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May
North East schools spent £150m on supply staff, raising concerns over recruitment and retention
Schools in the North East shelled out over £150m last year to cover costs for supply teachers, new figures from the BBC show. The news comes amid concerns of the increasingly
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May
Monday first lesson - Angelina Jolie global BBC speech
Sitting in the radio theatre at BBC Broadcasting House in London watching Angelina Jolie deliver a speech to the world, isn’t my normal start to the working week. In her role as
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May
Excelsior pupils get front row seats for Angelina Jolie BBC speech
Budding journalists from Excelsior Academy were VIP guests this week at a BBC keynote speech by Hollywood star and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie, broadcast live to millions
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May
Guest Blog: Questioning professional learning
There are so many devilish temptations when offered an open brief for an educational blog post in May 2016. I could try to right some policy wrongs, perhaps by offering a
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May
Shadow Home Secretary visits North East School
Politics has been brought to life for students at Dame Allan’s Schools in Newcastle upon Tyne after a visit from Shadow Home Secretary, Andy Burnham. Mr Burnham was speaking to
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May
Dyke House Principal to take up dual academy role
The Trustees of Northern Education Trust (NET) have appointed Andrew Jordon, currently the Executive Principal of Dyke House Sports and Technology College, as the Executive
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