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Apr
North East Education Links w/c 23rd April
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/council-unveils-plans-save-haydon-14568503 – Chronicle Live, Council unveils plans to SAVE Haydon Bridge High School –
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Apr
Governors urged to pressure Government over funding crisis
Governors in the North East have been told to expect funding, workload and recruitment pressures in their schools at the SCHOOLS NorthEast Northern Governance Conference in
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Apr
Application process for strategic school improvement fund was ‘unfit for purpose’
The first application round for the £140 million strategic school improvement fund was neither fair nor transparent according to an independent evaluation of the process.
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Apr
New tool breaks down KS 4 Progress 8 outcomes by feeder primary schools
A new online tool allows users to access a breakdown of Progress 8 scores by primary school. The tool, made available to FFT Aspire users, would allow secondary schools to break
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Apr
Ofsted considering 'no-notice' school inspections
Ofsted’s chief inspector has revived the controversial idea of carrying out no notice inspections of schools. Amanda Spielman was responding to a YouGov survey, published by
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Apr
Poorer pupils in England are a whole GCSE grade behind their peers in maths, report finds
Research by Professors John Jerrim and Toby Greany at the UCL Institute of Education has revealed that 4 in 10 disadvantaged pupils are failing to reach the new GCSE standard pass
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