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Apr
Statistics show declining School Leader retention
The Department for Education (DfE) has released statistics this week which show that there has been a significant increase in the number of Senior Leaders leaving their posts over
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Apr
Ofsted releases new 5 year strategy
The document, which was released this week, outlining their eight priorities and four key values, was criticised by a number of teaching unions including ASCL, who stated that
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Apr
National recognition for two young writers
Two students from King James I Academy in Bishop Auckland have had their work recognised in a national competition. The work came from the school creative writing group, run by
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Apr
Fairtrade award success for local primary school
A primary school in South East Northumberland has taken its first steps towards becoming a certified ‘Eco School’ after receiving the FairAware Award from the Fairtrade
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Apr
Westfield School plants a tree for the Jubilee
Westfield School welcomed two Deputy Lieutenants from the Tyne and Wear Lieutenancy this week to ‘Plant a tree for the Jubilee’. Headmaster Neil Walker was delighted to
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Apr
Pandemic is not over for North East Schools amidst latest attendance figures
The Department for Education released a summary of student attendance figures this week, showing a drop in all state-funded schools attendance. While 89.7% of student attendance
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