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On the 6th June 2024, the D-Day 80 events will mark 80 years since one of the most significant military operations in history. As part of the celebrations schools are being encouraged to take part in this unique ‘tribute’ to the many thousands of children killed by enemy action and […]

Updates from the Team New Entitlements Communication  New assets available on Childcare Choices to help you market the entitlement and to support parents to understand what they might be entitled to.  REMINDER – Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) 2 year olds are now eligible for EYPP, this is an extra […]

Dear Colleagues I hope that those of you in schools had a lovely restful Easter break and are ready for a long summer term! The April summaries are here – many topical issues on the list this month! There is something of a focus on higher education this month, with […]

BALTIC Apprenticeships, tech and digital apprenticeship provider to Northumberland County Council, are hosting a webinar on April 26th at 10am, focusing on the critical role of data in education and how data apprenticeships can address challenges within school trusts. We’ll be joined by Rob Wall, Data and MIS Lead for […]

Please find attached, an invite to the National Wraparound Briefing for First, Primary and Secondary Schools.  For your convenience we will be offering a choice of two dates. Please complete the relevant form on the flyer attached indicating your preferred session and to confirm your attendance.  Once you have completed […]

Please find details of our training courses below.  Please also see the attached document which gives further details on all of our courses which are currently delivered over Microsoft Teams, unless otherwise stated. Please feel free to forward this email to any of your contacts who you think would be interested […]

My name is Heather and I sit within the Climate Change Team at Northumberland County Council. I’ve recently taken over from Hazel Scurr, whom you might have had contact with, and I’ll be responsible for engaging with Schools on Climate Change, amongst a number of other responsibilities.  I wanted to […]

FAO –  All staff and Governors in First, High, Middle, Primary, Secondary, Special, Alternative Providers  The DfE have recently announced that Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 will undergo technical changes only before final publication in September 2024. They have also opened a consultation page, with a view to new guidance being published in September 2025, […]

Exploring evidence to support the teaching of mathematics. Trainers: Judy Wardle (Deputy Director of Newcastle Research School) & Claire Williams (Northumberland County Council) More information: Developing Quality Mathematics Teaching. – Northumberland Education Booking Link: https://forms.office.com/e/eVr86N7ws5

All schools MUST submit daily attendance data from September 2024. Whilst the majority of Northumberland schools already do so there are a number that need to ensure they are in a position to do so. This DfE document specifies the data to be submitted and the method for submission to […]

FAO Primary and Middle school headteachers SATs timetables – YEAR 6 In order to plan our monitoring visits during SATs week, we kindly ask all schools to send their timetables to Gemma Telfer, gemma.telfer@northumberland.gov.uk, by Monday 29th April please.

Education Durham have widened the reach of their forthcoming headteacher conference to include Northumberland schools. Click here for further information. There is a discount on staying at the hotel if that appeals!

National Numeracy are running a fully-funded Schools & Families Programme for primary schools in the 2024 – 2025 school year. The programme provides schools with CPD training, resources and activities to support them in improving children’s numeracy, whilst also increasing the confidence of the adults who support them. National Numeracy aim […]

Does your school have an amazing environmental project you want to tell the world about, then why not enter the LOVE Northumberland Awards. Now in their 13th year the awards will be held on the 13th of June at Alnwick Gardens, hosted by the Duchess of Northumberland and help to celebrate the very best in community environmental work […]

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 March’s summaries. 1) EPRS 23/24 61: Telling the story: the English education subjectreport (Ofsted) This report from Ofsted evaluates the common strengths and weaknessesof English […]