Special Schools and Alternative Provision settings highlight ongoing challenges

As we start the journey of the SEND and AP Improvement Plan members of the National Network of Special Schools for School Business Professionals (NNoSS) voice challenges being faced in their settings, and by the sector.  The SEND and AP Improvement Plan Ambition The SEND and AP Improvement Plan was published in March following a …

Schools Minister outlines action taken by DfE to tackle absences

Schools Minister Nick Gibb MP gave evidence to MPs this week, as part of the education select committee’s inquiry into persistent absences. Chair of the committee, Robin Walker MP, opened the session by asking what the Department for Education is doing to drive down increasing absence rates. Nick Gibb said that since 2010, attendance has …

Education Trust opens two new outdoor spaces for children

St Leonard’s Catholic Primary School, Sunderland and St Matthew’s Catholic Primary School, Jarrow have opened outdoor learning and wellbeing gardens recently to provide extra outdoor spaces for pupils. Both schools are a part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust. New outdoor spaces At St Matthew’s, the school’s art subject leader, Julie Limer, was successful in …

North East Figures and Schools recognised in national Awards

Julie Deville, CEO at Extol Trust and Maria Carlton, Head Teacher at  Bewley Primary School, have been recognised at the Pearson National Teaching Awards with Mary Astell Academy winning an award at the Education Business Awards.  Pearson National Teaching Awards success The Pearson National Teaching Awards are open to every early years setting, school and …

North East Educators receive King Charles’ Birthday Honours

King Charles' Birthday Honours list has been announced. The 2023 Honours list recognises many from the North East including academy trust leaders, lecturers and governors. Schools North East would like to wish a big congratulations to all those honoured this year as well as those ‘unsung’ heroes who haven't (yet!). North East Honours  Those receiving …

Bexhill Academy provide new experiences with ‘multi-sports court’

Bexhill Academy, in Sunderland, successfully secured funding from the Community Foundation / Schools North East collaboration to start a project that enabled the school to build a ‘multi-sports court’. The project aim was to improve the sporting provision on the school playground by implementing a multi use sports area and an outdoor climbing area. Community …

Sunderland school opens community allotment on site

Children from St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School visited the community allotment which has been set up at St. Aidan’s Catholic Academy. The venture between the two schools, which are both part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, is part of St Aidan’s drive to be more sustainable. Green fingers 20 reception pupils from St …

School Leaders gather at SNE School Business Management Conference 2023

Our 10th annual SBM conference took place at St. James’ Park on Thursday 15 June 2023 and followed the theme ‘Education: The Greatest Show on Earth’.  A tribute to the region’s amazing school business professionals who do such an incredible job of ‘keeping the show on the road’.   A huge thank you to the 300+ …

Morpeth First School has been awarded Quality Mark Plus for Character Education

Congratulations to pupils and staff at Morpeth First School! The school is celebrating after becoming the only First School in the country to be awarded the Quality Mark Plus Award for Character Education, by the Association for Character Education (ACE). Academic Excellence for All The school has designed and embedded a bespoke character education programme, …

St Teresa’s reach National Finals of the Pokemon Cup

St. Teresa’s Catholic Primary School under-11 team progressed through two rounds of competitions to reach the Nationals Finals of the Pokemon U11 Small School’s Cup at the King Power Stadium, Leicester on Wednesday 7 June. The Newcastle school is part of the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust. National Final St Teresa’s had previously won the …