All Schools to become multi academies

Gavin Williamson addressed the Confederation of School Trusts Annual Conference on 28th April and outlined a renewed vision for all schools to be part of a multi-academy trust.  Addressing Trust leaders from across the country the Secretary of State for Education said he wanted to work towards a 'single model' school system and ‘announced’, not …

Department for Education questioned on changes made to pupil premium allocation

Government ministers faced criticism this week over changes made to the school census date during education questions in the House of Commons, an issue first brought to national prominence by Schools North East in March.  Referring to the use of the October 2020 census rather than the January 2021 census data for the calculation of …

Sir David Carter returning to the strategic

Sir David Carter  was the keynote speaker at a Schools North East virtual roundtable on 29 April.  Sir David Carter is the Director of System Leadership at Ambition Institute and former National Schools Commissioner.  Sir David focused on the challenges of leading schools out of the pandemic to help support Schools North East Partner Multi …

Schools North East Attended the Schools and Academies Online Show

Schools North East Director Chris Zarraga and Deputy Director Pauline Aitchison were invited to sit on panels at this week’s Schools and Academies show, which attracts more than 7,000 delegates, including key ministers and policymakers.  This provided an excellent opportunity to disseminate the key concerns and hopes of North East school leaders to a national …

Schools must lead ‘Recovery Plan’ says Sir Kevan Collins

Delegates at this year's Schools North East Curriculum Conference tuned in to see the Government’s ‘Recovery Tsar’ Sir Kevan Collins outline his thoughts on how schools can recover from the impact of the pandemic, stressing that a swift, sustained, properly funded response was vital.   Sir Kevan addressed over 600  school staff and colleagues from across …

Secretary of State called on to reverse decision on Pupil Premium Calculations

Following recent work that Schools North East has done lobbying for changes to Pupil Premium funding allocations, the region’s Labour MPs have collectively called on the Secretary of State for Education to make immediate changes in how this vital additional funding is made. Schools North East recently highlighted that the new allocation system could have …

North Fawdon Primary School gain Prem Aware Award

North Fawdon Primary School, part of SMART Multi Academy Trust, have become the first North East school to gain an award which allows the staff to have a better understanding of how to support prematurely born students in the classroom. The Primary School have met the requirements for the Prem Aware Award which means that …