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Sep
Newcastle primary accredited as a 'Mantle of the Expert' training school
St John’s Primary School has just been Quality Marked as a Mantle of the Expert training school, one of only four in the country and the only one north of Birmingham. Mantle of
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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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Sep
Searching for Trust
I remember once, as a secondary school pupil in a general studies lesson, we did one of those trust exercises. You know the type of thing. You are told to fold your arms in front
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Sep
North East MP urges Chancellor to maintain funding for free school meals for infants
The Government is under pressure to continue to fund free meals for infant school pupils. Sharon Hodgson MP, new Shadow Minister for Children and Families and MP for Washington
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Sep
Fewer coasting schools in the North than in any other region
The lowest number of coasting schools are recorded in the North of England, according to a new ‘Guide to Regional Schools Commissioners’ published by the National
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Sep
Should parents have the right to trigger Heads' sacking?
The New Schools Network, the charity that sets up free schools, said parents should have the legal right to force intervention in failing schools, as well as ordering a school to
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