Education Zone
A-LEVEL RESULTS DAY: Live updates from schools and colleges across the North-East and North Yorkshire
2:13pm Thursday 17th August 2017
Live coverage of A-level results day at schools and colleges around the North-East and North Yorkshire.
'Remarkable' Jenny to study medicine after cycling accident aged 16 confined her to wheelchair
12:08pm Thursday 17th August 2017
A STUDENT whose life changed when she broke her back in a cycling accident aged 16, confining her to a wheelchair, is to study medicine at university after being inspired by the care she received in hospital.
PICTURES: A-level students across the region find out if all their hard work has paid off
11:44am Thursday 17th August 2017
PICTURES from A-level results day as students from across the North-East and North Yorkshire find out if all their hard work has paid off.
Teenagers in North-East most likely to be worried about A Level results
5:00am Wednesday 16th August 2017
YOUNG people from the North-East are more worried about achieving their predicted A-level exam results than anywhere else in the country.
Which North-East university is best at getting graduates into jobs?
4:50pm Thursday 10th August 2017
A NORTH-EAST university is one of the best in the country for getting graduates into jobs, research has found.
Almost half of children with special educational needs are not getting the help they need to transfer to secondary school
11:30am Wednesday 9th August 2017
ALMOST one quarter of children with special educational needs in the region are not getting the help they need as they transfer from primary to secondary school, figures have shown.
Union banned from meeting to discuss fate of professors at Teesside University
5:00am Saturday 22nd July 2017
UNION representatives have been barred from a meeting to discuss the fate of professors at Teesside University.
University facing mounting anger over plans to make 26 research professors re-apply for new roles
5:00am Friday 14th July 2017
TEESSIDE University is facing mounting anger over plans to make 26 research professors to re-apply for new roles with an online letter of protest attracting support from around the world.
Safeguarding team show how to turn off Snapchat location-sharing
12:53pm Thursday 6th July 2017
NORTH Yorkshire’s Safeguarding Children Board has issued safety advice to schools and parents following concerns over the social media function Snap Maps.
Durham scientists hope Little Cub could shed new light on minutes after the Big Bang
5:00am Tuesday 4th July 2017
A PRIMITIVE galaxy that could provide clues about the early Universe has been spotted by astronomers as it starts to be consumed by a gigantic neighbour.
Fake Facebook page threats over primary school jam buttie row
5:00am Wednesday 28th June 2017
PARENTS have been targeted by a fake Facebook page which threatened to remove pupils from a primary school after complaints about jam sandwiches.
Education charity heads north to offer disadvantaged children chance to reach potential
5:00am Wednesday 28th June 2017
AN EDUCATION charity aimed at tackling inequality is heading to the North of England.
Teaching assistants call for union ballot to be suspended the day after council approves deal
5:00am Friday 23rd June 2017
TEACHING assistants have called for their union to suspend a ballot on a new pay deal and has asked for talks to reopen.
Four North-East Universities ranked for their teaching quality
5:00am Friday 23rd June 2017
FOUR universities in the region scored silver in new assessments of higher education teaching, with one getting gold.
North-East researchers map global hotspots for alien plants and animals
5:22pm Monday 12th June 2017
NORTH-East researchers have mapped the world’s hotspots for alien plant and animal species in the first global analysis of the subject.
Row over claims Tories and Lib Dems would slash school budgets
5:08am Thursday 1st June 2017
A ROW broke out last night over education funding after unions claimed that school budgets would be slashed by hundreds of thousands of pounds under Tory or Lib Dem governments - figures which both parties immediately rejected as inaccurate.
Unions campaign against 'experimental' school
3:18pm Wednesday 24th May 2017
A TEACHERS’ union has launched a campaign against an “experimental” new school saying it would offer a poor quality of education to pupils.
Up to three hours TV a day will not harm children, study finds
4:38pm Monday 15th May 2017
YOUNG children can watch up to three hours television a day with little effect on their communication skills.
Sunderland University forces special relationship with Berry College in Georgia
7:25pm Tuesday 2nd May 2017
THE University of Sunderland has forged a special relationship with America’s largest college to further global research and exchange opportunities in sport and exercise science.
Newcastle graduate wins Royal award for innovative care business
4:56pm Friday 28th April 2017
A GRADUATE businesswoman had a royal appointment to collect her young entrepreneurs award.
