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The education watchdog released its Annual Report today, lauding the progress made by schools across the country in the past five years, but remarked the education system is “still short of world class”.
At a regional level, the report found that 92% of primary school pupils in the North East (203,382) are in either Good or Outstanding schools, compared to 75% (110,067) in secondaries which, despite showing improvement, are still lagging behind other parts of the country. Overall, 86% of North East pupils are in Good or Outstanding schools.
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| New funding to improve schools and drive up standards announced by Justine Greening |
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Education Secretary Justine Greening announced yesterday a new wave of funding meant to address underperformance and “help ensure every child has a good school place”. From September 2017, there will be a £50m a year fund for local authorities to continue to monitor and commission school improvement for low-performing maintained schools.
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| Government-commissioned review of Tees Valley recommends college mergers and joint venture trust |
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Several college mergers and a joint venture trust between Tees Valley Combined Authority and Tees Valley Unlimited were amongst the key recommendations made to improve the quality of Further Education in the area, after an area review of Tees Valley FE was published this week. It outlines the needs of the area, the quantity and quality of current provision and key areas for change.
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| Level 3 EY educator: GCSE requirements consultation – SCHOOLS NorthEast response |
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Last month, the Government launched a consultation on whether early years educators need GCSEs in Maths and English. SCHOOLS NorthEast asked for your input on the matter, to ensure that our consultation response reflects the views and experiences of North East early years providers. Based on your replies, we submitted the following response on Monday.
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Art history A-level saved from being axed after high-profile campaign
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On Thursday the schools standards minister, Nick Gibb, announced in a ministerial written statement that a new A-level in art history was being developed by the Pearson exam board for teaching from next September.
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Wilshaw: I would have refused pupil immigration checks as Head
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The collection of pupil nationality and country of birth data by schools is a “daft idea”, Sir Michael Wilshaw has said, indicating that he would have refused to carry out immigration checks on pupils when he was a Head.
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11 academy trusts now have more than 30 schools and are labelled ‘system leaders’
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A report released today by the NFER shows that 11 trusts are now over the 30-school threshold to become one of the government’s ‘system leaders’ – chains which are expected to play a ‘broader role’ across the country.
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English pupils improve results in international maths and science exams
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Pupils score more points in latest Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) but international maths position falls.
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Free school meals plan will help more pupils, Heads say
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Head Teachers are urging MPs to back a plan to ensure all children from poorer homes are automatically registered for free school meals.
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Academy ‘tipping point’ is 5 years away, says minister
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The academies minister Lord Nash and EFA Chief Executive Peter Lauener took questions on academy trusts from the Education Committee.
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Pressure mounts on ministers to make sex education compulsory in schools
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Pressure is mounting on the government to introduce compulsory sex and relationships education (SRE) in schools after five chairs of parliamentary select committees sent a strongly worded letter to the Education Secretary demanding a change in policy.
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Muslim families sending children to Catholic schools
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For the first time an annual census of Catholic schools has collected information on the number of pupils from other religions.
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Julian Drinkall announced as CEO of Academies Enterprise Trust
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He has officially been appointed chief executive designate, and will take over as CEO of the trust in the spring term, replacing Ian Comfort.
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What "Brexit" and Donald Trump's election can teach us about
Parental Engagement
In the first of two articles on Parental Engagement in schools, Alan Cowley, CEO of Engagement in Education looks at the need for schools to adopt carefully considered, equitable strategies.
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RGS wins top award at prestigious TES Independent School Awards
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Royal Grammar School Newcastle (RGS), has won the Senior Leadership Team of the Year award at the prestigious 2016 TES Independent School Awards.
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North East schools in Sunday Times top of best in the country
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Congratulations to the five North East schools ranked amongst the best in the country by the Sunday Times, based on exam results!
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17
JAN
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Making waves: tackling the challenges faced by coastal schools
This full day conference will bring school leaders from across the country together to explore the challenges faced by coastal schools in further detail. The aim of the event is to identify practical solutions to these issues that school leaders can then put into practice on returning to school. The agenda will include a mixture of keynote speakers and solution-orientated, interactive workshops.
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9
FEB
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FutureReady Careers Conference 2017
FutureReady focuses on the knowledge and experiences, along with the key attributes and attitudes, a young person needs to succeed in the 21st century. You will hear from a range of expert speakers who will leave you feeling inspired and full of ideas to improve careers provision in your school. This year’s conference will feature a business networking session, attended by approximately 50 businesses.
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16
MAR
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SCHOOLS NorthEast Patron's Dinner 2017
We will be holding our eighth annual Patron's Dinner, hosted by our Patron Lord Puttnam of Queensgate, to celebrate the hard work of our region's school leaders. This evening of networking and fine dining will be attended by around 250 Head Teachers in the region, leading educationalists and local business leaders, and it is exclusive to SCHOOLS NorthEast Partner Schools.
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02
DEC
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CWMT Free Youth Mental Health Conference Durham
A day of sharing ideas, making connections, learning about resources and breaking down mental health stigma for anyone working with children and young people. Kindly hosted by Framwellgate School and funded by the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust and Health Education England. The conference will be chaired by Dr Pooky Knightsmith and the keynote speaker will be Natasha Devon MBE.
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25
JAN
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Dare to Enquire: I see, I notice, I wonder Teacher CPD
Dare to Enquire begins by looking at techniques to make your pupils feel more comfortable and confident when working away from their usual environment. The process continues by focusing on empowering teachers to respond to themes that children are inspired by, developing the participants’ sense of ownership and belonging with the museum or gallery.
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26
JAN
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Paediatric First Aider
This two-day paediatric first aid course focuses on emergency scenarios that face those looking after young children and infants, including; schools, day nurseries, private nursery schools, pre-schools, before and after school clubs for children in the early years age group, childminders and carers of children at home. The paediatric first aid course meets the Ofsted Early Years and Childcare Register requirements it is part of Safeguarding requirements.
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Barbara Slider, Head Teacher at Shiremoor Primary School, writes in this week's Talking Heads about the joys of having a fantastic Deputy Head to work with on a daily basis. Calling her the "wind beneath my wings", Ms Slider says her Deputy could easily be leading her own school, but the balance between achieving the same satisfaction as she would as a Head, and being able to spend more time with children, staff and parents, might be the reason holding her back from making the next step.
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This week, we propose a quick read authored by Tom Bennett on his own blog: http://behaviourguru.blogspot.co.uk/. The article, titled "The light and the dark: Ofsted, Michaela, hope and inspiration", starts off with some Greek philosophy, but ultimately looks at Ofsted's future under new leadership: "This is a fantastic sign that Spielman understands the impact Ofsted has, and more importantly will think deeply about how to turn the institution from a sword into a ploughshare. If anyone can, I hope she will. "
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