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The Services to Schools SLA Portal is now open for Schools to use in relation to their Service Level Agreement requirements for 2025/26, please see this link. Please take the time to review the information on the portal, as in some cases services will have changed from that offered in the previous year. The basic process remains as it was last year – after reviewing the […]
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Dear Governors, Happy New Year! The date for our first ‘virtual’ Briefing of the new year is Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 6:00pm – 7:30pm. As usual the briefing will be recorded for those of you who cannot join us or wish to view at a more convenient date/time. This information can be
Chairs’ & Vice Chairs’ Virtual Briefing – Spring Term 2025, Date and Booking Form Read More »
Please find attached a PDF document for you to circulate inviting you to sign up for individual logins. The PDF includes a URL which if followed will take the user to the CLEAPSS account checker page, where it will ask you to enter your email address. We recommend you use a
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St Michael’s English Hub are running a free Early Years Conference – Play and Talk on Friday 14th February at Ramside Hall Hotel. The spaces are limited so please book on via the link below: EYFS Conference – Play and Talk: Foundations for Language and Learning
The DfE provide ad hoc updates via email to schools and settings. The latest was published today (27 January). The content is available here.
This is a copy of the email sent to school admin email addresses this afternoon: The situation has been discussed at a routine Civil Contingencies meeting this afternoon. All council services are prepared and taking a watching brief. This includes following Met Office advice. An amber warning asks travellers and property owners to
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Dukeshouse Wood has closed with immediate effect. Schools that have visits booked and paid/partially paid should follow the advice below: Consult the Kingswood website to see if any of the alternatives on offer are suitable. Try to reclaim any monies paid already. If a school wish to submit a claim
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Please find attached a PDF document for you to circulate inviting you to sign up for individual logins. The PDF includes a URL which if followed will take the user to the CLEAPSS account checker page, where it will ask you to enter your email address. We recommend you use a
CLEAPSS 2025 Login Update Read More »
Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team EY Business Forum – final Reminder Come along and find out about the forthcoming staffing cost increases that will impact settings and the proposed new funding rates from April 25. It is vital settings understand these financial implications for their setting, so please do
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Thursday 23rdJanuary, 4-4.45pm Join us for this 45 minute overview of how Picture News can support the Prevent Strategy in schools. We will explore why and how content from the news can effectively support British values, protected characteristics and the Prevent Strategy. We’ll also provide an overview of Picture News
British Values and Protected Characteristics supporting Prevent in Primary Schools Read More »
Please see attached the Beach School Leader Training leaflet. Our next training course will be taking place at Blyth beach in June. Further details are on our website here.
Beach Schools training Blyth Read More »
Dear Governors, Happy New Year! The date for our first ‘virtual’ Briefing of the new year is Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 6:00pm – 7:30pm. As usual the briefing will be recorded for those of you who cannot join us or wish to view at a more convenient date/time. This information can be
Chairs’ & Vice Chairs’ Virtual Briefing – Spring Term 2025, Date and Booking Form Read More »
Northumberland Portage Service is delivering a National Portage Association Workshop at Blyth West Family Hub on 27th and 28th March. The workshop is suitable for all Early Years Practitioners. The Course aims to develop: Central to the course are the ‘Portage Principles’ and the ‘Three Circle Model of Portage’. These are emphasised throughout
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Northumberland is reviewing and developing education provision for children with health and medical needs. Feedback is invited from schools, education providers and local authority staff on the draft policy for arranging education for children with health and medical needs. Please use the feedback form provided here and return it to
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Please find attached the regular monthly funding ebulletin from the Regeneration Investment Team 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 e-Bulletin’
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Taken from the weekly email from Andrew Hall (Specialist Safeguarding Consultant): “Occasionally I receive emails asking about resources to prepare for Ofsted inspections. I have never created anything specific because I don’t want to give an impression that there is something ‘special’ we need to do. Secondly, it’s all in
Safeguarding Confidence Review Read More »
A reminder that there are a range of resources available to support RE teachers across the county: Face to face support is also available from our RE Adviser – simply contact Dave Cookson to arrange.
Support for RE teachers Read More »
Challenge Partners warmly invite you to their free, cross-phase Regional Education Conference in the North East on 3rd April 2025 at Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham. The event aims to help schools and trusts address the challenge of meeting increasingly complex and numerous SEND needs in mainstream schools. It will be very
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the UK Health protection Agency have produced a practical guide for staff on managing cases of infectious diseases in children and young people settings, including education. Within the tools and resources, there is an exclusion table with guidance to indicate the time period an individual should not attend a setting to reduce
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Are you looking to support your pupils to become active citizens within their communities? Do you want to develop the social skills, confidence and resilience of your pupils? Are you keen to find ways to develop SMSC, Character Education and promote pupils’ Personal Development? The Archbishops’ Young Leaders Award (AYLA) is a fully resourced leadership and character education programme that could support your
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The DfE provide ad hoc updates via email to schools and settings. The latest was published today (15 January). The content is available here.
This new funded support programme for School Headteachers and Senior Leaders is supported by the North East Combined Authority and delivered across the north east region by Dr David Dixon in collaboration with the charity OASES. We have funding available for a cohorts of 7 schools in Northumberland to train
Leadership for Sustainability – School Leader CPD Programme Read More »
The North East Association of Directors of Children’s Services are running three SEND Knowledge Exchange webinars on the theme of “seeing and meeting need earlier” taking place at the end of this month: Mon 27th Jan, 4-5pm: Seeing and Meeting Need Earlier with Whole Education (Gary Aubin & Amy Joynes) – register here Tues
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Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team IMPORTANT ACTION REQUIRED Setting Level Data – to receive Spring 25 funding PVIs only For those of you who complete your headcount via school360, you must complete the questions module in your Wizard account by Friday 24th January to ensure you can be funded in spring term 25. Failure
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At SSE Energy Solutions we passionately support young people entering into sustainable STEM careers, particularly those historically under-represented in the industry. We have a wealth of high-quality materials aligned with the national curriculum, designed to offer young people insights into the energy industry, its various roles, and hands-on experience with
SSE Energy Solutions – primary and secondary STEM sessions – free to schools! Read More »
Dear Governors, Happy New Year! The date for our first ‘virtual’ Briefing of the new year is Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 6:00pm – 7:30pm. As usual the briefing will be recorded for those of you who cannot join us or wish to view at a more convenient date/time. This information can be
Chairs’ & Vice Chairs’ Virtual Briefing – Spring Term 2025, Date and Booking Form Read More »
The current road safety training coordinator retires at the end of January and a replacement will be organised. If you have a road safety issue or plan to run activities within your school, the following resources may be helpful to you: Northumberland Road Safety for Schools – a quick scroll
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Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Estimates Figures Deadline SPR 2024-25 (School360 users only) The deadline for submitting your estimated figures via the Wizard is Sunday 12th January. If you require a password reset, please email earlyyearsteam@northumberland.gov.uk Headcount Spring 2024-25 For those of you who submit your early years data via
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Please see key training dates available during Spring term from the Northumberland ICT and eLearning team. Online Safety sessions are available to schools in ICT SLA3, Curriculum based sessions for schools in ICT SLA1. All training takes place online unless otherwise stated. Click the course title for further information. Annual
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