UPDATE NO 228 06 January 2017

Newsletters A brief summary of the main headlines and highlights for this week are shown below. Any tools, templates or documents needed for the actions required are provided here also. If you would like to know more about these workstreams or the others in the Programme, click on the main section icons shown above. At […]

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Newsletters

A brief summary of the main headlines and highlights for this week are shown below. Any tools, templates or documents needed for the actions required are provided here also. If you would like to know more about these workstreams or the others in the Programme, click on the main section icons shown above. At SESLIP we are always on the look-out for good ideas that might be better implemented regionally rather than locally. If you have any suggestions, please contact Richard Tyndall, SESLI Programme Manager.

UPDATE NO 228 06 January 2017

Programme:

“Ransomware” warning

Update:

Heather Hadfield of SEGfL has written,

NEN The Education Network had their national safeguarding meeting this week and there were some discussions around the worrying trend of scams that are being aimed at schools. One such scam is coming through in the form of ransomware. 

 “Companies are posing as the ‘Department of Education’ (and not the real Department for Education) or Telecoms providers and asking for Headteacher emails/contact details so that they can send them some important paperwork. Subsequently an email is sent with an attachment which contains Ransomware that then encrypts all school files and then demand a ransom to ‘unlock’ them.” 

Action Required:

 

More details can be found here : http://blog.ict4c.co.uk/education-targetted-ransomware-attacks

NEN guidance on Ransomware can be found here: http://www.nen.gov.uk/ransomware

 

Programme:

Topical Peer Challenge Round 9

Update:

The next Topical Peer Challenge will be a visit to Bracknell Forest on the topic on LSCB on 26 and 27 January. Alison Jeffery (Portsmouth) will lead the visiting team including Ann Domeney (Medway), Gill Rigg (Kent) and Deborah Maynard (Windsor and Maidenhead).

Action Required:

If anyone has interest in looking forward to a possible Topical Peer Challenge Round 10, with field work in Autumn/Winter 2017/18, please contact Richard Tyndall (details below).

Reminders from previous weeks

Programme:

Self Evaluation Framework 2016 – now called SE DCS Peer Challenge

Update:

Last week details of the SE DCS Peer Challenge have been sent out to colleagues participating in the newly titled SE DCS Peer Challenge. (Previously called Self Evaluation Framework 2016). The opening event will be held at Easthampstead Park Conference Centre on 23 January from 9.30-4.30. 

Action Required:

If you have received the explanatory email, please confirm the delegate lists by 7 January. If you have not received an email from Anna Wright this week, and you want to participate in the event on 23 January, please contact Anna on 07415 099245.

Programme:

Leadership Development

Update:

We continue to offer our successful portfolio of Leadership Development Courses all of which have been positively evaluated by delegates.

We are offering LAs the opportunity to train their own trainers for all our courses. Our aim is to increase the capacity and capability across the region  to ensure future sustainability within LAs. Courses can also be delivered with adult services and/or for schools. Please contact Di Smith, details below, if this is of interest to you. 

Action Required:

All courses are run in-house in the LA who provides the venue. Each course is accompanied by a range of training resources for the delegates including a comprehensive handbook. The current courses on offer are as follows and details of each course and the costs for each can be found by downloading the April 2016 Leadership Development Prospectus

Coaching to Improve Performance

Embedding a Coaching Culture

Leading Change in Times of Austerity

Step Up to Leadership   

We can also arrange one-to-one coaching, especially to support newly appointed 2nd and 3rd tier managers

If you require further details or wish to book a course please get in touch with Di Smith (contact details below)

Tools & Templates

SESLIP Leadership Development Prospectus

The MoC area of the Seslip website now includes the latest versions of key documents, including the:

For further infomation on refugees and unaccompanied children visit: LGA – National or SECouncils – Regional

Local area SEND inspection outcome letters:

UKCCIS has released some key questions for Governors.

UK Safer Internet Centre checklist

Children’s Social Care 2015-16 Annual Benchmarking (Public) v2 [Excel] and 2015-16 Annual Benchmarking (Public) v2 [PDF]

Behavioural Insights Pro-forma December 2016

NEN guidance on Ransomware can be found here: http://www.nen.gov.uk/ransomware. More details can be found here : http://blog.ict4c.co.uk/education-targetted-ransomware-attacks

Contact Details

S.E. Region SEND Network Programme Co-ordinator: Sheelagh Sullivan (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

sheelagh.sullivan@outlook.com

South East Grid for Learning – Consortium Manager: Krista Pickering (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

krista.pickering@segfl.org.uk

07872 014083

SESLI Programme Manager: Richard Tyndall (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

richard.tyndall@richardtyndall.co.uk

07880 787007

CSC Workforce, PSW and AD Safeguarding Network Lead: Mark Evans (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

Mark@markevansconsulting.co.uk

07803 147072

Data Benchmarking: Luke Ede (South East Sector-Led Improvement Programme)

Luke.ede@eastsussex.gov.uk

07925 148597