Dear Parent/Carer

We would like to update you on some exciting new developments that will take place across all schools in Hartlepool.

Each of our children’s journeys through education, from primary to secondary, is our key priority and we are always looking to improve that journey.

We have been working closely with all Hartlepool schools to think about how we can best support all children in their transition to secondary school. Together we have developed a new process to share information so that we can ensure that the right support is available to your child from the moment they start their new school. One of the ways that we can help with this transition is to ensure that the secondary school is in a position, at the start of term, to support your child in all the ways we did in primary school.  This can only happen if the secondary school is aware of the information held by us.

As you will know from our Privacy Notice on our website we are legally required to transfer information as described in The Education (Pupil Information) (England) Regulations 2005. However, this year, using the new processes we are hoping to share additional information (if we hold it) with your child’s secondary school, such as your child’s:

• Learning style;
• Social & emotional development and behaviour;
• Punctuality;
• Early Help/Social Care involvement;
• Child and family Circumstances;
• Home to School Partnership arrangements;
• Friendship groups.

The above information will be shared to highlight any areas of strength as well as areas that your child may need support. If necessary additional conversations will be held to ensure your child’s needs are met in their new school. 

Under normal circumstances, we would have discussed this with you in person and involved you in the transition process, however, due to the current COVID-19 situation, this has not been possible.  I would therefore, ask that if you have any concerns about us transferring this additional information to your child’s secondary school then please contact the school on 01429 273663 before 22^nd May 2020

Many Thanks

Mrs J Thomas

Dear Parents/Carers,
I am writing to you as the CEO of Ad Astra Academy Trust, of which your school is a member.
You will have undoubtedly seen that as part of the Prime Minister’s recovery strategy he is asking schools to extend their opening to more pupils from June 1st (dependent upon government scientific advice at the time). I understand that you will be very nervous about this. First and foremost, I can assure you that everyone in the Ad Astra family would like to see all of our children back at school, enjoying their learning and socialising with their friends as soon as possible. I do not underestimate how difficult this has been for our children, for you as parents and for our staff. However, I know that you will only want this to happen if you, your children and school staff feel safe and comfortable in doing so.
In order to give you some reassurance, I promise that;
1. The safety of our pupils, parents and staff is of the utmost importance to us and this will be at the very heart of any plans that we develop.
2. We are committed to ensuring the welfare and wellbeing of all pupils and staff.
3. We will make sure our plans are developed and assessed carefully and sensibly, taking into consideration all advice and guidance that is available to us.
In his speech, the Prime Minister was quite clear that 1st June is the earliest date that we can begin the process of opening more widely. I am sure you will understand that in order to manage this safely, there is a lot of planning and organisation required. The Headteacher of your school is already working hard with their staff to plan how this can be achieved. I am confident that a cautious, planned approach has the best chance of success.
Finally, please be assured once again that safety is our main priority. I want all pupils, staff and parents to feel safe and comfortable coming back into school and I look forward to the day when we can welcome everyone back in this way.
The Department for Education published some guidance for parents and carers that you may be interested in. You can find this at the following address;
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/closure-of-educational-settings-information-for-parents-and-carers/reopening-schools-and-other-educational-settings-from-1-june
I will be back touch again once there is any further information to share with you.
Warmest wishes


Andy Brown OBE
Chief Executive Officer, Ad Astra Academy Trust

The school meal vouchers have now been processed for the next four weeks, so you should receive them at some point this week. We apologise for the delay, but it is a government system that unfortunately we have no control over and we are as frustrated as you are.

Last week vouchers did not get relaesed from Edenred despite them telling us they would be. We are continuing to chase them. We can see this weeks vouchers in the system so they should be with you soon.

Please note: This is a government initiative and we are as frustrated as you are. We are doing all we can and can only apologise.

BROUGHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL

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CLASSROOM TEACHERS x 2

1 x Permanent

1 x Fixed-term for one year (covering a career break).

Brougham Primary School is part of Ad Astra Academy Trust and is on an exciting chapter in the development of the school.

The School is looking to recruit two enthusiastic and highly motivated teachers for September 2020. The successful applicants will work in a strong and committed phase team within our wider staff team and will benefit from the wider professional opportunities available working for Ad Astra Academy Trust.

Applicants will be expected to demonstrate that they are ready to take on a teaching position with flexibility, creativity and inspiration within this forward thinking school. The School requires teachers who can build on our ethos which is caring and supportive whilst maintaining high expectations of children’s work and behaviour. Applicants are asked to demonstrate their skills and experience that they will bring to the posts.

