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Hello everyone, welcome to your August 2022 Kooth & Qwell Newsletter! We love sharing information about Kooth & Qwell and we always welcome requests for free staff training, presentations in team meetings and event support. If you work across education, healthcare or the VCS sector just get in touch so …
Schools in receipt of the PE and sport premium should have published their 2021/22 academic year reports by Sunday 31 July. The DfE’s PE and sport premium guidance details what needs to be included in the report. If they wish, schools can use the recommended reporting template produced by the Association for PE and the Youth …
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Please see the latest Health and Safety Bulletin attached.
To help you make the most of your Education Policy and Research Service subscription here are last month’s highlights, our subscribers’ top three most popular downloads from July’s summaries. 1) EPRS 21/22 101: The Power of Music to Change Lives: A Plan for MusicEducation (DfE) This report from the DfE …
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20 July 2022Standards and Testing Agency update The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) will run a full programme of primary assessments in the 2022/23 academic year. This includes the reception baseline assessment (RBA), phonics screening check, multiplication tables check and the statutory tests and teacher assessments at the end of …
Our training sessions and workshops for the coming academic year are now available to book. Please find full details of scheduled sessions HERE. These events are included in ICT SLA1 and are bookable by contacting jennifer.harris@northumberland.gov.uk or jordan.graham@northumberland.gov.uk. Please also get in touch to arrange bespoke ‘in house’ training sessions for …
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Climate change is everyone’s responsibility and Northumberland County Council wants to create opportunities which support your school in realising its sustainability aspirations. Through developing the student-led Northumberland Schools Sustainability Network (NSSN) in partnership with Ministry of Eco Education, UK Schools Sustainability Network and Global Action Plan, the council aims to provide your school community with the ability to: Connect with peers to share …
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Northumberland County Council is holding a week-long uniform amnesty in a bid to encourage families to recycle clothing while also helping others. Good quality uniform, coats, shoes, PE kits and bags can be dropped off at various locations across Northumberland between Monday 1 August until Monday 8 August 2022. Following the …
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We are looking for volunteers to help with sorting through uniform donations at : County Hall, Morpeth – Monday 8th August and Thursday 1st September Blyth, St Benedicts Church – Tuesday 9th, Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th August If you are able to support or would like more info, please contact tracey.wilson@northumberland.gov.uk
Facilities Management are offering an Asbestos awareness course for caretaking staff. This course will be held at Blyth Civic Centre on Tuesday 9th August 22 , 1pm -4pm . If you would like to book a place on this course, can you, please email Facilities.management@northorthumberland.gov.uk with the name of the school and …
Dear Head teacher Please see attached Northumberland’s Alternative Provision Catalogue which contains details of the providers on our Framework. The Framework is intended to meet the needs of children and young people at Key Stage 1, 2, 3 and 4 who are permanently excluded from school; excluded from school on …
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From this week you will no longer be required to enter a username and password when accessing Oracle Cloud Applications when you’re using your work laptop. Instead of seeing the login screen you will be taken directly to the welcome page. Single sign on (SSO) has been enabled, which means …
Please find attached July Information, Advice and Support Service (IASS) Information newsletter.
Free Numicon Webinar:Support for SEND and Intervention Join us at our FREE webinar on SEND and Intervention Support When: Thursday 8th September at 15:45 We will cover:-Introducing The Numicon Approach and Numicon resources-How The Numicon Approach will support SEND and Intervention-Look at two key resources Numicon Breaking Barriers and Numicon Big Ideas and how they …
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Education Policy and Research Service July 2022 Dear Colleagues As those longed-for summer holidays come into view, I am pleased to send you the final batch of summaries for the 2021-22 academic year. Something for everyone, in all phases of education. The headline summary this month is the government’s new …
Join staff across Tyne & Wear for the first Secondary PE Conference in recent years. It will be an opportunity for professional development and networking with colleagues and strategic partners from across the region. Date: Wednesday 21 September 2022 Venue: The Fed, Lancaster Road, Gateshead, NE11 9JR Arrival: 09.30am Start: …
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As outlined in the NHSEI guidance on the NHS Act 2006 Section 13Q, it is important to make sure that our NHSEI commissioned services are informed and shaped by the views of patients and public. As part of this, a survey has been formulated to obtain feedback from School Age Immunisation Service …
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Facilities Management are offering an Asbestos awareness course for caretaking staff. This course will be held at Blyth Civic Centre on Tuesday 9th August 22 , 1pm -4pm . If you would like to book a place on this course, can you, please email Facilities.management@northorthumberland.gov.uk with the name of the school and …
Education Policy and Research Service Weekly Update12 July 2022 Dear Subscribers This will be our final weekly roundup for this academic year. The July summaries will be with you by the end of this week – I can promise something for every phase from early years to higher education! So, let’s look …
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Schools’ Safeguarding Team SLA refresh The Northumberland Schools Safeguarding Team can support you to address your safeguarding needs and are best placed to help you understand and adapt to our local safeguarding context. We have re-designed our SLA package based on feedback from Designated Safeguarding Leads and Headteachers in Northumberland …
https://northumberlandeducation.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Mailchimp-Header_School-DMs_Apprenticeships.png Are you a school or academy looking to recruit curriculum, catering or business support staff? Have you considered taking on an apprentice? Whether you are looking to recruit a teaching assistant, an office manager or a trainee chef; we can help you to find and recruit individuals to boost your team across …
We have a surplus of coloured classroom tables (KS2) which we no longer need, available at the end of term. For more information, to arrange a viewing or for collection please contact Anna Lennox, New Hartley First School 0191 2371218 or email anna.lennox@newhartley.northumberland.sch.uk
To help you make the most of your Education Policy and Research Service subscription here are last month’s highlights, our subscribers’ top three most popular downloads from June’s summaries. 1) EPRS 21/22 92: Research Review Series: English (Ofsted) This is the latest report in Ofsted’s series of research reviews. Itexplores …
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I would like to introduce myself and my company Elite Adventures. We are super passionate about all things outdoors and aim to motivate children and adults, showing them the benefits on their physical and mental health by spending time outside. This summer, Elite Adventures are running a new initiative which …
Find out more about full and part-time courses at Northumberland Skills at one of our open events taking place across the county Want to find out more about the wide range of full and part-time courses available from Northumberland Skills for young people and adults across Northumberland? Whether you’re interested …
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Please see attached flyer regarding forest school course information also available on the website:Oases North east – NOCN Forest School Certificates Bookings can be made at last year’s prices if made this term and we have an exciting new venue of Ushaw near Durham.
Dear Subscribers I hope that all is well with you as the exam season draws to a close. The July summaries are underway – I have just summarised the latest ‘State of the Nation’ report from the Social Mobility Commission and the DfE’s new National Plan for Music, which I …
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Changes to Notional SEN Budget and additional SEN Funding 2022/23: Up to and including the financial year 2021/22 Northumberland schools notional SEN funding level has been calculated on the following basis: 35% of all Deprivation Funding (FSM, FSM6 and IDACI) 100% of all Low Prior Attainment Funding; and 5.5% of …
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