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It’s that time of year again when we ask all schools to complete a Mode of Travel survey to see how pupils are travelling to school in Northumberland, your help in collecting this data is greatly appreciated. Please refer to the attached letter and instructions and if there is anything […]
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Please see attached, school are asked to check records and be extra vigilant. Northumberland County Council has a dedicated Corporate Fraud Team within Internal Audit, and are here to offer advice and support in any matters including suspected fraud. Reports can be made via – If any staff would like to
School Charity Cheque Fraud Alert Read More »
This is an opportunity for your school to join the Start Small; Dream Big pilot. This national pilot is a free career-related learning programme for primary schools, delivered by The Careers & Enterprise Company in conjunction with Teach First and backed by the Department for Education (DfE). Following the success
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Mars Day 24 is an exciting free virtual event adventure for schools, presented by the UK Space Education Office (ESERO-UK) at STEM Learning and in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the UK Space Agency. Once again Mars Day has an out-of-this-world programme of live link-ups, activities and resources, talks
Mars Day – 5 March 2024 Read More »
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums are offering FREE online CPD sessions for primary teachers. These curriculum-linked sessions cover history, science and art; each one maps curriculum content, making links to Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums’ collections, and also features a guest expert speaker. You can read more about
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One of the Child Health & Wellbeing Network’s key cross cutting themes is Arts and Creativity. As such the Network has always promoted work in the creative arts and this has led to the creation of an awards programme for primary schools, in honour of our former Arts and Creativity
Chris Drinkwater Creative Health in Primary Schools Award Read More »
Dear Subscribers Last week, I mentioned that Ofsted would respond to the coroner’s recommendations following the tragic death of headteacher Ruth Perry. Ofsted’s response letter sets out actions taken before and immediately after the inquest and proposes a range of new measures. These include training inspectors to recognise and respond to signs
Education Policy and Research Service 2023-2024 Weekly Update 24 January 2024 Read More »
Further to the email of 2nd January advertising the Dads Matter Summit this is a gentle reminder to book a place if you and any of your colleagues haven’t already done so but wish to attend. Places are going fast but there is still time to book using the Eventbrite link
Dads Matter Summit 12/02/24 Read More »
In Monday’s email update to education settings from the DfE, the department included the following information about measles outbreaks: “There have been recent localised outbreaks of measles centred around the West Midlands. There is a risk of further outbreaks in other areas unless urgent action is taken to increase Measles,
The Services to Schools SLA Portal is now open for Schools to use in relation to their Service Level Agreement requirements for 2024/25, please see the link http://sla.northumberland.gov.uk/default.aspx . 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.
2024/25 Service to Schools SLA Portal Read More »
The Northumberland ICT and eLearning team, along with Canva, are hosting two training sessions to help you get the most out of Canva – a fantastic digital design tool. These two sessions are open to all schools regardless of SLA. Please read this flyer for full details and email jennifer.harris@northumberland.gov.uk to reserve
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Please note the link to the opportunities, resources and dates on the spring term equalities update Padlet
Equalities Update: Spring term Read More »
We are delighted to contact you with an opportunity for your school to join the Start Small; Dream Big pilot (see attached flyer). This national pilot is a free career-related learning programme for primary schools, delivered by The Careers & Enterprise Company in conjunction with Teach First and backed by
Free career-related learning training for primary school staff Read More »
31 Jan 2024 10-11.30 by Teams Equality information and Objectives: Final Year of the 2021-25 cycle. The session will cover: What do we need to publish or amend? By what date? Are there any changes to the law or to protected characteristics? How do the Northumberland Inequalities Plan and Poverty Proofing relate to
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FAO All Schools in the energy SLA We have noticed a recent increase in energy brokers contacting school sites, ourselves and the utility suppliers direct. Just a quick reminder for schools within the Energy SLA you are in contract for utilities with Northumberland County Council NEPO framework agreements for
Dear Colleagues My somewhat belated Happy New Year wishes along with the first batch of summaries for 2024! A lot of ‘hot topics’ this month. These include Ofsted reform, with a thought-provoking report from the Institute for Government, and mental health with an overview of children and young people’s mental
Education Policy and Research Service December 2023 Read More »
Please see attached for more information.
