School news highlights

Upcoming training on supporting bereaved children, free to all LA Maintained schools and subscribing academies.

Apply for a free heritage orchard pack for your school by the end of January for delivery by mid-March.

Book workshops in KS 1 storytelling, KS2 to KS3 transition, and other opportunities including CPD for teachers for 'early contact' benefits.

This six-part training series will explore practical, play-based and relationship-centred strategies to support children's communication, interaction and emotional regulation.

We are delighted to announce that the next Norfolk Learning Collaborative Conference will take place on Tuesday, 3 February 2026 at Wymondham College. This year's conference will focus on Adaptive Teaching and Quality First Teaching (QFT), exploring how these approaches can strengthen mainstream inclusion and drive positive outcomes for all learners.

Hosting an ITT Placement 2 trainee and stepping into a mentoring role is a low-risk, high-return investment. It enriches your school, develops your staff, strengthens future recruitment, and contributes to tackling Norfolk's teacher supply challenges.

We are excited to share with you the newly published Headteacher Induction handbook. This been written in collaboration with colleagues from NCC, VNET, NSLA and Norwich Diocese.

The e-Bug team from the UK Health Security Agency, along with partners from France and Norway, are undertaking an international project to pilot these curriculum-mapped lesson plans which have been designed and developed with the help of teachers and scientists.

These CPD sessions aim to develop a deeper understanding of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller culture and heritage in order to support literacy acquisition of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children in EYFS.

The Wensum Trust Hub has a number of free CPD events for the new year, including 'Talk, Teach and Thrive: Essential Training for TAs', 'Early Voices, Strong Foundations: Essential Training for ECTs', and 'Strong Starts, Strong Readers: Kick-Starting Phonics Success in September'.

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