The successful candidates will:

• Join a school with a highly supportive, warm, friendly and respectful ethos, and the drive and ambition to ensure that all members of staff achieve their full potential.
• Have the privilege of engaging with hard-working and motivated children.
• Have opportunity to further develop their skills through a variety of professional development opportunities.

Brougham Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such the successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Job Description

Person Specification

Application Form

For an informal discussion about the position please contact Sarah.

Application forms and further details are available via the Ad Astra website site:

http://www.adastraacademytrust.com/careers/ Closing Date – 9am on Monday 11^th May 2020

Tees Valley
Clinical
Commissioning
Group
NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group
21-04-20
Dear Parent, Carer
FOR INFORMATION
Sent on behalf of NHS Tees Valley Clinical Commissioning Group
Re: CHANGES IN ACCESS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES
Due to the massive impact of COVID-19, NHS England released guidance about releasing capacity
from community services to support the response in acute care. A list of priority areas have been
provided which Community Services providers must follow. These areas are:

1. Support home discharge of patients from acute and community beds, as identified in the new
   Hospital Discharge Service Requirements, and ensure patients cared for at home receive
   urgent care when they need it
2. By default, use digital technology to provide advice and support to patients wherever possible
3. Prioritise support for high-risk individuals who will be advised to self-isolate for 12 weeks.
   In light of this, NHS England has issued guidance across Adult and Children’s services where
   community services should stop, or only be partially provided until 31st July 2020.
   We are working closely with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, South Tees Hospital
   Foundation Trust and County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust to monitor the impact of the
   guidance.
   Below lists some specific areas where access to services has changed which are important that you
   are aware of and contact numbers for key services that your family use.
   COVID 19 is unlikely to cause a serious illness in children, but please remember children can still
   become seriously unwell from other causes that are always around. Please do not let concerns over
   COVID 19 stop you from contacting medical services. If you are not sure if your child needs to be seen
   please go to https://www.what0-18nhs.uk/national for advice or contact 111 or your GP. If you think
   your child is seriously unwell call 999.
   If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the DCO for further support.
   c/o North Ormesby Health Village
   14 Trinity Mews
   Middlesbrough
   TS3 6AL
   Tel: (01642) 263030
   Yours Sincerely,
   Ruth Kimmins
   Designated Clinical Officer
   Ruth.kimmins@nhs.net
   Rachael Wilcox
   Designated Clinical Officer
   Rachael.wilcox2@nhs.net
   Service Status
   Wheelchair, prosthetics
   and orthotics and
   Community Equipment
   service
   No service for standard new assessments / new specialist seating referrals.
   Will complete clients already part way through their bespoke specialist
   seating fitting to ensure product remains relevant?
   Will also review:
   • Patients requiring Wheelchair therapist input for pressure ulcer
   management
   • Patients who are unable to mobilise indoors due to faulty
   wheelchair
   Rosscare will continue to be the point of contact for patient
   repairs/servicing for all URGENT repairs as meet the criteria above
   TCES continues to operate in the tees Valley to provide community
   equipment to enable discharge from hospital, urgent community requests
   and for repairs
   Audiology services Service continues with Skeleton Staffing .
   The service has stood down non urgent activity but will provide repair,
   replacement and supply of spare parts and specialist batteries
   Patients with suspected foreign body in ear(s) or sudden unexplained
   hearing loss should be directed to 111/urgent treatment centres
   Podiatry and podiatric surgery Service stood down except for:
   • High risk vascular/ diabetic
   e.g. Diabetic foot clinics
   MSK/Physio Service stood down except for:
   Urgent referrals will be processed.
   All referrals undertaking telephone triage. Focus on self-management
   Post-surgical rehabilitation will be provided where deemed clinically
   necessary (e.g. urgent/complex cases).
   Continence Only urgent patients to be seen.
   Patients should contact the delivery service in the usual way to re-order
   products.
   Assessment and re-assessments will continue via telephone triage
   Speech and Language Therapy
   (Adult and Children)
   Service stood down except for:
   Urgent communication and voice disordered patients will be treated by
   telephone.
   Urgent rapid response/ swallow assessments will be done on a home visit
   basis only.
   Swallow reviews will be done by telephone if possible otherwise will be
   carried out by home visit
   All Children and Young People have been screened for Priority during this
   time and therapists are making direct contact with families
   If you have any concerns and require advice please contact the service via
   phone numbers listed below :-
   Hartlepool, Stockton and Darlington 01429 522471
   Middlesbrough and Redcar 01642 944488
   Dietetics (Adult & Paediatric) Telephone clinics for clinically urgent (as triaged by Dietitian) new and
   review.
   If capacity becomes smaller then this will move to new only
   Orthotics Only high risk appointments to be maintained:
   Patients requiring an Orthotist input for pressure ulcer management (E.g.
   High Risk Diabetic Clinics)
   • Patients who are unable to mobilise indoors without Orthotics
   • Paediatric patients with long term health conditions whose
   condition would deteriorate without input from Orthotics.
   • This is an essential service for some children to walk. This service is
   still running where assessments are mid provision but no new
   assessments are happening.
   Children’s Physiotherapy &
   Occupational Therapy
   Urgent care needs will be prioritised.
   Medium and lower priority work will be stopped to divert workforce to
   critical areas.
   Telephone calls are being undertaken and where clinically indicated home
   visits are taking place. Video consultations are being commenced
   If you are concerned and need some advice please contact the teams on the
   numbers listed below
