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Please let us have your NQT registration forms by Friday 20 September 2019. Please, could you also let us know if you do NOT have any NQTs this year?
The registration form and all supporting information can be found on the NQT solgrid page.
Raquel da Silva is a researcher at the University of Birmingham. She is conducting a research project on ‘Prevent in Primary Schools’ and is asking educators in Primary schools in the West Midlands to complete an online survey. For more information, please see below.
[The attached handbook has been updated - 13/05/2019 @ 14:00]
This handbook provides key information about the statutory moderation processes at early years foundation stage and key stages 1 and 2. It does not replace statutory guidance but provides a local context. Revisions include:
- changes to KS2 meet the moderator date
- clarification around processes where insufficient evidence is found at KS1 and 2
- further clarification within the local agreement
- further clarification about the LA quality assurance process
The revised Keeping Children Safe in Education (2018) is statutory from 3rd September 2018. Please see Link 1 below.
We have revised the child protection policy, safeguarding policy and behaviour policy to reflect the changes; these will be uploaded onto the new safeguarding website which is currently being developed by the IT team. They should be available by the end of the week at the link below (Link 2). The slide attached below presents a site map of the new website.
The managing allegations policy and the safer recruitment policy have been updated and will be presented to the union policy group during September; they will then be made available. The whistleblowing and code of conduct policies remain unchanged.
The education safeguarding strategy has now been finalised and will be uploaded to the safeguarding website. This sets out how we will work with all Solihull schools on safeguarding in education.
Message from Ofsted regarding primary inspection data summary reports
We are pleased to announce that the 2019 primary inspection data summary reports (IDSR) have been updated with revised key stage 2 data, final 2019 EYFS and data for disadvantaged pupils. They are available through our new Ofsted IDSR service https://idsr.gcs501.gcfb.co.uk.
This is linked to in DfE’s Analyse School Performance (ASP) https://www.analyse-school-performance.service.gov.uk. When logged into ASP, click on ‘All reports’ and then ‘Ofsted inspection data summary reports’.
Please ensure you download the latest version dated 27 January 2020 for any school that has a primary.
Where applicable, the IDSRs hold:
• final 2019 EYFS
• revised 2019 KS2
• data for disadvantaged pupils
• two term absence
• provisional 2019 KS5, KS4, KS1, phonics and context data.
We have published a new and improved guidance document for the IDSR. This includes example reports and supporting data tables used for the 2019 IDSR which show national figures and quintile boundaries used to determine whether areas of interest sentences are triggered.
Newly added links are now located throughout the IDSR, which take you directly to the relevant section of the full guidance which is located here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-inspection-data-summary-report-idsr-guide
Should you have any IDSR or Ofsted IDSR service queries, please contact either:
• Schools - School.Performance.Data@ofsted.gov.uk
• 16 to 19 - FEandSkillsData@ofsted.gov.uk
Kind regards,
The Schools Pre-Inspection Data & Insight Team
Team email: School.Performance.Data@ofsted.gov.uk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ofstednews - follow us for latest #IDSR updates
IDSR guidance: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/school-inspection-data-summary-report-idsr-guide
