Regional links w/c 13/01/20
South Tyneside
Sacked headteacher set to take South Tyneside Council to industrial tribunal (Shields Gazette)
School children enjoy delayed Children in Need fundraiser after Jarrow primary reopens following norovirus closure (Shields Gazette)
South Tyneside parents welcome return of longstanding lollipop man amid road safety fears (Shields Gazette)
Hartlepool
Hartlepool teacher in line for top award after YouTube videos viewed more than 4 million times worldwide (Hartlepool Mail)
Hartlepool schoolchildren given tour of Teesport (Northern Echo)
North Tyneside
These North Tyneside schools are leading the way in literacy support (News Guardian)
Newcastle
Mumps outbreak hits the North East with 169 reported cases in the last two weeks (Chronicle Live)
Check out The Royal Grammar School Newcastle’s incredible new art studios (Chronicle Live)
Jesmond Park Academy school cook could be named UK’s School Chef of the Year (Chronicle Live)
Newcastle United’s DeAndre Yedlin and Jetro Willems make surprise visit to Byker Primary School (Chronicle Live)
Durham
County Durham’s best primary reveals its secret to success – and see how Durham’s other schools rank (Chronicle Live)
County Durham college nominated for prestigious accolade – for the third time (Chronicle Live)
Gateshead
Union demands answers after Gateshead College announce redundancies due to £6m deficit (Chronicle Live)
Darlington
Darlington school secures £228,000 from fund to improve North-East schools (Northern Echo)
Sunderland
Lessons in caring for wildlife after two boys kicked hedgehog to death in Sunderland (Sunderland Echo)
George Washington Primary School closed for two days due to ‘severe’ illness outbreak (Sunderland Echo)
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough Council ‘reasonably confident’ of enough school places in September (Teeside Live)
Headteacher to retire after 15 years at the helm as school receives ‘good’ Ofsted report (Teeside Live)
Northumberland
MP welcomes cash boost for Northumberland schools that could see funding rise up to 40% (Northumberland Gazette)