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The General Election results are out and have shown an overwhelming Conservative majority. Schools North East are calling on this new Government to adopt our Manifesto for North East Education.

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TOP NEWS THIS WEEK

Parent school donations 'exacerbating inequality'
Pupils in some of the poorest regions of England are losing out because parents cannot afford to fill a funding shortfall with donations, BBC News has found.
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Revealed: one in six schools in England require urgent repairs
Buildings at more than one in six schools in England require urgent repairs, leading to warnings that they are “crumbling around teachers and pupils”.
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Prime minister promises 'record' spending on schools
 
  Boris Johnson has pledged to achieve 'record spending' on education, but mainly focused on Brexit and the NHS in his first speech since winning election.
 
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Conservative majority: What does it mean for schools?
 
  The Conservatives have won a majority after yesterday’s general election, propelling Boris Johnson back into Downing Street with a mandate for his education policies.
 
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New government must fix school funding, say teachers
 
  The next government should make improving school funding a key part of its education strategy, teachers have said.  Read more >
T-level courses may not be ready by 2020, warns education union
 
  Two-year vocational alternatives to A-levels are due to be taught from September Read more >
Pupils have missed more than a week of school because of elections
 
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England's primary school league tables to be published
 
  New primary school league table data for England will be published later by the Department for Education. Read more >
Use of schools as polling stations falls 10%   The number of schools used as polling stations has fallen by almost 10 per cent since the last election, but more than one in six will still be disrupted by voters.
 
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Don’t leave children to their own devices, Heads warn
 
  The NAHT is urging parents and carers to think carefully about the electronic gadgets they’ll give to children as a gift this Christmas Read more >
Teachers fear more children will be cold and hungry this Christmas
 
  Teachers are fearful an increasing number of their pupils will go hungry this Christmas, according to a union poll. Read more >
NEU brands free schools a ‘failure’ as spend on closed projects rises to £186m   Successive governments have spent more than £180 million on free schools that went on to fail, according to new figures released today. Read more >

 

Academies 2020

Thursday 30 January 
St James' Park Newcastle

The Schools North East Academies Conference is a dedicated event for Academy and MAT leaders from across the region and beyond to network and explore the unique challenges they face.

Trusts across the region have told us that one of their top 3 priorities over the next year as they grow is to assess what services they can effectively centralise.

Join us at the Academies Conference to find out:

  • How to develop and implement your MAT central services
  • How Mark Williams, Director of Education at Co-Op Trust scaled culture across schools in an expanding MAT  
  • How you can embed vision and curriculum across your trust
 


REGIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK


The Lake Poets helps schoolchildren write their own song about living in Sunderland
 
  A class of primary school children have teamed up with two singer-songwriters to come up with a song about their lives. Read more >
Hartlepool school pupils support shoebox appeal to make Christmas special in Moldova   A school in Hartlepool have contributed to the shoebox appeal in time for Christmas. Read more >

Schools Northeast

UPCOMING EVENTS

30
JANUARY
Academies 2020

Academies face specific challenges in the education sector. Our Academies Conference brings together around 300 academy senior leaders to explore their unique challenges.


Programme announced 



This event is sponsored by SOS Group LTD

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11
FEBRUARY
Supporting Challenging Learners Conference 2020

A conference focused on topics such as behaviour management, prevention strategies, parental engagement and developing the curriculum for challenging learners.

We are delighted to be joined by John D'Abbro as keynote speaker. 

This event is sponsored by Witherslack Group.


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29
APRIL
The Northern Governance Conference 2020

Join around 300 of your colleagues from across the North and learn about key developments affecting your role. Now in its third year the Northern Governance conference will support those in school governance roles – state-maintained and academy – in carrying out their duties confidently and effectively.

 
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14
MAY
Healthy MindED 2020
Schools North East’s dedicated conference on mental health and wellbeing. Speakers will include experts for updates on the latest information and practitioners sharing good practice taking place across the region.

We are delighted to be joined by Dr Pooky Knightsmith as keynote speaker.

The event is sponsored by CER Recruitment.  

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11-12
JUNE
CelebrateEd - The Northern Celebration of Education
CelebrateEd - The Northern Celebration of Education is back for 2020!

After a successful inaugural event last year where we were joined by over 300 teaching professionals from across the North, CelebrateEd is back and this year will be even bigger and better. Secure your place now. 
 
 
 
25
JUNE
School Business Management Conference 2020

Join 300 of your colleagues from across the region for all of the benefits of a high profile national conference right here in the North East. This is now the biggest event of its kind in the country!

This event is sponsored by Ward Hadaway. 
 




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