School news highlights

This briefing aims to provide Headteachers, Senior Attendance Champions, Governors and Trust with an overview of the changes in the national framework for attendance and the support on offer from the Local Authority via the Attendance and Children Missing Education Teams.

We are delighted to offer you an easy to access, fully funded programme, enabling you and your staff to meet the needs of your school community more effectively. The programme includes interpretation; CPD; Norfolk Steps; nationally accredited awards; funding for GSCE support, staff cover costs.

Reminder to renew your FREE subscription to Norfolk and Suffolk Music Hub.

Improved offer and now fully funded for academic year 24/25!

The fully-funded support offers a comprehensive and flexible programme, providing schools and settings with the guidance and tools to meet the needs of children and young people (CYP) with English as an additional language (EAL).

The fully-funded support offers a comprehensive and flexible programme, providing schools and settings with the guidance and tools to meet the needs of GRT children and young people (CYP).

Our fully-funded RSHE provides schools and settings with the guidance and tools to meet the RSHE needs of children and young people, including those with SEND.

The social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) Graduated Offer of fully funded support is a comprehensive and flexible programme, providing schools and settings with the guidance and tools to meet the needs of children and young people (CYP) with SEMH needs.

The Department for Education (DfE) Regional Prevent Co-ordinator Team are delivering some virtual training sessions for DSLs, school governors and trustees throughout October, November and December 2024.

Following the National Employers full and final pay offer for colleagues covered by the Local Government Services (Green book) 2024-25, Unison are balloting members in Norfolk schools on industrial action.

The new Red Book 2024 - 2025, "Critical Incident and Trauma Management in schools, academies and other settings" is now downloadable from 'My School' (login required). It will be accessible to all LA schools, as well as to academies and independent schools that have bought into the Critical Incident Service and who will have received their copy via email.

The Mental Health Champion training has been designed for professionals working with children and young people in Norfolk & Waveney. We will look at what mental health is and the different factors in a young person's life that might contribute.