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Haringey Community Gold is committed to supporting young people in Haringey and has successfully delivered a range of workshops in Dukes Aldridge Academy, Heartlands High School and The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL).

Whether it’s workshops to support your students around PSHE, youth work activities across the borough during lockdown, summer holiday activities or help as students move on from your school after year 11, the Haringey Community Gold outreach Team can help.

We are currently engaging young people over the phone to discuss their next steps, whether that’s accessing a space to talk, finding a course, registering with colleges/training opportunities, keeping fit and meeting new people in their local community or finding out about apprenticeship and employment openings.

Please contact the team at hcg@haringey.gov.uk.

You can find further information here (external link).

The council has agreed that all school staff will have free parking until the end of the school year, August 2020. From September 2020 onwards, schools will need to purchase Essential Service Permits (ESPs) for their staff and, again, we have extended the scheme to all school staff. Full details of how schools can apply for this were sent to schools in the week beginning 8 June 2020.

Eveleen Riordan

Assistant Director, Schools and Learning

The consultation on the term dates for the academic years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 closed on 3 April 2020. Thank you to all those who responded.

In proposing these dates, we liaised with neighbouring local authorities about proposals for school term dates in their areas. In doing this we seek to ensure school holidays coincide across borough boundaries to avoid the potential disruption and attendance issues that may arise for families if local schools use differing school calendars.

The results of the consultation were submitted to the Schools Employee Consultative Group (SCG) and the final dates have been agreed with regard to all the representation made through the consultation. The term dates are now available to view on the Haringey website for the academic years 2021-24

Carlo Kodsi

Head of Admissions, Education and School Organisation

Haringey Council

8th Floor, River Park House, 225 High Road, London, N22 8HQ 

T. 020 8489 1823

E. carlo.kodsi@haringey.gov.uk

Attention all schools – enter our annual Haringey in Bloom competition.

To adhere to social distancing rules, our annual Haringey in Bloom competition is changing. Instead of visiting the gardens, this year we are asking entrants to submit photographs of their fabulous flowers and foliage.

To enter, simply send us your name, address, contact details including email and phone number and return it with two pictures of the garden by Friday 24 July 2020 to: resident.involvement@homesforharingey.org  or speak to your Community Relations Officer.

Alternatively, contact us on 020 8489 4463 to enter or for further information.

You only need two photographs and they can be taken on a phone or camera whatever is easier for you.

All types of gardens may enter including: Communal Garden, Hanging baskets/Window Boxes, Front Garden, Back Garden, Vegetable Garden / plot, Indoor or Balcony display.

Winners will be promoted and invited to a celebration in September (subject to social distancing guidance). The competition is open to all schools, residents, residents’ associations, and communities across Haringey.

Do you know someone who is making a real different in your community during the coronavirus pandemic? The Mayor of Haringey Cllr Sheila Peacock has launched the Haringey Heroes Awards to celebrate Haringey’s unsung heroes.

Residents are encouraged to nominate someone who has helped them during the outbreak – it could be a volunteer, a bus driver, their local GP surgery, a family member, or anyone who has gone the extra mile to brighten up their day.

The nominated person may have helped with food shopping, picked up their mail, walked their dog or collected prescriptions – or even someone who has helped ease their loneliness by having regular conversations with them. You have until the end of August to nominate. All nominees will receive a certificate thanking them for their efforts to support the community during these unprecendented times. A badge of honour will also be awarded to candidates who have shown an outstanding contribution during the outbreak. 

Do you know of someone who has made a difference in the community? If so, why not nominate them as a Haringey Hero?

Find out more and nominate someone using this link.

Every year Haringey Libraries and Haringey Schools Librarians Group teams up with Alexandra Palace to encourage young people aged 9–12 years old (years 5 – 7) to take the Biblio-Buzz challenge.

In May Waterstones Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell announced the winners of the Haringey Libraries and Alexandra Palace Children’s Book Awards 2020.

You can watch her video here.

The project aims to inspire children to learn the joys of reading by challenging them to complete six books, before voting for their favourite. Along the way they can attend workshops and reading circles as well as have the opportunity to meet the shortlisted authors.

The shortlisted books for 2020 were:

• A Pocketful of Stars – Aisha Bushby
• The Middler Kirsty Applebaum
• Anna at War – Helen Peters
• Can you See Me? – Libby Scott/Rebecca Westcott
• Check Mates – Stewart Foster
• Malamander – Thomas Taylor

You can still watch book readings by our wonderful participating authors on the Alexandra Palace blog pages.

Pupils can also take on their challenges and submit your creations to learning@alexandrapalace.com. The closing date is 20 June and the winners and prizes in will be announced in July.