Dear Headteachers,

I hope you have had a good week! Welcome to the latest edition of Heads Up.  

I would like to take the opportunity to draw your attention to a few of the new stories:  

For our early years providers, the Early Years Aspiration Networks (EYAN) link schools and PVIs and aim to encourage networking opportunities; supporting workforce development and quality improvement Meeting are free to attend and open to all practitioners working with children aged from birth to 5. Member benefit from free training and signposting to Early Years resources and research. Read more: https://headsup.warwickshire.gov.uk/heads-up-29-september-2023-copy/securing-the-best-start-to-life/weyh-early-years-aspirational-networks 

The Prevent duty guidance has been refreshed and updated to reflect several recommendations of the Independent Review of Prevent. It is an update to the existing Prevent duty guidance for schools and early years providers in England and Wales, which was last updated in April 2021. Find out more: https://headsup.warwickshire.gov.uk/heads-up-29-september-2023-copy/securing-the-best-start-to-life/prevent-duty-guidance-update-a-briefing-for-schools-and-early-years-providers 

The HSE have announced that they will be resuming their programme of inspections to primary and secondary schools in England, Scotland and Wales October 2023 onwards. The inspections will be assessing how schools are managing the risks from asbestos within the school estate and meeting their 'Duty to Manage' (DTM) requirements under Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 (CAR). Find out more: https://headsup.warwickshire.gov.uk/heads-up-29-september-2023-copy/celebrating-warwickshires-family-of-schools/hse-inspectors-to-assess-the-management-of-asbestos-in-schools 

Finally, the Autumn Term 2023 Headteachers’ Conference will be taking place on Thursday 19 October 2023 between 10.00am – 3.30pm in the Stareton Hall at Stoneleigh Park (NAEC). We look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible. Anyone wishing to attend, who has not done so already, will need to complete the booking form on the following link: https://headsup.warwickshire.gov.uk/heads-up-29-september-2023-copy/celebrating-warwickshires-family-of-schools/autumn-term-2023-headteachers-conference 

I hope you all have a great weekend when it arrives.  

Johnny Kyriacou 

Director for Education Services