The Northern School of Art has partnered with students from North East schools to create a new exhibition entitled ‘Modern Makers’. The exhibition opened last week at The Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle.
The Dales School, in Blyth, has been featured on George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. The show followed the conversion of their class 144 Pacer Train installed in their grounds.
In February 2022, Schools North East worked in partnership with the North East Child Poverty Commission (NECPC) to write to the Secretary of State for Education.
Children who are attending Bader Primary School now have access to a brand new outdoor area which has been completed recently.
The House of Commons Education Select Committee opened its inquiry into persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils this week, taking evidence from Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza.
Congratulations to St Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy on achieving a rating of ‘good’ following their most recent Ofsted inspection.
Yesterday, the DfE released the long awaited SEND and Alternative Provision (AP) Improvement Plan. The plan follows up on the initial vision for reform in the SEND Green Paper of March 2022.
South Hylton Primary Academy, in Sunderland, celebrated American Black History Month this year with a meeting between students and Sophia Danenberg, an American mountain climbing pioneer. South Hylton is part of the Laidlaw Schools Trust.
On Thursday, 2nd of March students, schools and teachers throughout the region celebrated World Book Day.
Education ministers took departmental questions in the House of Commons this week. Shadow Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson MP, said that reform of childcare and the education system would be central to the next Labour Government, and asked why the Government had failed to make education a priority.
Today the Local Government Association (LGA), has joined the many organisations, including Schools North East, urging the government to extend FSM. Similar to what Schools North East previously proposed last February, the LGA are campaigning for an automatic enrolment process to help vulnerable children access FSM.
Schools North East would like to say congratulations to The Grangefield Academy, in Stockton-on-Tees, who have received an Ofsted result of Outstanding in all categories.