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Structure important for Hetton Lyons Primary and Nursery School

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

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.

Staff at the Education Village work to support the whole school community

Staff at the Education Village work to support the whole school community (7th April, 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.

Walbottle Campus staff stronger together

Walbottle Campus staff stronger together (7th April, 2020)

Walbottle Campus staff have come together with a ‘great team approach’ regardless of whether they are working from home or in school according to Director of Support, Tracey Gray.

Structure important for Hetton Lyons Primary and Nursery School

Structure important for Hetton Lyons Primary and Nursery School (7th April, 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.

Local Hospitals Receive Goggles and Gloves from Darlington schools

Local Hospitals Receive Goggles and Gloves from Darlington schools (7th April, 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.

Valour Multi Academy Trust Get Creative

Valour Multi Academy Trust Get Creative (27th March, 2020)

Children from Valour Multi Academy Trust Schools have used their arts and crafts skills to contribute to keeping people’s morale up.

Northern Saints Trust Try a New Way of Working

Northern Saints Trust Try a New Way of Working (27th March, 2020)

The staff at Northern Saints Catholic Education Trust have moved their work to Microsoft Teams after initiating a business continuity plan to ensure effective communication amongst staff.

Tablets and Supermarket Vouchers for struggling students

Tablets and Supermarket Vouchers for struggling students (27th March, 2020)

Sandhill View Academy are introducing new measures to their normal way of working in order to make their working day easier, after the announcement that schools will be closing .

Chillingham Road Primary Sing their Hearts out for the NHS

Chillingham Road Primary Sing their Hearts out for the NHS (27th March, 2020)

Students from Chillingham Road Primary School were filmed singing on school grounds the day before school closures as a way of showing their support for NHS workers.

£250,000 investment in North East schools to benefit disadvantaged children

£250,000 investment in North East schools to benefit disadvantaged children (9th March, 2020)

FIFTY North East schools have the opportunity to place cutting-edge technology at the heart of classroom learning thanks to a new partnership.
Education charity SHINE is investing more than £150,000 into the schools, in a bid to significantly boost pupil attainment and give teachers more time to teach.