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Frankie, aged 4, of Rosebrook Primary School, Stockton Seven primary schools across Teesside will help disadvantaged pupils fulfill their true potential, thanks to Schools North East and the SHINE Foundation. Following a successful bid to education charity SHINE (working in partnership with Schools North East), the schools within the Ad Astra Academy Trust have been …
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The mental health and wellbeing of those working in schools has been a focus this week, as heart-breaking figures regarding the amount of school staff who have seen colleagues cry since the beginning of the current academic year have been released. According to the Teacher Tapp app, almost 75% of Head Teachers who responded to …
Continue reading SNE continues to call for more support regarding school staff wellbeing
Our mission is to make sure everyone knows how amazing reading is! We are developing a love of reading for the whole of St Teresa’s school family. We decided that we wanted to continue the love of reading, that developed in the classroom and our new school library, outside during playtimes and lunchtimes. The weather …
Continue reading St Teresa’s Catholic Primary School set up their “Reading Squad”
Schools North East hosted their School Business Management Conference in Newcastle this week, with a whole host of amazing speakers and sessions taking place, all under the timely theme of how to thrive in a climate of change. Over 220 school representatives attended our first physical SBM Conference since the Summer of 2019; 26 months …
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Schools North East’s Annual Summit took place this week, with hundreds of school representatives in attendance. It really was a privilege and pleasure to once again bid a very warm welcome to nearly 400 NE Head Teachers - joined by a variety of national and regional media from TES to the BBC - to what …
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Schools North East has partnered with the Community Foundation to make £100,000 of funding available for schools looking to develop their cultural, sporting or careers provision for disadvantaged and looked-after children. Funding of around £4,000 is available per bid for schools in Newcastle, Gateshead, Sunderland, Northumberland, North and South Tyneside for projects that focus on …
Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has announced this week that he wants to protect education in the UK “in the way we protected the NHS.” Speaking at an event at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, Zahawi added that he was aware of the impact education has on life chances. This mirrors the position Schools North …
Introducing an exciting collaboration between Jobs in Schools | North East and EPM to further support recruitment processes in North East Schools Jobs PortalIn 2016, Schools North East worked with schools in the region to develop a solution to recruitment offering a low cost platform on which to advertise all school vacancies. The result of …
One of the main headlines from the Conservative Party Conference this week was Boris Johnson’s announcement that a £3,000 premium will be given to maths, science and computing teachers, encouraging them to teach in disadvantaged schools across the country. The initiative, a part of the government’s ‘levelling up’ pledge, has raised eyebrows as it seems …
Continue reading ‘Evidence’ suggests new £3k teaching initiative unlikely to succeed
Staff and pupils at St Patrick’s Catholic College in Thornaby are celebrating after the school was judged to be Good in all areas by Ofsted, having previously been given an Inadequate rating in 2018. Inspectors visited the Baysdale Road site on September 14 and 15 and concluded that St Patrick’s is now Good in terms …
Continue reading Thornaby School celebrates glowing Ofsted report
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