Please share the following information with the families you work with. Who are we? Do you have children or grandchildren who are 0-17 and living with asthma? The Asthma + Lung UK Parent Carer Support Network is a group for you. You are welcome to join us if your child […]
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This Summer, Children North East are encouraging more children and young people to get out into the natural world and experience the benefits of being in nature. Whether you live in a rural area with plenty of green space, or a city with a local park we are encouraging families
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On Friday 28th June the Mental Health in Education Show will be visiting the North East. Please see the attached flier for further information and to book specific seminars and workshops.
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The Flu vaccination campaign will start in September 2024 and end 13th December 2024. Flu vaccination will be offered to all school aged children from Reception to year 11 in mainstream schools, and Reception to year 13 in SEND schools. Dear Head teacher, The Immuniation team will be visiting your school
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I am pleased to share with you Safer in Education Issue 5 on behalf of the Virtual School and NCASP, for Designated Safeguarding Leads, Designated Teachers and Attendance Leads.
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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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Dear Colleagues In this sunny month of two Bank Holidays, I am pleased to bring you the May summaries in advance of the half term break. Lots of topical themes covered this month including behaviour, SEND, mental health, and attendance. There is something of a focus on higher education this
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Please be aware of the attached intelligence report and be vigilant of any applications which seem out of the ‘norm’. Any concerns or suspicions can be discussed and reported to NCC’s Corporate Fraud Team via – Fraudline@northumberland.gov.uk Fraud Hotline 01670 624359.
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We look forward to welcoming you to our Summer Regional Primary Careers Conference at Durham University. The conference will celebrate successes, look ahead to the future, and will consider ways to demonstrate and maximise impact of your careers programme, as well as the region as a whole. Register Here – Places are limited
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Tuesday 25th June & Tuesday 2nd July, 1pm-5pm Join us for two half-day workshops covering the GCSE Required Practicals at Newcastle University’s PGSE Secondary Science department.David Farley and Graham Perrin, both Institute of Physics trained coaches, will be leading small group workshops covering the tricky elements of the GCSE Required
GCSE Required Practicals Workshops for ITT, ECT & non-specialist Physics teachers FREE Read More »
There are a limited number of FREE places on The Difference’s Inclusive Leadership Course for senior leaders in Northumberland middle/secondary/high schools. It’s a great opportunity for school leaders to collaborate and develop effective responses to key priorities. The course equips leaders to better understand, and then plan and deliver the professional development response to inclusive challenges at
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The Immunisation Team presented at the summer term Senior Leader Briefings. Following on from that presentation the team have shared:
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Dear Subscribers As another Bank Holiday approaches, I am pleased to bring you the weekly round up of all things education! We are also hoping to get the May summaries out to you before the half term break. They include reports on behaviour, mental health, and SEND. Something of interest
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Bike Week is coming up between the 10-16 June, the attached flyer gives schools some easy ways to get involved and promote cycling, let us know what you have planned here.
Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Safeguarding and Child Protection North and South of Tyne Safeguarding Children Partnership (multi-agency) Procedures Manual has been updated and online: https://nesubregion.trixonline.co.uk/ – the procedures have moved to a new platform so this is a new link (which replaces the old one), please make sure you save this link and
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This summer term, the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) are excited to be delivering two work experience programmes providing young people in years 10 and 12 with an insight into different careers with the NHSBSA, sparking curiosity and raising awareness of how we work and what we do. To find
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You may be aware that in recent months Northumberland County Council launched a new approach in delivery of school transport for our children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, this approach allowing schools to take more control of this function for carefully selected cohorts of pupils. Northumberland County Council now have examples
We have a few places remaining at our Learning with iPad event taking place at The Sill on the 18th June. Full details HERE. This event is open to all schools. Please get in touch before the end of the week if you would like to join us. jennifer.harris@northumberland.gov.uk
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Dzmitry Karpuk, Family and systemic psychotherapist Friday, 15th November 2024. 9am – 4pm online. £70 per delegate, with 12 limited spaces. Developing an understanding of how to support the Refugee & Asylum seekers (RAS) population (families, adults and children) in distress by using basic skills of Psychological First Aid. Objectives: By the end
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At Northumberland County Council we are hoping to develop the support that we can offer schools around the climate emergency. We have drafted a short survey to gather some information around current climate education and engagement in your school, to understand what challenges you’re currently facing and to find out
Climate Change in Education survey Read More »
Please see attached an up-to-date programme outline specifically relating to education.
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The DfE updated the guidance on 15 May. The changes were: You can find full details of what to publish online for maintained schools here. You can find full details of what to publish online for academies/free schools here.
What ALL schools must or should publish online – UPDATED 15 May Read More »
From the DfE: “All schools should have a music development plan, as set out in the national plan for music education. We are asking schools to publish a summary of their music development plan on their website before the start of the 2024 to 2025 academic year. Schools should then update
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Dear Subscribers I hope that you all enjoyed the sunshine last weekend! Firstly, take note of an announcement from Ofsted at the end of last week. The inspectorate has stated that its report website will now show all the sub-judgements which a school receives (quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development,
Education Policy and Research Service 2023-2024 Weekly Update 15 May 2024 Read More »
Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Headcount Week! For those of you who submit via School 360, the pre-populated SUM 2023-24 headcount form is now available. Deadline for submission Friday 17th May To locate your file go to Drive > use the search bar to type in your provider ref
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This summer term, the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) are excited to be delivering two work experience programmes providing young people in years 10 and 12 with an insight into different careers with the NHSBSA, sparking curiosity and raising awareness of how we work and what we do. To find
Work Experience YR10 and 12 Read More »
You may be aware that in recent months Northumberland County Council launched a new approach in delivery of school transport for our children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, this approach allowing schools to take more control of this function for carefully selected cohorts of pupils. Northumberland County Council now have examples
The DfE provide ad hoc updates via email to schools and settings. The latest was published today (13 May). The content is available here.
The portal remains open for any outstanding purchases to enable schools to record their service requirements for council services for 2024/25. While individual service deadlines will be down to the discretion of Service Managers and contacts, can I ask that any schools who have not yet completed their purchases within the portal
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Come along to see what funding is available and what this means for your school. Two sessions are scheduled this week. Thursday 9th May from 4.00pm – 5.00pm Friday 10th May from 9.30am-10.30am Please see flyer attached and details on how to book. Should you have any queries, please contact theresa.kirkwood@northumberland.gov.uk.
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