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Jul
Year of firsts for SCHOOLS NorthEast
SCHOOLS NorthEast broke fresh ground in a range of new areas in 2016/17 on behalf of the region’s schools. The UK’s first and only schools-led regional network delivered new
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Jul
Former Schools Minister announced for SNE Summit
ONE of the most ardent critics of the Government’s proposed grammar schools expansion programme has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at the SCHOOLS NorthEast Summit this
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Jul
£1.3billion diverted into core funding over next two years
THE Government has announced that £1.3bn will be diverted into core school funding from other pots including money earmarked for new free schools and the ‘healthy pupils’
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Jul
Commission makes six key recommendations to tackle educational inequality
Recommendations from the Commission on Educational Inequality, led by Nick Clegg, include housing subsidies for teachers working in deprived areas. The commission was set up by
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Jul
Halfon elected Chair of the Education Select Committee
Former Apprenticeships Minister Robert Halfon has beaten five other Conservatives to be elected to the influential post. Halfon was sacked by Theresa May in the cabinet reshuffle
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Jul
SCHOOLS NorthEast welcomes new Trustee
Hilary French, Headmistress at Newcastle High School for Girls, has been elected as the new Trustee representing independent schools. Trustees have legal responsibility for the
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