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North East Schools take part in Healthy Eating Week
Over the last five days, schools in the region took part in the British Nutrition Foundation’s Healthy Eating Week (HEW). Meanwhile, the government released their Food Strategy
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Jun
Schools fight post-pandemic attendance challenges and wait to see impact on exam results
This year saw the first ‘normal’ GCSE exam period since 2019. Schools are concerned about post-pandemic school attendance. In particular, as tests are marked and pupils
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Jun
Young minds, Big maths
Houghton Community Nursery School has collaborated with Durham University to produce a research-based project focused around mathematics. The ’Young minds, Big maths’ project
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Jun
NE Educators honoured by the Queen
Fresh from half term, schools continue to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee whilst educators from the region have been honoured as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
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Jun
Hillary Clinton visits South Shields school
On 3 June, Former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton visited the region to attend David Miliband’s South Shields Annual Lecture at Harton Academy. The lecture was
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Jun
New data highlights additional need for Free Schools Meals in the North East
Yesterday the DfE published data showing a rise of pupils eligible for Free Schools Meals (FSM) nationally from 20.8% in 2019 to 22.5% in 2022. The rise represents just under 1.9
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