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Gavin Williamson addressed the Confederation of School Trusts Annual Conference on 28th April and outlined a renewed vision for all schools to be part of a multi-academy trust.  Addressing Trust leaders from across the country the Secretary of State for Education said he wanted to work towards a ‘single model’ school system and ‘announced’, not for the first time, a trial scheme to allow schools to link with academy chains and ‘try before they buy’ before becoming permanent members of a Trust.

Schools North East Director Chris Zarraga and Deputy Director Pauline Aitchison were invited to sit on panels at this week’s Schools and Academies show, which attracts more than 7,000 delegates, including key ministers and policymakers.  This provided an excellent opportunity to disseminate the key concerns and hopes of North East school leaders to a national audience.

Government ministers faced criticism this week over changes made to the school census date during education questions in the House of Commons, an issue first brought to national prominence by Schools North East in March.

Sir David Carter  was the keynote speaker at a Schools North East virtual roundtable on 29 April.

Sir David Carter is the Director of System Leadership at Ambition Institute and former National Schools Commissioner.

Schools North East are pleased to announce our support for the North East of England Climate Coalition (NEECCo) which has today (Tuesday 30th March 2021) officially launched our collective ambition for the North East region of “Becoming England’s Greenest region”.

An ‘administrative’ change to the way in which pupil premium funding is allocated to schools will leave schools in the region short between £5.16 million and £7.26 million in the coming financial year.