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Welcome to the Gatekeeping online Directors' Report to governing boards April 2025
Dear colleague,
Welcome to the Ealing Gatekeeping Directors' Report to governors/trustees for April 2025. The half termly Gatekeeping Directors’ Report presents items of relevance to governing boards that have been shared via Ealing’s Gatekeeping newsletter with schools since February via Gatekeeping.
A copy of this Gatekeeping online Directors’ Report to governing boards has been sent to all governors, trustees and clerks via the Ealing membership data base (on GovernorHub). Please note the email address it will be sent from is info@governorhub.email so please check your ’junk’ folder if you do not receive. It can also be found on the Ealing Governor Services GovernorHub noticeboard and Ealing Grid for Learning (EGfL). Previous editions of the Directors’ Report can also be found on EGfL.
Please note as this is an online report consisting of links to relevant EGfL Gatekeeping pages. Unfortunately, it cannot be formatted into one downloadable document.
Reminder Ealing governor / trustee membership database
Please can all clerks ensure your governor membership information is kept up to date on the GovernorHub platform. Training about how to use / update information on this site is available here and on GovernorHub under the Ealing Governor Services ‘Training’ tab. If you require help, please do contact us governors@ealing.gov.uk or you can also request a password reminder Sign into GovernorHub.
Governance training
Our governance training programme for 2024-2025 is available to view and book via Ealing CPD Online. A schedule of all training is also available in GovernorHub under ‘training’ tab.
If you have any questions, feedback or suggestions for future editions please contact us at governors@ealing.gov.uk
If you no longer wish to receive the directors' report, you can use the unsubscribe button at the bottom of this email.
Therese and Maleekha
Ealing School Governance Service
governors@ealing.gov.uk
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Your school's KS4/GCSE report 2023-24 is now available to download from your EGfL school reports page
High school dates for open days September - October 2025. Highs schools to provide dates and times of their open days arrangements by Friday 2 May 2025.
Action required:
Action as appropriate.
Respond by deadline date.
Author:
Joanne Bradley.
ELP
Read the article about Ealing Learning Partnership featured in Times Educational Supplement. This came about through our participation in the two-year research pilot evaluated by ISoS and Nottingham University.
Action required:
For information.
Pass on to relevant members of staff.
Author:
Polly Bradley.
Finance
How to claim additional grant funding where Mayor funded meals take-up exceeds 90%. There is still time for your school to submit a claim. Submissions will be accepted up to 28 March 2025.
Action required:
For information.
Action as appropriate.
Pass on to relevant members of staff.
Respond by deadline date.
Updated template available to download for maintained schools. Log in to view.
Action required:
For information.
Pass on to relevant members of staff.
Author:
Schools accountancy team.
Template for schools setting a deficit budget for 2025-26 to complete. Log in to download.
Action required:
Action as appropriate.
Pass on to relevant members of staff.
Author:
Schools accountancy team.
Early years and high needs payments have been updated. Log in to view.
Action required:
For information.
Pass on to relevant members of staff.
Author:
Schools accountancy team.
Health and safety / Insurance
Reminder for schools on accident and incident reporting to the local authority: Completing outstanding incident investigations, sharing incident forms with staff whom the report relates to and reporting food safety or food allergy incidents.
Action required:
For information.
Action as appropriate.
Pass on to relevant members of staff.
Suitable for school staff working with children and young people aged between 8 - 18. Taking place on 19 - 20 June at the EEC. Book via Ealing CPD Online.
Action required:
For information.
Pass on to relevant members of staff.
Book on CPD online by deadline date.
Risk of crushing/impact injury may arise due to detachment from the wall and the equipment falling forwards. Any school using these mounts for flat panel display screens should contact the manufacturer for further advice.
Action required:
For information.
Action as appropriate.
Pass on to relevant members of staff.
April is stress awareness month. To help education staff recognise, manage, and reduce stress, Education Support has created a free toolkit packed with expert advice and practical strategies
Author:
Education Support.
Schools must have effective systems in place to manage trees on their sites, particularly those in areas frequently accessed by pupils, staff and the public. Tree surveys should be carried out at least once every two years.
Action required:
For information.
Action as appropriate.
Author:
Raj Chowdhury.
Inclusion / SEND
This Padlet is packed with expert guidance, strategies, parent/carer and staff workshops, as well as signposting to support children and young people with their communication needs.
Author:
Ealing Speech and Language Therapy.
Are you, or do you have at your school an interim, deputy, new to Ealing or new to role Senco this term, or starting the role in September? Join us for peer led problem solving, information giving and support. Suitable for primary and high SENCOs.
Action required:
Pass on to relevant members of staff.
Author:
Ealing Education Centre.
Features SENCO conference resources, school order form, TA placements with ELATT, network meeting changes, SLT Padlet, AET resources, SENAS, signposts for parents, national supported internship day 27 March.
Action required:
For information.
Pass on to relevant members of staff.
Author:
Sam Campbell-Jones.
Other
UNICEF rights respecting schools award (RRSA) is free to all London state funded nursery, primary and secondary schools. Register now to get started on your rights respecting journey.
Action required:
For information.
Action as appropriate.
Pass on to relevant members of staff.
TfL are celebrating their 25 year anniversary and your pupils could be part of it! Entrants are invited to tell TfL why they are a superfan of a particular London transport mode and win some great prizes. Competition closes 23 April 2025.
Action required:
For information.
Pass on to relevant members of staff.
Nominate your students of African and Caribbean descent for an award via the online form by Friday 23 May. The awards ceremony takes place on 12 July with our special guest speaker Tim Campbell, MBE and winner of the 1st BBC Apprentice series.
Action required:
Action as appropriate.
Pass on to relevant members of staff.
Respond by deadline date.
From 31 March 2025, schools will need to separate dry recyclable materials (plastic, metal, glass, paper, and card) and food waste from the rubbish. Headteachers can order free food waste bins via school order form.
Action required:
Action as appropriate.
Pass on to relevant members of staff.
Circulate to parents via newsletter / book bag / notice board.
Author:
Waste recycling team.
Free* and rights-compliant film streaming service for UK schools. School have access to Into Film+ Premium, which offers an extended catalogue of 500+ new releases, classic films, documentaries, and TV programmes.
Action required:
For information.
Pass on to relevant members of staff.
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The directors' report is sent to all governors and clerks registered with the council school governance service. If a governor/clerk has not received please can you send their membership details to governors@ealing.gov.uk.
To forward an item to a colleague simply copy and paste the link for the item into the email.
A copy of the directors' report is available on EGfL.
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