Month: May 2021

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Urgent – No Barriers UEFA Euros 2021 opportunity for primary schools!

Dear Teachers

We are getting in touch offering your school a once in a lifetime opportunity as part of No Barriers, a project that uses the power of football to champion inclusion in your school.

We are looking for one student from your school, aged 6-10, to represent their borough at the UEFA EUROs and walk onto the pitch at Wembley Stadium with a team playing in UEFA EUROs. Students from each London borough will be selected to attend the games, which makes this an exclusive and brilliant opportunity for your school.

In order to qualify, your school must sign up through the No Barriers webform which can be found here: https://www.big-ideas.org/nobarriers/ by Thursday 20th May.

As part of that form you must submit a ‘No Barriers Commitment’ from your school, committing to breaking down barriers to inclusion through sport. Your ‘No Barriers Commitment’ could include:

  • Why is it important for everyone in your school to overcome the barriers they face?
  • What can football do to inspire your pupils to overcome barriers?
  • What can the UEFA EUROs do to inspire your pupils to overcome barriers?
  • How do pupils in your school overcome the barriers they face?
  • Tell us how your school can overcome barriers to give everyone the best shot at goal?

Places are limited and first come, first serve, so get in touch ASAP to ensure your place.

T&Cs

Schools will be selected with the aim that every borough of London is represented. When more than one school applies from a borough, schools that submit the most inspiring messages with a commitment to take part in the project will be selected. Everyone will be kept on a waiting list for further opportunities.

If your school has been selected for this opportunity, Big Ideas will contact you to confirm the details of your nominated student and to obtain consent from a parent or guardian.

All schools who register will be invited to take part in the No Barriers programme.

Feel free to contact Hollie with any questions on 07467 946897.

Best wishes,

The No Barriers team

07467 946897

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Consultation Schools

Consultation on opening a nursery at St Michael’s CE Primary School N22

A consultation is currently in progress regarding opening a nursery at St Michael’s CE Primary School, N22. The deadline for responses is Friday 21 May 2021.

Responses should be sent to: consultation@309.ldbact.org

 

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Ofsted|Schools

Haringey Children’s Services – letter from Ofsted

Haringey Children’s Services recently had a ‘focused visit’ from Ofsted – essentially a mini inspection. The letter setting out its findings has now been published on the Ofsted website. Although the letter of course identifies some areas for improvement, there are lots of positive comments. Here are just some:

  • “A determined and collaborative effort by the multi-agency partnership has identified and supported the most vulnerable children.”
  • “Partnerships in Haringey have strengthened further through working together more closely. This has hastened positive change and created a culture focused on overcoming shared obstacles.”
  • “The multi-agency safeguarding hub (MASH) makes effective decisions to safeguard children. Children and families receive a timely and appropriate response that is proportionate to their level of need.”
  • “Staff are positive about working in Haringey and have valued the exceptional support provided by managers at all levels during the pandemic.”
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Events Healthy Schools

Anyone for tennis? LTA offers free online training and resources for teachers

LTA Youth Schools Teacher Training Flyer

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) Youth Schools’ programme offers a new, free online course to guide teachers through how to use their innovative resources that have been developed by teachers, for teachers.

As well as teaching fundamental movement skills and developing physical literacy, tennis is also a great way of developing personal and character skills.

Teachers who complete the course will receive a resource pack and a £250 voucher (limited to one per school) to spend on equipment, or ten hours of team teaching support from an LTA Accredited Coach.

Sign up to the online course and access all the resources at:  www.lta.org.uk/schools

LTA Youth Schools Teacher Training Flyer

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Schools

Spurs promote food banks offering free food to families in May half term

TFB May Flyer 2021

Legendary former midfielder and Tottenham Hotspur Ambassador Ossie Ardiles joined fans and volunteers as they delivered thousands of flyers  promoting organisations offering free food to residents in N15, N17 and N22.

Foodbanks provide emergency food and support to people living in poverty – currently more than 14 million people in the UK – including 4.5 million children.

To help avoid holiday hunger during May half term, Tottenham Foodbank has created food support flyers, featuring 20 organisations offering free food to local residents in need. TFB May Flyer 2021

Ossie spent the morning talking to volunteers and thanking them for their support, as well as having socially distanced photos.

In January 2021, the club launched a fundraising initiative to support North Enfield and Tottenham Foodbanks. The club and its fans are long-term supporters of the Foodbanks, assisting local people living in crisis. During the COVID-19 pandemic demand for foodbanks has risen by approximately 300%.

Ossie said:

 “After what has been an incredibly challenging year, it was a privilege to join volunteers today and help distribute flyers within the community. Tottenham Foodbank does an absolutely incredible job in supporting people and it’s vital we continue to raise as much awareness and funds as possible to ensure their great work continues.”

