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Anchor Approach Assembly packs coming to schools to support resilience and wellbeing

Anchor Approach Assembly packs to support Resilience & Wellbeing – complimentary to all Haringey primary schools and to be delivered in the coming weeks

A set of assemblies have been written and developed by Haringey’s Anchor Approach team with the aim of supporting schools to develop children’s understanding of their own resilience, wellbeing, and mental health. They will introduce children to the idea that there are things that we all can do to help us feel happier and more able to manage the ups and downs of life. They are evidence-based, following the principles of Traditional Cultures research. For more information and resources go to: www.haringey.gov.uk/anchor

The packs have been designed to support schools to meet the government’s drive for a whole school approach to resilience, wellbeing and mental health and greatest benefit, in terms of whole school approach, will therefore be gained by schools linking with the wider elements of Haringey’s Anchor Approach. The pack can, however, still be used by schools not yet engaging with other aspects of the Anchor Approach and have been created with this in mind.

Please look out for the packs, which will be delivered to all primary schools in the coming weeks by the ‘All Good Bookshop’, Turnpike Lane. They will be delivered in a silver bag with Anchor Approach logo (see image below) and addressed to the Head Teacher & Emotional Wellbeing Lead.

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Events Schools

Reminder: our drawing competition closes on Monday 2 May

Young start to creating Haringey art – Haringey Schools Bulletin

Our drawing competition for primary school pupils in Years 5 & 6 closes next Monday 2 May 2022.

We’d like Year 5 & 6 children to create a drawing of their favourite place in our borough – somewhere that means the most to them, they have a special connection with, or they have the best memories of.

We have asked our primary schools here in Haringey to select their top three entries and send them to us at: FAO Policy Team, Alexandra House Post Room, 10 Station Road, Wood Green, N22 7TR.

We’ll enter all of these into a borough-wide competition.

The winning design will be featured in hoarding displays across Haringey this summer, with the winning entrant and two runners-up also being able to choose an exciting prize donated by a local business.

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Health and Safety Schools

NHS COVID-19 vaccination offer for all 5- to 11-year-olds

We all want to get back to normal – we want our children to go to school, do the things they love and catch up on lost time spent time with family and friends. But COVID-19 is still active and causing some children to miss out on their education and things they enjoy.  

The Joint Committee on Vaccine and Immunisation (JCVI) recommends that 5-11 year olds are offered the vaccine, which has been approved by the UK’s medicines regulator, to boost immunity and increase their protection against any future waves of COVID-19. The NHS wants to support families to make an informed choice, and to make things convenient and child friendly for those who do decide to take up the offer of COVID-19 vaccination for their child. 

The COVID-19 vaccine is already making a big difference in helping to protect us all. The vaccine does not remove the virus, but research and experience in countries around the world shows it can prevent the worst effects of COVID-19 and reduce the risk of infection for your child and those around them. 

Parents can make an appointment for their child’s vaccine through the National Booking Service: nhs.uk/coronavirus or by calling 119 free of charge. 

Currently there are three vaccination clinics offering the COVID-19 vaccine to this age group in Haringey: 

  • Lordship Lane Health Centre, 239 Lordship Lane, N17 6AA
  • Bounds Green Group Practice, Gordon Road, N11 2PF
  • Hornsey Central Neigbourhood Health Centre, 151 Park Road, London N8 8JD

Walk-in clinics are also available at these sites where 5-11-year-olds as well as older siblings, or other family members, can be vaccinated together at the same time. Simply check the walk-in finder website: www.nhs.uk/grab-a-jab before attending to check clinic timings. 

Children aged 5-11 with no other underlying health conditions will be offered two paediatric (child) doses of the vaccine, with at least 12 weeks between doses. A paediatric dose is smaller than doses given to those aged 12 and over.  

If a child has had COVID-19 they will still get extra protection from the vaccine, but they will need to wait 12 weeks before getting vaccinated.  

Those 5-11 year-olds who are more at risk from the virus can already get two paediatric (child) doses, eight weeks apart, and their GP or hospital specialist should be in touch to arrange this.  

A guide to Covid-19 vaccination for parents of children aged 5-11 has been produced. This can be accessed here 

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Healthy Schools Schools

Catch-up clinics for HPV, ACWY and DTP boosters

If your child missed out on their secondary school aged vaccines, Vaccination UK is running catch-up clinics in Haringey for Year 8: Human papillomavirus infection (HPV) and Year 9: Meningitis ACWY and DTP (Diphtheria, Tetanus and Polio School Leaver Booster)

Date Time Venue
Wednesday 18 May 2022 3.30pm – 5.30pm Broadwater Farm Community Centre

Adams Road,

N17 6HE
Wednesday 1 June 2022 10am – 2pm Broadwater Farm Community Centre

Adams Road,

N17 6HE
Monday 6 June 2022 3.30pm – 5.30pm Caxton House

129 St Johns Way

London

N19 3RQ
Tuesday 21 June 2022 3.30pm – 5.30pm Broadwater Farm Community Centre

Adams Road,

N17 6HE
Monday 4 July 2022 3.30pm – 5.30pm Caxton House

129 St Johns Way

London

N19 3RQ
Tuesday 19 July 2022 3.30pm – 5.30pm Broadwater Farm Community Centre

Adams Road,

N17 6HE

 

These clinics will be running on an APPOINTMENT ONLY basis.