   Darlington OT central admin: 0191 387 6359
   Physio central admin: 0191 387 6346
   Hartlepool, Stockton 01429 522471
   Hartlepool and Stockton Special Schools 01642 944506
   (Ash Trees, Abbey Hill Springwell and Catcote only)
   Middlesbrough and Redcar 01642 944506
   Community Paediatricians and
   Community Nurses
   Urgent care needs will be prioritised however
   Hospital clinics continuing to take place via telephone and video
   conferencing
   Where face to face appointment is required this will be arranged with the
   family
   Community nurses and specialist community Nurses
   Urgent care needs will be prioritised
   Clinics have been cancelled however
   Telephone reviews are taking place, where clinically indicated home visits
   will be arranged for specific health interventions such i.e. infusion PEG
   changes etc.
   Equipment will continue to be still be delivered
   Mental Health and Learning
   disabilities CAMHS (TEWV)
   All community teams are completing a prioritisation process for those at the
   highest risk and contact being made as clinically determined
   Roll out of telephone and video consultation has commenced
   If you are concerned about you child or young person’s mental health and
   need some advice and support please contact the Single Point of Access
   number 0300 013 2000
   The crisis service is still operating and the contact number is
   0300 013 2000 option 6
   0-19 services
   Health visiting and school
   nursing
   Clinics have been stopped
   Telephone consultation taking place. Where home visits are clinically
   indicated these will be arranged with families
   Early years concerns to signposted to Health visiting
   Darlington 03000 030013
   Hartlepool South Locality 01429 292444
   North Locality 01429 292555
   Middlesbrough 03003 031603
   Redcar 01642 444011
   Stockton on Tees 03333 202302
   Community Nursing Services
   (inclusive of Community
   Matrons, Rapid Response and
   District Nursing Services)
   • Service provision will continue but the service will clinically prioritise
   urgent needs and ensure dynamic case load management.
   • There will be a reduction of regular review work through appropriate
   risk assessment.
   Teams will:
   • Monitor rising risk of deferred work if disruption continues.
   • Continue support in last days of life of or high complexity palliative
   care – syringe drivers and symptom management and any other
   identified clinical need.
   • Prioritise response to rapidly deteriorating patients to facilitate
   admission avoidance.
   • Prioritise early supported discharge from acute settings
   • Deliver insulin administration
   • Deliver low molecular weight heparin injections
   • Where Nursing intervention is required, medication prompts will be
   supported
   • Deliver wound care where there are immediate concerns regarding
   the patient’s condition e.g. infected wounds, heavily exuding wounds
   and compression bandaging that has been in situ for more than 7 days
   • Deliver bowel care where this is required on a regular basis
   • Prioritise visits for:
   • Palliative and End of Life Care
   • Complex wound management, including Diabetic foot (in
   conjunction with podiatry services)
   • Urgent Catheter care
   • Community Matron’s will continue to focus on Care Home
   admission avoidance
   • Rapid Response will continue to deliver community IVs
   The above are examples in order to assist referral direction, it is not an
   exhaustive list
   Specialist nurses for specific
   conditions:
   • TB
   • Respiratory/ COPD
   • Diabetes
   Children specialist nurses for
   example
   • Oncology
   • Cystic Fibrosis
   • Haemophilia
   • Duchenne’s
   • Routine QOF associated activities will stop.
   • There will be an increased use of telemedicine options wherever
   clinically safe to do so.
   • Routine annual reviews of respiratory LTCs will be delayed EXCEPT in
   people with known frequent exacerbations e.g. asthma/COPD.
   • Routine annual review of CVD based LTCs (Diabetes/IHD/CKD) will
   continue given the biochemical testing involved to identify endorgan damage
   • Community diabetes nursing teams will stop clinics and education
   courses and will divert attention to support acute teams to help with
   inpatient diabetes advice.
   • Services will monitor rising risk of deferred work if disruption
   continues
   • Contact your regional Children’s specialist nurses who can advise on
   the latest guidance and support for your condition.
   Diabetic Eye Screening Routine Digital Screening is postponed
   If patients notice any sudden loss of vision they are to contact eye casualty
   at JCUH
   Digital Surveillance patients who are seen more than once a year are
   being assessed individually, including pregnant women.
   Adult Therapy interventions
   (Physio, speech and language,
   occupational therapy, dietetics,
   orthotics)
   • There will be prioritisation of urgent care needs (including
   malnutrition and enteral feeding support)
   • Medium and lower priority work stopped. Monitor rising risk of
   deferred work if
   • Provision to continue for people at high risk of aspiration pneumonia
   due to difficulty with swallowing e.g. people with progressive
   neurological conditions (MS/PSP/MND etc.)
   • Swallowing assessments will continue to prevent aspiration
   pneumonia
   • Early supported stroke service will continue to avoid loss of
   rehabilitation potential.
   • There will be dietetics support for people with significant
   malnutrition and increased risk of frailty and functional disability
   • Face to face pulmonary rehabilitation classes will stop. Options for
   Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation are being explored.
   • There will be prioritisation of Respiratory Physiotherapy
   GP 111 acute services and 999 GP practices are all still open and they are undertaken telephone
   consultations
   If you GP identified that child or young person needs to be seen in practice
   an appointment time will be provided to attend
   If you are concerned about child or young person’s health you can contact
   111 for advice
   Paediatricians are still working and contactable via their secretaries via main
   switch board at each acute trust for advice
   If your child or young person becomes very unwell contact 999 or take to
   A&E
   During the COVID 19 pandemic clinical staff within the acute trust may
   be working in different roles/ areas
   Please we aware if you make contact with services that you may not
   be able to speak to your usual named health worker, but staff will
   have access to your child’s medical records and will be able to still
   provide advice and guidance

