Communications
Solihull Health and Wellbeing Board partners have unanimously agreed to support a call encouraging parents to get their children vaccinated against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR).
Children’s vaccine uptake has been slowly decreasing across England since 2012-13, meaning that children have missed out and may remain vulnerable to serious or even fatal infections.
In Solihull, almost 5,500 children aged 1-18 have either had no MMR vaccine or been under-vaccinated because they have only had one of the two recommended doses.
The free MMR vaccine is a safe and effective way of protecting against measles, as well as mumps and rubella.
The first MMR vaccine is given when the child is 1 year old, with a pre-school booster at 3 years 4 months of age. Both doses are required to achieve maximum protection. If children and young adults have missed these vaccinations, it’s not too late.
Parents should check their child’s red book to see if they’ve received MMR vaccinations as scheduled, or speak to their GP surgery if they are unsure.
Young people aged 15-25 are also being encouraged to check that they are covered as they attend their first festivals, travel to countries with ongoing measles outbreaks or start university.
Please share this information with parents, staff, and students (as appropriate) at your school or college. You can also read the full press release here.
Please follow this link for further details about all three events in September and see the attached flyer.
https://www.solsch.org.uk/news/?pid=65&nid=3&storyid=214
The CPD event is appropriate for both primary and secondary schools.
Solihull Council supports schools with learning outside the classroom opportunities and arranging a wide range of out of school activities, e.g. visits to museums, trips to the countryside, taking part in adventurous activities and residential trips, etc.
In preparation for summer trips or new visits in the autumn term, we wanted to take the opportunity of reminding schools of the information, guidance, and support which is available to ensure that educational trips and visits are safely managed and continue to be successful learning opportunities.
The guidance includes some changes to the approval of visits from 1 September 2019 to help streamline the process in the planning of educational trips. Please ensure all relevant staff including senior leaders and educational visit coordinators are aware of this information.
Dear Headteacher/SENCO
Many thanks to those of you who have reported part-time timetables using the paperwork provided.
There remain a number of schools that have still not yet responded though. As I have indicated previously, OFSTED is focussing on the arrangements that local authorities have in relation to part-time timetables and the lack of a suitable process is likely to contribute towards a, ‘requires improvement’ finding in a school OFSTED inspection.
The local authority is also expecting Ofsted any time so PLEASE can you prioritise this as urgent?
The final deadline date is now 4pm on Wednesday 10 July 2019.
The paperwork can be found here.
CALLING ALL POETS: Benjamin Zephaniah revealed as the guest opener for Lichfield Cathedral’s first poetry competition and festival.
The Very Reverend Adrian Dorber, Dean of Lichfield, invites you and your students to participate in Lichfield Cathedral’s first poetry competition.
Please find the competition pack attached: a poster for your classroom, information for teachers, entry form and submission guidelines.
Visit the cathedral website for information about the poetry festival and much more. https://www.lichfield-cathedral.org/
