Information on the Summer Reading Challenge 2020 from Barking and Dagenham Libraries

A BDSIP production on teaching in Barking and Dagenham. This video features information on the borough and interviews with some of our fantastic teachers on why East London is a fantastic place to start and/or progress your teaching career.

Details of free CPD around PSHE (including and Relationships, Sex and Health Education) which will be delivered via Becky Casey of the Health Education Partnership.

Today marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week and BDSIP look forward to sharing this year’s theme of kindness across Barking and Dagenham and beyond.

Barking and Dagenham SACRE have won an award to work with primary schools pupils in 2021 around a peacemaking project.

Last week Spotlight on Green Industries sessions took place at the Riverside Construction site and were attended by pupils from Five Elms and Riverside Primary.

Hunters Hall Primary school are facilitating a range of speech and language training courses which are free for schools in Barking and Dagenham to attend.

On December 11th, the Inclusion Team hosted the second annual SEND Conference: ‘A Vision for Creative, Strategic Leadership of Inclusion’ at London East.

Last Tuesday, November 19, 120 primary school children from Five Elms, Manor Longbridge, Riverside Primary and Thomas Arnold attended Inspire Health Industry. This was one of a series of events in the Primary careers ‘Grown Up Me’ programme.

On October 17, BDSIP held a full day course for Key Stage 1 teachers whose children are working on securing early reading skills.