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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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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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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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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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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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Oct
Online cross-age peer tuition is a feasible transition intervention for schools
Written by Wayne Harrison, PhD Student (ESRC funded) Durham University As part of an ESRC Funded PhD at Durham University a feasibility study has trialled a new type of transition
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