Early Years Provider Updates | COVID-19 Edition 120

This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Associate Director for Children and Families, Michael Jarrett, for the attention of the Early Years leads.

This week’s news bulletin from Children and Families, Early Years Division at Slough Borough Council is now available please see the attached document dated 16th September 2021.

DfE

  • Letter to teachers, leaders, and other school staff from the Secretary of State for Education
  • Contacting NHS Test and Trace on 119 for issues and queries about the supply, ordering and delivery of test kits for all settings that are part of the education rapid testing programme
  • Young people aged 12 to 15 to be offered a COVID-19 vaccine

Ofsted

Public Health

  • Updated Pro Forma for all Education Settings to notify Slough Borough Council of any positive COVID-19 cases
  • Update from DHSC re PCR tests and educational settings
  • PHSE Educational Settings outbreak Pack V06.00 09.09.21

Early Years Team

  • DfE attendance data collection
  • Training calendar