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May
North East Education Links w/c 30th May
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/george-osborne-demands-action-over-14602286 – Chronicle Live, George Osborne demands action as over 30% of North East
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Apr
Benefits of mental health counselling in primary schools 'worth six times the cost'
There has been a new call for the government to fund a universal roll-out of mental health and wellbeing support in schools after the potential benefits of providing mental health
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Apr
Confidence in GCSEs and A-levels has decreased, according to annual Ofqual survey
The exam regulator Ofqual has published the results of its annual survey on perceptions of A-levels, GCSEs and other qualifications in England this week. The survey, which was
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Apr
Northumberland County Council takes legal action against Bright Tribe
Bright Tribe was paid to convert Haydon Bridge High School in Northumberland to an academy, but abandoned it last November, blaming the school’s deficit and low pupil numbers.
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Apr
National Schools Commissioner to step down
Sir David Carter, who has been in the role since 2016, will step down at the end of this academic year. Sir David announced his retirement in a video published on the 27th April,
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Apr
'Increasing number of pupils at grammar schools won't boost attainment' says Durham University
New research by Professor Stephen Gorard and Dr Nadia Siddiqui suggests increasing the number of pupils attending grammar schools would cement social divisions- but wouldn’t
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