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School attendance can play a big part in a pupil's outcomes

1 in 5 pupils 'persistently' missing school - why it matters for GCSEs

Proposals for the future of ‘home to education’ transport for post-16 South Tyneside SEND learners was discussed by South Tyneside Council’s Labour cabinet this week (March 19, 2025).

Parents face price hike as free transport for these students scrapped

It looks like the review will recommend the current exam system as a whole stay largely intact

How GCSE exams and other assessments could change in curriculum review

Heworth Grange School is committed to improving students' confidence for a competitive job market

Students empowered with key skills for the future with employability workshops

Proposals for the future of ‘home to education’ transport for post-16 South Tyneside SEND learners will be discussed by South Tyneside Council’s cabinet of senior councillors next week (March 19, 2025)

Free transport for special needs students to be scrapped

The aim of the day was to encourage students to develop a love of reading

Heworth Grange celebrates World Book Day with special quiz

Thornhill Academy Teachers Get into the Spirit of World Book Day

Thornhill Academy Celebrates the Joy of Reading on World Book Day

These universities, found across the UK, have some of the highest rates of satisfied students - especially when it came to teaching

The UK universities where students are happiest with their education

Barratt and David Wilson Homes North East team up with local disability charity to create inclusive playgrounds

Barratt Homes partner with disability charity to create inclusive playgrounds

St Oswald's Primary School pupils performed a show called "Stanley and the Scarecrow" at the college in 1987.

17 top times we got South Tyneside College students in the picture

Medical profession out of reach for most working class students

The summer exam season is coming up quick

Six expert tips for revising from home during the half-term holiday

The competition aims to fuel a passion among industry professionals

Ad Feature Department of Education and McLaren launch competition

A new study has examined how school sport and physical activity can boost young people’s wellbeing

PE, school sport and physical activity can transform young lives - new research

The state sixth forms has some of the North East's top A Level results

The 19 best state sixth forms in the North East for 2025

These sixth forms were among England's top performing state schools for A Levels last year

The 21 top state sixth forms for A Levels in England named

Some high-achieving schools have shot up the rankings since last year 📈

Amber Allott

Certain demographics, including girls, appear to be getting identified as having SEN at lower rates

Three groups of children whose SEN needs may be going unrecognised

Headteacher Martin Clephane with pupils at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Sunderland.

‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself’ this Children’s Mental Health Week

Interns classed as workers are entitled to be paid minimum wage

When you're entitled to minimum wage as a student or intern

Nearly half of UK undergraduates face daily feelings of anxiety – the fourth highest of any country polled

UK students are struggling with their mental health, global poll finds

There's still time to finish your personal statement and submit your UCAS application

What universities look for in a personal statement, as deadline nears

How did the UK's top domestic universities fare against the world?

How the UK's top 10 universities compare on the world stage

These universities ranked among the UK's finest, in the country's 'definitive' university league table

Top UK universities according to Sunday Times, as UCAS deadline looms

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson says the government will push ahead with the law, with some changes

Explainer How the Government's Free Speech Act for universities is set to change

This time of year can be a lot for students

Four ways students can protect their mental health this Blue Monday

South Shields Marine School is set to host a careers day on Saturday, January 25.

South Shields Marine School set to welcome shipping companies

The new T level available from this year will focus on the marketing industry

Everything you need to know about the new T Level launching this year

This course will get a whole new group of students industry-ready 📊

Amber Allott

3D view of how new student flats development at Ocean Road, South Shields, could look

First look at major new town centre development

The choices available to young people after secondary school can seem overwhelming at times

How you can plot your roadmap to your dream uni - as deadline looms

The Government plans to stop funding hundreds of vocational qualifications this year - with many to be replaced by new 'T Levels'

Hundreds of Level 3 qualifications may be scrapped - full list

Protesting pupils who marched from West Park Comprehensive School to the Shields Gazette office.

When 200 South Tyneside school pupils went on strike

If you want equal consideration for university courses, you don't have long to apply

Uni application deadline nears for sixth-form students - how to apply

A motorist struggles to clear deep snow away from his car in the Big Freeze of 1963.

Minus 18: When South Tynesiders defied the snow in 1963

La Petite Crêperie children speaking French

South Tyneside Kids Given Food For Thought

From left: David Eglintine, motor vehicle lecturer, John Howe, general manager of Wilsons Auctions, Steven Rowland, motor vehicle lecturer) and South Tyneside College students.

Pupils set for enhanced motor training thanks to vehicle donations

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

7 of Apple's top-rated free education apps for GCSEs and A Levels

Essity hand out toilet roll to Nottingham University students as part of their recruitment drive.

UK employer advertises jobs on toilet rolls in student loos

Santander X UK Awards 2024 first prize winners Anushka Mahesh, Sarah Bailey, Aurusha Kharas and Tom Scrope

Entrepreneurs win award for tackling period poverty with £4 underwear

Thousands of UK university graduates are purportedly owed refunds on their student loan repayments

Student Loans Company overpaid by £184m - how to check your refund

Resits take place much like standard GCSE exams

Everything you need to know about GCSE resits

The education secretary has announced the first university tuition fee rise in eight years

Explainer Everything you need to know about the university tuition fee increase

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 set to host an open day on Saturday, November 2.

South Shields Marine School set to welcome budding seafarers

A third of British students blame not eating enough fruit and veg on a lack of freezer space

Third of British students bemoan lack of freezer space

A private schooling expert says that happier children learn better

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

Half term is approaching soon, and these are some of the top things to do across South Tyneside.

The best things to do around South Tyneside this October half term

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

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

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

Gordonstoun was one of two Scottish schools to make the list

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

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

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

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