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North Tyneside Council to launch consultation aimed at improving special educational needs provision
Education
The council is calling on parents, carers, and schools, to help the authority find ways to enhance SEND education for North Tyneside pupils.
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Pay rises coming for NHS staff, teachers, police and armed forces - see how much money you'll get
Your Money
Millions of public sector workers are set to receive inflation-busting pay rises - here is a breakdown of the increases and what people should expect
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Eight major money changes announced by Labour's Rachel Reeves and how they will affect you
Your Money
The Chancellor has outlined a number of changes including scrapping winter fuel payments for some and pay rises for public sector workers
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North Tyneside Council bids for extra cash for structural problem schools
North Tyneside
Talks are ongoing to seek extra funding for four North Tyneside Council's blighted by concrete issues with existing funding is brought into question.
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Exam consideration bid for pupils affected by concrete disruption in North Tyneside schools
North Tyneside
Sympathetic exam marks for pupils affected by concrete disruption are not anticipated to make a "huge difference", says council officer.
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North East schools have the most pupil suspensions in the country, figures show
Education
Record numbers of children were temporarily removed from the region's state schools in the 2022/23 academic year
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Northumberland faces £6m shortfall for special needs education funding next year
Northumberland
The demand for services is outstripping the budget
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1,200 pupils take part in the inaugural ‘Celebration of Sport’ at Gateshead International Stadium
Gateshead International Stadium
School students from across the region took part in a first-of-its-kind major inter-schools sporting event
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North Tyneside Council looks set to launch consultation on extra SEND provision in schools
North Tyneside
North Tyneside Council wants to expand its provision of SEND education in mainstream schools and wants the input of parents, carers and schools.
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North East councils collect more than £500,000 in fines for unauthorised school absences
Education
Unauthorised absences can see parents slapped with a £60 fine which increases to £120 per child if it is not paid within 21 days
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Proposals submitted for £6.5m investment in Morpeth high school after increase in pupils
Northumberland
The proposals will help to increase capacity at the school
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New Portakabin classrooms delivered for extension of Amble schools as part of £39m investment
Northumberland
The Coquet partnership of schools is moving away from a three-tier system
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Blaydon and Consett MP Liz Twist appointed as Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Parliamentary Private Secretary
Politics
Two other North East MPs have been given jobs in the Department for Education
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Gateshead Council signs off £2.4m of improvement works across nine schools
Gateshead
The local authority has green-lit a series of works to be done across several schools across the area
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Former CEO of education trust banned from teaching after uploading indecent images of children
Newcastle upon Tyne
James John Cooper, formerly known as Mark John Jones, previously worked as the Chief Executive Officer of Prosper Learning Trust
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Further school strikes in Berwick not ruled out by union after crunch meeting
Northumberland
Union members have been striking over potential job losses
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New map reveals the 12 best-performing primary schools in the North East
Education
See the best-performing schools near you using our interactive map
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Northumberland County Council's treatment of striking teachers branded 'disgraceful'
Northumberland
Further strike action has not been ruled out ahead of crunch talks this week
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Newcastle MP Catherine McKinnell handed ministerial job joining Bridget Phillipson at Department for Education
General election
Ms McKinnell was named on Monday as a new minister of state in the Department for Education, working alongside education secretary and Sunderland MP Bridget Phillipson
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Newcastle schools trust celebrates great young people in Community Champions Awards
Education
The award winners at the Northern Leaders Trust schools were described as "inspirational"
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Walker teen organising a prom for pupils prevented from attending a school leavers' event
Walker
Skyla Wilkinson said she knows what it feels like not not be invited to a prom and wants to be able to "give kids like me the chance that schools haven't"
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Newly re-elected Tynemouth MP says he will make case 'strongly' for help for schools afflicted by concrete problems
North Tyneside
While acknowledging Labour's trademark fiscal caution, Sir Alan says there is a strong case to be made to get local school buildings fit for purpose.
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Northumberland councillor raises concerns over impact of smartphones in schools
Northumberland
The Government issued new guidance for schools earlier this year
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North East education charity wins 12-month reprieve after 'defunding' row
Kim McGuinness
The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) had complained that it faced a financial shortfall that threatened its operations in the region and more than 70 jobs
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