Haringey parents of children under five are invited to sign up to become a Parent Champion. Parent Champions are volunteers who give up some of their spare time to support other parents like themselves.
They provide information about accessing free childcare for under-fives, encourage families to access local services, whilst enhancing their own skills and personal development with an accredited course.
Training for these roles begins on Tuesday 4 February 2020 for six weeks. For more details or to sign up, please contact Natasha Miller – Parent Champion Coordinator – by 26 January on 020 8489 5349 or email Natasha.Miller@haringey.gov.uk.
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Confidence building parenting courses
There’s help in Haringey available for parents who want practical advice on parenting and help with building confidence. There are two six-week Confidence Building Parenting courses beginning in January running on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
10am – 12pm every Tuesday from 14 January to 25 February 2019 (excluding half-term) at Woodside High School, White Hart Lane, N22 5QJ
1pm – 3pm every Wednesday from 15 January to 26 February (excluding half-term) at Park Lane Children’s Centre, 139 Park Lane, N17 OHB
Interested parents should contact info@sevnecatitraining.com for details and to register.
Haringey Education Psychology Service has produced a new brochure about the services that it offers:
Haringey Education Psychology Service – Traded Service Brochure
Haringey will be celebrating International Women’s day on Sunday 8 March with a free event for women and girls taking place at the Lordship Rec, Broadwater Farm Community Centre and Lordship Hub.
Taking place from noon to 5pm there will be something for everyone: from sports taster sessions, gardening activities, information stalls, workshops, health advice and therapies. There will also be a creche (please book in advance).
More information will be included on Haringey What’s On nearer the time. In the meantime, for further information, please email get.active@haringey.gov.uk.
Other events and exhibitions for Women’s History Month will also be taking place in Haringey libraries. For more details contact Kennedy.Javuru@haringey.co.uk and Brian.Mihayo@haringey.gov.uk
The SisterHood project is an innovative girls-only project which takes place every Tuesday at Somerford Grove Adventure Playground & Community Project, Park Lane Close, Tottenham N17 0HL.
The project aims to create a safe, creative, challenging, co-operative space in which girls can experience themselves free from the pressures of ‘being female’. Play activities can engage them in being who they want to be, without judgement or the need to justify.
SisterHood aims to encourage positive, social relationships with a strong sense of community. The older girls (aged 15 plus) are offered training opportunities and support to become volunteers and/or a “Big Sista” to support the younger girls. Through the project, we are also building a network of women from within our community.
The SisterHood project is on every Tuesday during term time from 3 to 6.30pm.
For more information about SisterHood please contact Senior Playworker Sianead Crawford sianead@haringey-play.org.uk or call 020 8808 0533
Read more here (external link).
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January news from Smarter Travel
Haringey STARS celebration event on 5 February
STARS Celebration Invitation
We are delighted to invite your school to take part in our STARS celebration event on Wednesday 5 February 2020 at the London Academy of Excellence in Tottenham (next to Spurs’ new stadium). We have changed the date, so we hope that you and your pupils can make it. The day will provide you and your students with an exciting celebration of your TfL STARS achievements, information about upcoming events in Haringey, plus the students will work through a number of fun workshops and activities run by the Smarter Travel Team.
Register here (external link).
Please sign up for only the morning or afternoon session and note that lunch will be provided for everyone. One ticket admits two adults and four pupils, so only one sign-up per school is necessary. Please notify us of any dietary requirements while booking. We will have a variety of halal and vegetarian options available, but will need to know about any allergies or other requirements. We really hope you can make it and are looking forward to seeing you there.
If you are a nursery school you are welcome to send adults, but we are not sure the little ones would enjoy it. (We are happy to create a meet up and training event for nurseries, please let us know).
Other STARS news
Please register on STARS as soon as possible and confirm your email address. We really would like to help all of our schools improve the traffic management and increase the active travel at our schools. Obviously, we have a climate emergency and a public health crisis too meaning we should be encouraging our pupils to increase their physical activity so swapping the car ride for a walk, scoot, cycle, run to school is infinitely better for the person and the environment.
Stars In School
You will shortly be seeing TfL adverts like this Stars In School around the borough. These compound our activities to promote active, car free travel. It would be great if you could print this out and add it to your your parents’ notice board.
School Streets
We are currently finalising the assessments from all of our primary schools. if you have comments about your local traffic issues, we will be checking on STARS and using the issues you have added to finalise our decisions on where and when school street projects are implemented. Your Stars accreditation and engagement is essential.
Cycling
The latest news is that we have additional funding to support our adults to cycle. We have great opportunities for your staff and parents to receive free training. If your staff or parents and carers are interested, please contact: www.cycleconfident.com to arrange a suitable training session. Cycling can also improve mental health as you devote your time to concentrating on a new skill that lifts your spirit and gets those endorphins working for you.
Cycle skills for pupils: There is still availability to train your pupils, we would like to see more secondary schools taking part too, with the climate emergency, cycling is a very eco-friendly way to travel to school.
Need a new bike?
In addition, we are running the Peddle My Wheels schemes – Try Before You Bike and Bike Markets
If you think your school would benefit from holding a bike market to recycle unloved bikes and offer opportunity to buy a bargain, then contact us at smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk .
Alongside is our Cycle to Work Scheme for our Haringey employees, this is a perfect time as shops have good sales on and you will be up and running ready for the improved weather.
Vision Zero – Road Safety
The Mayor of London wants a collision-free city by 2040, but we are all doing our bit now. TfL has a web page dedicated to their Vision Zero. Road Safety is a vital part of active travel. If you and your Junior or Youth Travel Ambassadors need some support and advice, please do not hesitate to contact us for resources and guidance as well as signposting to the best support around – Smarter.travel@haringey.gov.uk
Our next major project is:
Safe Drive Stay Alive at The Bernie Grant Arts Centre on Monday 16, Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 March.
If you work with 16 – 18 year olds, sign up and register at this event. It is a powerful project and covers essential part of PSHE – please don’t be disappointed. Contact us now to secure seats and transport to and from the venue (subject to distance). The project officer in charge is Halema.uddin@haringey.gov.uk
Encourage your students to enter the property prize competition to design the city of the future – where in the UK should it be located and why? Win an internship for one week paying £200 in the property sector. This competition is part of the Property Prize’s Tottenham Charter commitment.
Football for women and girls starts at Broadwater Farm Community Centre on Wednesday 26 February. For more details please contact Clasford on 07832 111 936 Email: lesafa1@hotmail.com
Sponsored by NIKE and managed by London Elite Sports & Football Academy in partnership with Active Communities Haringey.
FAO all Haringey schools
The governing body of St Michael’s CofE Primary School (N6) is consulting on changes to the school’s admission arrangements for entry in September 2021.
For more information, please read these documents:
Michael’s CofE Primary School Highgate – Admissions Arrangements 2021
St Michael’s CofE Primary School Highgate – Supplementary Information Form 2021-22
FAO all Haringey schools
The governing body of St James CofE Primary School is consulting on changes to the school’s admission arrangements for entry in September 2021.
For further details, please read the documents below:
St James CofE Primary school – proposed admissions policy 2021-2022
St James CofE Primary School – Consultation Letter on proposed admission arrangements
St James CofE Primary School – Proposed Supplementary Information Form 2021-22-final