Lucy

I'm an SBM in a Special Primary School in Herts with a background in Children's Centres. Mum to two teenagers and a crazy Staffy! All views are my own.

[Lucy @loopysbm]

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[Lucy @loopysbm]

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[Lucy @loopysbm]

@SBLconnect

Are there any network groups for Site Managers / Caretakers?

[Lucy @loopysbm]

@SamDaviesSBP We use Technical Surfaces for our MUGA maintenance - they do installs and repairs too.

[Lucy @loopysbm]

I'm looking for schools who have details of their staff induction on their website, as examples of good practice. Does anyone's school website have this? Thanks #sblconnect

[Lucy @loopysbm]

@sbl365 @accidentalSBM @educationgovuk Special schools have been the hardest hit with support staff pay awards too - we have a minimum of 3 LSAs within each class.

[Lucy @loopysbm]

https://t.co/JiKurK7iWR via @letslocalise

[Lucy @loopysbm]

Has anyone got any occupational health recommendations - or companies to avoid? #sbl #sblconnect #sbltwitter

[SBM Jo @sbm_jo]

@educationgovuk we're supposed to be liaising with @DWPgovuk to avoid this. The last thing staff need during a cost of living crisis & just before Christmas. Completely avoidable also if the pay increase was actually agreed in time for April, rather than staff receiving back pay.

[Lucy @loopysbm]

@sbm_jo @dragonlovingLFC Just to update - have been informed by staff that they are dismissing the letter and taking away carers allowances and/or universal credit as November pay has gone over the pay threshold. So now worse off this month than they would have been on old pay! Furious!!

[Lucy @loopysbm]

Can anyone help me with staff facing cuts to carers allowance / universal credit due to backdated pay increase. How can I help them? #sblconnect #sbm #sbm

[Lucy @loopysbm]

@sbm_jo @dragonlovingLFC Thank you Jo - I'm going to prepare a letter detailing what their monthly pay should have been and will continue to be to support this.

[Lucy @loopysbm]

@SouthEastNEU @GMB_union Please advise how we can support these staff, where back payments each year take them over their earning allowance for 1 month and they essentially lose all their back-pay and more. @unisontheunion

[Lucy @loopysbm]

@unisiontheunion @SouthEastNEU @GMB_union Reports coming from school staff who receive carers allowance and universal credit - despite a detailed letter from me explaining, their allowances have been reduced so are now financially worse off than before pay award.

[Lucy @loopysbm]

@SBLconnect Looking for some (free?!) training on delegating and intro to line management - is there anything out there? Also are there any networks for office staff? Thanks

[Colnbrook School @ColnbrookSch]

We Need Your Tokens🗳️
@FOColnbrook 'Readers Choice Cash for Charities' and The Gannett Foundation are giving us the chance to receive a share of £16,000! Please cut out Tokens in your Watford Observer Newspaper and send in to school for postbox.

[Lucy @loopysbm]

@schoolbusmgr We use class dojo - it's fantastic and FREE!!!

[Lucy @loopysbm]

Help raise £5000 to the Colnbrook School South Oxhey, catering for children.. Please #donate on @justgiving and RT https://t.co/liwVQJ7vPM

[Friends of Colnbrook @FOColnbrook]

We have been chosen as the charity for this amazing event!! Please share this with your friends and family 🥳🥳

[Lucy @loopysbm]

Back to reality after 4 weeks off! Time to get all ready for 22-23! Let's do this!!! #sbm #sbl