Education Zone news from the Darlington and Stockton Times

Schools could win £500 for science with energy efficiency poster contest

Darlington and Stockton Times: SAVING: School can win £500 as part of an energy efficiency competition Picture: PIXABAY

5:00am Wednesday 18th April 2018

PUPILS in County Durham can win a £500 science grant for their schools by learning about the importance of energy efficiency.

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College praised for its mental health support

5:00am Wednesday 18th April 2018

A STUDENT services department has scooped a top award for its work addressing mental health.

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Why are the region's boys falling further behind girls at school?

5:20am Tuesday 17th April 2018

Stephen Lambert asks why are the region's boys trailing further behind girls at school?

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Wait for primary school places over as 95 per cent get first choice

5:10am Tuesday 17th April 2018

THE anxious wait for families across the region has ended as they found out which primary school their child will be attending.

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University educates students on 'acceptable behaviour'

5:00am Tuesday 17th April 2018

A NORTH-East university has launched a campaign to tackle attitudes towards hate crime, harassment and violence.

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Environmental scheme gets top marks from Crook schoolchildren

5:00am Friday 13th April 2018

THE environment was a hot topic for schoolchildren after they teamed up with Marks and Spencer (M&S).

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Robot Wars, bath bombs and coding used to get North-East girls into engineering

5:00am Thursday 12th April 2018

DOZENS of girls from across the North-East donned lab coats and got stuck into coding, chemistry and robotics as part of a day to encourage more women into engineering.

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New College Durham shortlisted for national innovation award

5:00am Thursday 12th April 2018

A NORTH-East college has been shortlisted for a national award celebrating enterprise and business.

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Scientists are back in the dark over dark matter

12:01am Friday 6th April 2018

ASTRONOMERS are back in the dark about what dark matter might be, after new observations showed the mysterious substance may not be interacting with forces other than gravity after all.

Durham shows worst gender pay gap of Russell Group universities in England

4:40pm Thursday 5th April 2018

DURHAM University has the worst gender pay gap of any Russell Group university in England, figures show.

Abuse scandal school stripped of its safeguarding responsibilities

5:27pm Wednesday 4th April 2018

CONCERNS over the way a top Catholic school handled abuse allegations have led to it being stripped of its safeguarding responsibilities.

Cracking activities planned at county libraries

5:00am Wednesday 4th April 2018

LIBRARIES are hosting a number of hands-on activities this Easter to keep children entertained throughout the schools holidays.

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Space camera will offer 'unique views'

4:45pm Monday 2nd April 2018

SCIENTISTS from the North-East are part of a team working on a project that will offer “a unique new view of the universe”

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North-East universities to collaborate to bring research to market

5:00am Saturday 31st March 2018

FOUR North-East universities are joining forces to support new businesses aimed at commercialising cutting edge research.

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Chance to name new Durham University bar - but it costs £60k

5:00am Wednesday 28th March 2018

A UNIVERSITY is offering the chance to name its new bar after a generous donor – if they stump up £60,000.

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Comment: £100,000 pay cap needed on academy trust bosses

5:00am Wednesday 28th March 2018

THE rollout of academies has been a key feature of the North’s educational landscape. More than half of the region’s secondary schools are academies with head teachers, or CEOs as they like to be called, holding the purse strings.

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Grammar schools 'damage social mobility' and should be phased out

5:00am Tuesday 27th March 2018

NORTH-East researchers are calling for grammar schools to be phased out following a study which found that they can damage social mobility.

Graduate who witnessed horrific murder of mother and brother aged 10 nominated for award

5:53pm Monday 26th March 2018

A GRADUATE who witnessed the horrific murder of his mother and brother as a 10-year-old has been nominated for a coveted award after becoming beacon of hope for others.