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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.

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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.

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 these issues, with help from the experts. This week, Dr Beng Huat See, Associate Professor (Research) in the School of Education at Durham University, looks at teacher wellbeing during the lockdown period.

In response to the government announcement of £1 billion towards Covid ‘catch-up’, we sent out a survey to ask our the school leaders in our network about the tutoring programme that forms part of this fund. The survey received over 100 responses, representing schools and trusts in every Local Authority in the North East.

Children, parents and staff at a Northumberland school have been excited to hear the news of plans to reopen fully, and welcome back all pupils for a month before the summer break.

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 these issues, with help from the experts. This week, Fiona Spellman, CEO of SHINE Trust, looks at the long term issues that Covid-19 has exposed.

After Boris Johnson promised a ‘massive catch up operation’ last week, it has emerged that the Government will invest £1 billion into schools, aimed at a year long programme of private tutoring in efforts to make up for the learning loss from Covid-19.

The Government had originally released statements saying that FSM would not be funded over the summer holiday period. Despite the Department for Education repeatedly stating that they would not fund Free School Meals over the summer, the high profile campaign by footballer Marcus Rashford succeeded in changing the government’s mind this week. For many school leaders in disadvantaged areas this is a welcome announcement, as it supports families who are struggling more than ever due to furlough, or job losses as a result of the pandemic. Vouchers will be provided via the existing system run by Edenred and schools will be asked to put in orders before the start of the holidays.

Union leaders were grilled by the Education Select Committee on Wednesday.