Thank you

A huge thank you to everyone who came to the Lensbury on Thursday for the AGM and partnership meetings. It was great to see so many familiar faces after so long. 
 
I was delighted to be confirmed as Chair of HEP and look forward to supporting Cormac in the months and years to come. 
 
We took the opportunity of being together to thank our three founding directors and chair, Caroline McKay, John Norton and Victoria Eadie. They have given remarkable service to our community - playing a central role in getting HEP started and continuing to make sure it is focused on young people in Hounslow and getting schools working together and collaborating. A huge thank you to them for all they have done. 
 
At the AGM Cormac reported on HEP's performance and we had a discussion around a ‘SWOT’ of HEP - looking at its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Colleagues shared reflections and these have been captured and will be used by Directors to start to map out our next three year strategy, which we will consult with you on in the coming months.
 
For colleagues who could not attend, we would love to capture your feedback, which you could do by clicking the link below, or by contacting Cormac to arrange a short discussion. 
 
HEP SWOT
 
There was a theme around the future of the system and questions about structures in the coming years, which many of us (though not all) feel urgency about exploring. We resolved to host an open discussion in the next couple of months for colleagues interested in exploring this in greater depth. 
 
With very best wishes for the rest of term.
 
Ed Vainker
Chair of HEP

Hounslow Early Career Newsletter 

For everyone involved in the ECT programme

HEP would like to inform members that it will share a link for the Hounslow Early Career Newsletter Secondary Phase each week.

The newsletter will highlight key dates and information for:

• Mentors
• Early Careers Teachers (ECTs)
• Inductor tutors
• Facilitators

Newsletter 5

Fair Access Operational Guide 2021/22

Updated

Please find a link below to download the Fair Access Operational Guide 2021/22 which includes the Fair Access Protocol as an appendices. Both documents have been updated to reflect the recent changes in the new Admissions Code 2020 which are immediately effective.
 
For reference the Fair Access Protocol is included in the LA’s annual consultation on Admissions Arrangements. The next statutory consultation will be on the arrangements for 2023 later this term.

On Behalf of the PEACE Team 

Gangs and County Lines webinar

HEP would like to share information and flyers about the upcoming webinars being run by St Giles as part of the PEACE project. These sessions are for all professionals who safeguard vulnerable children and young people within the borough, especially those who are at risk of being exploited and raise contextual safeguarding concerns.
 
St Giles will deliver a  professionals webinar on Gangs & County Lines with a Live Q&A session after. This webinar will be held on two separate dates. The webinar will include topics of Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and Serious Youth Violence.
 
Please see the flyers attached for more information and the links to register for the individual webinars (click the date).
 
October Flyer - NOTE webinar 5th Oct 10am
 
November Flyer

On Behalf of Sport Impact

Save the date!

Primary and Secondary Physical Education and Physical Activity Conference – 
Date: 6th January 2022
Venue: Harlequins RFC The Stoop 

Information will follow shortly but the key focus is on the changing landscape in response to the pandemic (the health of our children) with special guests TBA.
 
Please look out for vital information coming the way of subject leads on School Games and Sport Impact membership programmes. All schools will need to take two minutes to sign up to our new system (Koboca) in order to be able to access the full benefit of School Games and our wider offers.
 
For more information, please contact Alan Watkinson – awatkinson@sportimpact.co.uk

Get Hounslow Reading 

Important links to surveys and free webinar

Baseline surveys
HEP would like to say a huge thank you to the schools who have already completed the baseline survey with their pupils and completed the online questionnaire.

All surveys and questionnaires can be accessed through the HEP Padlet 

HEP would also like to remind teachers, who have yet to complete their individual baseline survey online, that they can access the link here – Baseline Survey

It will only take a couple of minutes and will really help to give Charlotte an insight into the reading practices of teachers across Hounslow schools.

Free author webinar
Finally, HEP would like to remind all the Get Hounslow Reading participants that the next free author webinar will take place on Thursday 7th October 7 – 8:30pm, where Nikki Gamble will be hosting “an Audience with … Hilary McKay”, a fiction author. This webinar is free for all participants. 

To reserve your free place, please email assistant@justimagine.co.uk  or for more information, please contact Nikki Gamble directly so she can send you the registration link and details about each of the events, and let her know you are part of the Get Hounslow Reading Programme – nikki@justimaginestorycentre.co.uk

If you have any questions about Get Hounslow Reading, please contact n.standing@hounsloweducationpartnership.co.uk