School news highlights

Grants are available twice a year for UK schools in challenging circumstances to run CREST Awards for students aged 3-19 who are underrepresented in STEM.

Inspiration SEND Network is excited to host their fourth annual conference in Norwich. This year's conference has a theme of Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH).

The DfE is hosting live online discussions this December and January on key principles of SEND reform, with Schools Minister Georgia Gould and expert panels. These sessions give professionals and parents and carers the chance to hear directly from decision-makers and share their views before the upcoming Schools White Paper.

We would really value your feedback on the speech and language section of the INDES tool to help us carry out our review - the INDES provides a framework that supports settings to identify and describe the needs of their learners.

Primary Schools: Keep the Date Free - Tuesday, 3 February 2026

The school holidays are fast approaching - this update contains resources to help you promote the Big Norfolk Holiday Fun programme to eligible children and their families.

This course offers Early Years and childcare practitioners the opportunity to reflect on the inclusion of Gypsy Roma Traveller (GRT) children and to meet the EYFS statutory framework requirements in providing 'equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice, ensuring that every child is included and supported.'

The Government has launched a statutory consultation on how local government in Norfolk should be structured — a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape how local services are delivered. The consultation will run for seven weeks until Sunday 11 January 2026. More information and links are available in this article.

The IDSR has been significantly updated, including new methodology, national distribution banding and enhanced visual insights into data.