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.

Pupils and staff in schools are particularly susceptible to infections which increase over the winter months, such as seasonal influenza (flu) and stomach infections (such as norovirus). These can be very infectious and cause outbreaks in school settings due to close contact. The spread of these illnesses can be limited by infection control practices within the school. This briefing provides: 1. Key messages for head teachers and nursery leaders on winter preparedness. 2. Two checklists on flu and norovirus readiness, including when and how to report outbreaks. 3. Leaflets and further information on flu, norovirus, meningitis and measles.

Schools Funding: WBC Scheme for Financing Schools 2019

Health and Wellbeing in Schools Update - November 2019 Live Well, Learn Well The clocks have moved, the days are getting shorter and this is the time of year our sense of Wellbeing may be under more pressure. Knowing this provides an opportunity to shine a light on Wellbeing and take time to reflect on – · How is my sleep? · Do the dark nights and morning’s impact on my levels of physical activity? · Is there a desire to eat more comfort food? · How much time is spent with family and friends? Public Health England have launched Every Mind matters self –care tool. Find out more in the new issue of the Hub. New resources to encourage students to explore the benefits of sleep on the brain and the body from Rise Above and are also featured in the Hub. Also in this issue of the Hub – · New Young Health Champions at The Willink School · 74% of schools took part in the recent West Berkshire PSHE survey · Dates for Health and Wellbeing in Award, 5 Ways to Wellbeing and Healthy lifestyles workshops for school based staff. · A jam packed calendar of events.

New - the Home Office has produced a new poster setting out the vulnerabilities for County Lines West Berkshire Council and LSCB have produced a range of resources to raise awareness of Child Exploitation and how young people can keep themselves and their friends safe. These resources have been designed and developed by young people in West Berkshire. Schools can download the PDF files for display in school. To support schools a guide for displaying Health and Wellbeing resources has been produced.