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Update on testing from Public Health

Dear Colleagues, Please find below three guidance updates on testing in schools: Confirmatory PCR tests.  Colleagues will be aware that the requirement for a confirmatory PCR test, in the event of a member of staff getting a positive lateral flow device (LFD) result, has been removed for all such tests not being conducted at home.  […]

BASG February 2021 Newsletter No.2

AGM We were delighted to welcome over 70 governors at our AGM on 14 January 2021. Our Chair, Paul Randall, led the meeting on MS Teams to report on the annual accounts, elections to the Executive Committee and the considerable volume of BASG activity during 2020. With great pride and respect we welcomed the keynote […]

Schools Forum Elections February 2021

Sent on behalf of Christina Beevers, Senior Member Support and Development Officer Dear Headteachers and Chairs of Governors, The Schools Forum, an advisory body for matters relating to schools budgeting, is now looking for new members from the following schools: Primary Academy Primary (Junior) Maintained Primary (Infant) Maintained Secondary (Upper) Academy x2 PRUs x2 Instructions, […]

Funding for Digital Devices

SENT FROM GARETH DRAWMER- HEAD OF ACHIEVEMENT AND LEARNING Dear Colleagues, We appreciate that, despite the DfE laptops scheme and the support currently being offered to Infant pupils through the funding from the Rothschild Foundation, some pupils in your school still do not have sufficient access to a digital device in their home to enable […]

BASG Executive Minutes 1st February 2021

Meeting: BASG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE   Date & Time: 1 February 2021 at 5.00pm   Location: Virtual meeting via Zoom   Present:     Paul Randall (Chair), Anne Sheddick (Vice Chair), Maggi Bull, Joanne Marchant, Peter Learner, Bernadette Allison, Jo Pearce, Martin Baxter, Andrew Brown, Gwyneth Langley (Secretary)       Agenda Item     Action […]

Closing the Gap Conference Agenda – Parental Engagement, 12th Feb 2021

Dear Colleagues, Further to my recent message, we are pleased to advise you of the full agenda for the Closing the Gap in Buckinghamshire conference on Friday 12th February 2020 at 1.30pm. The focus will be Parental Engagement and confronting the barriers faced by vulnerable pupils. We have secured excellent presenters as detailed below: Dr […]

BEP Recruitment – Governance Adviser

Dear All, We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join the Bucks Education Partnership team as a Governance Adviser.   Full details of the role and application information can be found below: Governance Advisor (BEP) – Job Outline 2021 Herts for Learning Ltd Application form Herts for Learning Ltd Supporting Statement As governors ourselves we […]

Remote Education

SENT ON BEHALF OF GARETH DRAWMER, HEAD OF ACHIEVEMENT AND LEARNING Dear Colleagues, In these unpredictable times, circumstances and contexts are ever-changing. We hope that the adapted DfE document and support material attached will give a useful platform to review, reflect upon and adapt your remote education offer as and when you need to. In […]