{"id":955,"date":"2021-09-14T09:03:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T09:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/?p=955"},"modified":"2021-09-14T09:03:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T09:03:30","slug":"newsletter-w-c-13-09-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/crossmichael\/2021\/09\/14\/newsletter-w-c-13-09-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter &#8211; w\/c 13.09.2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Families and Friends of Crossmichael and Gelston Primary Schools,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dumfries and Galloway Council is consulting on the Children and Young People&#8217;s Music Strategy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Education and Learning Committee has refocused the Dumfries and Galloway Council Children and Young People&#8217;s Music Strategy consultation. This is being done in order to set the vision and ambition for the region to improve participation and achievement for our young people.<\/p>\n<p>We want to find out what&#8217;s important to you, what you think works well, and hear your ideas on how to make our music sector even better.<\/p>\n<p>We also want your help to develop the strategy&#8217;s draft vision and key themes which we are developing in discussion with representatives from the region&#8217;s music sector and various stakeholders. We now wish to allow everyone to share their views.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The consultation phase ends on 8 October 2021 so don&#8217;t miss your chance to have your say.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The link to the survey can be found here:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dumgal.gov.uk\/article\/23155\/Consultation-on-the-Children-and-Young-People-s-Music-Strategy\">Young People&#8217;s Music Strategy Survey<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parent Council Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>Vanessa Morris (<\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u>Support Officer, Curriculum and Quality Improvement ) has sent information to our Parent Council asking if anyone would be interested in attending training events.\u00a0 Details include:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><u>1: &#8216;Respectme&#8217; Training<\/u><\/b><b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/b><i>Join us for a 90 minute online teams session with &#8216;respectme&#8217;, Scotland&#8217;s anti-bullying service to find out more about what Parent Councils can do to support children, young people\u00a0 and their families affected by bullying. The session will explore:<\/i><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>The key messages from the National Policy Guidance, &#8220;Respect for All: The National Approach to Anti-Bullying for Scotland&#8217;s Children &amp; Young People&#8221;<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<li>What parent and carers can expect from schools in preventing &amp; managing bullying<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<li>Working together- The role of parents and Parent Councils in preventing &amp; managing bullying<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<li>Key findings of the 2020\/21 Self-Assessment Pilot between respectme &amp; six Dumfries &amp; Galloway schools<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>You can book for the session on\u00a0<b>Tuesday 8th June at 7.00pm\u00a0<\/b>&#8211; Please click the following link and register \u2013 thank you<b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/registration\/9h0uvVqNZ0imR0h8KnQC3g,9hcJhx9Am02FlcMO0nAjOA,5iNWwQ1lFkuIvKBYDhfKgw,kuR93x1yOEmH0E-Y8Xb4nw,lhqCp8Sf_E27jf8_ZpoQeQ,3MZBpPVeJ0C23uhtsVnyuQ?mode=read&amp;tenantId=bd2e1df6-8d5a-4867-a647-487c2a7402de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/registration\/9h0uvVqNZ0imR0h8KnQC3g,9hcJhx9Am02FlcMO0nAjOA,5iNWwQ1lFkuIvKBYDhfKgw,kuR93x1yOEmH0E-Y8Xb4nw,lhqCp8Sf_E27jf8_ZpoQeQ,3MZBpPVeJ0C23uhtsVnyuQ?mode=read&amp;tenantId=bd2e1df6-8d5a-4867-a647-487c2a7402de<\/a><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>There will be a duplicate session on\u00a0<b>Thursday 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0June at 7.00pm<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Please click the link below to register \u2013 thank you<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/registration\/9h0uvVqNZ0imR0h8KnQC3g,9hcJhx9Am02FlcMO0nAjOA,5iNWwQ1lFkuIvKBYDhfKgw,B5XH0TfqgUOUjBobU-V9RA,OQ4kJCmHJ0K2VYjl5ggnpw,gKtDrkyhMk-741sjSxGhjA?mode=read&amp;tenantId=bd2e1df6-8d5a-4867-a647-487c2a7402de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/registration\/9h0uvVqNZ0imR0h8KnQC3g,9hcJhx9Am02FlcMO0nAjOA,5iNWwQ1lFkuIvKBYDhfKgw,B5XH0TfqgUOUjBobU-V9RA,OQ4kJCmHJ0K2VYjl5ggnpw,gKtDrkyhMk-741sjSxGhjA?mode=read&amp;tenantId=bd2e1df6-8d5a-4867-a647-487c2a7402de<\/a><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p><u><\/u>\u00a0<u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>This session will form the basis for further workshops for parents\/carers in the Autumn term in response to the feedback gathered from the parent\/carer survey carried out as part of the Self-Assessment Pilot.<b><u><\/u><u><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The session will support the work that you do with your own school looking at positive behaviour, anti-bullying policies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>2. Council Parental Involvement and Engagement Strategy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vanessa Morris is looking for interested parents to volunteer to provide feedback about D&amp;G Council&#8217;s &#8216;Parental Involvement and Engagement Strategy&#8217;.\u00a0 Please contact her directly via email: <a href=\"mailto:Vanessa.morris@dumgal.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">Vanessa.morris@dumgal.gov.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Best wishes,<\/p>\n<p>Mary Cruickshanks<\/p>\n<p>Headteacher<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Families and Friends of Crossmichael and Gelston Primary Schools, &nbsp; Dumfries and Galloway Council is consulting on the Children and Young People&#8217;s Music Strategy The Education and Learning Committee has refocused the Dumfries and Galloway Council Children and Young People&#8217;s Music Strategy consultation. 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