Schools

A poll of 2,000 parents with children aged between 10 and 20 found 85 per cent worry they will give their offspring bad financial advice

Parents worry they will give their kids bad financial advice

Flashback to 2014 when these Nativities grabbed our attention in South Tyneside.

11 of the cutest Nativities we saw in South Tyneside in 2014

Take a look inside this Whitburn home, on the market for offers in the region of £795,000.

See inside this impressive six-bedroom Whitburn home

Tyne and Wear has no shortage of fantastic secondary schools

The 13 leading state secondary schools in Tyne and Wear

Algebra, geometry and statistics will all make an appearance in GCSE-level maths

What this year's GCSE maths pupils will learn before their final exam

Welcome to China Event in March 2024 with Confucius Institute at Newcastle University and children from Gosforth Central Middle School in Newcastle

North East languages festival back for fifth year

Your child's school may close if it becomes too dangerous to travel there

Official temperature and snow day rules for schools in UK cold snap

Sheffield has woken up to snow this morning.

Watch: Snow coats roads and parks across UK as travel is disrupted

This is not the first time National Education Union members have gone of strike in recent years

Everything you need to know about upcoming sixth form college strikes

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Take a look around this family home, on the market for an asking price of £150,000.

Take a look around this £150,000 home - perfect for families

Reception classes at Harton Infants School. These pupils, who were in the classes of Mrs Rutherford, Mrs Hall and Mrs Britton, were all smiles 19 years ago.

9 photos of children on their first days at school in 2005

Young people could miss the chance for invaluable hands-on learning if phones are completely banned from schools

'Banning phones in schools might do kids more harm than good' Amber Allott

There have been concerns that private schools raising fees in response will edge out many families

Explainer Why private schools will be taking on the Government in legal battle

Resits take place much like standard GCSE exams

Everything you need to know about GCSE resits

South Shields Marine School has held an open day for budding seafarers.

South Shields Marine School gives youngsters a glimpse into careers
South Shields Marine School is offering budding seafarers a chance to travel the world with a "very, very" well paid job once they complete a fully funded course.
Victoria Williams

Schools were using their budgets for everything from food to toothbrushes for their students

Two thirds of poorest schools buying hungry kids food out of pocket

Local councils, schools, and community groups are increasingly investing in repairs

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Here's what has been announced for education in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' first Budget

Budget day: What has been announced for schools and education?

Child plays with building blocks.

Watch: Measures for families announced in Rachel Reeves’ budget

A private schooling expert says that happier children learn better

Private school approach may be the cure for absence woes - expert

South Shields Town Hall.

Concerns raised over young people missing school due to mental heath

Zinedine Meah (centre) is one of the students who has been awarded an assisted place at Bradford Grammar School

Mystery benefactor bankrolls student's places at elite private school

Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to give a speech at the Treasury in July 2024 (Photo: Jonathan Brady - Pool/Getty Images)

What to expect from Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ first Autumn Budget

Current SEN spending is putting councils in a tricky position, the report says

Special education system 'failing' - could next week’s Budget fix it?

Police cordon off Ainsdale Beach as WW2 device blown up

Dramatic moment unexploded WW2 bomb is blown up on cordoned-off beach

Leader of South Tyneside Council, Councillor Tracey Dixon is pictured with Yacub Ahmed, of South Tyneside Youth Parliament.

South Tyneside's bold plan to eradicate child poverty
South Tyneside Council spearheads efforts with a new Child Poverty Strategy to tackle rising child poverty rates with comprehensive support measures.
Liam Kennedy

Nearly one in five school children are persistently missing school, the latest figures show

The worst offending regions in new school absence data

Ruth Lue-Quee, education consultant from Staffordshire, who says period poverty is more widespread than people think

Secondary school teachers call for better and earlier period education

General view outside the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Newcastle United FC and Southampton FC at St James' Park. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

NUFC v Chelsea travel issues: Metro line closure set to hit fans

Homeschooling can offer more flexibility for families, an education expert says

'I'm a GCSEs tutor - here's what you should know before homeschooling'

Dozens of classic books and plays make an appearance of the dense reading lists

The books your A Level English lit student may need to read this year

Cutting Deep: The Knife Crime Crisis talks to one of the most hard-hitting anti-knife crime school teachers in the country, and looks at the issues facing young people and weapons.

Knife crime documentary: 'My brother was killed for revenge'

More flexibility for teachers and better pay and conditions for school support staff are on the cards

What Labour's new employment rights bill means for teachers

There are some excellent, high-performing private school options in the North East

Six of the best private schools in the North East for A Levels

School classroom.

Watch: School absence fines rise details explained

Gordonstoun was one of two Scottish schools to make the list

The UK's 25 finest private senior schools, named among world's best

How many of these school scenes do you remember?

Eight retro photos from South Tyneside school days in 1978

The free school breakfast clubs will build on support for families already available, the Department for Education says

When Labour's free school breakfasts will start - what we know so far

England's top sixth forms are a mix of ultra modern schools, and those steeped in history

The 25 best state schools and sixth forms for A Levels in England

Sixth form rankings are determined from students' A Level results (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

How England's best sixth form schools and colleges are ranked

This two bedroom Boldon apartment is on the market for offers in the region of £169,950.

Look around this ground-floor apartment - perfect for downsizing

M&S YoungMinds ambassador Rochelle Humes

M&S x YoungMinds call on schools across the North East to join Hello Yellow Day ...

Some of the UK's best performing private schools

How much it costs to go to the UK's 10 best-performing private schools

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership manages 21 schools, and has handed out iPads to thousands of pupils and teachers

How iPads are transforming education in schools

South Shields Town Hall.

Proposals to make SEND hub at West Boldon Primary School 'permanent’

The RSE curriculum covers a wide range of topics (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

What England's pupils learn in 'sex ed' - and how it could soon change

Marie Burnett, the poverty prevention team leader at Key. The South Tyneside-based charity is appealing for volunteers to help staff its Key to Life foodbank.

Key to Life Foodbank launches its first Halloween appeal

Nearly half of the children surveyed by Vodafone admitted they have followers on social media that they aren’t friends with offline

Children are accepting follow requests from people they don't know

Some 64% of children across the country agreed with the statement 'you enjoy school or college' (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

The regions in England where children enjoy school the most and least

Take a look around this South Shields home, on the market for offers in the region of £275,000.

See inside this modern family home on the market for £275,000

Secondary schools are typically ranked by their 'Progress 8' scores (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

How England's best performing secondary schools are ranked

Lorna Beston and her six-year-old son Archie. Lorna is spoken out against South Tyneside Council's proposed changes to the SEND Home to School Transport scheme.

Mum’s anger over proposed changes to SEND school transport

The 300 new nurseries in primary schools are just phase one of the government's plan (Photo: Adobe Stock)

Labour's plan for creating 300 new nurseries in just one year

Teach First say better pay and more flexibility might be needed to recruit more Gen Z teachers (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

Teaching charity's plan to attract Gen Z into classroom careers

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