Education Policy Briefings | Schools North East

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We regularly conduct surveys and roundtables on the key issues and challenges our schools are facing in order to ensure that the voices of North East school leaders are heard as widely as possible.

Our Stakeholder Briefings are designed to share this feedback with influential figures within the education sector, to help them understand the detail of what our schools are facing.

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To keep our Partner Schools up-to-date on education policy developments and research, we send out one page briefings, summarising reports with key findings and the North East impact.

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Spending on special educational needs in England: something has to change

The SEND system in England has faced unprecedented pressure over the past decade. The IFS argue that without substantial reform it will likely become unmanageable for local authorities over the coming years.

Annual Report 2023/24: Education, Children’s Services, and Skills

Ofsted's annual report presents findings for the areas they inspect in early years childcare, schools, further education and skills and children's social care.

State of the Region Autumn 2024

Schools North East’s ‘State of the Region’ surveys intend to monitor the situation in schools across academic years. We ask the same set of core questions every term (as well as additional questions where relevant) to get a snapshot of the situation in North East schools, and to see how the situation develops across the year and compared to previous academic years.

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Working Lives of Teachers and Leaders – Wave 3

The DfE’s third wave of the working lives of teachers and leaders survey was carried out between 26 January and 4 May 2024. A total of 10,020 teachers and leaders participated.

Networks of Head Teachers and Schools

This EPI report explores Head Teachers’ and future Head Teachers’ movements throughout their careers.

Fairer Schools Index 2024

The Northern Powerhouse Partnership’s ‘Fairer School Index’ reveals the impact of taking into account a broader range of contextual factors when evaluating school performance. Adjusting for pupil background would see the national league table rankings of almost a quarter of schools (23.7%) change by over 500 places.

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