TOTTENHAM, ENGLAND – MAY 15: XXX on May 15, 2021 in Tottenham, England. Ossie Ardiles joins volunteers from Tottenham Foodbank and Spurs Ex Armed Forces Supporter’s Club to distribute ‘School Holidays Food Support’ flyers in the local community. The Club and its fans are long-term supporters of North Enfield and Tottenham Foodbanks, assisting local people living in crisis. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
TOTTENHAM, ENGLAND – MAY 15: XXX on May 15, 2021 in Tottenham, England. Ossie Ardiles joins volunteers from Tottenham Foodbank and Spurs Ex Armed Forces Supporter’s Club to distribute ‘School Holidays Food Support’ flyers in the local community. The Club and its fans are long-term supporters of North Enfield and Tottenham Foodbanks, assisting local people living in crisis. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
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Schools

Highgate Primary featured in the Ham & High

Highgate primary hails Haringey school street scheme | Hampstead Highgate Express (hamhigh.co.uk)

Highgate Primary was featured in the Ham & High as the school joined the School Streets scheme.

Read more about School Streets here

 

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Events

Foster care fortnight 10  – 23 May

Throughout Foster Care Fortnight, from 10 – 23 May, we are aiming to help and encourage the wider society to understand and value fostering and the positive difference it can make to young people’s lives.

With such a great need, now is the time to start finding out more about taking those first steps towards becoming a foster carer. Why not contact the team this Foster Care Fortnight and start your journey to change a young person’s future?

If interested, you can contact us using one of the following: fosteringrecruitment@haringey.gov.uk or call us on 020 8489 3754 or visit our website at www.haringey.gov.uk/fostering.

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Events Smarter Travel

This week is Walk to School Week!

Read more here: Walk to School Week | Living Streets

Walk to School Week

Let us know how you get on and send us your photos!

heather.kinnersley@haringey.gov.uk

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Events Healthy Schools Schools

Launching the Primary Spring Stride 2021

As we all know, it is important to encourage children to participate in regular physical activity to promote good physical and mental wellbeing. The benefits of exercise can also be seen in the classroom with improved concentration and memory function. However, we have heard from many of our schools that children’s weight and physical fitness have been impacted by lockdown.

This is why we are launching The Spring Stride! The Spring Stride is a brand-new physical activity competition between primary schools in Haringey. It will take place from Tuesday 4 to Friday 28 May and all primary schools have had the opportunity to sign up. Participating primary schools are competing to do 25 days of physical activity. Daily physical activity could be The Daily Mile, sports, games, or classroom-based exercise.

During the competition, schools can get additional support from local partners. This includes:

  • Half-day sports session for pupils – The Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, Primary Stars team are offering free half-day sessions of football-based fun during the competition period. Please be aware that sessions were offered on a first-come-first-served basis and have now all been allocated.
  • Workshops for parents – One You Haringey are providing virtual workshops for all parents of children participating in The Spring Stride. Three 1 hour-long workshops will take place over the competition period. The sessions will cover cardiovascular activity, resistance activity and behaviour change.
  • Fitt-in access – Fitt-in are offering all participating schools a free trial of the Fitt-in platform for the competition period. Fitt-in offers online exercise videos for classroom-based physical activity. An annual subscription for a school usually costs £500. In addition, Fitt-in will send a couple of their instructors, whom you see on the videos, to the most active Fitt-in Haringey primary school to provide a live Fitt-in class.

Prizes are:

  • 1st place – £500 Amazon voucher and a Tottenham Takeover Day including special Spurs guests (provided by the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation)
  • 2nd place – £250 Amazon voucher and support from the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation at your school sports day
  • 3rd place – £250 Amazon voucher

The formal deadline to sign up for the competition was Thursday 29 April, but if you are keen to sign up then please get in touch with healthy.schools@haringey.gov.uk as soon as possible.

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Schools

Helping to bridge the Digital Divide – update on the appeal

Thanks to the generosity and kindness of our amazing Haringey community, we’re just 20% away from our re-revised £50,000 target with the Haringey Digital Divide Appeal in partnership with Haringey Giving (external link).

Here’s what your donations are helping to buy children and young people in our borough who are struggling to gain regular access to computers, digital devices or laptops at home, as well as Wi-Fi and other technological support.

  • £20 – One month’s supply of internet access/Wi-Fi
  • £40 – A mobile broadband device
  • £60 – One month’s supply of internet access/Wi-Fi + a mobile broadband device
  • £250 – A basic specification laptop, with carrier case and accessories

For further information, or to donate, visit the Haringey Giving website (external link).

Any donation, no matter how ‘small’ or ‘large’, is gratefully received and will go a long way to helping bridge the digital divide for pupils and students across Haringey.

We have received more than 400 donations and raised in excess of £40,000 so far. Thank you very much for your sterling support to date.