Unlocking Resilience: free online event on Monday 1 March 2021 for parents/carers, school leaders with YP panel and keynote from Professor of Public Health (NHSE).
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Following Women and Girls in Science Day 2021, here is a useful blog post which highlights stories of women in STEM and offers advice for young people who are looking at STEM careers.
There is a range of resources for students highlighting the important contributions women have made to the world of science including Ada Lovelace and Marie Curie.
Dear School Travel Champions, Head Teachers and PSHE Leads,
Cycle Training Update – What cycle training can take place?
The Department for Education has confirmed that Bikeability cycle training can take place in schools for vulnerable children and children of critical workers subject to the measures described in their guidance, and at Headteacher discretion. It can also be provided as wraparound care and extracurricular activity outside of the school day. Read the government guidance for schools (updated 7 January 2021) here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak.
Pre book your school’s cycle training courses for the spring/summer terms by contacting Cycle Confident at www.cycleconfident.com or call 0203 031 6730
(Training is suitable for 9yrs to adult
Complete a Free Online Cycle Training Course and get 15% off in Halfords!
Even while in lockdown, with the absence of physical training sessions, you can brush up on your Cycle Skills via the TfL online course.
Whether you’re popping to the shops or going to work, there’s never been a better time to cycle.
TfL’s free online Cycle Skills course will help you to cycle safely and confidently. So, whether you’re new to cycling or just want to brush up on your skills, we can help you take to the road.
Schools, please send this link out along with the TfL Stars link to promote these activities that will benefit your school parents and staff
Sustrans Big Pedal is back 19 – 30 April 2021
This is the link to this year’s cycling/scootering/walking campaign https://bigpedal.org.uk/ For this campaign you need to register on their website.
So far they are boasting that 461 schools registered 157,000 pupils taking part in this year’s Big Pedal. (3 Haringey School. Let us know if you are registering, we may have resources to help you make this an amazing activity. (The Golden Lock prizes still available)
Living Streets’ Walk to School Week 17 – 21 May 2021 – Action needed now
PLEASE contact us by Thursday 25 February to receive classroom packs for your primary classes – we will only be ordering for schools that respond! They are worth £10 per class and we have to get the order placed a.s.a.p.
Email: wendy.thorogood@haringey.gov.uk with the number of ks1 and ks2 classes
What you need to do:
- Register your interest with us stating how many packs you would use. No of KS1 and KS2 packs
- Ask your head teacher to support active travel when schools re-open
- Encourage all class teachers to be involved increasing active travel to school.
- Celebrate successes.
- Register your interest with travel@haringey.gov.uk
School Streets in Haringey
This new term will see an increase in our work to implement School Street closures around many schools in Haringey. Careful consideration is given to each School Street project. We are dedicated to making changes to improve the health and safety of our pupils. Where School Street Closures are not feasible at this stage, we will be constantly searching to improve your reported school travel issues.
We urge you to continue to add all of your issues to the TfL STARS site– we regularly check this to assist our Planning and Highways Teams and support any applications for improvements that are requested by our schools. So, if the road outside your school could be improved, please upload onto this site, and maybe send us an email too. School Streets will not be delivered where the school does not fully engage with TfL STARS.
School Travel Planning – more important than ever before
Thank you for your continued hard work and dedication throughout the last year. We really appreciate your work with STARS and active travel despite the unprecedented times that we are living in. School Street Projects can only be delivered to schools with up to date STARS accreditation. When schools re-open fully, we would love the messages to be keep walking, scooting, cycling not driving.
The schools that have not carried out a hands up survey, this is really essential for your accreditation. So please prioritise this (link to Stars). The TfL Healthy Schools officers are planning some training sessions via TEAMS/Zoom to help with STAR; let us know if you are keen to join.
This period of lockdown is proving difficult and we want to remind everyone of the importance of getting outdoors for some daily exercise. Even a short walk or cycle to break up the day while teachers, parents and pupils are working and studying at home will benefit us all and support our physical and mental wellbeing.
Please share this with families TfL Stars useful home learning activities for all year groups. https://stars.tfl.gov.uk/HomeLearning
Think! Free Road Safety resources from Think Education site.
This site offers many useful lesson plans to include in your PSHE and other lessons.
Upload evidence of using these, as it contributes to your School Travel Plan on TfL STARS too. All Free ! Road Safety Education is a life skill.
STOP – LOOK – LISTEN – THINK
Best Wishes Smarter Travel
020 8489 5351
Welbourne Primary School is the first school in Haringey to be awarded Gold by UNICEF UK’s Rights Respecting School programme.
