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Apr
Free school policy 'incoherent and poor value for money'
The Public Accounts Committee has strongly criticised the Government’s spending on new free schools, as well as its grip on providing much needed school places. The
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Apr
SCHOOLS NorthEast analysis brought up in Parliament funding debate
School funding in the North East of England was the topic of a House of Commons Debate led by Washington and Sunderland West MP Sharon Hodgson on Wednesday. Figures published by
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Apr
Academy at Shotton Hall announced as one of six new research schools in England
The Academy at Shotton Hall has been named as one of six new ‘research schools’ in England. The Outstanding-graded Peterlee secondary school has been selected to receive
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Apr
Reasons to be angry
It is not often as a jobbing Head Teacher that you get to talk to those who are actually devising and enacting education policy at the heart of government. But what is great about
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Apr
Mental health commission announces first regional conference
The UK’s first and only schools-led commission into the mental health of pupils will hold its first conference on 8 June. This will be a full day event on mental health
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Apr
New wave of free schools includes two approved in the North East
The Government announced its biggest wave of new free schools yet, with two out of a total of 130 nationally set to open in the North East. The Department for Education said the
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