Crack team of NE creatives unite to support children of Ukraine

A team of North East creatives have put their skills into action to raise money for children in Ukraine, by creating a children's book in 2 weeks.  The project is led by Di Gates of Stick Theory, who had the idea whilst watching news footage of refugees being met on the border and taken home …

Two key appointments signal new era for North East Academy Trust

Kenton Schools Academy Trust (KSAT) which operates two secondary academies in the Newcastle area - Kenton School and Studio West - has announced the appointment of two highly experienced senior leaders. Ian Kershaw FRSA and Lee Kirtley will not only consolidate the trust’s educational standing but ensure a sound platform for continuing success as the …

NE areas ‘priority’ for DfE’s high-speed internet pledge

Schools have welcomed the news that the Department for Education has pledged £150 million to ensure every school in the country will access high-speed internet by 2025.  Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi announced the pledge this week, stating that ‘this new investment moves us a giant step forward to ensure that every school across the country …

Sunderland Junior School prioritises wellbeing of pupils

Broadway Junior School has been celebrating its hard work on ensuring that the mental health and wellbeing of their children, parents and staff is at the heart of everything they do.  Deputy Head Teacher Nicola Walker said that ‘our aim is that we are happy, healthy and safe. This has been one of our main …

Ednorth funds science skills project for Newcastle Schools

An innovative new project is seeking to sharpen the science skills of hundreds of schoolchildren on Tyneside. Thanks to a grant of £90,000 from education charity SHINE, through Schools North East’s Ednorth project, a programme is being introduced at five Newcastle primary schools that is designed to give pupils the skills they need to succeed …

Darlington school on a mission to stop food waste

Corporation Road Community Primary School in Darlington is proud to be helping its local community, while simultaneously battling food waste. At the beginning of the very first lockdown, staff at the school began collecting food for it to be distributed to local families in need. Since the return of children onsite, volunteers have taken over, …

NE schools celebrate their hard work at SNE Patron’s Dinner

The Schools North East Patron’s Dinner 2020 took place yesterday, for the first time since March 2019, with over 300 Partner Schools joining us for the evening.  The Patron’s Dinner is the most widely anticipated event that Schools North East hosts and in March 2020 it was cancelled just 2 days before it was scheduled, …

Minister calls for more focus on exam preparation

Examinations are back in the spotlight this week, as Robin Walker MP, Minister of State for School Standards, announced that where schools have sufficient evidence of Teacher Assessed Grades (TAGs), they should ‘bank’ it and focus strictly on preparing students for examinations this summer. After initially being asked by the government to gather evidence for …

SNE Partner School celebrates ‘Good’ Ofsted rating for the first time

Schools North East would like to extend their congratulations to Partner School Haughton Academy in Darlington, as they celebrate being awarded a ‘Good’ rating from Ofsted for the first time in their history. Key areas of quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, leadership and management and personal development were all rated ‘good’ when, in previous …

Labour accuse Nadhim Zahawi of ‘staggering complacency’ over failures in the NTP

Ministers from the Department of Education took questions from MPs in the House of Commons this week.  Shadow Secretary of State for Education, and North East MP, Bridget Phillipson asked about Randstad’s delivery of the national tutoring programme (NTP). The Secretary of State, Nadhim Zahawi, referred to figures released last week that showed the NTP …