Thank you from Schools North East

Dear school staff, We have now reached the end of another academic year. How time flies in education!  Before you disappear into the summer holiday for a well deserved break, I wanted to offer my deepest and most sincere thanks for the amazing job that you and your staff have done throughout 2022-23.  This year, …

Teacher recruitment a focus in House of Commons before parliament recess

Education ministers took departmental questions in the House of Commons this week. Shadow Education Secretary, Bridget Philipson MP, asked about the settling of the strikes and disputes over pay. Philipson said that the refusal of the Government to talks had created needless and avoidable disruption. The Secretary of State for Education, Gillian Keegan, defended her …

First ever Community Champion Awards are a massive success

The first ever Northern Leaders Trust’s Community Champion Awards have proved a massive success, with seven outstanding young people, all from Newcastle schools, each picking up an award. Community Champion Awards Guest speakers, Chi Onwurah, Labour MP for Newcastle Central, and Naomi Riches MBE, Paralympic gold medal winner, shared their personal stories and the barriers …

Tees Valley Collaborative Trust forge links

Year 7 pupils from Marske are looking to the future with high aspirations thanks to links forged between Errington Primary School in Marske and Prior Pursglove College in Guisborough which are both academies in Tees Valley Collaborative Trust. Ambition Prior The scheme, called ‘Ambition Prior’, was conceived by the Trust’s CEO Joanna Bailey as a …

Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School celebrate golden anniversary

Cleves Cross Primary and Nursery School celebrated their 50th anniversary by inviting staff, parents and pupils with a connection to the school to an open afternoon event on Monday 3rd July. Staff had found a collection of photos and created a gallery for people to try and spot themselves, friends and teachers. Good memories Everyone …

Another glowing report for ‘Outstanding’ Sunderland school

Congratulations to St Aidan’s Catholic Academy in Sunderland, which is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust for achieving an ‘Outstanding’ rating in their most recent Ofsted inspection. An ‘Outstanding’ report Lead inspector Mark Taylor highlighted in his report that: “All staff are outstanding role models in promoting servant leadership. The headteacher, senior leaders and …

Walbottle Village Primary School PTA say a very colourful `Thank you`

The PTA of Walbottle Village Primary School organised a colour-run obstacle course as a way of saying thank you to the pupils for all their hard work over the past year. A successful 12 months Walbottle's PTA is a small team of willing volunteers who, over the past 12 months, have organised costume swaps for …

Endeavour Academy win citizenship award

Endeavour Academy in Durham have been recognised at the Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT) Awards for their students’ outstanding research into children’s mental health. ACT Awards On Thursday 29 June, at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society ACT hosted their second annual Citizenship Teaching Awards. The evening paid tribute to the many teachers and …

Cooking up a storm – but not breaking the bank

Bridgewater Primary School has partnered with the charity Healthworks to create a new recipe book called ‘Air Fry and Eat Well’ that has been inspired by a project to drive down the energy costs for Scotswood residents. ‘Air Fry and Eat Well’ Earlier this year, and for the past five years, the charity received circa …

Department for Education offer 6.5% teacher pay increase

The Department for Education has offered a 6.5% teacher pay rise nationally with ASCL, NEU, NASUWT and NAHT recommending to members that they accept the pay award with ballots being set up for the last weeks of July. Funding The pay increases are set to come into effect from September 2023 with the Department for …