UNICEF is the world’s leading organisation working for children and their rights. The Rights Respecting Schools initiative is aimed at schools across the UK, including those in an early years setting and is granted to schools that show commitment to promoting and realising children’s rights and encouraging adults, children and young people to respect the rights of others in school. Gold is the highest accolade given by UNICEF UK and shows a deep and thorough commitment to children’s rights at all levels of school life. Parveen Duggal, Welbourne’s Headteacher comments:
“We are absolutely delighted to achieve this award in recognition of the important work we do for children’s rights. Knowing about rights gives our children a strong set of values backed up by law and a sense of empowerment to do something about things they see as wrong or unfair. The children’s rights are at the heart of the school and underpin all that we do here across our wider school community too.
This award is a credit to the strong commitment of staff and children to play a part in making the world a better place. It celebrates the inclusive, respecting and supporting rights-based work that is embedded into daily life at Welbourne.”
The Award recognises achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child at the heart of a school’s planning, policies and practice. A Rights Respecting School is a community where children’s rights are learned, taught, practised, respected, protected and promoted.
Schools have reported a positive impact on pupil behaviour, relationships and well-being by enhancing pupil’s self-esteem, leading to less bullying, better learning and improved academic standards.
Please can you remind parents of children at your school who are eligible for free school meals and who transferred to secondary school in September 2020 that they can also apply for a one-off clothing grant of £60 to buy school uniform.
The grant must only be used to buy school clothes or shoes for the child (we may ask to see receipts as proof of purchase).
The closing date for applications for children who entered year 7 in September 2020 is Wednesday 31 March 2021.
To qualify for a grant, parents must live in Haringey and the child’s date of birth must be between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009.
Parents will need to provide proof of your relationship to the child and the child’s date of birth. Please also read these important notes before applying.
Clothing grant forms should be returned to your nearest Customer Service Centre or posted to us.
Help from the fashion and textile children’s trust
Parents who are struggling to afford a school uniform for their child/children you may be eligible for a charitable grant if they or their partner work (or recently worked) for a UK fashion or textile company.
To find out if you are eligible and make an enquiry see the fashion and textile children’s trust website (external link).
The Insightful Families Project offers a range of free training courses for Haringey practitioners working with families who may be affected by alcohol. The sessions link together but can also be completed separately, depending on your own professional needs and practice level. Sessions are free, but places are limited, and you must register to book a place.
MONTHLY ALCOHOL WEBINARS (One hour) – Suitable for all practitioners
Delivered by Insightful Families and HAGA
Alcohol and Relationships: Monday 22 February 4-5pm. For more info and to book
Alcohol and Lockdown: Wednesday 24 March 4-5pm. For more info and to book
ALCOHOL AWARENESS (2 hours) – Suitable for all practitioners
Delivered by Insightful Families
An Introduction to Alcohol Awareness; Audit C Alcohol Assessment and Treatment available in Haringey.
| · Tuesday 9 March 10-12 noon |
| · Tuesday 6 April 10-12 noon
· Tuesday 4 May 10-12 noon · Tuesday 8 June 10-12 noon · Tuesday 6 July 10-12 noon |
For more information and to book a place contact Eliese Gray: Eliese.Gray@haringey.gov.uk
SUPPORTING FAMILIES AFFECTED BY DRUGS/ALCOHOL (7 hours) – Suitable for Specialist Practitioners
Delivered by Adfam
The sessions link together but can also be completed separately, depending on your own professional needs. Choose a level suitable for your professional practice.
Level 1: Essential Skills: Families, Drugs and Alcohol: For those engaging with families who have known or unknown substance issues- e.g. Early Help, Social Care, Mental Health Teams especially new members of staff. Parenting organisations, Children’s Centre Staff, Volunteers, Social /Community Organisations, Schools staff.
Thursday 18 Feb: 9.30-4.30. For more info and to Book
Level 2: Blue Light Project : Building on Level 1, awareness, skills and resources for working with change resistant drinkers, encouraging more people to access support i.e. Senior Practitioners in Services where there is identified Alcohol Use who work with families i.e. Early Help, Social Care
Tuesday 2 March 9.30-12.30 and Wednesday 3 March 1.30-4.30. For more info and to book
Level 3: Dual Diagnosis course: For professionals working with adults who have mental health and substance concerns ie, Experienced Early Help, Mental Health and Substance Misuse Practitioners and who are in a position to support the wider family.
