Updated 5:53am 17 May 2012

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Nicola Weatherall

North East schools crumble as cash decision delayed

SCHOOLS in the North East in desperate need of repair have been hampered by further funding delays, it has been revealed.Read

Outrage at Northern Rock boss's hefty pay-out

MPs have hit out after it emerged that a short-term finance director at Northern Rock is to receive a pay-out of more than £250,000.Read

Newcastle RGS schoolboy competes for chess world titles

A NORTH East schoolboy will be aiming for checkmate this summer when he competes in the World Junior Chess Championship.Read

Whitley Bay young rugby stars to play at Twickenham

YOUNG rugby stars from a North East school have won the chance to play in front of 80,000 fans at the national home of the game.Read

Durham University targets the best in bid to be world leader

A NORTH East university is planning to recruit “the world’s most brilliant minds” as it aims to become a world leader in education.Read

Dr Tim Brennan in the running to raise charity funds

A RESPECTED North East artist has put himself in the frame for the challenge of a lifetime.Read

Centre for Life supports North East School Awards

ONE of the region’s leading attractions has pledged its support for our annual campaign celebrating the hard work of our schools.Read

Blyth School Community College pupils using poetry skills

A POETRY project at a Northumberland school has led pupils to put pen to paper and write to the rich and famous.Read

Durham University professor Greg Rubin leading cancer fight

A NORTH East academic has been appointed a prestigious national role to improve the way cancer is diagnosed and treated, it was announced today.Read

Peter Beardsley on hand to help Tiny Lives charity

BIRTHDAY girl Brooke Armstrong had a surprise VIP guest turn up to her special party yesterday.Read

The Journal's School Awards 2012 seek your nominations

EVERYONE has a favourite teacher, someone who brought the subject to life in the classroom and inspired their pupils to want to learn more. If your school has a teacher like this, why not nominate them for a prestigious award? Read

North East artist now subject of A-level question

A NORTH East artist and lecturer has become the subject of a question in a national exam being sat by his students.Read

North East teachers to fight regional pay plan

A CAMPAIGN of "mass resistance" is needed to fight the Government's proposals to introduce regional pay for public sector workers, a North East teacher warned yesterday.Read

Church High pupil shares life on a farm with class

FARMING life has been brought into the classroom for one teenager in the North East. Alice Carmichael, 14, is a pupil at Newcastle’s Church High School who lives on her family farm in Ponteland, Northumberland.Read

Northern Sinfonia visit inspires Emmanuel College pupils

TALENTED musicians from a North East school have been inspired by performing alongside one of the country’s most renowned orchestras.Read

Claims pay reforms will harm North East schoolchildren

INTRODUCING regional pay for public sector workers will harm children’s education, it has been claimed.Read

North East School Awards 2012: Tell us who’s a hero

THE Journal has been inundated with nominations for this year’s North East School Awards – but the campaign wants even more.Read

Cuts force Sunderland College to lose 36 jobs

A NORTH East college has announced it is to make 36 people redundant due to Government cuts.Read

Newcastle University launches book on beauty of North East coastline

A BOOK which captures the beauty of the region’s coastline through the eyes of the people who live there has been launched by Newcastle University.Read

Sun and fun at Gateshead Quays for Sport Relief Mile challenge

IT wasn’t about their running time; it was all about taking part and raising money for a good cause.Read

Author Profile

Nicola Weatherall has been our Education Reporter since December 2005. It's her role to cover news stories for any educational setting, from nurseries to adult learning centres, as well as to write features for the weekly Top Class supplement. She also coordinates the coverage for the annual Young Achiever Awards, which celebrates the hard work and determination of young people across the North East.

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