Communications
Primary and secondary schools currently served by the Solihull catering service may have been notified directly from Parent Pay that the software allowing their tills to talk to the Parent Pay (e-payments) system will no longer be working as of 31 October 2019. Solihull catering service has stepped in to negotiate with the provider so that it will continue to operate safely until February 2020.
Solihull catering services will now go to the market this July to buy new tills and an associated operating system. It is anticipated that a new contract will be awarded by early October 2019. Once the new contract is in place each school will be contacted with regard to individual ‘go live’ dates once an implementation plan has been developed, with full implementation to be completed by February 2020.
This area of technology has developed significantly since the original rollout of the cashless system for schools. Alongside additional functionality that a new till will bring, there will also be further benefits for those schools wanting to support the healthy eating agenda. The new tills will provide improved data; helping both the caterer and schools to support pupils and parents to make better decisions about the food our children eat.
If you would like any further information please do not hesitate to contact us on cateringadmin@solihull.gov.uk
Please find attached information/flyer with regard to the Public Speaking competition organised by Solihull and District Club of Soroptimist International.
Should you need any additional information, please do not hesitate to contact Ann Keepax (annkeepax@yahoo.co.uk). All Secondary schools in the Borough have been sent a full pack containing all the information, forms, etc.
Solihull and District Club of Soroptimist International is working with Andrew Greenall and Jarrod Reynolds on a schools' baking competition linked to fair trade. Junior Schools will bake cup cakes and decorate them, with secondary schools baking and decorating celebration cakes, using as many fair trade ingredients as possible. Schools will hold their own competitions, with the winners from each school entering the Cake Off on 24th February where the winning overall Borough Schools in each category will be judged. This is the first time Solihull and District Club of Soroptimist International have organised this event, and hope that this will grow over the years with more schools participating. This will not only teach the children to bake, but also learn more about fair trade. It will, of course, help the Borough maintain its fair trade status.
Social media policy for Solihull school staff.
Poor oral health can affect children and young people’s ability to sleep, eat, speak, play and socialise with other children. When children have toothache or need treatment, this can mean absence from school and parents having to take time of work. Oral health is an integral part of overall health, which affects children’s ability to learn, thrive and develop.
There is still a great deal of variation of tooth decay across the UK.
*A third of all children starting school each year have signs of tooth decay. Tooth extractions are the biggest reason children are admitted to hospital for general anaesthetics.
*There has been a 19.6% increase in children being admitted to hospital with tooth decay between 2010 and 2015.
*In England, children and young people drink sugary soft drinks more often than anywhere else in Europe.
*Roughly 40% of children still do not visit the dentist each year
*74% of adults have had to have a tooth extracted.
*1 in 3 people have never flossed their teeth
Brushing x1 daily means you are 33% more likely to suffer from dental decay
Please find attached below a list of dentists in the Solihull borough that are currently registering NHS patients and a quick poster that promotes good oral health.
For references or more dental health facts, please see website link below.
For more school information on dental health please contact lianne.lovell@heartofengland.nhs.uk
