Early Years

Prevent

Prevent is a key strand in the government’s counter-terrorism strategy, also known as CONTEST. Local authorities are seen as having a major role to play in preventing people from being drawn into terrorist activity – whatever the ideology behind it. The aim of Prevent is to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. The government regards Prevent as a key part of CONTEST and does not believe it is possible to resolve the threats we face simply by arresting and prosecuting more people.

Schools Funding

Schools are funded by the government through the Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG). Each local authority will have a Schools Forum who advise the council on the allocation of the DSG. Members of Schools Forum are either headteachers or governors in Slough Schools. Further information about Slough Schools Forum can be found here. (Add link to Schools Forum page on council website).

Learning & Development

Slough Early Years Service supports all providers with the delivery and quality improvement of the Early Years Foundation Stage. This includes the provision of a range of EYFS training opportunities. Slough is a Local Authority member of the EYFS Forum, providing free access to the forum for Slough practitioners. There are a range of local programmes and strategies to support quality improvement across the sector. Learning and development are supported through:

Family Information Service (FIS)

Slough Family Information Service (FIS) offers FREE impartial information and guidance about a wide range of services for children, young people and their families in response to statutory duty placed on local authorities.

Early Years Advisory Support

The Early Years Foundation stage extends from birth to five years of age and all providers of early years education and childcare must comply with the EYFS Statutory framework  The framework sets the standards that all early years providers must meet to ensure that children learn and develop well and are kept healthy and safe.

School to School Support

There are a variety of ways that school to school support is facilitated in the LA. The Slough Teaching School Alliance plays a key role in providing training and CPD for schools and also in keeping an inventory of NLEs and SLEs that schools can tap into when needed. The LA Autumn Term Visits are designed to capture best practice at schools and then share that information at the Slough School Improvement Board (SSIB) in order that schools can see what local expertise exists and how best to use it. The Local School Improvement Fund has been set up in collaboration  with STSA in order to encourage schools to work together and facilitate the school led improvement system.
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