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Between 2000-2009, 424 schools closed without being replaced and 85 of them were in rural areas.

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Hinds announces Early Years initiative and new nursery places
Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, has launched early years initiative ‘Hungry Little Minds’ in collaboration with a coalition of national businesses
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Schools handed repairs cash ‘expected’ to follow DfE cost-cutting advice
Schools receiving government funding to make sure their buildings are safe have been told they will only get the cash if they agree to a visit from a cost-cutting consultant.
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Northern Celebration of Education
#celebrateEd
One week to go!

Join us at the first ever Northern Celebration of Education! Confirmed keynote speakers include Professor Rob Coe and Alex Quigley. 
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EEF releases new literacy guidance   With our CelebrateEd event approach we are reading the new EEF guidance report offering schools seven recommendations for improving literacy in secondary schools. Read more >
Proportion of pupils with SEND continues to rise   Government statistics today have revealed the proportion of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities has risen for a third consecutive year. Read more >
700 English schools reported over asbestos safety concerns
 
  Concerns Health and Safety Executive will struggle to carry out inspections needed. Read more >
Ex-ASCL boss to lead Head Teacher standards review group   Malcolm Trobe, the former acting General Secretary of the ASCL school leaders’ union, will chair a 12-member panel convened to review the government’s Head Teacher standards. Read more >
Illiterate parent was asked to sign off-rolling letter
 
  Investigation reveals a series of letters used by schools across the country to facilitate back-door exclusions. Read more >
School holidays: 'You're constantly thinking about money'
 
  Money, food, childcare and activities are serious anxieties for low-income working families, MPs have been told. Read more >
Some English schools 'can't afford to teach five days a week'
 
  Labour MP Jess Phillips, whose son is affected, is leading a march in Westminster on Friday. Read more >
Teachers need training on subject-specific literacy
 
  Report finds secondary teachers must improve pupils' knowledge of technical subject language to help them access the curriculum. Read more >
LGBT schools row: Equality teaching to return to Parkfield School
 
  A suspended equality programme at the centre of a row about teaching LGBT rights will return at a school. Read more >
Head Teachers’ role has ‘changed enormously’   Heads should put more trust in teachers than in the past and keep sight of the big picture, says leadership expert Read more >

 
Join us at #CelebrateEd -The Northern Celebration of Education

We are celebrating and showcasing the best in educational practice in the North of England. 

Keynote speakers include Professor Rob Coe and Alex Quigley. 

We have a fantastic line up of over 55 sessions, workshops and teach meets on secondary, primary, literacy, maths, curriculum, meta-cognition, oracy and much more.

In addition there will be interactive demos, performances from local schools and a BBQ and ice cream van to celebrate the end of term in style. 


Come and join your colleagues from across the region to connect, engage and be inspired.
 


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REGIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK


Head Teacher who accused Boris Johnson of helping to fuel bullying crisis says it's his 'duty' to speak out
 
 

Andy Byers, Head of Framwellgate School, County Durham, said current political leaders were exposing children to "abhorrent views".

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New computing hubs announced for North East   The 23 hubs chosen to improve computer science education in England have been announced by the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE), with three in the North East. Read more >

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UPCOMING EVENTS

11 & 12
JULY
Northern Celebration of Education 2019

Celebrate and showcase the best in classroom practice across the North of England in a practitioner-led space where you will be enthused and energised, ending the academic year on a high. Think festival atmosphere, thinking space, debate, research-informed new practice, and connecting with peers from schools across the North.

It's the only 2-day event of its kind in the North. This is your chance to see the best education practice the North has to offer, as well as engage with universities, think tanks, and research organisations as you discover and debate which techniques and practices can help you to grow as a professional.

See confirmed sessions on the website. 

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10
OCTOBER
Schools North East Annual Summit

The Schools North East annual Summit will once again take place at St James' Park in Newcastle. Now in its eleventh year, we expect this to be our biggest and most exciting Summit yet.

We are delighted to announce that our guest keynote speaker is Damian Hinds, Secretary of State for Education.

 

Other confirmed speakers include Jules White, Head Teacher of Tanbridge House School and Steve Munby.


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Commencing
SEPTEMBER
Forming and Developing Small Multi Academy Trusts Training
Are you a CEO, School Business Manager, Chief Financial Officer, Director of Operations, or a Trust Manager in a new Multi Academy Trust, a Trust planning to expand or a school looking to move into a Trust? 

This practical 3-4 day training course will be delivered over a 6 week period and will significantly upskill those involved in emerging, and developing and expanding MATS. Delegates will leave with a personal network of colleagues for ongoing support and a resource toolkit of templates and information that can be adopted within their own MAT.
 


Schools Northeast   Multi-Academy Trust Survey Findings 2019 from Governors for Schools

This report is based on a 2019 survey by education charity Governors for Schools and Irwin Mitchell, one of the UK’s largest full-service law firms. It looks at the governance arrangements of 51 MATs, accounting for over 520 schools across England
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