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It has been revealed that 29 councils in England told the DfE that their education budgets will still be in deficit after three years. Out of the 32 councils who were asked to submit a financial recovery plan the DfE, the majority responded that it would be impossible to eliminate the deficits. All of the …
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The Education Select Committee report on their 18 month inquiry into Government reforms was released earlier this week. The report claimed that 'a generation of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities is failing to receive the support it deserves.' The report highlights poor implementation of the 2014 reforms as the main …
Continue reading House of Commons report acknowledges SEND Crisis
The Trustees of the charity are delighted to announce the appointment of Chris Zarraga as Interim Director. Chris has been with Schools North East virtually since its inception 12 years ago and, as Director of Operations, has been leading on the main strands of the charity’s strategy in the form of the Ednorth Programme and …
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/special-features/innovative-school-trust-planning-new-17125671 - Chronicle Live, Innovative school trust planning new school for children across the borough of Gateshead. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/family-kids-news/school-holiday-dates-newcastle-gateshead-12404048 - Chronicle Live, School holiday dates for Newcastle and the North East during the rest of 2019 and 2020. https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17981324.letter-sent-parents-teachers-abused/?ref=mac – The Northern Echo, Letter sent to parents after teachers abused. https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17983650.plans-demolish-move-long-established-art-college-unveiled/?ref=mac – The Northern Echo, Plans …
The 'disadvantage gap' - the gap in attainment between disadvantaged pupils and their peers, could close by 38% if schools work together, a new report from the Education Endowment Foundation has claimed. The research comes as the EEF re-launched its Families of Schools Database, which helps schools find and learn from other schools like them. …
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An eighth of schools do not have designated library space, research from the Great School Libraries campaign has shown. The survey of 1,750 schools showed that 13% of schools did not have access to a designated library space, and where schools did they were often being used as classrooms or additional meeting rooms rather than …
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/the-roof-leaking-were-getting-17079600 - Chronicle Live, ‘The roof is leaking and we’re getting more buckets’: Head says £73m cash boost won’t save schools. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/whitley-bay-high-school-shuts-17087120 - Chronicle Live, Whitley Bay High Schools sends pupils home as suspected gas leak is investigated. https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17967683.school-spending-fails-reverse-2015-cuts/?ref=mac – The Northern Echo, School spending ‘fails to reverse’ 2015 cuts. https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/northdurham/17967344.study-calls-creativity-boost-school-education/?ref=mac – The Northern …
Over 520 North East Head Teachers attended the annual Schools North East Leadership Summit 2019, hearing from a range of expert speakers, academic researchers and other Head Teachers sharing their best practice. Opening the day, Interim Director Chris Zarraga described how the Summit, now in it's 11th year, 'is the biggest regional event of its …
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Department for Education figures show that additional funding for 2020/21 will differ significantly from region to region. The increases will ensure every secondary school receives a minimum of £5,000 per pupil, however the regional analysis shows some areas will benefit from greater additional funding than others. The North East will receive £73 million, significantly less …
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/special-features/walbottle-campus-building-summer-success-16940053 - Chronicle Live, Walbottle Campus: Building on a summer of success. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/head-teacher-walbottle-campus-steps-17055540 - Chronicle Live, Head Teacher of Walbottle Campus steps down after taking early retirement, school governors say. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/northumberland-send-school-launches-state-17043636 - Chronicle Live, Northumberland SEND school launches state-of-the-art hydrotherapy pool. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/northumberland-school-exclusion-levels-unacceptably-17033959 - Chronicle Live, Northumberland school exclusion levels ‘unacceptably high’ despite numbers falling. …
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