Tuesday 16 9.30-12.30 and Wednesday 17 March 9.30-12.30. For more info and to book
For more information please contact Anna Martinez, Public Health Officer – Youth Prevention & Early Intervention Call 020 8489 5549 email: Anna.Martinez@haringey.gov.uk
This week is Look Closer Awareness Week (8 – 12 February 2021). Organised by The Children’s Society, the campaign is supported by the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) and police forces across the country including British Transport Police.
The campaign is to raise awareness of child exploitation and urges the public and people still going out work to keep an eye out for children who may be at risk in public spaces, which continue to be in use during lockdown.
These spaces include parks, supermarkets, takeaways and banks, as well as in taxis and on trains. All places where it may be easier for criminals to groom and transport children and exploit them into illegal activity in plain sight.
The charity says exploited children and young people may not always appear vulnerable or act the way we expect victims to behave, possibly displaying angry or aggressive behaviour which can be a sign of trauma.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science is a global celebration of women who work and contribute to the major scientific findings that we see every day, in the past and in the future. It is celebrated every year on 11 February.
The day is an important reminder of the accomplishments of women and girls in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers and is an opportunity to promote full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls and to encourage equality in the STEM fields.
Parentkind has launched Parent Hangout for parents to support each other in the challenges of remote learning
‘Parent Hangout’ by Parentkind on Facebook is a friendly space for parents to come together and use their own experiences to help each other with the challenges of remote learning. Parentkind created the new group so that parents can get the reassurance and kind words they need from other parents in the same position. Any parents of school-aged children are encouraged to join and ask their questions, share their anxieties and post their ideas as part of a safe online community.
Encourage parents at your school to visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/parenthangoutbyparentkind to find out more and sign up.
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February news from Smarter Travel
Save the date – Living Street’s Walk to School week is 17 – 21 May 2021
We are looking at providing Living Streets packs to our schools this year. Please let us know how many packs you need so that we can look into funding the resources for you.
We hope that the COVID-19 vaccine may be giving our residents a glimpse of freedom by this time. What an amazing opportunity to help restore mental health and improve the morale of our pupils and families by joining in the national campaign to Walk to School with Living Streets! Living Streets provide supporting resources that help embed active travel to get to school.
Lots of free resources can be found here on the Living Streets website, or maybe you want to invest in their Walking Travel Tracker!
Get ahead and encourage your families back after lockdown using a healthy transport method. Their lockdown school work could include practising a walk to school and back, measuring the number of steps, or how far they would get if they added all the walks together, could they get to the beach and back? Maybe a geography or maths task?
What you need to do:
- Register your interest with us stating how KS1 and KS2 packs you will need.
- Ask your head teacher to support active travel when schools re-open.
- Encourage all classes to be involved in active travel to school.
- Celebrate successes.
Register your interest with Smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk
Cycle Training
Complete a Free Online Cycle Training Course and get 15% off in Halfords!
Even while in lockdown, with the absence of physical training sessions, you can brush up on your cycle skills via the TfL online course. Whether you’re popping to the shops or going to work, there’s never been a better time to cycle.
TfL’s free online cycle skills course will help you to cycle safely and confidently. So whether you’re new to cycling or just want to brush up on your skills, we can help you take to the road.
What you’ll learn:
There are four modules to complete and each one takes less than five minutes:
- Get ready to ride – gives you tips on getting you and your cycle ready for the road including basic maintenance and road handling skills
- First time on the road – shows you how to cycle safely and responsibly and includes tips on setting off, road positioning and stopping safely
- On the road again – helps to get you cycling again with advice on traffic lights, roundabouts and junctions, and how to share the road safely
- Cycling with children – gives you advice on cycling in a group
On completion of the course, you’ll receive a code to redeem 15% off Halfords own-brand locks, lights and helmets! What are you waiting for? Register Now!
Please share this in your newsletters so that staff and parents can take advantage of the online training offered.
School Streets in Haringey
When schools last returned from lockdown, we saw an unsustainable increase in car use across London. We are committed to making Haringey a cleaner, safer borough and to do this, we are introducing School Streets at 20 primary schools this year.
The School Streets project will help to improve the local air quality and reduce the levels of childhood obesity in Haringey, two things which are of priority to us. By creating safe walking and cycling zones outside the school, we will facilitate more journeys to school via active modes of travel and reduce the levels of congestion from cars outside the school gates.
Everyone should be encouraged to consider their travel options and avoid driving to school where possible. Please continue your great work encouraging a healthy, active journey. Walk to School week will be a great boost this spring!