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Gavin Williamson defends plans to reopen schools on 1st June (14th May, 2020)
On Wednesday, the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for education, Layla Moran, secured an urgent question on the reopening of schools announced in the Government’s coronavirus briefing on Sunday.
Record numbers for Northern Governance Conference (14th May, 2020)
We may not have been able to hold a physical event this year, but that didn’t stop Schools North East from hosting a fantastic line up with record numbers for the fourth annual Northern Governance Conference 2020.
Schools and the trauma of Covid-19 (7th May, 2020)
The ongoing situation and school closures as result of Covid-19 have a number of different implications for the education sector. We want to dig deeper into this issues, with help from the experts. This week, Andy Bell, Deputy Chief Executive of the Centre for Mental Health, explores the impact of the coronavirus crisis in terms of trauma, and what this means for schools.
Huge step forward for Discovery Primary Academy (7th May, 2020)
Discovery Primary Academy have made huge steps forward in their plans for moving the academy to a permanent location by 2022 in order to increase their intake of pupils.
Charities unite to support North East’s children (7th May, 2020)
Schools North East has joined forces with charities Children North East and the North East Child Poverty Commission to call on regional MPs to ensure ‘that the North East’s children and young people do not become the forgotten victims’ of the coronavirus pandemic.
Schools announcement due on Sunday (7th May, 2020)
The Prime Minister is due to announce plans for the next stage after lockdown measures in a briefing on Sunday, including plans for how schools can extend their opening.
There has been increasing speculation about how and when schools will return, with no dates having been officially announced. Last week Education Secretary Gavin Williamson revealed that any return to school would be a phased one, while Dominic Raab indicated that there would be a second spike if all schools were to ‘reopen’.
Nursery provide a four-legged friend (1st May, 2020)
Pennywell Early Years Centre have enlisted the help of an unlikely furry companion to keep the children’s morale high whilst they are not in school.
Primary School Staff Show children that ‘we’re all in this together’ (1st May, 2020)
Staff from Brighton Avenue Primary School have made a video dancing to the High School Musical song ‘We’re All in This Together’ as a way of trying to put a smile on the children’s faces whilst they are not in school.
UTC South Durham aim for the peaks in fundraiser (1st May, 2020)
UTC South Durham organised a sponsored climb for people to do in their homes on 13th April in order to raise funds for their ‘Visors for Victory’ initiative.
Local Hospitals Receive Goggles and Gloves from Darlington schools (1st May, 2020)
Hurworth School and Bishop Hogarth Catholic Education Trust (formerly Carmel Education Trust) in Darlington have come together to coordinate donations of goggles and disposable gloves to their local hospitals, helping to supply much needed resources for the NHS.
Structure important for Hetton Lyons Primary and Nursery School (1st May, 2020)
Hetton Lyons Primary and Nursery School stress the importance of routine to support vulnerable students and children of key workers who are still in school, as well as easing worries from parents.
Staff at the Education Village work to support the whole school community (1st May, 2020)
The Education Village Academy Trust have implemented a series of changes in their way of working following school closures to ensure that students have access to a fair education.