Welcome to West Berkshire Education

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.

Ethnic Minority & Traveller Achievement Team (EMTAS) Referral Form for Schools

In the March issue of the Hub we celebrate the first four schools to achieve the Health and Wellbeing in Schools Award. Many congratulations to Yattendon CE Primary, Purley CE Primary, Brookfields Special School and St Andrew’s, Pangbourne. A quote from a pupil at Yattendon CE Primary perfectly expresses why the focus on health and wellbeing is vital. “My mental health is the way I live my life and the changes I make to help my well-being…………. Our lives are so busy and sometimes we forget about our mental health and well-being. It is too important to forget” Through the Health and Wellbeing in Schools programme we are delighted to offer a network event for Primary colleagues who lead on Relationships and Health education and the wider PSHE programme. The event on 2nd April at Shaw House includes a LGBTQ Awareness workshop from SupportU, our local LGBTQ+ charity. Find out more in the Hub. This month schools are encouraged to participate and raise awareness of - World Sleep Day 13th March 2020 will incorporate the slogan, ‘Better Sleep, Better Life, Better Planet,’ highlighting sleep’s important place as a pillar of health. Criminal Exploitation through the national CSE Awareness Day 18th March #CEADAY20 Resources including posters are available for schools to download.

The agreement for the property and liability insurance arrangements for schools

The new Health education subject sets out that every primary school child should know the importance of handwashing and how germs are spread which builds in secondary school to focus on the spread, treatment and prevention of infection This knowledge is important for all children and adults especially in the winter months, when more of us may have coughs and sneezes. E-bug is great resource which has a section on hand washing including powerpoints, posters, quizzes and activities. The packs can be downloaded here and the links to the resources are below. Learning Objectives KS2: All students will: understand that infection can be spread through unclean hands. understand that handwashing can prevent the spread of infection. Most students will: understand when and how to wash hands. Some students will: understand why we should use soap to wash our hands. https://e-bug.eu/junior_pack.aspx?cc=eng&ss=2&t=Hand%20Hygiene Learning Objectives KS3: All students will: understand that infection can be spread through unclean hands. understand that sometimes microbes can make us ill. understand that prevention of infection, where possible, is better than cure. understand how, when and why to wash their hands. understand that handwashing can prevent the spread of infection. Most students will: understand why we should use soap to wash our hands. https://e-bug.eu/senior_pack.aspx?cc=eng&ss=3&t=Senior Schools-Hand Hygiene