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Morpeth pupils get special mention in Nick Gibb's speech
Two Morpeth Chantry Middle School Year 8 students, Mathew Eltringham-Davison and Callum Woodcock, recently attended the prestigious Big Bang @ Parliament Science showcase event at
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Nov
Northumberland middle schools to close in £9.6m education shake-up
The Chronicle reports that four schools in Northumberland will close due to a major shake-up of education in Alnwick, after Northumberland County Council’s cabinet voted to
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New National Teaching Service "sticking plaster on a teacher shortage crisis"
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan revealed plans to create a new National Teaching Service that will “get our best teachers and middle leaders into underperforming schools in
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Nov
New consultation on EBacc opened as government announces 90% entry rate expected in all schools
The government opened a consultation on implementing the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), after Education Secretary Nicky Morgan stated last week: “In time, I want to see at
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Nov
Striking North-South divide shown in mapped GCSE results
A map of provisional GCSE results in England reveals that the North-South divide remains an issue, with 4.7% more pupils in the South having achieved five GCSEs including English
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Nov
Head teachers share best practice for poverty proofing the school
SCHOOLS NorthEast held its ‘Poverty Proofing the School Day’ event on Thursday, where 40 school leaders from our region explored practical steps that schools can take
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