We have quite a few vouchers that are showing on the Edenred site as having been sent to parents but not yet redeemed. If you haven’t received your vouchers or are having difficulty redeeming them, please can you email school.admin@brougham.hartlepool.sch.uk to explain your issue and confirm your email address. Packed lunches are available from school until you receive your vouchers however these will need to be ordered in advance to ensure that we have enough meals available. Please contact the school office on 01429 273363 to order a packed lunch.

BROUGHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL

INTERNAL ADVERT – Restricted to existing employees of Brougham Primary School

KEY STAGE 1 LEADER – TLR2C – PERMANENT

Brougham Primary School is part of Ad Astra Academy Trust and is embarking on an exciting chapter in the development of the school.

The School is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and outstanding teacher to become the Key Stage 1 Phase Leader. The successful candidate, together with being a Classroom Teacher will

• Contribute to strategic school development planning and evaluation
• Lead and line manage a phase within school, including associated performance management    duties and responsibilities
• Be responsible for delivering high quality teaching and learning across the phase
• Lead, develop and enhance the teaching practice of the staff
• Knowledge of all statutory assessment in KS1

The successful candidate will benefit from the wider professional opportunities available working for Ad Astra Academy Trust.

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate that they are ready to take on a challenging post within this forward thinking school and are asked to demonstrate their skills and experience that they will bring to the post. The successful candidate will need:

• Evidence of effective leadership of a subject, or aspect across the whole school
• Demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of the Primary curriculum, including the Early Years Foundation Stage
• Demonstrate a practical knowledge of assessment systems and progress tracking methods
• Experience of coaching and/or mentoring staff

Brougham Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such the successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

For an informal discussion about these positions please contact Sarah.

Job Description

Person Specification

Application Form

Application forms and further details are available via the Ad Astra website site:

Careers

Closing Date – 9am on Monday 4^th May 2020