The Department for Education is trialling a new service for parents and carers with a child starting secondary school in the autumn. Northumberland County Council have agreed to disseminate the information to schools. The DfE and NCC would be grateful if you could share the information below with the parents/carers […]
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Local History Hub – West Northumberland is a teacher-led initiative supporting schools to include local history within the curriculum in practical and manageable ways. There is no cost to participate. The hub will bring together schools, heritage organisations and community partners to support collaboration, curriculum development and professional networking across
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The Woodland Trust are offering free trees for schools once again. For full details please click here. The free packs include 15, 30, 105 or 420 saplings. You can request up to four packs as long as the total does not exceed 420 trees. Each tree is 20-60cm tall, making
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Northumberland County Council and HeadsUp4HTs are pleased to be launching a new HeadsUp4HTs Peer Support Programme for deputy and assistant headteachers this June, following the success of the HeadsUp4HTs headteacher peer support groups which have been running across Northumberland for a number of years. Funded by the North East Combined
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Young Enterprise is a charity that helps young people build confidence, manage money, discover entrepreneurship and shape their own future. They have some exciting programme opportunities that you and your pupils could get involved with. Please see the flyer here for more details. Would like to find out more? Get
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Ruth Miskin Training would like to invite headteachers and/or reading leaders to attend a FREE Phonics Online Assessment support session exclusively for Northumberland Alliance schools. Join for a one‑hour remote training session designed to help you understand how the Online Assessment supports you in your role as Reading Leaders and how to use it
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Papaya Talks is a space for families to feel empowered (not judged) when it comes to screen time and smartphones. We want to help spark vital conversations that support families in navigating the digital age with more confidence and less conflict. As part of their offer there are FREE school
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Ahead of Sir David Attenborough’s big 100th birthday next week, Picture News have put together a special teaching pack. As it’s a big one (and definitely worth celebrating!) this pack will be free of charge for all. If you’d like a copy, just email help@picture-news.co.uk with David100and Picture News will send it over for
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Effective estate management is a fundamental duty to ensure the safety, wellbeing, and protection of pupils, staff, and visitors. Fire safety must be treated as a core component of statutory compliance, supported by competent risk assessment, clear policies, and ongoing monitoring. For support with fire safety management please click here.
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Coram Family Lives, a charity providing support to families, are offering two free workshops focussing on the teen years in May & June. If you feel it is appropriate please pass the details on to your families. Navigating the Storm To book a place please click on the QR code
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Senior Leader briefings are planned for the summer term. A chance to meet colleagues and hear from the School Improvement Team as well as other local authority staff and invited guests. The content will be the same at the North, Central and West meetings so you only need to attend
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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.
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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,
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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!
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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
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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
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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.
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Citizens Advice Northumberland provides free, confidential, and impartial advice to support individuals and families across our community. We aim to empower people with the knowledge and tools to navigate challenges and make informed decisions. Our services cover a wide range of issues, including:– Welfare benefits support– Debt and budgeting advice–
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Some of you may have come across HeadsUp4HTs. They provide mental health and wellbeing support, leadership support, peer to peer support, coaching, and crisis support to senior leaders. James (the founder of HeadsUp) has worked with the utilities industry to provide switch4good – when your parents/community switch energy or broadband
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Is your defibrillator ‘rescue ready’ and visible to 999? Over 14,000 schools have registered their defibrillators on the national defibrillator database, The Circuit, but did you know almost 7,000 schools have defibrillators that emergency services can’t see? A cardiac arrest can strike anyone, at any time. The Circuit has been updated to make
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Each of the pay bands at NCC has levels that colleagues progress through with each new financial year (up until they reach the top increment in the band) and these are called spinal column points (SCPs). As part of the 2025 Local Government Pay Award, it was agreed that spinal
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Dear Colleagues and Partners in Schools Northern Powergrid is currently developing its business plans for 2028–2033. These plans include important initiatives to ensure we have a robust, resilient, and skilled workforce in place to deliver a substantial future work programme across our region. To achieve this, we must ensure we are
‘’ Working with CoachBright to deliver the Peer to Peer Coaching programme has been a fantastic experience for the students at Duke’s. Our Year 10 coaches built genuinely positive relationships with the Year 7 pupils, many of whom had previously struggled to engage in maths. That sense of trust and
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Newcastle Research School have an exciting free webinar on Wednesday 25th March, 4-4.45pm. We have Lindsey Fagan (Great North Maths Hub lead) joining us to discuss how we can refine the approach to problem solving in Maths (primary and secondary). There will also be time for you to ask any
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Young Enterprise are offering 2 schools across Northumberland and Tyne & Wear fully funded places on the programme below. The project will span 3 academic years, starting this year. Below is a breakdown of what the project includes; To find out more about the day programmes click here. To find out more
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The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) came into force on 24th February 2025, introducing a major overhaul of public procurement procedures for Contracting Authorities, including Local Authority Maintained Schools. This is a reminder of the requirements now in place: The Act introduced increased transparency requirements, simplified procedures, and strategic procurement
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