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05
Nov

Challenging Coastal Disadvantage

In recent years it has been recognised that schools in coastal regions in England have significant difficulties addressing the disadvantages peculiar to the areas they serve.

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03
Nov

Response to government plans of re-introducing KS1 national tests

A shake-up of primary school testing was announced by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan today, with formal SAT exams for seven-year-olds set to make a comeback at Key Stage 1. The

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03
Nov

Response to government plans of re-introducing KS1 national tests

A shake-up of primary school testing was announced by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan today, with formal SAT exams for seven-year-olds set to make a comeback at Key Stage 1. The

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27
Oct

Exam boards – Chief Regulator to meet North East heads after SCHOOLS NorthEast lobby

Last month, SCHOOLS NorthEast made a call for evidence to secondary schools, as we investigated Head Teachers’ concerns around exam boards. The response was fantastic and your

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22
Oct

Northern Education Trust makes five new appointments

The Northern Education Trust (NET), one of the largest multi-academy, not-for-profit trusts in northern England, has recently made five key appointments as it adds further weight

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22
Oct

Gateshead community, the driving force behind school's new library bus

Parkhead Community Primary School has just finished a project to convert an old Canadian ‘blue bird’ bus into a new library. The school and community fund-raised £10,500 to

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