to 1pm between 14 October and 10 March 2022. The cost is £175 per person. All events are available on CPD – places are limited so please book your place as soon as possible.
Remember: CPD bookings require each individual to create a CPD account and they must have an email that is unique to them. Bookings cannot be made using shared emails.
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We want to hear from you...
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We hope you find the information in this newsletter useful. If you have suggestions for future items or topics that you’d like covered or any comments / questions about the items covered in this edition, please email us.
We would like to remind you that all early years and childcare workers based in BCP Council can subscribe to receive this newsletter directly to their own email. Please share this and ask them to click on the link below.
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