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The current 2023/24 Service to Schools SLA portal will be unavailable to schools with effect from noon on Friday 1 December 2023 to allow for necessary updates ahead of the opening of the updated portal for 2024/25. This will go live to schools mid-January 2024. If you have any queries in relation

This consultation asks questions on proposed action the UK Government and devolved administrations will take to protect future generations from the harms of smoking, by creating the first smokefree generation. It also asks about proposals to crack down on youth vaping and ensure the law is enforced. The proposed actions

Northumberland’s Schools Forum met on 22 November 2023 to consider the information in relation to the current SEN position and also in relation to School Funding for 2024/25.  It supported  a transfer of up to 0.5% from the Schools Block to the High Needs Block in light of the significant

25th November marked the beginning of the annual 16 days of action and activism to eliminate violence against women and girls. Bold Voices have created 16 cards with 16 messages about gender equality to discuss with young people during the 16 Days. They will appear daily on the web site (sign up to

Protecting Our Planet Day (POP) is the inspiring live-streamed event for schools brought to you by the UK Space Education Office (ESERO-UK) at STEM Learning, and in collaboration with the European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency.  POP23 takes place on Thursday 30 November, from 9am to 4.30pm. You and your classroom can

This week the Education Welfare Service is pleased to launch a Northumberland schools’ attendance campaign to promote good school attendance across the county, and to support the Attendance Strategy 2023-25. Education Welfare Officers will start to deliver banners for school railing, posters, pens and pin badges to schools that have

Dear Colleagues, The School Organisation and Resources team has created a padlet, following a successful inclusion summit on 15 September 2023 at the Holiday Inn, Seaton Burn. Many schools attended the event in person and enjoyed the experience of learning from some exceptional keynote speakers as well as from each

Domestic Abuse and Healthy relationships -Funded PSHE opportunity : Women’s Aid has published research looking at children and young people’s understanding of Domestic Abuse to inform the design of education about relationships.  Here is the report The report includes findings from two surveys with 7-18 years old and 18-25 years

Last week to register. Northumberland County Councils Climate Action Plan 2021-23 is about to expire and development of the Climate Action Plan for 2024-26 is commencing.  With this comes an opportunity to capture the voice of our young people, who will be living with the effects of climate change for

Thursday, 27th June 2024  Celebrating difference; building bridges The seven North East EAL teams are proud to jointly present our inaugural North East EAL conference on Thursday 27th June 2024.  Newcastle Falcon’s Rugby Club will host the event; delegate fees (£75) cover a wide choice of workshops, free parking, lunch and light

Please find flyers attached for AET training information and dates of sessions for Northumberland schools. 

Free workshop on 28 November 4-4.45pm on teams. We have been working with Professor Deidre Heddon from Glasgow University to create the Big Northumberland Gear Change Creative Walkbook which was inspired by her project The Walkbook: Recipes for walking & wellbeing (gla.ac.uk) We’d now like to make a schools version, full of walking

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) needs your help to improve guidance on dealing with infectious diseases at schools. We want to understand how guidance can help you keep your children, young people and staff healthy and safe. We want to hear from welfare officers, receptionists, headteachers, admin staff, and

20th November 4.15pm – 5pm: Solar across the school estate. Join the NSSN to hear about how Cheviot Trust is putting solar across their estate, reducing their energy costs long term and lowering their carbon footprint. We will be hearing from Mark Tait, Chief Operating Officer, on how this project came

Please find attached Call for Rural Projects in Northumberland.

Dear School This email is a gentle reminder to inform School Admissions when children start or leave a school. If a child is allocated, please inform us of their start date. We also need to know if they don’t start. If a child leaves a school, please inform us. Unless the

I would like to invite you to our new KoothTalk sessions where we will be covering key topics that affect young people. The Kooth Talk sessions will be facilitated by members of our engagement team and will last 30 minutes. Post session, we will send out a pdf version of the slide

Ofsted have made some minor changes to the inspection handbook. Those changes are: providing more detail on what evidence inspectors will ask schools to provide in relation to safeguarding, to prevent unnecessary workload for schools clarifying that inspectors will want schools to provide details about adults living on school sites

Friday 15th March 2024, 9:30-12:30pm  Are you a new English as an Additional Language coordinator? Baffled by EAL assessment and lost in amongst translation tools?   This half-day training course will equip you to evaluate your school’s current EAL provision and provide strategies for your next steps as an English as an Additional Language coordinator. Together, we will explore a pack of

Hello and welcome to Kooth and Qwell’s November newsletter for education staff. We hope this newsletter finds you well! November marks the beginning of Movember, a time to raise awareness of men’s mental health. A recent UK survey showed that 40% of men reported to have never spoken to anyone about their mental health; Movember is the perfect opportunity

Please find attached the regular monthly funding ebulletin from the Regeneration Investment Team 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 e-Bulletin’

Schools Creative Walking Book Workshop date 28 November 4-4.45pm on teams. We have been working with Professor Deidre Heddon from Glasgow University to create the Big Northumberland Gear Change Creative Walkbook which was inspired by her project The Walkbook: Recipes for walking & wellbeing (gla.ac.uk) We’d now like to make a schools version, full