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Hillingdon’s Educational Psychology Service can offer support to parents, guardians and carers whose child is experiencing difficulties in wanting to attend school. Please see the attached leaflet for more information.

The Universal Youth Service is running the Summer Activities Programme for children and young people in school year 1-12 from Monday 24^th July to Friday 25^th August 2023. These will be delivered across the borough at South Ruislip, Ruislip, and Harlington Young People's Centre's. The booking system will go live on Monday 26^th June 2023, to find out more information about the programme and how to book, please look at the webpage: www.hillingdon.gov.uk/summer-activitieswww.hillingdon.gov.uk/summer-activities

If the child/young person is on free school meal (benefit related) in Hillingdon, they will be eligible for a free HAF place which includes a meal each day. If you are a resident or non-resident the cost of the programme is £18:40 per day and activities are booked as a week-long programme.

On Friday 19th May, 40 of our Key Stage 3 students had the opportunity to visit Lords Cricket Ground to watch Middlesex play Somerset. This was a fantastic day filled with great cricket, as well as lots of exciting opportunities for our students who got to take a tour around the stadium followed by a coaching session with professional Middlesex coaches. It was a great day, which our students thoroughly enjoyed.

Fun and free sessions and workshops for 8 to 24-year-olds who live, learn or earn in Hillingdon and may benefit from additional targeted support.

Get active this half term with 2 fun-filled days of creative arts, sports, cooking and activities. During the 2 days, we'll focus on fun, fitness, wellbeing and teamwork, and will also be teaming up with YourStance to deliver emergency lifesaving skills. 

The local Public Health team has informed us that there has been a recent increase in the number of cases of Measles in Hillingdon. The cases all children aged 1 to 16, and all are unvaccinated.

The current MMR vaccination uptake in Hillingdon is less than 75%, which means that 1 in every 4 children in the borough has not had the two doses of MMR vaccination that provides safe, effective protection against measles. There is variation in uptake across areas of the borough, which means that is some areas a greater number of children have not been vaccinated. This increases the risk of measles transmission in schools.

Measles is a highly infectious respiratory virus that transmits through respiratory droplets from an infected person when they cough and sneeze which is then inhaled by another person. If that person is not fully vaccinated the risk of getting measles is high.

The signs and symptoms of measles to be aware of are:

• Cold-like symptoms, such as a runny nose, sneezing, and a cough
• Sore red eyes that may be sensitive to light
• A high temperature (fever), which may reach around 40°C
• Small greyish-white spots on the inside of the cheeks
• A few days later, a red-brown blotchy rash will appear, usually starting on the head or upper neck, before spreading outwards to the rest of the body.

It is important that if a child is suspected of having measles, they do not attend school. They must telephone their GP or NHS 111. Measles is a notifiable disease which means all cases must be followed up, and contacts identified and given advice on what action they need to take.

For more information contact your GP or an visit the NHS information website:
 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/measles/

Join us at Rosedale College on Thursday 27th April at 7:00pm for A Night At The Musicals Dance Show! Our students have been working hard and put together a wonderful show for you all to see. Tickets are £4, and they will be available to purchase via iPayimpact, and at the door on the night. 

Refreshments will be served from 6:30pm.