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Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Key Dates AUT 2025-26 Please find key dates for AUT 2025-26 here. Keep these handy to be prepared for submission deadlines & payment dates. Inclusion Stories Fern Hollow demonstrate here how they used advice and support from the inclusion consultants and CPD opportunities to develop their practice… […]
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Dear Headteacher, I am writing to inform you, all new applications for free school meals will soon be made online through Northumberland County Council`s Citizen Portal. The link on the local authority`s website will be updated. This will direct parents to the Citizen Portal log-in page. Parents who already have
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Briefing Note for Headteachers and Admin Teams From 1st August 2025 Governor Services will no longer track Governor DBS checks or complete Section Y on NEREO. These responsibilities now lie with individual schools, in line with statutory safeguarding expectations. As a headteacher, it is essential you are aware of these
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Do you have children due to start reception in September who are not yet toilet training. If so, please share ERIC’s ‘Toilet Train Ready for School’ resources. For more information, follow this link: https://eric.org.uk/all-aboard-the-toilet-train-get-ready-for-school/
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As the holidays approach with a quick reminder that Kooth’s platform will be available to help children and young people manage their mental health and wellbeing through the summer. We know this can be a tricky time for those who rely on the routine and support available at school, and because
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Earlier in the year we contacted all the schools in the region to invite you to our Young Citizen Work Experience Festival held at Newcastle racecourse next week. Weds 9th & Thurs 10th July Its an exciting event with some brilliant workshops across the two days – see attached flyer
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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
Dear Colleagues, We are relocating Astley High and Whytrig Middle Schools to their new build, week commencing 04 August 2025. We are therefore able to offer some legacy furniture to other schools in Northumberland. An example of the furniture on offer is: If you are interested in viewing the items
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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 information about
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Please see attached flyers for Beach School (September) and Forest School (October) training. For information and bookings, see the website: Training and Resources – OASES Or contact us:
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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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The Northumberland Family Hub app has an exciting new update! The app now not only includes carefully selected videos from the Tiny Happy People website, designed to help parents and carers to chat, read and play with their children. It now includes a Northumberland specific section. Here parents and carers
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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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