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[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
Please see attached letters for full details of this term’s local authority reading and writing moderation. The local authority moderation forms remain the same and links to these forms are provided within the documentation.
The event is aimed at children who have special educational needs and disabilities and their families. For further information about the fun day, please see the attached poster.
Kooth is an online counselling and emotional well-being support service for children and young people. Kooth is a completely safe and an anonymous website where young people can go to gain advice, support and guidance from our BACP qualified counsellors, up to 10pm, 365 days a year.
Our experienced counsellors, moderated message forums and magazine can offer emotional support to young people with a wide range of issues, from having a bad day or falling out with their friends, to more serious issues such as bullying, stress, anxiety, depression, family relationships, sexuality, eating disorders, self-harm, abuse etc. We can also support young people who are on the waiting list for CAMHS or those who do not meet their criteria.
For year 6 students who will soon be transitioning to secondary schools it may be an exciting time but may also cause anxiety and stress in others. Kooth has supported many year 6 students at this stage by discussing Kooth’s services and how it can provide additional support and guidance should they wish. Kooth can also support vulnerable young people who may experience isolation or low self-esteem and help build their resilience for the big changes ahead.
If you would like to have a discussion or arrange for a short presentation to be delivered to your students please contact Jas Hothi, jhothi@xenzone.com or call 07949 819503.
Through consultation with Solihull schools’ strategic accountability board (SSSAB) we are issuing a new data sharing agreement to all schools.
The current data sharing agreement only allows the data sharing early where it is due to be in the public domain. The revised agreement would allow the local authority to share appropriate data with the Solihull schools’ teaching alliance, earlier, when it becomes available in July. This would enable the alliance to target support to schools in a timelier manner.
This proposal has gone to SSSAB and it is in full support of the new agreement. Please read through the attached agreement and if you are satisfied, sign it and send it to edperfdata@solihull.gov.uk.
We can then implement the new arrangements for the 2019 results, provided we receive the signed agreements by the end of June 2019.
