The Holocaust Memorial Day Trust youth photography competition, Light up the darkness, is now open for submissions. The competition calls on young people, aged 14-25, to submit a photo that celebrates the people, groups, places and objects which bring us and others light in times of darkness. Winning entries will make up a powerful digital exhibition, …
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Michelle from the Communications Team has produced a number of animations, to help pupils understand social distancing, the importance of face coverings, and what self-isolation means. You can view and/or download the animations, as well as a range of posters here.
As in previous years Northumberland County Council is consulting on its proposals for transition to the National Funding Formula and Schools Block Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) for the financial year commencing April 2021, following the agreement of the Schools Forum on Wednesday 18 November 2020. Full details of the consultation are available at the link …
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Dear Colleagues As the days continue to shorten, I am pleased to enclose some readingmaterial for those dark evenings in the form of the November summaries. As ever, you will find quite a range of materials here. On the COVID-19related front, we have Ofsted’s most recent briefing giving a chalkfaceview of how schools are dealing …
The Social Book Club was launched a fortnight ago and it’s believe will play an important role in children’s mental health and education. The attached launch press release and Book Club flyer may provide useful additional information.
Page summary – Resources to help schools plan and provide healthy food in schools. Change made – Added information on food supply chain changes.
The latest revision of the model school risk assessment template is now available and can be accessed via this link. This incorporates amendments to the government guidance for schools fully reopening (updated 5 November). The main changes to the risk assessment relate to the arrangements for clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) staff and pupils attending school. …
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The Global Bridge annual careers and education pathways event was a huge success during the COVID period this year, with over 1200 registrations and attendees from 130+ schools across the UK. For a limited time we’re hosting all of the resources from this year’s event, at no cost and on-demand with #gbfuturestars Rewind. By visiting …
Dear Colleagues, Early Years Pupil Premium – Looked After Children If you are aware of any 3-4 year old nursery LAC children who are out county or adopted children, please contact Sophie Downing on 01670 623594 as they are eligible for EYPP. Key Dates Spring Term Please find the key dates for …
Page summary – The information that academies, including 16 to 19 colleges and any educational institution that has academy arrangements, should publish on their websites. Change made – Added new sections on ‘Coronavirus (COVID-19) catch-up premium’ and ‘Executive pay’. Updated sections on ‘Admission arrangements’, ‘Ofsted reports’, ‘Exam and assessment results’, ‘Curriculum’, ‘Pupil premium’, ‘Year 7 …
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Page summary – You must tell Ofsted if there is a confirmed case of COVID- 19 at your nursery, childminder business or other day care. You should also tell us if you have to close your setting as a result.
Heads will be aware of the programme that we are implementing in Northumberland at the present time, using the DfE/DHSC grant which supports the roll out of training around wellbeing to every school/college across the Country. We hosted the conference for Senior Mental Health Leads on 5th November which was the first opportunity that schools …
Page summary – The information that schools maintained by their local authorities must publish on their websites. Change made – Added new sections: ‘Schools that do not have a website’ and ‘Coronavirus (COVID19) catch-up premium’. Updated sections on ‘Admission arrangements’, ‘Exams and assessment results’, ‘Curriculum’, Pupil premium’, ‘Year 7 literacy and numeracy catch-up premium’, ‘PE …
With the festive season fast approaching, a number of schools have raised queries regarding events taking place in schools to celebrate Christmas. The Corporate Health and Safety Team have updated their Health and Safety FAQ document for schools which covers the key issues to consider when planning events within school.
The model risk assessment produced by the Corporate Health and Safety Team has been reviewed and updated in light of current national rules. The changes made are highlighted within the document with further details provided in the document history table.
Page summary – Guidance for schools and local authorities on school meals arrangements during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Change made – We have added information on support for clinically extremely vulnerable pupils eligible for benefits-related free school meals, the Covid Winter Grant Scheme and the expansion of the Holiday Activities and Food programme. We have …
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Page summary – Information for parents and carers about going back to schools, nurseries and colleges in the autumn term. Change made – We have updated this guidance to include information on the national restrictions by adding a ‘national restrictions’ section and updating the relevant information about face coverings, clinically extremely vulnerable children and extra …
Page summary – Preventing and controlling infection, including the use of PPE, in education, childcare and children’s social care settings during the coronavirus outbreak. Change made – Updated ‘What specific steps should be taken to care for children with complex medical needs, such as tracheostomies?’ to include guidance on aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) in education …
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Please see below a table containing FREE CPD from the English Hub. Name Date Time Link The Role of the Reading Lead Tuesday 1st December 2020 4pm—5.30pm Click Here OU Reading for pleasure (All six dates must be attended) Wednesday 2nd December 2020Tuesday 26th January 2021Tuesday 9th March 2021Tuesday 27th April 2021Tuesday 25th May 2021Tuesday 29th June 2021 4pm—6pm Click Here …
In addition to reporting cases to NCC’s Public Heath team via their webform, there is also a requirement that all confirmed Covid19 cases amongst staff employed by the County Council are recorded on ANVIL, the Council’s incident reporting system. This is because Covid-19, in certain circumstances, is a notifiable disease under RIDDOR and the duty …
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Last week’s news reported the increase in instances of extremists exploiting a crisis to gain access to children and young people ‘in their bedrooms’. The current threat indicating the likelihood of a terrorist attack in the UK is severe, indicating that an attack is extremely likely. We have commissioned local counter terrorism training experts SaferVision to provide a free …
Page summary – How national restrictions to control the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) impact education, childcare and children’s social care settings. Change made – We have updated the guidance on out-of-school activities and wraparound childcare, clinically extremely vulnerable children and staff, and extra-curricular activities in schools, and added clarification on when face coverings should be …
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Please follow this link to see what the project has achieved.
“Is fostering for me?” online event – find out how you can help local children and young people Would you like to work with local children and young people? Have you heard about paid professional foster care? We are looking for people from all walks of life to work as different types of foster carers with children aged 0 to …
Attention School Business Managers Help the Rise (The Active Partnership for Northumberland and Tyne & Wear) gain insight around employee wellbeing or if you want any further support around workplace health please get in touch with Rebecca Bennett on rebecca.bennett@wearerise.co.uk. Please complete this short survey
The BBC have produced a diagram of timelines for families to understand who should isolate for how long in certain circumstances. It might be useful to share with parents/pupils. The timeline is here.
The Northumberland Agreed Syllabus is due for renewal and relaunch in September 2021. To achieve this SACRE would like to invite RE teachers from across the age ranges to join the working party who will undertake this piece of work. If you are interested please contact Dave Cookson by December 18th.
As part of the NTCA STEM ‘Inspire’ project Kielder Observatory are hosting a “STEMployer talk” – a livestream intended for in-class viewing on Tuesday 24 November between 13.10 and 14.10. To book go to : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/north-of-tyne-stemployers-science-with-kielder-tickets-129716470455 This session will cover a basic introduction to astronomy and taking a look at our position in the universe. …
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We (the DfE) are writing to inform you that today we have updated our Guidance for full opening: special schools and other specialist settings. Overall the guidance has been updated and refreshed to reflect that we are now coming towards the end of the autumn term and the expectation is that all children and young people, …
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One of the School Improvement Team attended a webinar about the National Tutoring Programme recently. A summary of the session is available here.
