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The Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages returns from 6 January to 31 March 2026 with our biggest and best programme yet! Registrations are open now, so do explore this year’s Festival programme and please share widely across your school networks. Teachers are encouraged to pick and mix from FREE events, classroom activities

Members of the Northumberland Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) are keen to support teachers in their work and to promote interesting and relevant RE/religion and worldviews education (R&W) in our schools. To that end they are seeking some information from RE teachers countywide. SACRE would be grateful if

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Has your school signed up to the Big Walk and Wheel yet?  The interschool walking and wheeling competition from Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (formerly Sustrans) runs between the 16-27 March 2026. It’s free to enter and schools compete against similar sized schools to log the most active journeys. All schools are

Safer Internet Day is a global awareness day that encourages children, young people and adults to think carefully about how we use the online world and digital technology. It’s a useful annual prompt to refresh conversations about online safety, wellbeing and responsible digital behaviour. Theme for 2026: Smart tech, safe choices

MEE now offer fully-funded accreditation for Schools, Colleges or Nurseries to recognise efforts to embed sustainability across the curriculum. Applicants need to provide a small amount of evidence to illustrate the 6 key areas. It’s all things they may already have, or can gain with a few simple steps.  MEE can provide

Togetherness (originally known as Solihull) are delighted to share some FREE helpful resources for parents experiencing all the big emotions of growing children. Togetherness is the NHS emotional health digital learning hub funded in your area. The families you work with have free access to expert learning about childhood development,

The Universal Music UK Sound Foundation provides financial assistance to improve access to music education for young people. Its work focuses on helping schools, students and teachers obtain the tools needed to deliver practical music learning. Support is offered through grants aimed at increasing access to music by enabling the

Water Efficiency in Schools – Have you singed up to the Big Blue Eco Booster Project yet? The Energy Team massively support this scheme, if you haven’t already signed up we would encourage you to show an interest asap as the places are limited. Further information and sign up details

A day designed to celebrate the incredible creative work already happening in your schools, spark fresh ideas, and provide practical inspiration to take straight back into your practice. It’s all about reconnecting with why creativity matters, feeling affirmed in what you do best, and leaving with renewed confidence to grow

We are inviting students, teachers, parents,  advisors and clients to join our NWG Apprenticeship Insights Webinar this National Apprenticeship Week – see flyer This will be an inspiring look into careers at Northumbrian Water Group and its open to all! Location: Microsoft Teams Visitors can join using the link below or add the

The government’s new VAWG and RSHE strategies both emphasise that teaching about safe and respectful relationships is most effective when it is echoed in the home environment. As teachers we sometimes see the early signs of parental conflict, and recognise that a child’s behaviour and their own relationships risk being