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Apr
North East MPs grill Nicky Morgan over academy plans
The Education Secretary defended government plans for academisation to two North East MPs who challenged the Department’s decision to “inflict” it on all
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Apr
Achieving Excellence Areas – implications for the North East
The DfE set out plans in its white paper Educational Excellence Everywhere to prioritise support to a number of areas of the country where “low standards are exacerbated by a
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Apr
Fears for funding in North East schools if new national formula weights in favour of South
Schools are urging the Government to rethink their approach to school funding, or education in the North East will suffer under new, “fairer” arrangements. Plans for a new
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Apr
Bigger size, different challenges?
I was recently reminded by the ‘new Head of English’ of the specific leadership challenges of schools that are large and diverse. With the advent of super-sized education
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Apr
Schools reap benefits of new regional teacher recruitment drive
Jobs in Schools | North East, a not-for-profit recruitment portal, plays a key role in fighting teacher shortage in region’s schools A not-for-profit teacher recruitment
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Apr
Sats spelling exam accidentally published months ago as practice paper
The Government has been left red-faced after it emerged a primary school spelling test was accidentally published online as a practice paper. The Key Stage 1 Sats examination was
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