School news highlights

The Norfolk Plant Heritage Group established the Jan Paulger Young Gardeners' Award which provides a sum of £500 to assist with a primary school gardening project.

Norfolk County Council has secured funding from The Bikeability Trust via Active Travel England to offer Norfolk children in education with funded cycling opportunities. We also have funded courses to support students with the knowledge to fix their bicycles.

This half-term, some of Norfolk's outstanding primary and secondary schools will be opening their doors and inviting colleagues to visit them as part of a programme of exceptional practice visits.

Autism Education Trust - Good Autism Practice - New date for Autumn Term - Face to Face

Autism Education Trust - Making Sense of Autism - New date for Autumn Term

Restorative approaches in schools focus on improving relationships, reducing exclusions, and equipping staff to manage difficult situations. By prioritizing positive connections and addressing underlying behavioural causes, such as trauma or social-emotional needs, restorative practices create a more inclusive and supportive school environment where all students can thrive.

Over the past year, primary phase schools in the Norwich have benefited from the opportunity to take part in two innovative writing projects aimed at KS1 and KS2 as part of the DfE's Priority Area initiative. Now all primary schools across Norfolk are invited to share in the key learning from the projects and attend this fully funded sector-led event.

Our 2023-2024 Impact Report highlights the transformative work we've undertaken in Norfolk over the past year. You'll discover the heart of our projects, campaigns, and strategic efforts. From empowering communities to driving positive change, we've focused our resources where they matter most - to the people of Norfolk

The revised guidance the Department for Education (DfE) published for is information only at this stage so that schools and colleges can plan for the commencement of the guidance on 1 September 2024.

Norfolk Virtual School seeks the views of children in care, children previously in care and children with a social worker at our free summer participation events at Norfolk Snowsports Club.

As part of the Norfolk Learning Ambition, we are exploring how, across the education system in Norfolk, we use data insights and intelligence. We would like to establish a user group or network for those in our schools and settings who have strategic oversight of, or use, data as an evidence base towards helping our young people to Flourish.

Could we ask that the survey is shared with people who have benefitted from the Household Support Fund. Please could this be added to your school website or newsletter.