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Jul
Hinds announces Early Years initiative and new nursery places
Education Secretary Damian Hinds has launched the early years initiative ‘Hungry Little Minds’ in collaboration with a coalition of national businesses, aimed at improving
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Jul
New computing hubs announced for North East
The 23 hubs chosen to improve computer science education in England have been announced by the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE), with three in the North East.
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Jul
40% of school closures in last decade rural schools, up 20% from previous decade.
Between 2000-2009, 424 schools closed without being replaced and 85 of them were in rural areas. Since 2010, fewer schools have closed, at 230 but a higher proportion were in
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Jul
Education links w/c 1/7/19
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/haydon-bridge-high-school-making-16518481 – Chronicle Live, Haydon Bridge High School making ‘good progress’ –
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Jun
Secondary class sizes continue to rise DfE reveals
The average secondary class size has risen to 21.7 in 2019 after increasing for four consecutive years. Data released by the DfE shows that 8.4% of all secondary school classes
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Jun
Education links w/c 24/06/19
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/17727050.difficult-decisions-normal-at-north-yorkshire-schools/?ref=mac – Northern Echo ‘Report warns difficult decisions now
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