Dear Subscribers Looking at the DfE website this week has been rather akin to approaching a mirage in a desert. I have clicked on many links to be told that the statistics will be published in a week, a month, or several months! However, there are a few things to […]
Education Policy and Research Service 2023-2024 Weekly Update 28 February 2024 Read More »
We are looking for young people who have used our 0-19 Service to offer feedback and would like to ask for the support of our education partners to aid the recruitment by sharing this poster with students. All of the details are on the attached poster. If you need any
Growing Healthy 0-19 Northumberland Service Feedback Read More »
Please follow this link to the Spring Term Newsletter.
School Library Service Spring Term Newsletter Read More »
To Headteachers and Chairs of Governors of All Schools Following discussions at Schools Forum and its High Needs Committee outlining the challenges facing Northumberland in respect of its High Needs Block funding, SEND and rising Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)numbers, we are taking a series of workshops to Schools
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Please see attached flyer for information about Peer Mentor Train the Trainer and the Hive Meeting.
Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team SPR 2023-24 2nd Headcount If you require a 2nd headcount form for funded 2 year olds who have; started accessing funding with you, or have increased their hours since full headcount, please email sophie.downing@northumberland.gov.uk by Friday 1st March 2024 Virtual Inclusion drop-in Your Early Years Inclusion Consultants Pauline and Amy
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Please see attached the document for year end procedures. I’ve highlighted some key dates below for your attention: 15 March 2024 Deadline for the submission of all creditor invoices (pre coded) and credit notes to be paid before 31 March 20 March 2024 Last day for the receipt of Interface Invoice Batches and
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A reminder that the Services to Schools SLA portal, available at : https://sla.northumberland.gov.uk/default.aspx, is very much open for business to enable schools to record their service requirements for council services for 2024/24. While individual service deadlines will be down to the discretion of Service Managers and contacts, can I ask that wherever possible, schools record
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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
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Following consultation with Schools Forum, please find attached a document containing the 2024/25 Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) budget shares for the year from April 2024 to March 2025. The document is in the order of your 4-digit Department for Education number. A covering letter providing some background information is also provided. In addition to the
School Budget Share (Dedicated School Grant) 2024-25 Read More »
Tuesday 18th June 2024 – 9.30am-4.30pm at The Sill, Bardon Mill, NE47 7AN ICT & eLearning Team Join us at The Sill on the edge of the Northumberland National Park, just a stone’s throw away from Hadrian’s Wall, to explore how we can use technology to enhance cross curricular classroom projects. For full details
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A FREE dynamic networking event for teachers in the North East, with skills-building workshops from a variety of organisations. Follow this link for more information.
FREE Eco Ed North East with David Dixon Read More »
Please see attached letter regarding the Ofsted Outcomes.
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It’s that time of year again when we ask all schools to complete a Mode of Travel survey to see how pupils are travelling to school in Northumberland, your help in collecting this data is greatly appreciated. Please refer to the attached letter and instructions and if there is anything
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Has your school signed up to Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel yet? The interschool walking and wheeling competition runs between the 11-22 March. It’s free to enter and compete against similar sized schools to log the most active journeys, top the leaderboard and be entered into daily prize draws. To
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Training Programme Nomination is a dedicated route for support staff and talented individuals to train as teachers on our Training Programme. The nominated trainee will remain at their school where they’ll train as a teacher for two years. All the while, schools will be able to retain excellent staff. There
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Dear Subscribers I do hope that those of you in schools and colleges had a good half term break. We start with my area of teacher training. The DfE has updated its criteria and guidance document for ITT providers. Much of the content focusses on the new Intensive Training and Practice (ITAP)
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Dear Colleagues I hope that those of you in school had a refreshing half term break. I begin this letter with some questions which are addressed in the February summaries. What has really happened to government spending on education over the past few years? How comprehensive are the ‘top comprehensive
Education Policy and Research Service February 2024 Read More »
Northumberland Portage Service is delivering a National Portage Association Workshop at Prudhoe Family Hub. 23rd and 24th April and a half day virtual follow up session on 23rd May 2024. The course is suitable for Nursery and EYFS Practitioners. The Course aims to develop: Central to the course are the ‘Portage Principles’ and
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Hi Careers Leads. Please see attached the details of a BT Work Ready event at their Gosforth office, this is a free full day workshop for pupils in KS3 (ideally Y9) and also has free transport included. This is however 26th and 27th Feb so appreciate there is not much time to
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There are nearly 600 pupils in 109 schools that identify as children of Service families. Those pupils are eligible for Service Pupil Premium. The Month of the Military Child (MotMC), in April, is a campaign to raise awareness about the important role Service children play in the Armed Forces community. It is
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Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Publication of the 2024-25 Funding Rates Please find new rates for 2024-25 attached. Updates from Partners The Childminder Start-up Grant Scheme https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-a-childminder-start-up-grant The Childminder Start-up Grant Scheme is open for applications. This is a great opportunity for new childminders to get funding to help
Early Years Update Read More »
Please find attached the Virtual School Headteacher’s Annual Report 2022-23 that evaluates education support for Northumberland’s cared for children, previously cared for children, care leavers and children with a social worker during the last academic year.
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Pupil Premium Plus for looked after children Pupil Premium Plus arrangements for the financial year 2024-25 are unchanged from this year and are set out in this policy document. Schools will continue to receive the funding for eligible cared for children in three instalments through their electronic Personal Education Plans
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Dear Subscribers I am pleased to bring you the last weekly updates before the welcome half-term break! We begin with news from the world of teacher education. The DfE has published a list of all providers who will be accredited to deliver courses from September 2024 – these are providers
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Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team EY Childcare Expansion Capital Fund 24 Please find attached guidance. To ensure the best value for money we are encouraging applications for small-scale capital projects and the repurposing of existing spaces in the three areas of most need within the county. Ashington/Newbiggin, Blyth and Bedlington. Updates from Partners The
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We are delighted to contact you with an opportunity for your school to join the Start Small; Dream Big pilot (see attached flyer). This national pilot is a free career-related learning programme for primary schools, delivered by The Careers & Enterprise Company in conjunction with Teach First and backed by
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Welcome to Kooth and Qwell’s February newsletter for local services. We hope you’re keeping well! Children’s Mental Health Week (5-11 February) This year’s theme for CMHW is ‘My Voice Matters’. Our recent report showcases how listening to the voices of young people underpins everything we do. 98% of young people said it was important or very important
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The North of Tyne Mayor, Jamie Driscoll, is holding a young people’s Question Time at Whitley Bay High School from 2-3pm on 28 Feb, with an opportunity for all North of Tyne pupils from Year 10 to Year 13 to join online to view and ask questions. The link is
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