Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Training Offer- Summer 2026 Please find attached our summer training offer for April-July 2026 and flyer. All courses are available to book via the School Readiness Passport. SLA permissions may be required. Preparing for TransitionReception Ready Checkers are now open on the School Readiness Passport. Please […]
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An exciting opportunity for your Year 12 students this summer. Applications are now open until Friday 15 May 2026. The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is hosting Work Experience Week from Monday 6 July to Friday 10 July 2026 at our head office Stella House, at Newburn Riverside, Newcastle. This five-day placement is designed to inspire students and gives
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Nominations for the annual Love Northumberland Awards are now open and once again Schools Go Smarter have their own category. If your school has an amazing project which encourages more families to walk, scoot or cycle to school and leave the car at home then why not enter this year
Love Northumberland 2026 Schools Sustainable Travel Award Read More »
All schools with pupils in Year 2 and Year 6 are invited to attend upcoming writing standardisation sessions, taking place across three venues in the county. These sessions provide an opportunity for teachers to moderate writing together. Please ensure you bring work from three pupils to assess against the relevant Teacher Assessment
Year 2 & Year 6 Writing Standardisation – bookings now open Read More »
All local authorities have been asked to set out their plans for how they could deliver the ‘experts at hand’ model set out in the white paper. The DfE focus on ‘Every Child Achieving and Thriving’ includes funding that will “enable local authorities and integrated care boards to establish an
SEND Reform Consultation – Developing Experts at Hand in Northumberland Read More »
Unlocking the Power of Peer Tutoring in Maths presented by What Worked Education A one-hour session available online for Northumberland Schools. Please see the attached flyer for further details.
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Final Spaces Remaining! Sign up by 24.04.26 Fully funded by the North of Tyne Combined Authority 29 April 2026 – 9:00 to 16:00 Holiday Inn, Seaton Burn 👉 Book your place: Creatively Healthy Schools Conference – Fill in form Northumberland schools are invited to a vibrant, practical day exploring how creativity
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Please find details of our current training courses below together with the attached catalogue 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 might be interested in
Health Improvement (HIMP) Training Programme Read More »
The Early Years Team will be running EYFS Profile Moderation events across the county this May. If you haven’t already done so, please sign up to attend your local session by completing the form attached here: EYFS Profile Moderation 2026 – Fill in form
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Occasionally, first/primary schools are asked by parents if they can defer entry of their child into Reception to the following year. Deferral relates to children who are ‘summer born’ (between 1 April and 31 August) where a parent has the legal right to delay their child’s entry into school until
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The Early Years Team is running a one-off workshop for schools to help them assess themselves against the Early Years Evaluation Area of the Ofsted Inspection Toolkit. To sign up, please complete the form attached here: Ofsted Inspection Workshop for Schools Thursday 21st May – Fill in form
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We are excited to share with you the next edition of our Togetherness School Parent Wellbeing Newsletter. We welcome your support to share in your area. The email includes a round-up of helpful short reads, videos and online pathway highlights on togetherness.co.uk and is designed to engage parents of school
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Please see attached flyer with more information.
Hadrian’s Wall: Coast-to-Coast Cycle Ride – School Design Contest Read More »
Kyloe House School have a mobile fume cupboard that is surplus to requirements. The seals would need replacing to comply with safety standards (estimated at £400). If you would like the fume cupboard please contact Chris Chapman at Kyloe House via Christopher.Chapman@northumberland.gov.uk
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Child Safety Week 2026 runs from Monday 1st to Sunday 7th June. Organised by the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT), this year’s theme is ‘Making Prevention Possible’ building practical capacity for safety behaviour in families and the professionals who work with them. CAPT have made it straightforward for schools to
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I am writing to inform you that unfortunately Jessica Conway (Head of SEND) will be leaving us on 10th June as she has gained a new post within another local authority. We are all sorry to see her go but wish her all the best in her new role. Jess has
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NFRS offer a range of opportunites for pupils, from leadership courses, fire awareness courses, a boxing academy and weekly fire cadets. For further details, including flyers you can download to display in school and/or send to parents/carers please click here.
Northumberland Fire & Rescue Service Read More »
Thursday 14th May, 2.15-2.45pm (the afternoon post SATs) Join Joe Wicks live from a Picture News school as he leads a high-energy workout for children to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week. Schools across the country will be taking part together, discovering how moving our bodies can boost our mood, build resilience,
The Big School Workout: Live with Joe Wicks for Mental Health Week Read More »
The school term dates for 2027/28 in Northumberland are now available from the following link School term and holiday dates | Northumberland County Council
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QTS and Fortivum are coming together for a coast-to-coast charity ride along Hadrian’s Wall to support The Sir Bobby Robson Institute and The Great North Children’s Hospital. To make it even more special, we’re inviting you to get creative and design the cycling jerseys and shorts the riders will wear!
Hadrian’s Wall: Coast-to-Coast Cycle Ride School Design Contest Read More »
Paid Opportunity – Placements for PGCE Trainee Teachers If any school-colleagues are interested in offering placements for Newcastle University PGCE trainee teachers in the following subjects/phases, please get in touch: Secondary: KS3 / KS4 / KS5 Computer Science / English / Geography / History / Maths / Modern Foreign Languages
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Join EMS for a practical and insightful webinar: Strengthening your Inclusion Base, led by leading SEND expert Natalie Packer. This free session will explore what truly effective Inclusion Base provision looks like in today’s evolving education landscape. Natalie will break down the types and purposes of provision, share key insights in light
FREE EvaluateMySchool webinar: Strengthening your Inclusion Base with Natalie Packer Read More »
SACRE stands for Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education. Each local authority must have a SACRE made up of members of local church denominations, networks, religions, or worldviews, councillors and teachers’ professional associations. SACRE’s main function and scope of interest is to advise the authority on matters relating to religious
WANTED: Members of ASCL and NAHT to join the Northumberland SACRE Read More »
FAO School Careers Leeds and NCC Careers Team. Please see an NHS opportunity here.
NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) Work Experience Week July 2026 Read More »
W2SW will soon be here, if your school would like to take part and request resources let us know by completing this form. This year’s challenge will see pupils set off on a special operation – codename- Mission Move, to complete the five-day walking challenge. On the way, pupils will meet fun and friendly secret agents
Sign up for Walk to School Week 18-22 May Read More »
Please find attached the regular monthly funding ebulletin from the Funding Investment and Assurance covering the latest external funding opportunities. You may forward this to colleagues who you think may be interested in future announcements, they can then use the ‘QR Code or link to subscribe to the Regeneration Programmes Investment Funding
Funding e-Bulletin – 2 April 2026 Read More »
Following on from the initial information shared via E-courier about the School Based Nursery Capital Grant Programme (SBN) – Phase 3 (2027 – 2030), an email has been sent to Headteachers of Primary Phase Schools* inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the School Based Nursery (Phase 3) Capital Grant Programme. * see School-based
Here is the latest edition of the Schools Go Smarter newsletter, please contact tracy.aitken@northumberland.gov.uk for further information.
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The DfE have published allocations and conditions of grant for the 2026 to 2027 financial year. You can find the allocation for each school in the spreadsheet on this page.
Pupil premium allocations 2026 – 2027 Read More »
