School news highlights - Norfolk Schools and Learning Providers

Develop your EAL provision with a locally delivered, one-day course

FAO: All Primary and Secondary staff and governors , 4 July 2025 11:46

Establish your whole-school EAL provision with practical, comprehensive and fully FUNDED courses, which will help improve attainment and inclusion.

Join the Inspiration Teaching School Hub ECT programme

FAO: School leaders , 3 July 2025 12:06

Inspiration Teaching School Hub is inviting you to join their Early Career Training programme starting September 2025.

Medequip Scam Alert: Specialist Equipment calls

FAO: Schools and learning providers , 1 July 2025 09:39

Medequip has been made aware of a scam in which people are being asked to make payments for community equipment that has been loaned to them by Medequip.

SRB Panel Dates 2025/26

Dates have now been made available for the 2025/26 SRB & SHIP admissions panels.

Wraparound Childcare Programme Webinar - 3 July

FAO: Primary Heads, Primary Business Leads , 1 July 2025 09:37

On Thursday 3 July the DfE is hosting a webinar for schools to learn more about the programme and how to get involved.

Mini Summer Reading Challenge for little ones

FAO: Teachers, headteachers, literacy leads , 30 June 2025 11:43

Early years professionals and librarians understand that sharing a love of books, stories and reading starts at an early age. This is why Norfolk libraries work so hard to engage young families. One of the ways we do this is to invest in the Mini Challenge that runs alongside the Summer Reading Challenge each year.

Shaping play in Norwich competition

Norwich City Council is working on a 10-year plan to create accessible and well-maintained spaces for all ages and abilities, and would like to hear from everyone, especially young people.

Norfolk Virtual School's Breakfast Briefings

FAO: Designated Teachers, Designated Safeguarding Leads, SENDCos and Senior Leaders , 27 June 2025 10:39

Book now to reserve your place at a Breakfast Briefing in September and hear news and updates from the Norfolk Virtual School.

Big Norfolk Holiday Fun Summer Holiday Activities

Big Norfolk Holiday Fun activities available at Whitlingham Adventure this summer.

Inspiring PIXL Workshops hosted by the Virtual School

FAO: KS2 teaching staff , 27 June 2025 10:25

The first in a series of three network meetings, bringing PIXL colleagues together to discuss teacher assessment of writing.

Julian Teaching School Hub - Getting ECTs ready for September

Register your ECTs and mentors now with the Julian Teaching School Hub ahead of their September induction.

Children's Services directory update

We've updated and simplified information in the Children's Services Directory including helplines, useful contacts and information on our four directorates, setting out relevant people in their leadership teams. Hopefully, this will help to provide clarity on our structure.