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Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Early Years Ordinarily Available Provision Virtual Training We are running a virtual training session about using the Early Years Ordinarily Available Provision. The training is suitable for anyone who works with children from birth to 5, and will give you information about how to […]
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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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The next Northumberland Schools Sustainability Network meetings have been scheduled and we’d love for you to join us. Key Stages 1 and 2 – Tuesday 8th July 2025, 4pm – 4:45pm, online via Microsoft Teams Key Stages 3 and 4 – Wednesday 9th July 2025, 4pm – 4:45pm, online via Microsoft Teams Please sign
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
Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Summer 25 working families code eligibility We are really sorry to say that whilst we are cleaning the data from headcount we are recognising that there are still a number of providers offering places to parents with ineligible codes for the term. Codes with
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The 7th edition of the Schools’ Health and Safety newsletter is now available. This is produced by the NCC Corporate Health and Safety Team and available to those schools signed up to the H&S SLA. This, along with other school specific information is available on our SharePoint portal. If you can’t view the
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National Clear Air Day (19 June) is fast approaching and it’s the ideal opportunity to talk about how we travel, especially those shorter everyday journeys and how we can make them more sustainable, protecting our health and the environment from harmful pollutants. Even though we often can’t see it, air pollution is linked
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We are planning another Ride Leader course in late September so if you or a member of staff has been wondering about taking part or you’d like to find out more, please complete this form or email tracy.aitken@northumberland.gov.uk We also need a venue for the day to deliver this course, if you could help
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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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Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Early Years Ordinarily Available Provision Virtual Training We are running a virtual training session about using the Early Years Ordinarily Available Provision – see attached flyer. The training is suitable for anyone who works with children from birth to 5, and will give you
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The term and holiday dates for Northumberland 2026/2027 have been approved as follows:
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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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Cycling UK’s Bike Week takes place between the 9-15 June, let us know if you have anything planned here and if you want any further ideas to encourage cycling at your school please check out our flyer or get in touch tracy.aitken@northumberland.gov.uk
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Local authorities are required to publish schemes for financing schools, setting out the financial relationship between them and the schools they maintain. This is reviewed on an annual basis, in consultation with Schools and the Schools Forum. One minor change provided by the DfE has been the inclusion of an
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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
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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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Time is running out to get your entries in to the LOVE Northumberland Awards, and you could win up to £250 to spend on your school project. LOVE Northumberland is campaign to promote improving the environment in the county. There is a category for “Best children’s project” (where most of
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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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Support Needed: Help Us Distribute Summer HAF Vouchers We need your support to help distribute Summer HAF vouchers to families eligible for benefit-related free school meals through the HolidayActivities platform. The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme, funded by the Department for Education, provides free activities and healthy meals to
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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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National Child Measurement Programme – 3 year individual school data for Reception & Year 6 (letter and further details attached) Reminder that your school’s average results from the past three years along with a summary of resources to support you, your senior leadership team and school governors can be requested from the Northumberland Public Health
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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
FAO First and Primary school headteachers In order to plan our monitoring visits during the phonics screening week, we kindly request all schools send their timetables to assessment@northumberland.gov.uk , by Friday 23rd May. Please ensure that the title of the email includes your setting name.
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