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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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Briefings

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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Keep up to date on Schools North East in the press.

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Bitesize Briefings are sent directly to Partner School members only. To access this critical information, now and in future, become a Partner School today. Click here to find out more.

Selective Inclusion: The interplay of SEND and disadvantage in school admissions

This Sutton Trust report examines patterns of pupil intake across schools and the implications for inclusion, particularly in relation to disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND. The report explores how admissions, exclusions, and pupil movement shape the social composition of schools.

School Teacher Labour Market in England Annual Report 2026

The NFER’s eighth annual Teacher Labour Market report monitors the progress the education system in England is making towards meeting the teacher supply challenge by measuring the key indicators of recruitment, retention and working conditions.

The Further Education Teacher Workforce in England Annual Report 2026

This report, published by the NFER provides an analysis of the further education (FE) teacher workforce in England, focusing on recruitment, retention, pay, working conditions and workforce trends.

Home-to-school transport

This report was published by the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts and examines the effectiveness, sustainability and value for money of home-to-school transport in England.

Schools North East Board Meeting Spring Term 2026 and Roundtable with DfE Permanent Secretary

Schools North East held its Spring Term Advisory Board meeting on 5 March 2026, bringing together Head Teachers and trust leaders from across every North East local authority and from all stages and types of school. The meeting included a roundtable discussion with Susan Acland-Hood, the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education, providing an opportunity for school leaders to share frontline perspectives on the Government’s Schools White Paper and the wider pressures facing the education system.

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The School Support Staff Workforce in England Annual Report 2026

This report, published by the NFER, is the first in a planned annual series examining the school support staff workforce in England. The report analyses national datasets and survey evidence to assess trends in the size, composition, recruitment, retention, pay and working conditions of support staff.

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