Norfolk Education News
- Hard work pays off for Long Stratton High in GCSE league tables
- Tell us what you think: What were your ICT lessons like?
- Thetford Academy granted permission to expand
- West Lynn: Marshfields gets outstanding mark
- Chilly new topic for Botesdale pupils
- SCHOOL DAYS: Gooderstone Primary - SEE PICTURES
- Pupils leave behind a sporting gift
- Diss dance festival
- South Wootton: Prize toys handed over
NCC Governors e-Courier
Nominations are now being requested for the third annual Norfolk School Governor and Governor Clerk Awards. Nominations can be made by any governor, member of staff or headteacher and are an important part of recognising excellent governance across our county.
The awards will presented at a ceremony in June and must be submitted by 30th April 2012.
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This year was the first year that the current Secretary of State attended and his announcement focused on reforming the way that ICT is taught, as his view is that the existing curriculum has left children “bored out of their minds being taught how to use Word and Excel by bored teachers”. A full copy of Michael Gove’s speech and additional commentary is available from the DfE website and those interested in promoting Computing At School, the main theme of the speech, can visit the Norfolk Computing At School site at www.groupspaces.com/ncas.
The election of the primary governor representatives for Norfolk Schools Forum has now been concluded and the two elected representatives are
Congratulations to them and thank you to the other candidates for putting themselves forward and to everyone who voted. |
Norfolk County Council finance team are running specialist courses for governors on the details of school finance. These courses cover:
These courses are free to schools who purchased the Finance Support Package 2012/2013. More details and book a course here >>>.
Suggested letters to parents, copy for newsletters / websites and school lesson resources can be found at www.norfolk.nhs.uk/germbusters or at www.gywpct.nhs.uk . Look for the section alled "Resources For Schools". In addition there are other sections containing a wide range of leaflets, films and posters which schools and parents may find helpful. Also read the Health Schools autumn newsletter.
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For those with an interest in ICT in schools, January always begins with a visit to the 
All Head Teachers in Norfolk have been contacted via e-courier by the Director of Public Health for Norfolk and Waveney, Dr Jenny Harries. She is offering schools a 'communications toolkit' to help reduce the spread of common infections such as flu, tummy bugs, sickness and diarrhoea. These will help relay difficult messages about keeping children off when they are sick and likely to be infectious because they come directly from the DpH rather than from the school.- Norfolk Computing At School
- Stephen Adamson elected as chair of NGA
- Governor Services Training Programme
- Aviva Governor Network
- NGN Chair’s Report 2010-11
- NGN AGM and November Conference - Making SENse of the Future
- SEN Changes in Norfolk
- Developing a Norfolk Network of Schools
- Schools Forum Election - Autumn 2011
- Computing At School