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Understanding Christianity CPD has been arranged for Northumberland schools in September/October. The Understanding Christianity resource has been developed in response to a need identified in RE: supporting the progressive and systematic investigation of Christian beliefs and practices. Understanding Christianity aims to enable pupils to know about and understand Christianity as …
Northumberland County Council is holding a week-long uniform amnesty in a bid to encourage families to recycle clothing while also helping others. Good quality uniform, coats, shoes, PE kits and bags can be dropped off at various locations across Northumberland between Monday 1 August until Monday 8 August 2022. Following the …
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Facilities Management are offering an Asbestos awareness course for caretaking staff. This course will be held at Blyth Civic Centre on Tuesday 9th August 22 , 1pm -4pm . If you would like to book a place on this course, can you, please email Facilities.management@northorthumberland.gov.uk with the name of the school and …
Free Numicon Webinar:Support for SEND and Intervention Join us at our FREE webinar on SEND and Intervention Support When: Thursday 8th September at 15:45 We will cover:-Introducing The Numicon Approach and Numicon resources-How The Numicon Approach will support SEND and Intervention-Look at two key resources Numicon Breaking Barriers and Numicon Big Ideas and how they …
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Join staff across Tyne & Wear for the first Secondary PE Conference in recent years. It will be an opportunity for professional development and networking with colleagues and strategic partners from across the region. Date: Wednesday 21 September 2022 Venue: The Fed, Lancaster Road, Gateshead, NE11 9JR Arrival: 09.30am Start: …
FAO: Middle/Secondary/High/Special PE Colleagues Read More »
Facilities Management are offering an Asbestos awareness course for caretaking staff. This course will be held at Blyth Civic Centre on Tuesday 9th August 22 , 1pm -4pm . If you would like to book a place on this course, can you, please email Facilities.management@northorthumberland.gov.uk with the name of the school and …
Schools’ Safeguarding Team SLA refresh The Northumberland Schools Safeguarding Team can support you to address your safeguarding needs and are best placed to help you understand and adapt to our local safeguarding context. We have re-designed our SLA package based on feedback from Designated Safeguarding Leads and Headteachers in Northumberland …
The Three Rivers Teaching School Hub are looking for facilitators for 4 of the NPQs that they are delivering from September: Leading Behaviour and Culture Senior leadership Early Years Leadership facilitation (those with experience in working in PVI nurseries) Coaches for the Early Headship Coaching Offer (must be current heads) …
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The Three Rivers Teaching School Hub will be offering 8 NPQs from September: Senior Leadership Headship Executive Leadership Early Years Leadership Leading Teacher Development Leading Teaching Leading Behaviour and Culture Leading Literacy You can see an outline of the 8 here, and details of each one here.
Northumberland will be hosting the first in what may become a ground-breaking series of workshops across the North East to inform and inspire educators about technical education. Technical education generally incorporates any post-16 pathways that do not involve A levels but rather focuses on vocational and ‘practical’ learning routes into …
Globalbridge is facilitating a presentation from HMI and national Ofsted lead Roary Pownall on Tuesday 28th June at 4:30pm. The presentation will cover: What is Personal Development (PD)? – Why is it important for children and young people? A deep rooted part of school life, not just to be fitted in as …
Globalbridge is facilitating a presentation from HMI and national Ofsted lead Roary Pownall on Tuesday 28th June at 4:30pm. The presentation will cover: What is Personal Development (PD)? – Why is it important for children and young people? A deep rooted part of school life, not just to be fitted in as …
Globalbridge is facilitating a presentation from HMI and national Ofsted lead Roary Pownall on Tuesday 28th June at 4:30pm. The presentation will cover: What is Personal Development (PD)? – Why is it important for children and young people? A deep rooted part of school life, not just to be fitted in as …
As part of the core offer within their comprehensive education programme, North of Tyne Combined Authority is funding a cohort of 36 Local Authority Advisers and Headteachers from across Northumberland, Newcastle and North Tyneside to achieve Association of Education Advisers Accreditation. Information about the Associate Member Accreditation can be found at https://www.aoea.co.uk/associate-member-accreditation and …
Pupil Premium network meetings are due to take place on: 27 June in Alnwick. To book a place please click here. 29 June in Hexham. To book a place please click here. 30 June in Cramlington. To book a place please click here. You can find the agenda here.
