News for Norfolk Education Providers

The team for Deaf Children and Young People at Virtual School Sensory Support is offering free online training for staff working in education in Norfolk.

Empower your students to make a difference with the free Road Safety & Clean Air toolkit - a flexible, teacher-led resource and an opportunity to win Active Travel rewards or a school banner.

The Department for Education has released major updates to the national Use of Reasonable Force guidance, with full implementation from 1 April 2026. You're invited to a Norfolk County Council Briefing led by our Norfolk Steps team providing an overview of the updated DfE guidance and implications for schools and governing bodies.

This interactive quiz supports the Flourish principles and links to areas of the PSHE curriculum, including physical and mental health, while encouraging active participation, confidence, and independence.

The aim of Martyn's Law is to keep people safe, enhance national security and reduce the risk to the public from terrorism by the protection of public venues.  It places a requirement on those responsible for certain locations to consider the threat from terrorism and implement appropriate and proportionate mitigation measures. 

Join the Safe School Run Pledge to promote safe travelling and parking behaviours in your setting, and enter our termly prize draw for a chance to win a Road Safety banner or other useful Active Travel rewards.

With the Easter holidays approaching, this update contains resources to help you promote the Big Norfolk Holiday Fun programme to eligible children and their families.

Episode 4 of the Norfolk Early Years Podcast is now live with the topic 'Supporting children's attention in the modern world'.