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Dear Subscribers I hope you had a good Christmas break – it may now seem like a distant memory. Plenty to report in the world of education, so read on for your first weekly update of 2024! The January summaries are underway, with reports so far on the inspection system and […]
Education Policy and Research Service 2023-2024 Weekly Update 11 January 2024 Read More »
Register Now Date: Tuesday 23rd January 2024Time: 10am – 11am The Holocaust Memorial Trust is delighted to announce the return of our live webcast. To mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2024, people from across the UK and worldwide are invited to join and hear the remarkable live testimony of Hedi Argent MBE.Supported by bespoke
Have you registered for our live webcast to mark Holocaust Memorial Day? Read More »
Holocaust Learning UK offers schools a unique array of films, tailor-made for secondary school students. The films feature many Holocaust survivors and each tells a very different story. Our films include hitherto unseen survivor testimony, archive historical footage and a cast of student actors to foster an understanding of the
Holocaust Memorial Day – 27 January Read More »
Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of languages, culture, and creativity! This year’s festival is jam-packed with FREE events, activities and resources designed to ignite the curiosity of children and young minds in schools and communities, as well as offering resources for educators and activities for adults and
Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages is BACK and better than ever! Read More »
The Northumberland Schools Library Service & Literature Works are running a conference on 9 February in Morpeth. For full details please click here.
Conference: Focus on Non-Fiction – Reading & Writing Across the Curriculum Read More »
Are you looking to support your pupils to become active citizens within their communities? Do you want to develop the social skills, confidence and resilience of your pupils? Are you keen to find ways to develop SMSC, Character Education and promote pupils’ Personal Development? The Archbishops’ Young Leaders Award (AYLA) is a fully resourced leadership and character education programme that could support your
AYLA Information Sessions Read More »
Dear Governors, Welcome to the Spring Term and happy new year! The date for our Spring ‘virtual’ Briefing is Tuesday, 30 January 2024, 6:00pm As usual the briefing will be recorded for those of you who cannot join us or wish to view at a date/time more convenient. This information can be
HRBQ Deadline Extended until the end of January- Northumberland Health Related Behaviour Questionnaire (HRBQ) 2023 – There is still time to sign up ! – don’t miss out on taking part. Click on the link below to register your school. Northumberland County Council’s Public Health Team are delighted to offer
Northumberland Health Related Behaviour Questionnaire (HRBQ) 2023 Read More »
Please see attached flyer regarding a one day conference hosted by Northumberland Schools Library Service & Literature Works on Friday 9th February 9.00am – 3.15pm County Hall, Morpeth
Conference – Focus on Non-Fiction: Reading and Writing across the curriculum Read More »
Happy new year and welcome to Kooth and Qwell’s January newsletter for local services. We hope you had a good break and are feeling refreshed for the new year. Recent research from Kooth shows that 97% of young people say it’s important to not need a referral to access Kooth. Kooth and Qwell are available to
Northumberland – Kooth & Qwell Newsletter for Local Services January 2024 Read More »
To help you make the most of your Education Policy and Research Servicesubscription here are last month’s highlights, our subscribers’ topthree most popular downloads from December’s summaries. 1) EPRS 23/24 33: Beyond Ofsted: An Inquiry into the Future of SchoolInspection (National Education Union) The Beyond Ofsted inquiry was set up
Education Policy and Research Service – December’s Top 3 Downloads Read More »
Please find details of our training courses below. All courses are currently delivered over Microsoft Teams, unless otherwise stated. Please also see the attached document which gives further details on all of our courses. Please feel free to forward this email to any of your contacts who you think would be
Health Improvement Training (HIT) Programme Read More »
Ofsted inspections of schools will resume on 22nd January after they were paused so inspectors could undergo mental health awareness training. Inspections of early years providers can take place from 8th January. Urgent inspections (previously known as No Formal Designation inspections) may take place before 22nd January.
Ofsted Inspections Delayed Read More »
Dear All Building on the success of our Relationships Summit in February 2023, we are excited to host an event that explores one of the fundamental principles of Family Hubs – creating father-inclusive spaces and services. Our goal is to bring together managers and practitioners to share and celebrate our
Dads Matter Summit 12/02/24 Read More »
Please see attached national fraud alert relating to a fraud which hit a LA school this year.