To register for these clinics, contact Vaccination UK by phone: 020 8017 7925 or email: haringey@v-uk.co.uk to make an appointment.

You will need to complete a consent form before your appointment. Link to e-consent form here: https://www.schoolvaccination.uk/e-consent-forms

 

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Healthy Schools Schools

This is World Immunisation Week – 24-30 April

 

For more than two centuries, vaccines have helped keep people healthy—from the very first vaccine developed to protect against smallpox to the newest vaccines used to prevent severe cases of COVID-19. 

Since then, families and communities have entrusted vaccines to protect their loved ones. But the value of vaccines is measured by more than the number of doses given. 

Vaccines provide everyone a chance at a fulfilling life. Each April, World Immunisation Week brings together people from around the world to highlight the importance of vaccines and how they protect people of all ages against many diseases, giving us the opportunity to pursue a life well-lived. This year’s campaign comes at an especially critical time as the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted essential health services, including routine immunisation, setting back progress by more than a decade. Unfortunately, millions of people are still missing out on the life-saving benefits of vaccines, making it urgent to catch up and reach those who have been missed. 

The 2022 theme Long Life for All aims to unify people around the idea that vaccines make it possible for us to follow our dreams, protect our loved ones and live a long, healthy life. 

For more information on the history of vaccination and the role that vaccines play in protecting generations of people around the world from disease, visit: WORLD IMMUNISATION WEEK 2022 

If your child has missed out on any of their childhood vaccines for any reason, please contact your family doctor to arrange a catch-up.

 

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Events Schools

Bruce Castle releases new summer programme for schools

Spark children’s imaginations with a visit to Bruce Castle and see learning come alive as you explore the building, collections, and grounds. The museum learning programme is open and taking bookings for the Summer terms.

Bruce Castle Museum Education Brochure 2022

For a full list of our sessions on offer please visit https://www.brucecastle.org/learning. To make a booking please email the education team at museum.services@haringey.gov.uk or call us on 0208 489 4250 (option 3).

 

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Little Open Out Gallery – display artwork by your pupils at Bruce Castle

Take part in the Bruce Castle Museum Gallery Project – Little Open Out Gallery… at the Castle.

 

Launched in 2020 our Little Open Out Gallery is an art project displaying artwork by local children in the windows of Bruce Castle Museum. This rolling window takeover is a way for people to enjoy art and culture even when the museum is closed. If you are a local school and would like your young people’s artwork to be displayed email us at museum.services@haringey.gov.uk and include Little Open Out Gallery in the subject bar.

 

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Events Schools

Royal Albert Hall concert – watch the highlights

Haringey Schools Music Festival Royal Albert Hall 2022 on Vimeo

More than 1,400 talented children and young people from Haringey put on a sensational show as the Haringey Music Service made a highly anticipated and long-awaited return to the Royal Albert Hall on Friday 1 April 2022.

Featuring local primary and secondary school choirs and young musicians, the Haringey Schools Music Festival featured performances from the Haringey Young Musicians’ ensembles including their Big Band, Guitar Orchestra, Percussion Group, Steel Band, Symphony Orchestra and Youth Choir.

There was also a specially commissioned piece featuring performers from SEND settings here in Haringey, along with world premieres of multiple works and a large-scale performance of the new work Songs for Unsung Heroes by Ty Lowe and Peter Desmond.

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Healthy Schools Schools

Adrenaline auto injector (AAI) pens – have you collected yours?

A number of Haringey schools have still not yet collected their allocation of Adrenaline auto injector (AAI) pens.

19 primary schools, 7 Secondary schools and 3 special schools still need to collection their allocation of AAI pens.

Please see the attached letter.

AAI letter to schools via PH 042022 final

If your school does not want to take up this offer, please can you respond as soon as possible to: harccg.medicines@nhs.net, so that we can take you off our outstanding list. Thank you.

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Schools SEND

Celebrate World Autism Acceptance Week: 28 March to 3 April

World Autism Acceptance Week runs from 28 March to 3 April. Please join us to promote the acceptance of autism and help improve the lives of autistic children in the UK.

In celebration of World Autism Acceptance Week 2022, we are hosting a range of inclusive events for autistic adults, friends, supporters, and professionals to promote Autism Acceptance.

Visit our World Autism Acceptance Week page

Read our special SEND newsletter

Find out more about World Autism Acceptance Week on the National Autistic Society website.

National Autistic Society has useful free school materials.

Get your Let’s Learn About Autism Pack now

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