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Jarrow Day Nursery has held a ball to celebrate its 20th anniversary.

Jarrow Day Nursery celebrates 20th anniversary with a black-tie ball

Learning the recorder at school has been a tradition going back decades

School recorder playing plummets - the instruments taking its place

This week is national Walk to School Week

How to know whether your child is ready to walk to school alone

Young people across the UK have a lot of big worries on their plates

5 of the biggest concerns for children in 2025

Getting 100% of their pupils to meet these targets is no mean feat

The primary schools where 100% of pupils hit performance targets

St Wilfrid’s RC College, South Shields.

South Shields school ‘requires improvement’ in some areas

The 2025 Eurovision final will take place in Basel this weekend

Can you match each Eurovision country in the finals with its capital?

Only about one in 10 of the students surveyed felt ready for their exams

The top 20 excuses teens admit using to get out of studying for exams

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Parents rate Little Learners Childcare as one of the Top 20 nurseries in the Nor...

Nurserytime South Shields

Parents rate Nurserytime South Shields as one of the Top 20 nurseries in the Nor...

University of Sunderland vice-chancellor and CEO Sir David Bell.

Uni chief says we must remain welcoming to international students

From AI companions to targeted ads, the web can exert a huge 'digital influence' on young users

What parents must know about 'digital influence', and its risk to kids

Newcastle University

EDGE strengthens higher education portfolio with NEUPC Framework appointment

Pupils with Chaplain at St Wilfrid's RC College

New headteacher ‘proud’ of Ofsted highlights including ‘positive’ Sixth Form pro...

Proposed changes to Ofsted inspections have come under fire from teaching unions

Why Ofsted is facing legal action over proposed changes to inspections

Nurserytime South Shields manager Helen Coulson, second left, with from left, staff members Holly Atkinson, Helen Allan and Jane Burns.

South Shields nursery scores top marks with parents
A nursery in South Shields is celebrating four years of being one of the top rated child care centres in the North East.
Tom Patterson

Downe House School's Jane Basnett says educators have a role to play in making sure pupils get accurate info on AI

Why teachers are concerned about pupils using AI for homework

School day reflections from a specialist session on careers in 2010.

Boldon School Careers Day: A 2010 Retrospective

From studying to the big day, exam season can be a tough time for young people

Five places parents and students can get support this exam season

The UK has been heating up this week

Can pupils be sent home if it's too hot? Temperature rules explained

Teens in relationships also reported high levels of violent or controlling behaviour

Call for action as 1 in 8 teachers report sex assaults between pupils

Teachers have been using the heart rate data to guide exam coaching conversations

Pupils get heart rate monitors to learn the science of staying calm in the face ...

SATs are often the first major exams many primary school students will take in their school career (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Everything you need to know about primary school SAT exams

Children will sit a total of six tests throughout the course of a week

What dates primary school pupils will sit SATs - and get their results

More than 50% of children were actively using screens during dinner, the study found

9 questions to get kids talking, as screens 'kill family dinner chat'

Student accommodation plans submitted for One Harton Quay building in South Shields

New vision for BT's old riverside offices to support college move

GCSE results day could look a little different for thousands of students this year

Big change coming to GCSE Results Day - what you need to know
GCSE results day could look a little different for thousands of pupils this year 📜
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(Left to right)Rachel Boyd, SACT Clinical Educator at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, Lynsey Robson, Oncology Nurse Consultant at the NHS Foundation Trust and Karen Humphreys, Senior Lecturer at the University of Sunderland and SACT programme leader.

Cancer patients to benefit from course launched by city's university

Core GCSE exam subjects will be spaced out over the next two months

Key GCSE subject exam dates for 2025 season

There are ways parents can help their children be safer and more aware on social media

5 ways parents can help kids be social media safe, from a psychologist

Sixth Form pupils study with Mrs Bonnie Christie, the head of sixth form at Harrogate Ladies’ College

A top sixth form head's 5 tips for students about to sit A Levels

These apps can help prepare pupils ahead of the summer exam season

7 of the top education apps for last-minute GCSE and A Level revision

How students do in their A Level exams can have a big impact on their options after school

The A Level marking system explained, as 2025 exam season looms

St Mary's Catholic Primary School praised by Ofsted

Everyone welcome at ‘caring’ North Shields primary

A Level exams are just around the corner, before students face a months-long wait for their results

When 2025's A Level exam season starts, and when results day will be

It was a bracing day in 2004 when this sandcastle building competition was held and Greenfield School won it.

South Tyneside's notable school competitions

The progress and attainment data for post 16 education has been published for schools and colleges

The best borough schools and colleges based on A Level progress scores

Actor and father Hugh Grant has spoken out against screens in schools

Why an educator says Hugh Grant is wrong about screens in schools

One in four teachers say they experience pupil violence at least once a term

Teachers declare ‘pupil behaviour emergency’ - here's how bad it is

Schools may soon only be able to require families to buy three branded uniform items

How school uniforms rules could change for four million pupils

This year's GCSE takers will still get extra help in three exams

The three GCSE exams pupils will still get Covid-era help in

These next few months of exam prep will be crucial

21 things parents can do at home to help teens prepare for GCSEs

There are six passing grades GCSE candidates can earn this year, with 9 being the highest

What GCSE pupils and families should know about grades as exams near

Common study mistakes can mean students aren't learning as efficiently as they could

6 of the most common GCSE study mistakes - and what to do instead

Season 5 of Race Across the World will take viewers to China

3 apps for learning Mandarin, for Race Across the World's China start

From how your child's school compares to other local schools to its SEN provision, there's plenty of info to be found online

How to find official data on your child's school - and what it means

Former teacher Lucy Kirkham says free school breakfast clubs could offer many benefits to children

3 benefits of free school breakfast clubs, as pilot launches

Major health organisations like WHO and the NHS have screen time recommendations for parents

How much screen time experts say your child should have at every age

Teachers across the UK have reported that the number of pupils exhibiting violent and abusive behaviours has increased.

Teachers are being punched, kicked, shoved or spat at say union

English schoolchildren have plenty of holidays to look forwards to throughout the year

England's school term dates for 2025 - and when Easter holidays end

Pupils from St Cuthbert's take their performance to the streets.

Children bring story of Easter to the streets of North Shields

The community at Hebburn Lakes Primary School are celebrating receiving a Platinum OPAL Award.

Hebburn primary school secures top national award for outdoor play

Pupils and families are set to find out their primary school places tomorrow (April 16).

The 11 South Tyneside primary schools which are hardest to get into

South Shields schoolchildren join Bishop to walk 2,000km in Lent fundraising cha...

David Almond OBE, pictured with teacher Liz McEwen and Year 9 pupils.

Highly acclaimed children’s author returns to roots to inspire future authors

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