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Unauthorised absences in North East schools at an all-time high
New DfE statistics show unauthorised absence in England and the North East at an all-time high. In England, the rate of unauthorised pupil absence rose from 1.1% in 2015-16 to
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Mar
Academy sponsors taking on indebted schools will no longer face financial 'millstone'
The Department for Education is removing a ‘millstone’ of debt that has made academy trusts wary of sponsoring some schools in financial difficulties. It comes
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Mar
Teaching union calls for 5% pay rise with possible strike backing
Following the the announcement of a 6.5% settlement for nurses and NHS staff, Britain’s largest teaching union is calling for a 5% pay rise for those in schools too. The
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Mar
'moral case' for baseline assessment and SATs boycott, union leader Kevin Courtney
There is a “moral case” for teachers to boycott the planned baseline assessment of four-year-olds, the leader of the National Education Union (NEU) has said has said. The
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Mar
North East Education Links w/c 19th March 2018
https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/news/this-studio-was-created-by-hartlepool-students-and-it-s-out-of-this-world-1-9075059 – Hartlepool Mail, This studio was created by
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Mar
SCHOOLS NorthEast response on 'Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper'
Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper SCHOOLS NorthEast response Question 1: The core proposals in the green paper are: • All schools
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