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Maintained schools and Local Authorities – Automated emails

On Monday 13 October 2025, some maintained schools, nurseries, academies and local authorities received an automated email confirming assignments for statutory moderation and monitoring activities. For maintained schools and local authorities this is for information only and there is no further action required.  For nurseries and academies this email was

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COP30 Event

You’re invited to our COP30 Event, County Hall, Morpeth on Friday 21st November 2025, from 9:30am – 1pm  Following on from our COP29 Event last year (you can read about it here), we are holding another event this year, which will be an in-person COP30 focussed in-person event, looking at climate action across the world, as well as what

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Health and Safety Training – Management of School Buildings for School Leaders – New Dates Added 

(This course is mandatory for Headteachers in Community/VC schools and the PRU) This course was originally delivered in June 2025.  If you have already attended, there is no need to attend again.  About the course Specifically designed for Headteachers and other staff who support them to manage school premises.  This

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Teenage Pregnancy Knowledge Exchange: media coverage of LGA teenage pregnancy briefings

In case you missed it there has been some helpful media coverage of the recent LGA teenage pregnancy briefings for councillors.. All highlight the recent rise in rates, LGA’s warning against complacency and their call for a continued focus at national as well as local government level.  BBC news Chemist and Druggist –

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Funding e-Bulletin – 10 October 2025

Please find attached the regular monthly funding ebulletin from the Funding Investment and Assurance covering the latest external funding opportunities. You may forward this to colleagues who you think may be interested in future announcements, they can then use the ‘QR Code or link to subscribe to the Regeneration Programmes Investment Funding

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Mediated Learning Support Approach (MeLSA) Training

Would you like to support your learners to be more independent, skilled and confident? Northumberland Psychological Services Team are offering a training programme to build the capacity of schools to do just that.    The MeLSA (Mediated Learning Support Approach) course is based on mediated learning principles. Mediated learning involves

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Welcome to the first edition of the NECA Excellence in Education newsletter!

Each half term, the North East Combined Authority will be showcasing opportunities for schools to get involved, sharing training and development events, and letting you know about upcoming funding opportunities.   In this edition, there are lots of opportunities for schools to sign up to fully funded programmes for the 2025/26

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World Mental Health Day – 10th October

World Mental Health Day is held every 10th October to raise awareness and drive positive change for everyone’s mental wellbeing. This year’s theme, “Access to services: mental health in catastrophes and emergencies”, highlights the urgent need for timely, compassionate support. For those working in education, the pressures can be especially intense.

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Using public transport to access cultural venues

The Northumberland Cultural Education Partnership are working with NECA  to address the transport issues associated with Northumberland schools accessing cultural venues. The Community Engagement Lead for the bus network has produced a zoomable map of cultural organisations and schools, along with the existing bus routes that serve these. This might be

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Building a School-Led Evidence Base in the North East with What Worked Education and NECA

Teachers across the region are invited to take part in a new project that helps schools test promising classroom strategies through small, teacher-led trials. The WhatWorked Teachers platform makes it simple to run a trial, see instant impact reports, and contribute to a growing evidence base for improving outcomes in

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Imagine If… teaching across the North East was truly inclusive, creative and empowering 

Thursday 13 November 2025  Great North Museum: Hancock  FREE  The North East Combined Authority is working with North East Museums to celebrate ten years of their “Imagine If…” conference series. This year’s conference is themed around the three priorities of our Excellence in Education programme: inclusion, realising potential, and teacher

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