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Regeneration Investment Team Funding e-Bulletin – 11 April 2025

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

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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 to hear the views of lots of different people including: Please

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Next steps – 2nd draft of Northumberland’s policy Arranging education for children who cannot attend school because of their health needs

Thank you for your contributions to the consultation on Northumberland’s draft policy Arranging education for children who cannot attend school because of health needs.  This is the amended policy, now in 2nd draft form, and a summary of the feedback received during the consultation that informed those amendments. The consultation is continuing in

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Northumberland All Age Autism Strategy (Draft Version) – Have Your Say

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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Service Pupils in Schools: Non-statutory guidance from the DfE

This non-statutory guidance from the Ministry of Defence and Department for Education helps state-funded schools and local authorities in England to understand and address the educational and wellbeing needs of Service pupils in schools (reception to year 11).   This guidance is for: You can find the guidance here.

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Driving at Work – Questionnaire (Community/VC schools and PRU only)

Headteachers of the school types referred to above are requested to complete the questionnaire below relating to driving activities undertaken in a work capacity.  Even if you don’t own, hire or lease a school vehicle, please complete the questionnaire so we have a record of this. The completed questionnaires will ensure

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Places available on Health Improvement training week commencing 7th April 2025

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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BBC resources – Shakespeare Week

It’s Shakespeare Week next week! Now is the perfect time to explore the BBC’s comprehensive collection of Shakespeare teaching resources, designed to support both primary and secondary classrooms. To mark the 400th anniversary of the First Folio, BBC Teach has launched a wide range of engaging materials—including a new animated adaptation of Romeo and Juliet for upper primary

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Pupil Premium Plus for cared for and previously cared for children 2025-26

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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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 think would be interested in

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Stress Awareness Month Toolkit from EdSupport

Teaching is one of the most rewarding jobs, but it also comes with its challenges. Too much stress, if left unchecked, can take a toll on wellbeing.  To help education staff recognise, manage, and reduce stress, Education Support has created a free toolkit packed with expert advice and practical strategies.

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National Insurance contributions (NICs) support package 

The Government has now announced the grant funding to assist schools with the increase in Employers National Insurance Contributions.  Further information can be found at the following links  Mainstream schools and Early Years  Special Schools and Alternative Provision  Post-16  For mainstream schools a calculator has been published, however, we have

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Early Years Update

Dear Colleagues, Updates form the Team Updated Statutory Guidance around charging and optional extras For those who could not make it to the Provider briefing on Updated Statutory Guidance and Grants, you can find the recording here – https://youtu.be/Cbozn0ojLrI along with the presentation attached. This information is stored here – Early Years Funded Entitlements

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