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Derbyshire libraries are supporting schools to participate in the National Year of Reading “Go All In” campaign to inspire young people to reconnect with reading. Please see SchoolsNet for more details, including how to register your school to get involved.
All Derbyshire wraparound providers are welcome to sign up to the local Wraparound Childcare Newsletter, for updates, resources, and key information.
Norovirus guidance
Norovirus is circulating more widely, causing sudden vomiting and diarrhoea, and anyone affected must stay off school for 48 hours after symptoms stop to avoid spreading the virus. Handwashing with soap and water is essential, as gels don’t work against norovirus, and increased cleaning helps limit transmission.
Please note: School absence policies should align with the UKHSA exclusion guidance.
Information
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Bulletin 02 February 2026.
The award is a free accreditation scheme that shows you support families to breastfeed in your school. A flyer for displaying in your school is available to download.
The Support team has published a small, but final newsletter relating to the Integris software as it comes to end of life on Thursday 12 February 2026. You can find this edition on the S4S Integris Snippet page; you must be logged in to Services for Schools (S4S) to see this article. We would like to reassure customer schools who have migrated to the Arbor MIS that moving forward, we will continue to create and publish an Arbor Snippet.
Events
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This online webinar aims to encourage a positive and realistic approach to a financially secure retirement and help delegates make informed choices about retirement. You will need to be logged in to Derbyshire Learning Online, prior to accessing the link.
- 18 March 2026 – 4pm to 5:30pm
- 8 October 2026 – 4pm to 5:30pm
Places are limited to 30 attendees per session.
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Derbyshire Services for Schools
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A series of in-person workshop sessions, designed to provide the opportunity to moderate a sample of your pupils’ written work and feel more confident in evidencing accurate teacher assessment judgements at this point in the year. Various dates and locations throughout March 2026.
An online course, run over two sessions, for practitioners new to SENCO role, new to Derbyshire and those returning to the role. Both sessions must be attended and are included in the ticket price.
- Day 1 – 03 March 2026 – 09:30am to 11:30am
- Day 2 – 10 March 2026 – 09:30am to 11:30am
An in-person session aimed at new clerks to governors.
- 18 March 2026 – 10am to midday.
Committee Room 1, County Hall, Smedley Street, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE5 3AG.
An online session, aimed at empowering teams to handle sensitive discussions with clarity, empathy and professionalism.
18 March 2026 – 10am to midday
An online course, for those new to headship, with an inspection due or just wanting an understanding of the new inspection framework, principles and process.
26 March 2026 – 09:30am to 12:30pm
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