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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 at the door on the night.

Refreshments will be served from 6:30pm. 

Bookings for Hillingdon’s Easter Holiday, Activities and Food (HAF) programme have now opened! Through their programme of free healthy food and fun activities, children and young people can develop new skills, take part in creative and physical activities, learn about food and cooking, and enjoy a nutritious meal each day. 

The holiday programme is open to school-aged children from reception to Year 11 (inclusive) who receive benefits-related free school meals. They are also able to provide a limited number of discretionary places to vulnerable children that do not meet the Free School Meal criteria, if you would like for a child you are supporting to be considered for a HAF place, please email HAFprogramme@hillingdon.gov.uk with the child's name, date of birth, address and parent contact details. 

Activities this Easter include: 

• Learn to ride a bike or develop your cycling skills
• Football, Cricket, Basketball and multi-sports
• Parent and child cookery sessions 
• Dance, drama and arts programmes 
• Multi-activity camps 
• Remote Control car racing
• Coding activities 
• SEND activity camps
• Specialist music and drama programmes for asylum/refugee children

Find out more on their website - Easter HAF programme - Hillingdon Council where you can find out more about HAF, check out the Easter programme offer and find booking information.  

As part of the Business and enterprise ethos at De Salis, students regularly take part in project-based learning. Valentine’s Day was no exception, when our students decided to create a production line and hand wrap their own roses, sweets, fudge, and chocolates to sell as gifts. They created handmade labels and cards, along with marketing materials, and later used the Pop-Up shop to sell these to their peers. Students even came up with the idea of ‘secret deliveries’ where they took orders which could later be delivered to the person of their choice, anonymously. The event gave the entire college a buzz of energy and excitement and we can’t wait to see what the students come up with next!