Image of Students Shine at Sunderland Young Achievers Awards
30 March 2026

Students Shine at Sunderland Young Achievers Awards

Sunderland students are celebrating their outstanding achievements following a successful evening at the Sunderland Young Achievers Awards.

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26 March 2026

Caring, committed and community-minded school rated ‘Good’ by education inspectors

Small community with a big heart A “caring” Catholic primary school in County Durham is “passionately committed” to the religious education of its community-minded pupils who love to help others.

Image of Students Shine at Bright Lights Youth Arts Exhibition at Washington Arts Centre
25 March 2026

Students Shine at Bright Lights Youth Arts Exhibition at Washington Arts Centre

Young artists following their success at the eighth annual Bright Lights: Youth Arts Exhibition held at the Washington Arts Centre. The long running exhibition once again highlighted the exceptional creativity of local students, whose artwork received enthusiastic praise from visitors and invited guests.

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17 March 2026

Students Raise £4,700 for Great North Air Ambulance Service in Memory of Classmate

Students at St Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy, part of the Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, have raised a total of £4,700 for the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) in a heartfelt fundraising campaign held in memory of a much loved member of the school community.

Image of Little fighters inspire school fundraising day for heart charity
5 March 2026

Little fighters inspire school fundraising day for heart charity

Two young children who have undergone major heart surgery have inspired a primary school in South Shields to hold a special fundraising day.

IMAGE OF FOUR PUPILS HOLDING THE LIVE SIMPLY AWARD
2 March 2026

Nurturing sustainable mindset has deep roots at primary in County Durham

Growing their own food in the school allotment to serve at lunchtimes, taking part in the Big Lent Walk and making use of the natural environment through their Forest Schools have all helped a school in Seaham secure the LiveSimply award.

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24 February 2026

South Shields primary school where ‘everyone is loved’ is rated ‘Outstanding’

Pupils are “happy, confident and feel secure” at St Bede’s Catholic Primary School in South Shields. The primary, which is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, was recently inspected by the Catholic Schools Inspectorate (CSI) and rated ‘Outstanding’.

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20 February 2026

Education Trust CEO receives OBE at Windsor Castle

The CEO of a multi-academy trust in the North-east who was awarded an OBE for services to education this week called it a “wonderful but surprising” honour.

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19 February 2026

Girls’ school in Sunderland is rated ‘Outstanding’

‘Exceptional’ St Anthony’s Girls’ Catholic Academy praised by CSI Students at a Sunderland girls’ school make an “exceptional contribution” to school life and lessons and derive “profound” benefit from religious education delivered by staff who “go the extra mile”, according to a new report.

Image of Bishop Stephen Opens “The Pantry” at St Wilfrid’s RC College
16 February 2026

Bishop Stephen Opens “The Pantry” at St Wilfrid’s RC College

St Wilfrid’s RC College, South Shields, was honoured to welcome Bishop Stephen Wright for his first official visit to the school community. A key highlight of the visit was the official opening of The Pantry, the school’s newly established food bank designed to support pupils and families within the local community.

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13 February 2026

Sunderland head joins UK Parliament Teacher Ambassador Programme

A Sunderland senior leader, who is a self-confessed “politics geek”, couldn’t wait to share her “amazing” experience in the Houses of Parliament with her Year 6 class.

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9 February 2026

Education trust working hard to support children’s wellbeing all year round

‘This is my place’ is this year’s Children’s Mental Health Week theme From those very first days at nursery to leaving college as young adults, supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing “needs to be integrated into education’s daily and weekly routines”.