School news highlights

Works have recently launched a new 'Wraparound Toolkit' curated by experts to bring together everything you need to grow, sustain or start, your childcare provision.

The Norfolk Executive Headteacher Network is reconvening, to reflect on shared opportunities and challenges and benefit from the collective expertise of others.

Following a significant period of scrutiny and feedback from schools, NCC invites LA schools to join a newly re-negotiated group contract for Schools Catering with Norse to commence 1 April 2025 (or later if waiting for other arrangements to end).

Nominations are open for a Primary LA Maintained School representative on Schools Forum, with a closing date of Friday 10 January 2025.

December payslips are available to view in myOracle from 17 December, with new functionality to access and understand payslips.

Norfolk County Council are funding a number of places on Level 2 and 3 accredited courses in the spring term.

The remaining sessions in each programme of briefings will focus on responsibilities and final preparation for statutory teacher assessment.

Does your school have an early career teacher starting their employment in January? Find out what you need to do to register your ECTs at your school.

Get your pupils and team ready for a successful phonics screening 2025 with the Wensum Trust Hub.

Further updates on the promotion of the Big Norfolk Holiday Fun programme to children and families.

Bookings for the SEND Forum are now open, providing updates on Local Area priorities and Neurodevelopmental Services transformation work as well as best practice spotlights from Norfolk settings.