School news highlights

As you prepare for children with SEND to begin their journey into school, these are some useful considerations to ensure a warm and inclusive welcome for all children and their families.

Parent Champions Norfolk are looking for new parent and carer volunteers to support families in their local community. The volunteers offer signposting to the services available in Norfolk which helps families to make informed choices and access the right services when they need them.

All PP+ funding for looked after children should now be requested through the PEP document, as soon as a funding need is identified and always before an intervention is put in place. Exceptional funding needs already identified for the Autumn term should be discussed with your Virtual School Adviser and recorded on the live PEP by 30th June 24, there is no need to wait for a PEP meeting.

Join the Apprenticeships Norfolk team for a live QA session for multi-academy trust schools. The session will cover how apprenticeships can future-proof your teams and bring in new talent. We will also talk about how to effectively utilise apprenticeship levy funds in-house, or with other businesses through levy-transfers.

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.

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.

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.