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Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Inclusion Stories – Week 4 It’s the 4th week of our inclusion in early years focus. This weeks case study demonstrates how Amble Links Primary School adapted their practice to meet the unique needs of their cohort… Please find case study attached to find […]
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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
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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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Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Northumberland Family Services Directory https://northumberlandeducation.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Family-Services-Directory-guidance-Pdf-2.pdf Many providers hold a Carescheme on the above directory setting out their childcare offer. Thank you to all who have recently updated or created a new scheme. Northumberland FSD Provider Careschemes are used widely by parent/carers and professional organisations
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We’re pleased to offer free tree packs to schools and community groups across Northumberland, to support tree equity and bring people together through nature. Why apply? How to apply: If this opportunity isn’t quite right for you, please do share it with a colleague or group who might benefit – we’d love to reach
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Children North East have created guides for schools to help them support pupils and families who are experiencing poverty or facing financial hardship. Download the guides here.
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We have been made aware that some schools have not been receiving emails from the Data Unit. Please check that your system is not blocking any emails from: dataunit@northumberland365.onmicrosoft.com. Schools risk not receiving key information regarding the data collections for Phonics, EYFS and KS2 in a timely manner if the
Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team REMINDER – SUM 2024-25 Headcount (PVI Providers) The deadline for submitting your summer term headcount return is this Friday (16th May)! If you require a password reset, or cannot locate your file, please email earlyyearsteam@northumberland.gov.uk 2, 3 & 4 year old children need to
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This session is open to all schools in a Northumberland School Alliance. Thank you to those of you who have signed up to attend your Alliance moderation session. The focus Early Learning Goals (ELGs) for the moderation sessions are ‘Speaking’ and ‘Writing’. We will also discuss up to 2 additional ELGs chosen
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Community groups, schools and individuals can enter their environmental projects and initiatives for this annual celebration of activities which help to keep the county clean and green. Entries are invited for: The closing date for entries for the 2025 awards is Sunday 1 June 2025 at midnight, and full details are in the
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Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Summer Term Training Directory Please find attached Northumberland’s Early Years training directory overview for the summer term. To book onto any of the outlined courses and for further information, login to your School Readiness Passport account Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements updates – September 2025
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The DfE provide ad hoc updates via email to schools and settings. The latest was published on 6 May. The content is available here.
Last chance to have your say! Survey closes today (6th May 2025). Northumberland County Council and the NHS in Northumberland want to hear people’s views on our ideas for a strategy for autistic people of all ages in Northumberland. The strategy aims to improve services and support for autistic people. We
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Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Headcount SUM 2024-25 For those of you who submit your early years data via school360, the pre-populated forms are now available in the SUM 2024-25 file in your school360 account. Submission deadline – Friday 16th May. To locate your file go to Drive > use the
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If your school is in one of the Northumberland School Alliances, you will have received an email inviting you to an EYFS Profile moderation session, taking place in May. If you haven’t signed up yet, it’s not too late. Follow the link attached here to sign up for your alliance moderation session.
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The DfE provide ad hoc updates via email to schools and settings. The latest was published on 22 April. The content is available here.
myHappymind is an award-winning whole-school and nursery programme that teaches children preventative habits supporting positive mental health, resilience, and self-esteem. Co-developed with schools across the nation, myHappymind is a universal offer for all schools but also has a programme for Alternative provision and SEN. Here is our National impact report which
Northumberland County Council and the NHS in Northumberland want to hear people’s views on our ideas for a strategy for autistic people of all ages in Northumberland. The strategy aims to improve services and support for autistic people. We want to hear the views of lots of different people including: Please
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If you’re in one of our school alliances, the Early Years Team will be running EYFS Profile moderation sessions this May. To see the date and venue of your alliance’s moderation session, and to sign up, follow the link here.
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Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Estimated Figures Summer 2024-25 (PVIs only) The system is now open for you to submit your estimated figures claim. Please remember to check your summaries, work out average hours and underestimate to prevent over-claiming. Deadline to submit – Monday 21st April If you require
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Northumberland All Age Autism Strategy (Draft Version) – Have Your Say. Northumberland County Council and the NHS in Northumberland want to hear people’s views on our ideas for a strategy for autistic people of all ages in Northumberland. The strategy aims to improve services and support for autistic people. We want
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Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team SUM 2024-25 Summer term key dates and 2025-26 base rates from April can be found here. Updated Code of Practice April 25 The attached code of practice will be loaded to Wizard for signature when we turn on summer term claims. Please ensure the
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The DfE provide ad hoc updates via email to schools and settings. The latest was published today (31 March). The content is available here.
There are still places available on the following courses taking place during the week commencing 7th April 2025, should you or anyone you know be interested in attending. Places on our courses must be booked through the online platform Learning Together, and you can book a place by clicking on the
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Free or discounted prices are available during Northumberland term time for visits to Lilidorei and.or the Alnwick Gardens: See the flyer here for further details. The Alnwick Garden Travel Subsidy is offered to all state schools (EYFS – Year 6) to encourage visits to The Alnwick Garden and Lilidorei in
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Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Expansion Grant We will be informing you of your allocations if you currently have under 3s in your provision by letter. If you do not receive your letter in the post by Friday 4th April, please contact us at earlyyearsteam@northumberland.gov.uk Eligibility cut-off Please check your
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For Headteachers and Designated Teachers for cared for and previously cared for children: Please find attached Northumberland’s Pupil Premium Plus policy for the financial year 2025-26. If you have any queries about the policy then please contact the Virtual School at virtualschool@northumberland.gov.uk
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