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Yesterday, Schools North East held the first in its new series of policy roundtable events. We invited Head Teachers and educational professionals from across the region to discuss our Manifesto for North East Education, published last year in response to the general election, and put detail behind the recommendations contained within the Manifesto. The discussions …
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Young Darlington bakers rise to the challenge in aid of the elderly (The Northern Echo) Durham school head’s plea to Government and council leaders (The Northern Echo) Coronavirus: Carmel College, Darlington and Trinity Catholic College, Middlesbrough send pupils home (The Northern Echo) Could you be a teacher? Government launches recruitment drive in Middlesbrough (The Northern …
Schools North East have facilitated a visit from a group of 21 Czech Head Teachers to visit schools in the region. The group were looking to visit schools to see best practice in leadership and school management. During their stay they visited schools at Seaton Valley Federation, as well as John F Kennedy Primary School …
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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System Lord Agnew is expected to leave the Department for Education according to reports from Schools Week. Confirmation of his departure is expected today. A cabinet reshuffle this week saw Education Secretary Gavin Williamson reappointed, alongside Schools Minister Nick Gibb. It is unclear whether Lord Agnew's departure …
This Sunderland primary school is expanding - so it can take an extra 20 pupils (Chronicle Live) Gateshead College set to be downgraded by Ofsted from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement' (Chronicle Live) 'Trendy lefties' accused of holding back white boys from poorer backgrounds in school (Chronicle Live) Autistic boy with serious health issues forced to …
Employment in the education sector is expected to continue to fall for at least the next two years according to The Working Futures 2017-2027 report. The report suggests falls of 0.3% annually which is equivalent to around 13,000 teachers leaving each year. This is compared to the 9,000 more teachers the DfE claimed it would …
The revised Key Stage 4 performance tables for 2019 have sparked a number of different headlines in terms of what the results claim to show. The most important takeaway for schools in the region is that the tables continue to use Progress 8 as a measure, contributing to the ongoing and pervasive false narrative around …
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The best performing schools for GCSEs in the North East revealed (Chronicle Live) Free cycle training for every child as Government increases Bikeability spending (Chronicle Live) New school uniform law could see parents save hundreds of pounds kitting out kids (Chronicle Live) Newcastle education boss slammed for being 'unable or unwilling' to answer questions on …
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