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17
Sep

Shadow Cabinet Reshuffle: Lucy Powell appointed as the new Shadow Education Secretary

Lucy Powell has been confirmed as the new Shadow Education Secretary in Jeremy Corbyn’s new shadow cabinet. This comes in the wake of Tristram Hunt ruling himself out of

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17
Sep

CALL FOR EVIDENCE: Exam Boards

The last few years have seen an increase in concerns over GCSE and A-level exams marking process, aside from the fundamental issue with comparing pupils’ examination results

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17
Sep

Surviving after levels?

In 2016 my 11 year-old daughter will be given an indexed score that ranges from 80-120 . She will pass or fail her KS2 SATS. This event marks a change in measurement trend that

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11
Sep

Nicky Morgan urged by education leaders in the North East to get behind school improvement plans

Education leaders in the North East today called on Education Secretary Nicky Morgan to get behind plans for a schools-led improvement initiative to drive up standards in the

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10
Sep

First Mental Health Champion for schools to speak at SCHOOLS NorthEast Summit 2015

SCHOOLS NorthEast is delighted to officially announce Natasha Devon MBE, the first ever Government appointed Mental Health Champion for schools, as one of the keynote speakers at

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10
Sep

Free schools stemmed from a desire to undermine local Government foundations, says Gateshead MP

Dave Anderson, MP for Blaydon, Gateshead, calls for equity between different types of schools in the state system, after an analysis of DfE data conducted by the Guardian showed

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