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Special Easter visitor for Durham primary school

Special Easter visitor for Durham primary school (21st April, 2023)

Children at a County Durham primary school were overjoyed to meet – and feed – a lamb in school. In the run up to Easter, St Godric’s Catholic Primary School, in County Durham, were overjoyed to meet a special furry guest.

North East schools get stuck in to the Great British Spring Clean

North East schools get stuck in to the Great British Spring Clean (21st April, 2023)

Well done to schools in the North East for getting involved in the Great British Spring Clean. Schools from West End Schools’ Trust (WEST) took to the streets to take pride in their community.

School in Durham adopts ‘The Ponderous Pit Pond’

School in Durham adopts ‘The Ponderous Pit Pond’ (31st January, 2022)

Easington Colliery Primary School are educating their pupils about their local coastline in order to help them further their understanding of the history of their local area.

Generous students support their community

Generous students support their community (24th January, 2022)

Pupils from Haughton Academy in Darlington used some of their time over the festive period to help those who are more disadvantaged than themselves.

Middlesbrough secondary school celebrates 80 years

Middlesbrough secondary school celebrates 80 years (24th January, 2022)

St Peter’s Catholic College is preparing to celebrate its “80th birthday” this year with events involving students past and present.

Ofsted success for North East schools

Ofsted success for North East schools (17th January, 2022)

Huge congratulations to Westgate Hill Primary Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which has achieved an Ofsted Outstanding grade!

Pupils proud to attend North East school

Pupils proud to attend North East school (10th January, 2022)

Following an inspection in November, Prudhoe West Academy has received incredibly positive comments from Ofsted as they are deemed to be a good school.

North East school provides festive alternative trip for pupils

North East school provides festive alternative trip for pupils (4th January, 2022)

We were all very disappointed when we made the difficult decision to postpone our Victorian day at Beamish Museum because of the rising number of Covid cases in one of our KS2 classes.

North East Trusts recognised at national awards

North East Trusts recognised at national awards (4th January, 2022)

Schools North East would like to extend their congratulations to a number of NE Trusts recognised in national awards.

Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust was recognised as a ‘highly commended’ MAT Finance Team of the Year at The MAT Finance Awards 2021, this week.  The Trust achieved a status of ‘highly commended runner up’ after being shortlisted along with seven other MAT Finance Teams from across the country, which is a great achievement for the growing North East Trust.

Outstanding report for Corbridge Middle School

Outstanding report for Corbridge Middle School (4th January, 2022)

Corbridge Middle School has been rated ‘outstanding’ in all areas following a recent Ofsted inspection.

The quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management within the school have all been recognised as being outstanding – making it an OUTSTANDING school overall.

North East Students take part in Mayor’s Schools Climate Challenge

North East Students take part in Mayor’s Schools Climate Challenge (4th January, 2022)

Sixth Form Computer Science students from North East Futures UTC have been working hard on their team project for the Mayor’s School’s Climate Challenge, supported by Newcastle University and Ubisoft.

Kenton School Stays Safe

Kenton School Stays Safe (16th September, 2020)

Bubbles, portable sinks and sanitising stations are just a few things that Kenton School has implemented to ensure that their opening for the new term is a successful one.