Emphasis is increasing on the role of RSE and the wider Personal Development Curriculum helping children to acquire the skills that build resilience and help them to make safe choices and build healthy and respectful relationships. We are prioritising training and CPD for school based staff that builds confidence in …
Personal Development and RSE Free CPD workshop for Northumberland teachers and TAs Read More »
The new Northumberland RE Agreed Syllabus will be launched on 28 June. The launch event will: Introduce the new Northumberland Agreed Syllabus for RE, with its clarity, rigour, and inspiring support materials Provide practical support and guidance to schools in planning creative, challenging, thoughtful RE to increase pupils’ knowledge and …
Looking to inspire your pupils about the natural world? As part of our ‘Connecting schools to nature in North East England’ project, the British Ecological Society is inviting you to you to join us at one of our free teacher training events focusing on how to engage pupils with nature …
Connecting pupils to nature: embedding green learning in your school! Read More »
Globalbridge is facilitating a presentation from HMI and national Ofsted lead Roary Pownall on Tuesday 28th June at 4:30pm. The presentation will cover: What is Personal Development (PD)? – Why is it important for children and young people? A deep rooted part of school life, not just to be fitted in as …
Northumberland SENCo Conference 2022 on July 1st 2022 at Linden Hall Hotel We’re delighted to invite SENCos to register for the 2022 SENCo Conference, taking place in person at Linden Hall Hotel on 1st July. Focus this year is on Preparing for Adulthood from the earliest years, with content relevant to SENCo …
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North Tyneside SCITT provide an opportunity to gain Qualified Teacher Status and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education(PGCE) accredited by Northumbria University. The course continues to be rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (2015) and 100% of the 2020-21 graduates would recommend the SCITT programme to others. The SCITT combines high-quality, extensive …
Chris Russell, our National Director for Education, invites you to attend online and hear directly from Ofsted. We have now been back inspecting schools routinely since September 2021. As part of our work, we have been listening carefully to feedback and queries from school leaders and staff. We know that …
Three free Ofsted webinars for school leaders and staff: register to join Read More »
A new survey has been launched for teachers who teach / lead or have recent experience of teaching / leading Relationships Education or Relationships and Sex Education, and Health Education (RSHE) in a primary or secondary setting. Brook, working with the Department for Education, would like to discover what support you …
Emotional Literacy Support Assistants Training – Summer Term We are pleased to announce that the Educational Psychology team will be offering ELSA training in the Summer term. Two courses are being held – one for those supporting primary aged pupils and one for those supporting secondary aged pupils. Please see …
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The Great North Maths Hub are currently in the process of planning their offer for 2022-23. In order for them to ensure they meet the professional development needs across the region, they are asking Secondary and Post-16 teachers for their thoughts on how the Maths Hub offer could best support their …
Introduce character education into your school’s curriculum with Morpeth First School experience days. See attached flyer for more details.
A free six module programme, designed to support school leaders to make purposeful use of educational evidence and identify areas for development and enact strategies to improve teaching and learning. Each 90 minute session will be tailored to address challenges and opportunities in your local region, exploring high quality teaching, …
Schools and multi-academy trusts (MATs) share their different techniques for improving attendance rates in their settings through webinars. Recordings of those that have taken place, and details of forthcoming webinars are available on this page.
The DfE EdTech Demonstrator Programme is hosting a free, national online conference on Thursday 10 March and Wednesday 16 March. There will be over 70 sessions on offer on a variety of edtech related topics, including SEND specific sessions on accessibility for all, utilising built-in accessibility features and how technology can be best …
Free peer-to-peer support for schools and colleges on using technology for SEND support Read More »
The next Pupil Premium network meeting takes place on 16 March (online) 4 – 5pm. Please visit the Disadvantaged Pupils page to find the agenda and booking details.
