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Apr
DfE data reveals post-pandemic attendance challenge
Last week, the Department for Education released pupil absence data for 2021/22. Across England, the overall absence rate was 7.6%. The percentage of persistent absentees (those
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Apr
Award-winning essays land pupils a meeting with the King
Pupils from a Peterlee secondary school joined His Majesty The King, The Queen Consort and 750 school children and young people from across the UK to celebrate Commonwealth Day at
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Apr
North East students elected to UK Youth Parliament
Two Tyneside students have been elected as members of the UK Youth Parliament. Cameron Quinn, of St Thomas More Catholic High School, and Sharon Zeng of George Stephenson High
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Apr
Local schools collaborate with university on brand new art exhibition
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
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Apr
The Dales School install Pacer Train classroom
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. The
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Mar
No problem too big for Superhero Ken Hartley
Darras Hall Primary School, in Ponteland, held a special awards ceremony today to celebrate their caretaker Ken Harltey. Superhero Award Ken Hartley, joined the primary
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