Posts Tagged ‘inclusion’
Teaching British Values – Moving Beyond Recall
A School Development Partner’s perspective In my role as one of Education North Tyneside’s School Development Partners, I regularly attend the final feedback meetings of Ofsted inspections. There is a recurring theme: while pupils can often name the five British Values, they are less confident when asked to explain what they mean, why they matter,…
Read MoreBlack History Month UK 2026
Black History Month is more than a celebration of the past; it is an opportunity to recognise the people and places that continue to shape our lives today. Celebrated through October in the UK, the 2026 theme, “Honouring Our Communities,” encourages us to celebrate the individuals whose dedication, resilience and compassion strengthen communities across the…
Read MoreIdentifying the Gaps Early
Baseline your new cohort without the burnout The first few weeks of September are always a whirlwind: new books, new faces and establishing new routines. Once the initial excitement settles, you face a familiar, daunting realisation: the cohort sitting in front of you barely matches the neat data profiles handed down from their previous teacher. …
Read MoreRosh Hashanah: A New Year of Reflection, Renewal, and Sweetness
As the sun begins to set on summer and autumn nears, Jewish communities around the world prepare for one of the most meaningful holidays on the calendar—Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. But this isn’t a night of glitter and champagne. Rosh Hashanah is a time to pause, reflect, and reconnect with ourselves, with others,…
Read MoreMidsummer: Threads of Courage
On 20th June, a truly inspiring event at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art brought together families, friends and community members to celebrate Refugee Week through creativity, culture and connection. Guests enjoyed an unforgettable midsummer evening featuring food, creative workshops, henna, flower garland making, sewing and embroidery activities, storytelling and music. Midsummer: Threads of Courage was created through a remarkable collaboration between Northeast organisations and together, these…
Read MoreTogether We Fly
Together We Fly is one of five creative, multilingual projects offered to schools and community groups as part of the Express Yourself: North East Festival of Languages 2026. The project invited children and young people to express themselves in any language, their home languages, languages they are learning, or languages they are curious about, while celebrating culture, friendship and unity. Sharing feelings Participants were…
Read MoreThe North Tyneside Schools Dance Festival: The Living World 2026
This month we saw dance take over 65 North Tyneside schools. They joined our PE, School Sport and Physical Activity (PESSPA) team for our annual dance festival, to celebrate movement and expression of “The Living World” (this year’s theme). Seven packed shows Pupils and staff presented their pieces which they had been preparing since the start of the academic year. The PESSPA team hosted seven shows and three dress rehearsal days at The Parks Sports Centre in North Shields and the Whitley Bay Playhouse. …
Read MoreClosing the Literacy Gap: Phonics Interventions in Secondary Schools
Reading is the foundation of learning and success in school. Yet, many pupils enter secondary education without the skills they need. In 2024, 26% of Year 6 pupils in England did not meet the expected standard in reading, meaning over 170,000 children started secondary school unable to access the curriculum fully. Research shows that one third of pupils are…
Read MoreNorth Tyneside Holocaust Memorial Day event
What is Holocaust Memorial Day? Holocaust Memorial Day is an international day on 27 January – which marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp. Holocaust Memorial Day remembers the millions of Jewish men, women and children who were murdered under Nazi persecution and all those that have died in other genocides since then. Holocaust…
Read MoreEyes on the Horizon – Headteacher conference 2026
Friday 6th March will see the return of our Education North Tyneside Headteacher conference. An exciting day for Headteachers, deputy headteachers, assistant headteachers and colleagues who aspire to these roles. This year’s theme is called ‘Eyes on the Horizon’, as we look ahead to the future of Education. “Schools and trusts stand at a…
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