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Please see attached details of this month’s available volunteer roles. If you would like more information on any of them, please let us know via this email address. It would be great if you could also share this information with anyone you know who may be interested. We have also […]
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Due to the demand for this training we are running two additional twilight sessions, The training supports the governing body to meet the updated requirement in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022(paragraph 81, page 22) which states – ‘training should equip them with the knowledge to provide strategic challenge to
Governor Training: Safeguarding Roles and Responsibilities Read More »
Dear Colleague 2nd Headcount SPR 2022-23 (PVIS/Childminders only) If you require a 2nd headcount for funded 2 year olds who have started accessing funding with you, or have increased their hours since full headcount, please email sophie.downing@northumberland.gov.uk by Friday 3rd March. You will receive an email when the form is available in your school360
Early Years Update Read More »
Please find details below of the IWS training courses being delivered in 2023/24. All courses are currently delivered over Microsoft Teams, unless otherwise stated. Please also see the attached document which gives further details on our courses. Please feel free to forward this email to any of your contacts who you think would
Integrated Wellbeing Service Training Programme – 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024 Read More »
Please see below the Kooth & Qwell March newsletter for schools. Please feel free to share this with other colleagues across the Northumberland area. Hello from Kooth and Qwell Welcome to March’s Kooth and Qwell Newsletter for schools, informing you of new developments, resources and exciting content coming up this month to
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Please see attached the document for year end procedures as it is fast approaching. I’ve highlighted some key dates below for your attention: The last day for the receipt of invoices from Schools who do not batch bills and invoices but send them to Accounts Payable to process will be 21st March 2023 The last
Year End information for Schools and Reminder from Accounts Payable Read More »
Dear Colleague I have so far spotted my first reports for the March summaries. The first, from the DfE presents findings from the school and college panel – a survey which gathers views from teachers and senior leaders. The second is the latest of Ofsted’s research reviews – this one focusses on art
Education Policy and Research Service Weekly Update 1 March 2023 Read More »
The English as an Additional Language service runs regular online training and drop-in sessions. Please find above all upcoming dates for the academic year. Please note these training sessions are only available to staff from NCC maintained schools, and also Academies/Free Schools/Special schools with a current Service Level Agreement (SLA)
EAL School Training 2023 Read More »
West – 8th March @ The Fuse, Prudhoe North – 9th March @ Bell View, Belford Central – 10th March @ West Hartford Fire Station Join us for the chance to moderate with other teachers outside of your partnership, and look at the potential your pupils have to be a certain standard at the end of
Year 2/ Year 6 Writing Moderation Drop in Read More »
Welcome to the latest edition of school meals team update, containing the latest information and actions we can assist with. Are you looking at catering for your school? We can help with recruitment from the cook to the kitchen assistants Set up and pay your food contracts for you Carry
Latest news from the School Meals Team Read More »
The portal to purchase this SLA for 2023/24 is now open. In 2023/2024 there will be a change to the way Psychological Services’ SLA is available. Schools will be able to purchase packages of 1, 3, 6 or 9 days. The packages will be based on a daily rate of £425 a day. This change has been initiated to increase equitable
Psychological Services SLA 2023/24 Read More »
Following consultation with Schools Forum, please find attached a document containing the 2023/24 Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) budget shares for the year from April 2023 to March 2024. The document is in the order of your 4-digit Department for Education number. A covering letter providing some background information is also provided. All of Northumberland’s 157 mainstream
School Budget Share (Dedicated School Grant) 2023-24 Read More »
The NCSC has produced free cyber security training to raise awareness and help school staff manage some of the key cyber threats facing schools. The training is available in two formats: A scripted presentation pack for group delivery can be found below in the ‘Downloads’ section of this webpage. The presentation
Cyber security training for school staff Read More »
Tuesday 25th April, 1.30pm-2.30pm, Microsoft Teams Please see attached flyer This training session is aimed at administrators, business managers and members of your teaching team whose remit may include communications with your families and wider community. This is a great opportunity to pick up some new digital skills and give your
Canva for School Communications – School360 Read More »
Thursday 23rd March 2023 9.45am-12 NoonPonteland High School Would you like to find out more about what Ofsted thinks good Maths teaching is and why they think this leads to good student progress? The Great North Maths Hub are delighted to invite you to a conversation with Steve Wren, the
Insights from Ofsted – A conversation with Steve Wren, HMI Mathematics Subject Lead Read More »
