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Public Health team

WEBChildren and Young People (CYP) When to contact: For queries relating to mental and physical health improvement, including pastoral leads networks, and Just Talk. Relationship/Sex Education issue/questions. Email: [email protected]. Address: Public Health. Farnham House.

Actived: 5 days ago

URL: https://thegrid.org.uk/team-contacts/public-health-team

Public health: resources

WEBThe Mental Health Training is funded by the Department of Health. It has been developed and written by experts in child mental health. This free web resource encourages all professionals interacting with children and young people to become more skilled in dealing with children and young people’s mental health.

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Information for schools and school nurses

WEBHCT Children’s Universal School Nursing service has developed the following health care plans for use by Hertfordshire schools: The following health care plans were designed to support schools in the implementation of the Department of Education (2014) Guidance on Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions which has clarified the key …

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Model health and safety policy for schools

WEBA revised version of the model health and safety policy for schools is now available on the Grid. Health and safety policy. A summary of updates since the previous version is provided within the document.

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Health and safety: training and induction

WEBHealth and safety training courses run by the Health and Safety team can be booked online via the HFL Education Hub , the following courses are run each term (you’ll need to be logged into HFL Education Hub for the direct hyperlinks to each course, alternatively search by course name or course code) Asbestos management – delivered …

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Health and Safety team

WEBHCC’s Health and Safety (H&S) team perform the statutory function of the 'competent person' for health and safety across the County Council where it is the employer (this includes VC and Community schools) providing a monitoring and advisory role on health and safety issues and supporting schools in ensuring a proactive, risk based and …

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Wellbeing: Hertfordshire support and resources

WEBHMN have recently expanded their Spark Group service to three in-person groups running for young people aged 12-17 to access for support with their mental health: Letchworth – Mondays 6pm-8pm. Bishops Stortford –Tuesdays 6pm-8pm. Watford – Tuesdays 6pm-8pm. These groups are drop-in and are centred around using creativity …

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Oral health in the Early Years

WEBThe Family Support Service also has resources that Early Years providers can borrow and dental packs as part of the Healthy Mouths project. An Oral Health presentation is also available for EY providers to share with staff teams as a refresher of key messages. Please contact us on 0300 123 7572 for further information.

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Monitoring health and safety

WEBThere are updated versions of the school site inspection checklist (intended to be undertaken in house on a termly / 6 monthly cycle) and the annual Governor / SLT monitoring checks which together form part of an overall strategy in order schools can demonstrate that the principles of HSG 65 ‘Managing for Health and Safety’ is in place.

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Early Years Outcomes Name of Child: Age: 8 to 20 months

WEBAge: 8 to 20 months -Typical Behaviour. Name of Child: Date of Birth: Communication and language. Physical development. Personal, social and emotional development. Listening and attention. Moves whole bodies to sounds they enjoy, such as music or a regular beat. Has a strong exploratory impulse.

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Education Support for Medical Absence (ESMA) teaching service

WEBthe purpose of the ESMA Teaching Service is to reintegrate students into their school, as soon as their health condition permits. the ESMA Teaching Service uses a variety of support tools: Telepresence robot AV1 Robot. real-time online teaching (18.5 hours weekly for Y5-Y11 via Acorn Digital Learning. online and face-to-face group teaching by

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Employee assistance programme

WEBEmployee Assistance Programmes (EAP) are designed to help people understand or overcome their personal problems. The EAP would provide staff/managers with confidential support and advice (including financial) as well as counselling. This is an optional service for settings and is a different service to Occupational Health.

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Health and safety, offsite visits and premises

WEBAdministration; Admissions, attendance and travel to school; Children's social care; Data and reporting; Finance; Health and infection; Health and safety, offsite visits and premises

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Online safety: newsletters

WEBOnline safety newsletter for parents and carers - Summer 2022 - PDF - 20 Apr 2022 - 1094KB. Online safety newsletter for staff - Spring 2022 - PDF - Jan 2022 - 2033KB. Online safety newsletter for parents and carers - Spring 2022 - PDF - Jan 2022 - 1506KB. Online safety newsletter for staff - Autumn 2021 - PDF - Sep 2021 - 800KB.

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Online notifications and approvals system

WEBEVOLVE is now used by over 130 local authorities, academy trusts and independent schools across the UK. As stated in the Policy Statement in Hertfordshire's Employer Guidance for the Management of Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) and Offsite Visits, "It is a requirement that all Hertfordshire children’s services establishments …

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Education Health and Care Plan

WEBThe EHC plan is intended for children and young people with special educational needs (SEN). The EHC plan puts children, young people and their families at the very centre of the process to make sure that their views are not only heard but also understood. The planning process uses outcomes focussed planning which helps …

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Attendance guidance

WEBMental Health Issues affecting school attendance. Following the recent DfE Guidance – Mental Health Issues affecting a pupil’s school attendance – dated February 2023, the Statutory Attendance & Participation Team has developed the attached information sheet to help schools and professionals understand how to interpret and …

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Hertfordshire Family Centre Service

WEBHertfordshire Family Centre Service: Whats on guide. There are weekly Baby Groups, Active Rhyme Time and Physical Fun sessions for families to enjoy with their child, Parent Cafes to make new friends over a hot drink, Breastfeeding Support Groups for new parents and more. Call 0300 123 7572 for more information.

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