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Our Barnet SACRE (Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education) has won two Awards at the prestigious London Dangoor Awards 2025: https://faithbeliefforum.org/programme/london-dangoor-awards/   The first is for the Barnet SACRE Writing Team who have produced the new Barnet Agreed Syllabus for Religious Education.   The Barnet Ann Taves Writing Project, led by Barnet SACRE and the Local Authority and funded by Culham St Gabriel’s, is an innovative and collaborative initia

How long have you worked for BELS? 4 years Tell us a bit about your role I provide strategic oversight, co-ordination and leadership of the Early Years team ensuring successful outcomes for children and young people within childcare and early years settings in the PVI and Childminder sector.  What is our favourite thing about your role? I feel like my role and the Early Years Standards team make a continued difference to the early years providers within Barnet. I have the aut

How long have you worked for BELS? Since 2018 Tell us a bit about your role My role is to support looked-after children and care leavers...

On Friday 12 September our Director of Education and Learning, Neil Marlow, was honoured to attend the Fifth Annual Service of...

Barnet pupils are celebrating GCSE results today (21 August), with schools across the borough reporting strong results. Over the last...

Vocational results for Barnet students came in on 14 August and we are proud to celebrate some fantastic results and share some amazing...

Students across Barnet are celebrating their A-level and vocational results today (14 August) with many schools across the borough having...

Barnet’s schools lead the way in promoting active and sustainable travel, with 59 currently holding the gold TfL Travel for Life...

How long have you worked for BELS? 8 years (first Cambridge Education) Tell us a bit about your role I lead three fantastic teams within...

Congratulations to the teachers who completed the Aspiring Heads programme 24/25! The programme consisted of 5 training days over the...

Barnet Council’s Economy and Skills Team, has launched a pilot CSCS training programme to support some of the most vulnerable young...

Minister for School Standards, Catherine McKinnell visited Hasmonean primary school in Barnet, which has been part of the ELSEC programme...

We were very grateful to welcome back Steve Baker CEO of The People’s Learning Trust, and Mick Simpson Headteacher at Olsen House School...

The BELS Early Years Standards Team had the most wonderful day on Wednesday, at our annual conference, with Barnet school EYFS leaders...

In December the DfE published outcomes of the review of post-16 qualification reform at Level 3. The review found that both students and...

I would like to celebrate a significant milestone in our department: the successful travel training of our very first student! This...

A Supported Internship is an employer-based learning programme. The aim is to support SEND young people aged 16-24 with an Education,...

It is Deaf Awareness Week from 6 to 12 May. BELS' Deaf and Hard of Hearing Support Team have produced the document below, which contains...

Health T Level students from Saracens High School have embarked upon their T Level Insight Hours with expert sessions led by midwifery...

The BELS Specialist Inclusion Services would like to invite you to this Year’s Transition Conference, "From Primary to Secondary School",...