News for Norfolk Education Providers

We know that schools and parents can sometimes find it difficult to find the information they need, being able to talk to someone to navigate the support on offer will help ensure that the right support is available at the right time, first time; therefore we are providing a support line service.

Please ensure we have received the attendance information for new Yr R and Yr 7 children by 26 September to enable the next stage of the process to be concluded.

Further to the change of structure of the High Needs SEND Service into a locality structure to support good relationships with Schools and Settings, we are very pleased to announce Amy Hanton will be the Head of Service for North, East and Broadland.

R;pple is an interceptive tool designed to present a visual prompt which works alongside any filtering solution already in place identifying potentially damaging online content.

Payments for Pupil Premium Plus for Previously Looked After Children for the financial year 2025 to 2026 will be paid based on children recorded in the October 2024 school census for mainstream and special schools. Please ensure you have communicated this information to all families as they will need to declare their child's previously looked after status to school for inclusion.

Following feedback received from schools, this year we will be hosting monthly online Attendance Spotlight Webinars. These sessions will aim to provide support and guidance on key areas of practice as identified by Attendance Leads.

This 90- minute webinar designed just for you and your young drivers! has been developed and is delivered by Warwickshire Road Safety Partnership and includes a number of guest speakers from the road safety profession. This is supported by Norfolk County Council and by numerous road safety partnerships across our region.