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SCHOOLS NorthEast is calling on Chancellor Phillip Hammond to use his first Budget to tackle the funding crisis within schools.
Increases in employers’ pension costs and national insurance contributions, coupled with cuts in support services and heightened pressures, such as growing pupil mental health issues, have left schools facing a £3bn shortfall by 2020, according to the National Audit Office.
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| Schools to benefit from £415m to transform facilities and encourage healthy lifestyles |
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The Healthy Pupils Capital Programme will be available to all primary, secondary and sixth-form colleges in 2018 – 2019 and will be paid from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, introduced by the Government last year to tackle childhood obesity.
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| MAT performance, accountability and expansion questioned by MPs |
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Following an inquiry launched by the Education Committee in March 2016, the report published on Tuesday found a “high degree of uncertainty” around the effectiveness of MATs and cited no evidence yet to support large scale expansion.
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| Speakers announced for SCHOOLS NorthEast evidence-based education conference |
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SCHOOLS NorthEast is delighted to announce internationally acclaimed education expert Professor Stephen Gorard as the keynote speaker for its forthcoming White Working Class event on 9 March. We will also be joined by top DfE adviser Dr Tim Leunig.
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Newcastle MP asks NFF question in Parliament, after meeting SCHOOLS NorthEast to discuss funding concerns
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Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central, asked the Schools Minister Nick Gibb whether the Department for Education had made an assessment of the effect of the area cost adjustment on school funding in the North East.
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Schools to teach 21st century relationships and sex education
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Education Secretary sets out plans for relationships education in primary schools and relationships and sex education in secondary schools.
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Ofsted inspectors urged to crack down on schools ‘off-rolling’ pupils
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Sean Harford, Ofsted’s director of education, has told inspectors to check if the number of pupils on roll reduces towards the school’s final secondary year – indicating they may be being moved elsewhere.
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Teachers work nearly 11 hours a day, landmark workload survey reveals
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Primary teachers and middle leaders work an average of over 55 hours, with secondary school teachers working more than 53 hours a week, the Government’s Teacher Workload Survey found.
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Drop in poor children's progress at secondary school
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Children from poor backgrounds experience a worrying drop off in progress at secondary school, new research by the Social Mobility Commission reveals.
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Young people 'fear stigma' if they ask for mental-health help
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Almost half of 2,215 16- to 25-year-olds polled by YouGov for the Prince's Trust said they had themselves experienced a mental health problem.
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DfE guidance: academy conversion
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Deadlines for schools converting to academy status between July 2017 and September 2017.
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Are you looking for an outstanding secondary Physical Education NQT for September 2017?
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2015 Good Teacher Training Guide
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Funding changes could lead to schools in County Durham becoming 'financially unviable'
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Durham County Council says the Government’s new national funding formula is likely to lead to redundancies, with the possibility of some smaller schools becoming financially unviable.
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09
MAR
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White Working Class: how can schools tackle underachievement and raise attainment?
This conference will bring school leaders from across the North East together to discuss the specific challenges and barriers to education faced by students from white working class communities.
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23
MAR
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Mock Disciplinary Hearing
This interactive event led by specialist employment education lawyers, will give you a flavour of what it is actually like to be in a disciplinary hearing including the difficult issues you may face. It will take you through the life cycle of a serious HR issue, from the initial investigation right up to the end of the hearing itself.
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30
MAR
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Regional Governance Conference
This conference will support those in school governance roles – state-maintained and academy – in carrying out their duties confidently and effectively. This event is now sold out, but please contact us to express interest in attending. Due to high demand, a second conference might be held later in the year.
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05
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Spring Term Ofsted Briefings
Our spring term briefings will include a themed discussion around careers education. We are delighted to be joined by Adrian Lyons HMI, Ofsted’s National Lead for economics, business and enterprise. Adrian led on the ‘Getting Ready for Work’ report. We will hold two events in two different locations in the region, to maximise the opportunity for school leaders to attend.
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22
JUN
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School Business Management Conference
We are delighted to announce that the fifth annual SCHOOLS NorthEast School Business Management Conference will take place on Thursday 22 June 2017 with main sponsor First Class Supply.
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07
MAR
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NASBM Regional Conference
The 2017 regional conferences will focus on ‘Financial Efficiency’ as we appreciate that this is the most pressing issue in schools, as practitioners are faced with preparing and delivering balanced budgets, against a backdrop of uncertainty with the delay of the national funding formula and real-term reductions in funding.
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29
MAR
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Employees are a high commodity in schools - agree or disagree?
This masterclass is designed to help you explore Investors in People and what it means for your School. By utilising interactive exercises to help you ascertain where you are against the Standard this will allow you to identify areas that require development within your school.
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16
JUN
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Making Maths Magic INSET
The session is for all EYFS and KS1 Maths Leads and Phase Leaders who want to network with teachers from North Tyneside, Newcastle and Northumberland, share excellent practice and swap resources and ideas. This vibrant and lively network is run by Sarah Hollywood, SLE and EYFS specialist at New York Primary Teaching School.
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03
OCT
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'Bring It On!' for the future of engineering in the North East
With an array of talented North East businesses on board to tell pupils and their teachers about the many possibilities engineering can offer in our region, this event will create the biggest buzz for engineering the region has ever seen. This event is aimed at 9-14 year olds, and schools and businesses are welcome to attend.
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Hilary Cooper, former Head Teacher at Barnes Junior School in Sunderland, takes over our Talking Heads blog this week to write about the importance of making sure NQTs remain as "bright eyed and bushy tailed" as they are during training. Mrs Cooper writes: "Seems to me we really need to cherish this generation of new teachers and help them to be both fantastic educationalists and to keep a balance in their lives. And before you say 'But of course we do this' maybe we need to take a hard look at the messages we send out."
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Berwick Academy in Northumberland was one of the two subjects of a case study conducted by a Guardian reporter. The article, titled 'The north-south divide: a tale of two academies' compares the North East school with the Harris Academy Chafford Hundred in Essex. Author Fran Abrams interviewed Head Teacher Alexis Widdowson on the struggles of leading a small, rural school.
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New research conducted by Teach First found that 43% of pupils in outstanding secondaries across the country are from the wealthiest 20% of families. According to their analysis, poorer pupils are half as likely as their better-off counterparts to be heading to an outstanding secondary school. "Through a mere accident of birth, poorer young people find doors closed and paths to the top blocked again and again and again."
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