This site provides comprehensive information on all the services currently available to schools, academies and other organisations from West Berkshire Council. West Berkshire Council has a great deal of experience and expertise in providing support and services to schools. There are many benefits to buying services from the Local Authority: • We are committed to supporting schools to make the best possible use of their resources in order to maximise the impact on raising educational standards for pupils. • We have an experienced and highly trained workforce familiar with the work of schools and in the context in which they operate. • We ensure our services are compliant with legal requirements and national standards • We are committed to improving the lives of children.

EYFS staff:child ratios – DfE approved qualifications 3 April 2019: Lists of qualifications that meet the DfE criteria for counting in the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework staff:child ratios. New level 3 qualification and additional information about qualifications above level 3 added to the post-September 2014 list, new level 2 qualification have been added to post-September 2019 list. To access the new list please click here

Early Years Subscription and Training Brochure 2019/20

Health and Wellbeing in Schools – Update March 2019 After many years of campaigning and lobbying by educators, organisations, health and Public Health practitioners for statutory relationships, relationships and sex education and health education, The Department of Education has published the statutory guidance. The draft guidance, which is awaiting final parliamentary sign-off, will be compulsory from September 2020. So what now? · Read the guidance - attached · Review what is being taught now · Plan for updates, training, policy updates and resources ready for September 2020 · Celebrate that every child in England will learn how look after themselves physically and mentally and how to make positive relationships now and in the future. Schools can contact the Health and Wellbeing in Schools team to discuss the new guidance, training opportunities and resources for 2020. West Berkshire Wellbeing Workshops are available to develop knowledge and understanding to support delivery of the new Health curriculum. · Core elements of children’s healthy lifestyles ( primary) · 5 Ways to Wellbeing · Understating substances misuse · Sleep Well, Live well Support and guidance · PSHE Association – curriculum guidance, training and lesson plans · Sex Education Forum – curriculum and policy guidance and training · Alcohol Education Trust – curriculum guidance, lesson plans, resources and training · DO – lesson plans and curriculum development In this issue of the Hub discover more about Sleep, (now part of the health curriculum), local running events and how the Year 3 Healthy lifestyles workshops are being delivered in West Berkshire.

The Government has recently published the following guidance (4 Feb. 2019): Guidance to help those who work in early years settings consider their practice and to take steps to safeguard both children and adults online. It provides information for both practitioners and managers to reflect on when taking into account online safety. You can read the guidance online or download the attachments available on this page. Please copy and paste this text into your browser if the about link does not work: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-children-and-protecting-professionals-in-early-years-settings-online-safety-considerations