Red Bag 05th February 2010

Linked below is the audit of your arrangements and procedures for the organisation and management of visits and activities that take place off site. This audit is required in order that both you and the Local Authority can comply with the policy for the management of health and safety issues in respect of off-site learning. This should be completed as soon as possible but certainly by February 25th See attached letter for more information

In the coming weeks, Northgate will be upgrading our ResourceLink application to the latest version - ResourceLink Aurora. This upgrade has been scheduled for Monday 1st March 2010. Please see the attached document for more information.

FAO HT/DSP for Child Protection The North Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Board website has been redeveloped & is available @ www.safeguardingchildren.co.uk Please take a look at the website and, in particular, note that the Child Protection procedures have been revised. A briefing re. the key changes to the procedures is attached for your attention. Please contact us if you need any further information: Education Safeguarding Managers/LADOs Rosemary Cannell 01609 534974 Harrogate & Craven 07715540723 Karen Lewis 01609 534200 North & White Horse 07715540711 Claire Hamilton 01609535646 Central Vale & Coast 07814533363

Please find attached our flyer and booking form for the Learning Platform Conference, due to take place on Thursday 25th March 2010 at the Holiday Inn, Barnsley (Brooklands Hotel). This event is very much aimed at school practitioners at all levels, we would be very grateful if you could do what you can to get the flier into schools. Bookings for this event are now being taken. Please complete the attached booking form, indicating your choices of workshop where appropriate and return it to events@yhgfl.net or fax to 01724 275 287. **Note that when making a booking, unless you receive a confirmation from events@yhgfl.net, your place on this event is not confirmed. Places are strictly limited and available on a first come first served basis.**

Two conferences aimed at leaders in education, children's services and heritage sectors will support the launch of the Ofsted Citizenship Report, 'Citizenship Established'.