Developing a community of practice with inclusion, collaboration and consistency at the centre
Autumn 2022 Newsletter 5 (2/12/22) 

Dear All,

Below are updates from wider teams and services. As ever, any questions or queries please ask!

1. Panel A - please use this sign in sheet! **Huge thanks to Abi Quinn, Marie Bergin, Lucie Brennan, Lucy Johnston, Wendy Harris, Hannah Illman, Sarah Barnard, Yolande Brown, Fiona Fargher, Lucy Johnson and Lisa Opalko who have signed up so far!
2. Priority workstreams
3. Inclusion Quality Mark award / Peer mentor
4. SEND workforce working party (inc TAs)
5. Removing the need for labels CCG working group

Diary dates for the year!

SEND Conference - 21st Feb 2023 - Flyer coming out next week!

Inclusion Summit (Flyer for parents attached - please share)
We are extremely pleased to announce our 4th RBWM Inclusion Summit. 

It will be a great opportunity for all Parents and Carers, as well as other key stakeholders, to come together to share information and celebrate developments in SEND across the Borough. There will also be a bustling Market Stall to peruse. 

Event details

It will be a face to face event held on Wednesday 8th February 2023 at Norden Farm in Maidenhead

9.15 (soft start and refreshments) presentations 10am - 1pm 
Click here to register your interest

It was so great to see so many of you at the forum (the slides are attached). Thank you so much to the staff at Trevelyan for hosting.

As requested, I have secured a date for our next meeting where we can have a cross-phased focus on TRANSITION

Please SAVE THE DATE - if there is a school happy to host, can they let me know.

NEXT forum - 14th March 2023 - 1-3pm

New parent carer forum - can you help?

The new parent/carer forum has an ambition to have a parent/carer rep in every school.

Please could you engage about this with your parents and get any interested parties to email me, many thanks!

• Bell Foundation FREE webinar, we will examine the role of the EAL Co-ordinator in this changing climate and explore how those working in this position can work with staff members to meet the needs of learners who use EAL. Primary and Secondary 
• IAS newsletter and Parent Share info - attached
• link to the FREE literacy/numeracy screener: https://idlsgroup.com/dyslexia
• Please find attached a report which was recently published and focuses specifically on home education.
• GEMS updates and flyers attached
• Cost of Living support for families.
  The pressure on families is impacting directly the anxiety of our children in schools. There is some support on offer through; 
  https://www.rbwm.gov.uk/home/community-and-living/community-support/here-help
• The FUEL Christmas programme is ready and families educated in RBWM who access free school meals (FSMs) are able to book onto FREE activities across the borough. This link provides all the information needed for families and professionals https://rbwm.afcinfo.org.uk/pages/community-information/information-and-advice/fuel-holiday-activities-and-food-programme 
• Recommneded SENCO training - Circo SEND qualification https://www.serco-ese.com/serco-education/education-programmes/the-national-award-for-sen-co-ordination

EAL cluster/resources

Slides from the last meeting attached. Next meeting EAL cluster meeting
Wednesday, 16 November · 4:00 – 5:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/tjr-fbvs-bnn
Or dial: ‪(GB) +44 20 3956 7700‬ PIN: ‪630 931 624‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/tjr-fbvs-bnn?pin=5131322634012

Further training and guidance
https://www.bell-foundation.org.uk/eal-programme/eal-assessment-framework/
https://www.bell-foundation.org.uk/eal-programme/training/
https://www.leadershipupdate-rbwm.co.uk/ukrainian-support-and-resources/

Please fill out this table to indicate any staff in your school that could support translation in a meeting.