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01
Oct

North East tops national average of 16 and 17 year-olds in education and training

New data released today by the Department for Education reveals a notable rate of improvement in the number of 16 – 17 year-olds that are in education and training in the

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01
Oct

Britain's first astronaut to launch new STEM initiative in Hartlepool

Helen Sharman OBE, the first Briton to enter space and the only British member of the Russian scientific space mission Project Juno in 1991, is set to visit Hartlepool Tuesday 6

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01
Oct

£800k+ school improvement programme launched

A major school improvement programme was launched this week aiming to transform education standards on Teesside. The initiative, spearheaded by former DfE permanent secretary Sir

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01
Oct

Schools delegation meets MP

Fourteen Head Teachers from across Northumberland were able to convey key educational issues to a prominent North East politician this week. SCHOOLS NorthEast organised a Power

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24
Sep

Mental Health: Schools need more support from parents and the Government for pupils’ wellbeing

Dr Bernard Trafford, Headmaster of the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle, opened his ReTHINK Conference speech yesterday by calling for more support for schools to tackle

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24
Sep

E.D. Hirsch - one academic's influence on British education

SCHOOLS NorthEast attended Policy Exchange’s 2nd Annual Education Lecture, held at Pimlico Academy in London last week, where the acclaimed American academic E.D. Hirsch was

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