The OVO Foundation Nature Prize Let’s Go Zero, the UK’s zero carbon schools campaign, has teamed up with OVO Foundation to launch a nationwide competition, inspiring children across the UK to create great green projects for their school. Schools can enter their ideas online by Monday 6th March 2023. Let’s Go
Two funding opportunities for schools from Let’s Go Zero Read More »
Could you please all share this opportunity with the CYP in your school/setting so they can help shape the future of Northumberland’s Children and Young People’s Plan. The survey is open here and CYP have the opportunity to enter a prize draw for one of five £10 shopping vouchers
Children and Young People’s Plan Survey Read More »
King Charles III’s Coronation will be held on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey in London. On Sunday 7 May there will be a Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle. After the pageantry of the Coronation Ceremony will come the celebration of a new reign, with a special concert taking place at Windsor
Northumberland County Council Coronation Community Fund – schools can apply Read More »
The DfE has engaged four subject matter experts for a series of four 60-minute safeguarding webinars to support the statutory safeguarding guidance ‘Keeping children safe in education’ (KCSIE). The webinars focus on four important topics: Low level concerns; single central record; safeguarding partners and sexting/online harms. The first two seminars have already
KCSIE Webinar Series from the DfE Read More »
Dear Colleagues Several interesting and oft-debated questions are tackled in the February summaries. What happens when parents’ beliefs clash with those of the state? Is a 2-year or a 3-year key stage 4 more beneficial? And what can be done to improve the literacy, numeracy, and oral skills of England’s
Education Policy and Research Service February 2023 Read More »
Dear Colleague I trust that those of you in schools enjoyed a restful half term break. I have used some of the holiday to finish off the February summaries and hope that you will enjoy this month’s selection which will be with subscribers shortly! Let’s start with funding updates, of
Education Policy and Research Service Weekly Update 20 February 2023 Read More »
We would like to invite staff who work with SEND pupils to attend one of our Wheels for All workshops on the 2nd and 3rd March at Newbiggin Sports and Community Centre NE64 6HG, the sessions will be an opportunity to find out more about Wheels for All centres and how this model could work
Wheels for All workshops Read More »
Northumberland Skills is offering free construction taster sessions for young people (aged 15 years+) and their parents/carers at their construction campus in Seghill on: · Thursday 2nd March, 3pm-7pm · Saturday 22nd April, 10am-1pm If your son or daughter is thinking about options when they leave school, or if they’ve recently left school and
Try out a Construction Trade – Free Evening and Saturday Tasters Read More »
The DfE has recently updated its guidance on Data Protection in schools which outlines the policies and processes schools and MATs need to protect personal data and respond effectively to personal data breaches and subject access requests. The School Governance and Data Protection team provide an SLA to schools that ensures
Data Protection in Schools Read More »
And the results are in! Thousands of young people turned out to vote in the Northumberland Youth Elections 2023. Successful candidates in the Northumberland Youth Cabinet election were Billie Brodie, Ashington Academy; Bailey Cowell, Ashington Academy; Gracie Dalgarno-Todd, Astley High School; James Hickie, Ponteland Community High School; and Krzysztof Rymarczyk, Corbridge Middle School. Also elected to represent Northumberland in the UK
Northumberland’s Young People elect their Youth Cabinet and Youth Parliament members Read More »
Perspective Lite provides powerful localised and tailored analytics, plus readymade insights of your datasets, such as census returns, key stage assessments and reception baseline. As Headteachers you will have a suite of minimal effort – high return tools ready to use at your fingertips with Perspective Lite. Perspective Lite will be offered as
An introduction to Perspective Lite – easy data analysis for schools – 15 March Read More »
Ofsted has published 6 “Curriculum Insight” videos, covering Geography, History, PE, Music, Science and Personal Development. You can find all 6, plus numerous other Ofsted videos/publications here.
Ofsted – Curriculum Insight Videos Read More »
The portal to purchase this SLA for 2023/24 is now open. In 2023/2024 there will be a change to the way Psychological Services’ SLA is available. Schools will be able to purchase packages of 1, 3, 6 or 9 days. The packages will be based on a daily rate of £425 a day. This change has been initiated to increase equitable
Psychological Services SLA 2023/24 Read More »
Pupil Premium Plus arrangements for the financial year 2023-24 are unchanged from this year and are set out in this policy document. Schools will continue to receive the funding for eligible looked after children in three instalments through their electronic Personal Education Plans (ePEPs). Pupil Premium Plus for previously looked
Pupil Premium Plus for looked after children Read More »
A reminder that the Services to Schools SLA portal, available at : https://sla.northumberland.gov.uk/default.aspx, is very much open for business to enable schools to record their service requirements for council services for 2023/24. While individual service deadlines will be down to the discretion of Service Managers and contacts, can I ask that wherever possible schools record
REMINDER – Services to Schools SLA 2023/24 Portal is Open Read More »
