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The Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, has a statutory duty to represent the views and interests of children in England to Government. This survey of all schools and colleges in England aims to drive improvements in the support available to children. It asks about the support your

Please see revised attached letter – the previous post showed an incorrect letter in error. Every year, the Dfe requires Local Authorities to contact the parents of Year 8 and 9 pupils with information about schools in the region that offer provision at ‘atypical’ entry points. This is just for

The teams in Education and Skills at County Hall always try to contact the relevant people with the relevant information, and not send blanket emails where possible.  To try and help us ensure we have accurate contact details for the different roles and responsibilities we hope you can find 10

A reminder to all SENDCO’s that when a child is going to have an EHCP Annual Review social care should be contacted and informed of their name and dob, and the date and time of the AR, preferably at least 8 weeks before the anticipated meeting. This is so social

The Cost of the School Day calendar aims to help schools identify possible cost barriers throughout the year, and think about some alternatives to make sure all children and young people can fully participate in education and all that going to school involves. The calendar is filled with tried and

Please see attached briefing letter about the scheme along with Support Staff Supply claim form and Teaching Staff Supply claim form.

There is nothing quite like reading in your home language. From September 2024, an exciting collection of 400+ Ukrainian and Russian fact and fiction will be available for school libraries and education settings. This collection has travelled internationally to come to Northumberland and will be delivered by the Schools Library

As pupils return to the classroom to start the new term, Northumberland County Council has put together a guide to support available for families.  While many children will be looking forward to being back with their friends, starting or returning to school can also be an anxious time for some.   

The events that took place over the summer may have impacted and affected the pupils you teach. Here are some of the resources that have been developed in response to the Southport attack and widespread violent disorder that followed. Picture News has produced a free, primary resource: Story: Over the summer, riots

The Foyle Foundation is accepting applications from UK state schools and special schools until the end of September when their School Library Programme ends.  UK state schools and special schools can apply for grants of between £2,000 and £10,000. Priority is given to state funded primary schools (reception to end of

It’s nearly International Walk to School Month, is your school taking part? Sign up here to let us know and order resources, then plan your month using the attached Walk to School Month template. You choose how much you want to get involved using the ideas and suggestions, if it’s your first

Please see revised attached letter – the previous post showed an incorrect letter in error. Every year, the Dfe requires Local Authorities to contact the parents of Year 8 and 9 pupils with information about schools in the region that offer provision at ‘atypical’ entry points. This is just for

As you may already be aware, Family Hubs have purchased a multi-user license for The Solihull Approach (inourplace.co.uk) which has FREE online courses dedicated to improving emotional health and wellbeing in parents, children, teenagers, adults and grandparents. Solihull have designed a campaign for schools to use to help promote this fantastic