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switch4good – turning everyday bills into community impact

First, Governance, High, Middle, Primary, Secondary, Special

Some of you may have come across HeadsUp4HTs. They provide mental health and wellbeing support, leadership support, peer to peer support, coaching, and crisis support to senior leaders. James (the founder of HeadsUp) has worked with the utilities industry to provide switch4good – when your parents/community switch energy or broadband

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Early Years Update

Early Years, First, Primary

Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Working Together to Safeguard Children- Update  DfE has recently updated Working together to Safeguard Children, its statutory guidance on multi-agency working to safeguard children in England. The guidance applies to all organisations and agencies in England who have functions relating to children, setting out how they can work together to support

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British Cycling – Level 1 Ride Leader Training 

CPD, First, Governance, High, Middle, Primary, Secondary, Special

British Cycling – Level 1 Ride Leader Training  Have you been wondering about taking part in a Ride Leader training course? If you or a member of staff at your school would like to take part or find out more please complete this form or email  tracy.aitken@northumberland.gov.uk British Cycling Ride Leader Level 1 Course This a full day course with an additional 3-4

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Ensure your defibrillator is rescue ready and visible to the ambulance service

Early Years, First, High, Middle, Primary, Secondary, Special

Is your defibrillator ‘rescue ready’ and visible to 999? Over 14,000 schools have registered their defibrillators on the national defibrillator database, The Circuit, but did you know almost 7,000 schools have defibrillators that emergency services can’t see?  A cardiac arrest can strike anyone, at any time. The Circuit has been updated to make

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Health Improvement (HIMP) Training Programme

CPD, First, Governance, High, Middle, Primary, Secondary, Special

Health Improvement (HIMP) Training Programme Please find details of our current training courses below together with the attached catalogue which gives further details on all of our courses which are currently delivered over Microsoft Teams, unless otherwise stated. Please feel free to forward this email to any of your contacts who you

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School Based Nursery Programme – Phase 3 (2027 – 2030)

Early Years, First, Primary

Overview Please see attached. This phase of the programme will be led by local authorities, who have been invited to develop multi-year funding proposals that outline project plans for new or expanded SBNs in their area, located in state-funded primary schools, Maintained Nursery Schools (MNS) and Best Start Family Hubs (BSFH). The

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Early Years Update

Early Years, First, Primary

Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Northumberland Local Code of Practice – April 2026   Please find attached the updated NLCoP. This will shortly be available to read and accept within your wizard account.  New Parent Declaration Form  Please find attached the new parent declaration form. This is in a new format and must be used for new

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Pay and grading update for schools that follow the NCC pay and grading structure

Early Years, First, Governance, High, Middle, Primary, Secondary, Special

Each of the pay bands at NCC has levels that colleagues progress through with each new financial year (up until they reach the top increment in the band) and these are called spinal column points (SCPs). As part of the 2025 Local Government Pay Award, it was agreed that spinal

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Invitation to Take Part in Education Research Survey: skills for careers in the energy sector

First, Middle, Primary, Secondary

Dear Colleagues and Partners in Schools Northern Powergrid is currently developing its business plans for 2028–2033. These plans include important initiatives to ensure we have a robust, resilient, and skilled workforce in place to deliver a substantial future work programme across our region. To achieve this, we must ensure we are

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Dyslexia Awareness Training Session 

First, High, Middle, Primary, Secondary, Special

The HINT Specific Learning Difficulties Team are running a free face-to-face Dyslexia Awareness training session at County Hall, Morpeth on Tuesday 24th March 2026 from 3.45-5.15pm (in Conference Room 2).  The aim of the session is provide school-based staff with a basic understanding of dyslexia: what it is, common characteristics, how this can affect the individual and ways to support them in

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Free Reading for Pleasure Conference –  Connected Readers: Grow a reading for pleasure culture

Primary

Connected Readers: Grow a reading for pleasure culture 📅Tuesday 19 May 2026📍The Common Room, Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE1 1SE  This FREE one-day conference brings together educators with external partner organisations to explore how collaborative approaches can build and sustain a strong reading for pleasure culture across school. To celebrate the National Year of

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Free to attend Specialised EYFS Conference

Early Years, First, Primary

EYFS Conference 2026: Wired to Learn Discover the neuroscience behind early childhood at the 2026 EYFS Conference: Wired to Learn, a specialised professional development event for Early Career Teachers, new EYFS leads, and practitioners. Hosted by the Three Rivers Professional Development Institute and Cheviot Learning Trust, this conference explores how developmental cognitive neuroscience can enable

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Procurement Act 2023: requirements for maintained schools

First, High, Middle, Primary, Secondary, Special

The Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) came into force on 24th February 2025, introducing a major overhaul of public procurement procedures for Contracting Authorities, including Local Authority Maintained Schools. This is a reminder of the requirements now in place: The Act introduced increased transparency requirements, simplified procedures, and strategic procurement

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Helping Children & Young People complete our Libraries Consultation

Early Years, First, Governance, High, Middle, Primary, Secondary, Special

Northumberland Libraries are thinking of making some changes. They want thoughts from children, young people and adults on the changes being proposed. In February, libraries launched a public consultation so that they can get views on the future of libraries, including: How to have your say (adults) Libraries want our

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Schools’ Health and Safety Newsletter – Spring Term 2026

First, High, Middle, Primary, Secondary, Special

The ​8th edition​ of the Schools’ Health and Safety newsletter is now available.  This is produced by the NCC Corporate Health and Safety Team and available to those schools signed up to the H&S SLA. This, along with other school specific information is available on our SharePoint portal.   If you can’t view

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Helping education staff sleep better – new webinar

Early Years, First, High, Middle, Primary, Secondary, Special

The Education Support 2025 Teacher Wellbeing Index shows insomnia or difficulty sleeping is the most reported symptom of poor mental health, with 51% of education staff saying it’s their main symptom. Our free webinar on the 17 March, Tired but wired: helping teachers improve sleep and wellbeing, shares practical, clinically-informed strategies

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Early Years Update

Early Years, First, Primary

Dear Colleagues, Updates from the Team Early Years Sustainability and Climate Change Audit Many settings may already have a range of tools and resources in place to support sustainability and address climate change within their practice. For those that do not, and are now beginning to consider this area of work, the following information and Audit

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Opportunity for primary schools to take part in EEF-funded research

First, Middle, Primary

UCL Institute of Education (IOE) and Chartered College of Teaching (CCT) are leading an evaluation of the impact of offsite Planning Preparation and Assessment (PPA) on teacher retention.  We are specifically looking to reach leaders from 250 state primary schools to take part in this research.  The aim of the evaluation is to find

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School Budget Share (Dedicated Schools Grant) 2026/27 : Maintained Mainstream Schools

First, Governance, High, Middle, Primary, Secondary, Special

Following consultation with Schools Forum, please find attached a document containing the 2026/27 Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) budget shares for the year from April 2026 to March 2027. The document is in the order of your 4-digit Department for Education number. A covering letter providing some background information is also

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UKHSA and MHRA advice to stop using some non-sterile alcohol-free wipes (DfE)

Early Years, First, Governance, High, Middle, Primary, Secondary, Special

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have advised the public not to use four non‑sterile, alcohol‑free wipes due to infection risk associated with their use. The affected products are:– ValueAid Alcohol Free Cleansing Wipes– Microsafe Moist Wipe Alcohol Free– Steroplast Sterowipe Alcohol Free

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