ELSA 2024 training course Read More »
Updates have been, or are in the process of, being made to the whole suite of inspection handbooks (including early years, schools and monitoring visits), to reflect the immediate changes set out in Ofsted’s response to the Ruth Perry Inquest. Guidance on pausing inspections of state funded schools is also now
Ofsted handbook updates – 19 January Read More »
Northumberland Skills are offering the following childcare related courses. Please click the links for further information. Level 4 Higher Level Teaching Assistant British Sign Language Makaton Autism Awareness Children Mental Health Level 3 Education & Training
Childcare related courses from Northumberland Skills Read More »
NETSP are delighted to announce our new short course in leading maths, which is aimed at primary and secondary practitioners with a leadership role in maths. The programme will be delivered in person at Newcastle University via six two-hour workshops over two terms. This programme will be designed to enable
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KCSIE states, “Technology, and risks and harms related to it, evolve, and change rapidly. Schools and colleges should consider carrying out an annual review of their approach to online safety, supported by an annual risk assessment that considers and reflects the risks their children face.” (para 145) To support schools
Northumberland Online Safety Audit Read More »
We are delighted to contact you with an opportunity for your school to join the Start Small; Dream Big pilot (see attached flyer). This national pilot is a free career-related learning programme for primary schools, delivered by The Careers & Enterprise Company in conjunction with Teach First and backed by
Free career-related learning training for primary school staff Read More »
Dear Subscribers I start with a question – how is your and your staff’s mental health and wellbeing? A press release from the DfE this week announces a series of measures to enhance teacher recruitment and retention. The first promises a new investment of £1.5 million to deliver a three-year mental health
Education Policy and Research Service 2023-2024 Weekly Update 17 January 2024 Read More »
Do you work in Education? Use Healthier Together to Support School Attendance We are delighted to announce our funding application process opens today for Healthier Together Champions in Education Settings. Please share within North East and North Cumbria Funding of up to £2,000 per individual school/education setting or up to £10,000
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Please see a link below to allow you to join our upcoming Northumberland Schools Sustainability Network meeting to find out more about the Education Nature Parks national programme from the north east team. Find out how your school can sign up and start putting nature at the heart of education. Also an opportunity to
Northumberland Schools Sustainability Network – Monday 29th January Read More »
Reading Health Check We still have a limited number of Reading Health Checks available for schools. We are able to support schools in Durham, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Northumberland, Newcastle and Darlington. As part of this, we can offer support to implement a chosen DfE funded Phonics Scheme. Please see
The spring term senior leader briefings take place on 22, 23 and 25 January, organised by the School Improvement Team. The face to face briefings are designed to keep headteachers/senior leaders up to date with a wide range of issues, and give you an opportunity to catch up with each
Senior Leader Briefings – Spring term Read More »
An online briefing session has been set up for 4pm on 8th Feb to provide information for schools interested in the North of Tyne School Mental Health Award, run in partnership with the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools at Leeds Beckett University. Over 20 Northumberland schools have
North of Tyne School Mental Health Award – free for Northumberland Schools Read More »
t’s now less than a month until Safer Internet Day with its theme of “Inspiring Change? Making a Difference, Managing Influence, and Navigating Change Online,” To help schools get ready, the UK Safer Internet Centre has recently released an exclusive collection of short films, designed to captivate and educate children and
Safer Internet Day – Tuesday 6th February 2024 Read More »
Thank you to those schools that have engaged with the discussions around alliances since September. The School Improvement Team have spoken to the majority of schools and the feedback has been used to shape the ideas and possible structures for alliances. For those schools that have not yet seen the
Northumberland Education School’s Alliances Read More »
