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England’s school system is not even on the verge of a funding crisis, the National Schools Commissioner has insisted. Dominic Herrington’s comments, in his first major interview since becoming interim national schools commissioner in September, come despite warnings from teachers, MPs, ex-ministers and funding experts of growing funding problems in schools. Speaking to the Tes …
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A secondary school in Newcastle has this week received national attention for including litter picking in its Behaviour Policy review. Kenton School, which has over 2000 pupils, was featured in the media earlier in the week for it's alternative punishments which included community work. Speaking to School North East, Sarah Holmes-Carne, Principal at Kenton School, …
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Schools can significantly reduce the impact of bullying and improve pupils’ wellbeing by using a specialised system of conflict resolution and training, according to a ground-breaking study published in the Lancet. The research, led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and University College London, was conducted over three years in state schools …
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Becky Allen, Professor of Education at UCL Institute of Education and founder of Education DataLab, has recorded an extended interview for the Mr Barton Maths podcast. Becky has been a speaker at the Schools North East annual summit on a number of occasions. The discussions covered: The TeacherTapp app, which is used to gauge teachers' …
This week’s Talking Head comes from Andrew Ramanandi, Head Teacher at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blaydon. Whilst the conversations in Whitehall seem inevitably centred around ‘Backdoors’ and ‘Brexit’, the discussions in many Gateshead schools keep turning from ‘Interim Assessment Frameworks’ and ‘EBACC Buckets’ to ‘Insufficient School Funding’ and I’m sure this is echoed around …
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/amble-school-still-requires-improvement-15479630 - Chronicle Live, Amble school still requires improvement but is heading in the right direction, says Ofsted. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/angela-rayner-mp-speech-education-15465643 - Chronicle Live, Exam pressure is making ten-year-old pupils ‘throw up’ before going into school. https://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/17262340.teachers-launch-new-education-venture-in-tees-valley-and-beyond/ - Teachers launch new education venture in Tees Valley – and beyond. https://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/national/17261629.new-school-support-staff-statistics-could-risk-generalising-roles/ - Darlington & Stockton Times, New school …
A recent article in the Northumberland Gazette has reported that Northumberland County Council has pitched to the Secretary of State for Education, Damian Hinds, to take schools back from academy control 'to drive up educational standards'. The story drew on points from a discussion at the family and children’s services overview and scrutiny committee during …
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In July the Government announced the first teacher pay rise in eight years. The main pay scale rose by 3.5 per cent, the upper pay scale by 2 per cent and the leadership pay range by 1.5 per cent. The DfE also simultaneously released details of a £508 million fund to be distributed over the …
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The Interim Chief Executive of the Bright Tribe multi academy trust has spoken of her “professional” embarrassment over the scandal, and apologised on behalf of the chain’s former leaders. Angela Barry, interim chief executive at Bright Tribe and its sister chain Adventure Learning Academies Trust, told MPs at the parliamentary public accounts committee this week …
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The first Government child and adolescent mental health statistics for 14 years have this week been released by NHS Digital. They suggest that around 12.8% 5-19 year olds in England has a clinically impairing mental health condition, equating to around three pupils in an average sized classroom. In the North East the figure was slightly …
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