Newcastle University ran a Knowledge Exchange Seminar at County Hall in December. Due to Covid-19 they have moved their seminars online and have decided to re-run some of the previous seminars including an education seminar. Full details are below. Newcastle University Knowledge Exchange Seminar Series (NU-KESS) – A Learning City?... read more →
May
27
May
27
Ambition Institute know that school leaders across Northumberland are responding to the current challenge. We also know that you are working tirelessly to ensure that pupils and colleagues across the region are well supported. As a key leader in Northumberland, we wanted to inform you that you could be eligible... read more →
May
27
For the latest guidance on the implications of covid-19 on physical education please see this link.
May
26
Children’s Social Care are centrally coordinating their contribution towards annual reviews for children and young people with EHCPs who are open to Early Help or have a Social Worker. Please can you send all annual review invitations to SCEHCPreviewinvites@northumberland.gov.uk and social care will ensure that, where a child or young... read more →
May
26
See here a copy of the letter that will be sent by the School Transport Manager to the parents of all children that are entitled to school transport.
May
26
Following the recent postponement of all admission appeal hearings due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, the government has made regulatory changes to relax some of the current requirements set out in the School Admission Appeals Code 2012. These changes allow admission authorities to proceed with their admission appeals and, crucially,... read more →
May
26
Many thanks to Rob Mills and Colette Laidler at Highfield Middle for suggesting a resource (and the topics to cover) in an online Padlet resource for parents and carers of Year 8 pupils. This would have been the first year that teachers rather than the school nurse would have delivered... read more →
May
26
UPDATED GUIDANCE: This guidance aims to answer common questions in relation to the cancellation of GCSEs, AS and A levels due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in 2020. This page has been updated to reflect the publication of Ofqual consultation documents.
May
26
This is a reminder to return the Vulnerable Learner Monitoring forms next week if your school is open. The forms will be available in the 360 accounts on Tuesday 26 May to take account of the Bank Holiday.
May
26
Advice for parents and carers looking after primary school children. Information has been added here regarding returning to school for some children.