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The Department for Education has published details of the eligibility criteria for the 2025 National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) cohort. Details can be found here. In summary: The registration service, which enables applicants to express their interest with the DfE, will open on 8 September 2025.
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Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health Training for School Governors Northumberland County Council and the NHS are offering free virtual training sessions for school governors focused on emotional wellbeing and mental health. This 1-hour session will equip governors with essential knowledge around: 🗓️ Dates: Sign up via link in flier. For queries: Beyou@northumberland.gov.uk SMHL Refresher
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Please find details of our training courses below together with 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 in
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From the 1st September until the 12th October, Berwick and Hexham libraries will be hosting a free touring exhibition called, Make Mine Manga. Make Mine Manga is a free exhibition for anyone curious about manga as well as the avid fan. It explores the origins of Manga in Japan, the creative techniques
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Booking and further details available here.
Developing oracy in KS1 & KS2 | National Literacy Trust Read More »
Senior Leader briefings return for the 2025 – 2026 academic year. 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
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Ofsted are running a programme of webinars in September to help familiarise providers with the November 2025 education inspection framework changes. Full details here. The School Improvement Team will be attending them – we will summarise and provide feedback during senior leader briefings.
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The North East Combined Authority supports first/primary/middle schools across our region to deliver meaningful and impactful careers-related learning. The aim is to broaden horizons, raise aspirations, challenge stereotypes, and help children connect classroom learning to the world around them. NECA are currently expanding the North East Ambition Primary Network ahead of the
Northumberland Couny Council are hosting an in-person climate event at the beginning of the new school year on Tuesday 16th September at County Hall, Morpeth, from 1pm – 4pm. The event will bring teachers together to focus on hearing more about a number of climate programmes, as well as hearing
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The next Northumberland Schools Sustainability Network meetings have been scheduled and are divided out into 2 meetings for the different Key Stages, ensuring that the conversations and discussions are more relevant: Key Stages 1 and 2 – Tuesday 8th July 2025, 4pm – 4:45pm, online via Microsoft Teams Key Stages 3 and
Primary schools & specialist settings in North East (including Tees Valley), North Yorkshire and North West are invited to attend Mortal Fools upcoming MELVA digital showcase on 17th September, 10am via Zoom. Thanks to funding and business sponsorship, we’re able to allocate MELVA licences for free for academic year 25/26 on a first come, first served
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Please find below details of training for early years settings looking to provide professional development opportunities for staff in early years settings. The training will support the setting meet requirements in the new early years framework Safer Recruitment – for Early Years SettingsThe training is accredited by the Safer Consortium, To
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Struggling with persistent absence? Want to build a stronger attendance culture? Keen to hear what’s worked in other schools? Join staff from the Ashington Attendance Hub for a practical and solution focussed event that will equip you with proven strategies and take-away resources to make a real difference to your
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Durham University are offering a free conference, open to anyone who teachers Religious Studies or Ethics in schools and colleges. This conference offers a chance to meet academics from the UK’s largest Department of Theology and Religion; to hear about new research and new directions in the field that are
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The North East Ambition Primary Team are delighted to invite you to our upcoming Summer Primary Careers Conference at Sunderland College, Bede Campus on Friday 4 July. The conference will bring together primary school careers leaders from across the region to share best practice, look ahead to the future, and consider ways to demonstrate and
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Adventure Training North East are offering a 9 day level 3 Forest School course endorsed by the Forest School Association. See what previous candidates from Northumberland schools have said: “Wow! What an experience, thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Caroline and Colette are inspirational leaders.’ AS, Bridges Nursery, Newcastle.‘I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend
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We are thrilled to welcome Shonette Bason, the nationally renowned Early Years expert (widely known as the “Dough Disco Lady”), who will be leading an engaging and thought-provoking evening at Sele First School. Session topic: Creating Standing Out Early Years – With an Early Writing Focus We’re also pleased to offer a special
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Thursday 26th June, 3.45pm, online. Those of you who already have, or are considering moving to an eSchools website may be interested in joining this introductory session to help you get started with your DfE website compliance tracker, which will be available for use shortly. The DfE Compliance Tracker gives you
eSchools Website: DfE Tracker Introductory Session Read More »
Health Improvement (HIMP) Training Programme Please find details of our training courses below together with 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
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At Canva Learning Labs, discover how Canva Education can help teachers and students create, collaborate and bring learning to life, via a series of workshops. This event is free to attend but you must register in advance using your School360 email address to show that you have a Canva Edu SSO
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Booking is now open for Online Safety and ICT and Computing Curriculum training. Please follow THIS LINK for dates and full details. Contact Jennifer.harris@northumberland.gov.uk or Jordan.graham@northumberland.gov.uk to reserve your places.
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If you would like to place a leader on the Inclusive Leadership Course – complete THIS short application form by Friday 12th July. The usual cost for schools is £2650 per leader – we are very grateful to the North East Combined Authority for their continued partnership. The Inclusive Leadership Course equips leaders to
FULLY FUNDED places on The Difference Inclusive Leadership Course are NOW OPEN. Read More »
Please note that due to staff annual leave the sign-up for these courses closes earlier than normal on Friday 23rd May 2025 at 12.00 noon. Alcohol Awareness, Making Every Contact Count This training will give participants an understanding of alcohol units and the current recommended guidelines, as well as an awareness of the
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There are still places available on the following course taking place on Tuesday 3rd June 2025, 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm, should you or anyone you know be interested in attending. Please note that due to staff annual leave the sign-up for this course closes earlier than normal on Wednesday
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There are still places available on the following course taking place on Thursday 15th May 2025, 10.00 am to 12.30 pm, should you or anyone you know be interested in attending. Supporting Parents and Carers to Facilitate Conversations around Growing Up, Puberty, Sex & Relationships This training aims to support
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Date: Tuesday 24/06/2025Time: 15:45 – 17:00Location: Virtual (Zoom)Appropriate for: RE LeadsSpeaker(s): Caz Weir If you would like to attend the summer term RE network please register here.
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