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Ad Feature Team UK wins gold medals at international skills competition

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Fully renovated 2-bed Newcastle house has Heaton Park close by

Our guide compares four of the best laptops for GCSE and A-level students, from budget-friendly Chromebooks and Windows laptops to premium Apple and ASUS models.placeholder image

Best laptops for school and university 2026

Steph McGovern has been championing vocational pathwaysplaceholder image

Ad Feature Young people would consider an apprenticeship over university

More than six in 10 admitted they’re “appalled” fast food giants are advertising around schoolsplaceholder image

Two thirds of parents think junk food advertising should be banned

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NUFC 'machine' spotted helping community after returning home

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'Three hours' on socials increases anxiety & depression risk in kids

An airline has donated £150k worth of tablet devices previously used by its pilots and cabin crew to help disadvantaged youngsters without access to the technology they need for school.placeholder image

Airline hands £150k of ex‑crew tablets to kids lacking tech for school

Beamish Museum’s learning team has been shortlisted for the prestigious Learning Programme of the Year.placeholder image

Beamish in running for award for work with disadvantaged children

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School saved from closure as 'positive and sustainable' plan drawn up

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School to expand after being threatened with total closure

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking to pupils, staff, and parents at Walbottle Academy in Newcastle on Thursday, February 26placeholder image

PM on new schools mission to 'dramatically' improve exam results

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10 North East schools graded under Ofsted's new system so far

North Tyneside’s mayor has apologised to the family of a special needs child who was left without ‘suitable education’ for over a year.placeholder image

Apology and compensation as child left without education

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Parents react to almost £1.3m in ‘unfair’ school absence fines

Former teacher and now reporter Neil Fatkin.placeholder image

I was a teacher for 17 years & my view on phone ban won't be popular

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North Tyneside school opens again today after major incident

North Tyneside Council has said it will work with schools to make them “phone-free environments"placeholder image

Tyneside council gives stance on schools becoming phone-free zones

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North Tyneside school 'locked down' after police incident

The Play For All collection includes nine inclusive play towers, five sensory-focused items, and 35 additional components.placeholder image

Ad Feature Creative Play launches inclusive playground range

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Pupils “deserve” safe buildings amid pleas for cash to repair college

These are the hardest Newcastle primary schools to get into according to dataplaceholder image

11 hardest Newcastle primary schools to get into based on latest data

Across the county, these primary schools shone particularly brightlyplaceholder image

The top 20 state primary schools across Tyne and Wear

The Alice Ruggles Trust will be delivering the stalking prevention programme.placeholder image

North East schools urged to sign up to stalking prevention programme

Pupils Lewis Robinson, Beth Scott and Kathyrn Smurthwaite jump for joy after getting their GCSE results in 2012.placeholder image

'No crumpled certificates': GCSE results to be made available on app

The number of SEND pupils in Nottinghamshire seeking referal to Alternative Provision has jumped by 400 per cent. Photo: Googleplaceholder image

Newcastle special needs demand up 150% amid £14bn SEND deficit

These are some of the best performing primary schools in Newcastle. placeholder image

The 17 best Newcastle primary schools based on latest performance data

These are the primary schools in Newcastle where the least students are hitting attainment targets.placeholder image

The primary schools with the least students hitting attainment targets

Bristol Brunel Academyplaceholder image

Teacher told pupils Islam was demonic and homosexuality was disgusting

The 20 highest-achieving secondary schools in Tyne and Wearplaceholder image

The 20 top-achieving secondary schools in Tyne and Wear named

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The schools with the highest and lowest rates of permanent exclusions

Across the county, these primary schools shone particularly brightlyplaceholder image

Tyne & Wear's top 20 state primary schools where pupils master skills

These North East secondary schools were among the region's best, when it comes to GCSE performance this yearplaceholder image

North East's 28 top state secondary schools based on 2025 performance

These are the North Tyneside schools with the highest rate of pupil suspensions. placeholder image

The North Tyneside schools with the highest rates of pupil suspensions

These Tyne and Wear schools boast especially strong GCSE performancesplaceholder image

The 19 highest-performing state secondary schools in Tyne and Wear

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The 11 Newcastle secondary schools that were the hardest to get into

These are the best secondary schools across Gateshead based on GCSE results. placeholder image

The best performing secondary schools in Gateshead

These are some of the best primary schools in North Tyneside according to education data. placeholder image

The best performing North Tyneside schools based on latest scores

These North East primary schools excel across a few different metricsplaceholder image

The North East's 21 most exceptional state primary schools

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Council apologises and pays mother £1,200 over assessment delays

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The 15 best Gateshead primary schools based on latest performance data

Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Susan Dungworth has been responding to the Government's plan to tackle violence against women and girls.placeholder image

We have a strategy recognising the threat of violence against women

“We finally have a new national strategy – one that recognises violence against women and girls (VAWG ) as the serious threat that it is.

These are some of the best performing primary schools in Newcastle. placeholder image

The 17 best Newcastle primary schools based on latest performance data

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Tyneside schools named among nation's best by the Parent Power guide

Hazlewood Community Primary School, Canterbury Way, Wideopenplaceholder image

Future of schools facing closures and mergers goes to the public

The 20 highest-achieving secondary schools in Tyne and Wearplaceholder image

The 20 top-achieving secondary schools in Tyne and Wear named

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'Passion is stronger than before': Campaign to stop school closure

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Schools under threat of closure and mergers could be offered lifeline

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Campaign looks to support young people's access to live entertainment

The report paints a concerning picture of a nation at a crossroads.placeholder image

Ad Feature 24% of 10 year olds could be clinically obese by 2035, report warns

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North Tyneside Ofsted ratings before grades are scrapped

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The current Ofsted ratings of Gateshead secondary schools

Georgina Dye with her award.placeholder image

Sunderland teacher crowned STEM teacher of the North 2025

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North Tyneside's best schools revealed in The Telegraph's table

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The current Ofsted ratings of Newcastle secondary schools

These are the best secondary schools across Gateshead.placeholder image

Gateshead's best schools revealed in The Telegraph's GCSE league table

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