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North East Education Links w/c 25th March
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/northumberland-mp-urges-parents-troubled-14463018 – Chronicle Live, Northumberland MP urges parents at troubled Berwick
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Mar
Damian Hinds non-committal on North East Opportunity Area at first Education Select Committee
The Secretary of State remained non-committal on the question of expanding Opportunity Areas to the North East in his first appearance before the Education Select Committee this
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Mar
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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