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Circular letter to all schools updating colleagues on which inspections have taken place so far.

Circular letter to all schools with a Seasonal message from the Executive Director of Children's Services

The following draft document was emailed to headteachers and chairs of governors of all schools on 17 December 2008.

At the request of the Administration, officers have prepared a review of PLF entitled 'Narrowing the Gap' which is now available in draft form.  However, at this time no decisions have been made or conclusions drawn.

Before it is presented to Council your views and comments are sought on the document to help inform the final version to be produced in the New Year

The following summaries are attached:

The Annual Report Of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector Of Education, Children's Services And Skills: 2007-08
- A Summary of the Report, November 2008

Children's Trusts Statutory guidance on inter-agency cooperation to improve well-being of children, young people and their families
- Summary of the DCSF guidance, Ref. DCSF-00943-2008, November 2008

Mathematics Performance In Primary Schools Getting the best results
- A Summary of the National Audit Office Report, Ref. HC 1151, November 2008

New Regulations For SENCOs
- A Summary of the new statutory regulations, November 2008

Gaining Ground Improving progress in coasting secondary schools
- A Summary of the DCSF strategy document, Ref. DCSF-00941-2008, November 2008

Developing Young People's Economic And Business Understanding Business education in secondary schools, colleges and initial teacher training 2004/07
- A Summary of the Ofsted Report, Ref No: 070096, November 2008

Also attached is a complete list of the summaries which have been issued during the autumn term, for your records.

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Merry Christmas 2008 from SLS

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Please refer to the Guidelines for Schools - Reviews of Statement of SEN, for details of timescales, conduct of review meetings etc... senforms

Welcome to Northumberland County Council's LMS Manual of Personnel Practice and Procedure. The purpose of this web is to enhance the support services we provide to our schools. Section C Personnel Policies & Procedures appendix 1-23 (24 onwards in a seperate article)