Please find details of our training courses below. All courses are currently delivered over Microsoft Teams, unless otherwise stated. Please also see the attached document which gives further details on all of our courses. Please feel free to forward this email to any of your contacts who you think would be
Health Improvement Training (HIT) Programme Read More »
Here is the latest Schools Go Smarter newsletter, please contact tracy.aitken@northumberland for any further information.
Schools Go Smarter Newsletter Autumn Term 2023 Read More »
Youth Aspire Connect has worked with young people in Hull to create an animation based on their real life experiences of racism and racial prejudice. These are true stories that have affected everyone who took part. Here is the film. It is suitable for all ages. The children and young people
Just Ignore it: Anti-Racism film created by young people in Hull Read More »
The long awaited draft non-statutory guidance for schools ‘Gender Questioning Children‘ was published today (19th December 2023). It is now open for a consultation period until 12th March. The document contains statements such as ‘ There is no general duty to allow a child to ‘social transition’, which may lead to some confusion
Draft Gender Questioning Children Guidance published by DfE Read More »
Please find attached issue 2 of the Safer in Education newsletter that includes the sections: Safe to Learn for Designated Safeguarding Leads Learn Achieve Celebrate for Designated Teachers Attendance Matters for school attendance leads The SWAY version is available at this link: Safer in Education December 2023 A pdf version is
Safer in Education Newsletter Read More »
Please see attached with information for a virtual keynote with Paul Dix and save the date for Relationships Still Matter Conference.
Paul Dix Virtual Keynote and Conference Save the Date Read More »
With the winter break fast approaching, at Kooth Digital Health we appreciate there will be some young people who may struggle during the holidays without the access to the daily pastoral support, trusted adults, and friends that the school community provides. Equally, seasonal illness and the closure of many services
Kooth is STILL here over the Christmas period Read More »
The new EEF guidance report – Improving Primary Science is available here now: Shotton Hall research School are running a FREE one hour webinar on Monday 15th January (4pm – 5pm) with Louise Brooks and Alicia McKenna will support you with implementing this guidance in your schools and classrooms. The session will cover the
Are you considering how to improve your primary school’s approach to teaching science? Read More »
Northumberland Health Related Behaviour Questionnaire (HRBQ) 2023 – There is still time to sign up ! – don’t miss out on taking part. Click on the link below to register your school. Northumberland County Council’s Public Health Team are delighted to offer schools the opportunity to participate in the Health-Related
HRBQ Deadline Extended until the end of January Read More »
Please see attached here, a Christmas message from David Street along with the Annual Report for Education, SEND and Skills for the academic year 22-23 here.
Christmas Message from David Street, Director of Education, SEND & Skills Read More »
Dear Colleagues I am pleased to bring you the final batch of summaries for the term. There is something of an inspection focus this month, with the publication of the Ofsted annual report and the commentary by the outgoing Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. Due to the amount of important content,
Education Policy and Research Service December 2023 Read More »
Dear Subscribers I am pleased to bring you the final updates before the Christmas break. We will also be publishing the summaries today – highlights include the Annual Inspection report, a report from the National Education Union putting forward an alternative vision for school inspection, and a report looking at
Education Policy and Research Service 2023-2024 Weekly Update 13 December 2023 Read More »
Please find attached the regular monthly funding ebulletin from the Regeneration Investment Team covering the latest external funding opportunities. You may forward this to colleagues who you think may be interested in future announcements, they can then use the ‘QR Code or link to subscribe to the Regeneration Programmes Investment Funding e-Bulletin’
Regeneration Investment Team Funding e-Bulletin – 12 December 2023 Read More »
Important – Forms submitted to the Health and Safety Team via ANVIL between 29 November and 7 December 2023 Could schools in the Health and Safety SLA please note the content of this notice in respect of a technical issue with ANVIL.
Important – Forms submitted to the Health and Safety Team via ANVIL Read More »
