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Sixth Form students at UTC South Durham celebrated their A-level results on Thursday 20th August 2020. All students passed their A-levels and equivalent qualifications, and every student has secured or is in the process of securing employment, an apprenticeship (higher or degree), or a place of university.

Like their peers across the country, Upper Sixth Form students at Newcastle Royal Grammar School received their A Level results earlier today.  As in previous years, students have achieved outstanding results, outstripping both local and national averages.

This year we want to pay tribute to our wonderful Y13 cohort whose last year with us has been so blighted by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has resulted in school closures since mid-March and the cancellation of public exams; this was not the way we would have wished them to finish their five years with us. They have been fantastic ambassadors during their time with us and have added greatly to our school community and culture. They have been excellent role models for our younger students particularly this year when we welcomed Y7 and Y8 into our school.

Students at Durham Sixth Form Centre are celebrating success today following the publication of results, marking yet another year of excellent academic and personal achievements.

Today students in our four secondary schools received their A Level and BTEC results.

St Bede’s and Byron 6th Form College are extremely proud of our students who have endured and overcome a very challenging period in their lives. We are delighted that their hard work and commitment has been duly rewarded and feel they are fully justified in receiving the truly excellent results awarded today.

The North East will see three new special schools bringing over 200 places to the region for students with social, emotional and mental health needs. The schools will be due to open in September 2022.

Ednorth is a programme that aims to inspire change in all classrooms across the North East by promoting an educational culture led by informed debate, research, collaboration and excellence.

It will provide teachers across the region with the tools and techniques to cut through the fog of government guidance,commercial ‘silver bullets’, and poor quality research that is currently driving the zero-sum game of educational improvements focused on exam results, condemning our schools to cycles of under-performance and wasted effort.

Ednorth is not about getting ahead of the game, but changing the game completely, and how to maintain that indefinitely beyond any group of school leaders.

Schools North East staff will now be working from home until further notice. The team will continue to be available to take your calls and emails as normal.

To get in touch please:

Email info@schoolsnortheast.com

Call 07710781908 or 07850908045

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced plans for all students to return in September a week after plans were leaked to the press, with key aspects being no social distancing and the introduction of accountability measures for next academic year.

The Covid-19 pandemic will be seen as the defining issue for a generation.  As we come out of ‘lockdown’ and move toward full reopening, there is an anticipation that schools across the country will be facing a deluge of related mental health issues affecting students and staff such as we’ve never seen before.

The Education Select Committee’s inquiry into the impact of Covid-19 on education met on Wednesday, looking into the support for children with Special Educational Needs. Giving evidence were Amanda Batten from the Disabled Children’s Partnership, Ali Fiddy from the Independent Provider of Special Education Advice, Imogen Jolley at law firm Simpson Millar, and Philippa Stobbs from the Special Educational Consortium.