Updated 4:12pm 21 May 2013

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Nicola Weatherall

Youngester on a mission to help young disabled people

INSPIRATIONAL Mathew Hall is on a mission to help young disabled people in the region fulfil their dreams.Read

Students given chance to get fit

ACTIVE Ruth Nicholson is giving students in the North East a sporting chance to get fit by leading a new £17m national initiative.Read

Paralympic star Josef Craig on hand at college

ANORTH East college is hoping to ensure the Olympic legacy lives on by starting work on two multi-million pound academies.Read

Striking a chord on composer centenary

TEENAGERS from a Tyneside school are hoping to be in fine voice when they team up with classical stars for a prestigious concert.Read

Sunderland University researchers find hormones link to winners wearing red

FROM England’s 1966 World Cup winners to Ferrari’s Formula 1 team, researchers have been linking the colour red to sporting success for years.Read

Newcastle Falcons tackle top schools at North East School Awards

FINALISTS at the North East School Awards will get to rub shoulders with some of the region’s most successful sports stars.Read

Durham University study looks into size of the human brain

RESEARCH led by academics at a North East university has shed new light on how the human brain makes us intelligent beings.Read

Durham Johnston School head teacher to leave this summer

THE head teacher at one of the region’s most successful secondary schools has announced she is to leave this summer.Read

Wear having great success in London say Sunderland University students

STAFF and students at a North East university celebrated the first anniversary of the launch of a groundbreaking venture this week.Read

Newcastle University academics begin new project to track diseases

AMULTI-MILLION pound project looking at how mobile phones and the internet could be used to test and track diseases is being developed by North East scientists.Read

North East School Awards 2013 open for entries

THE search is on to find success stories in our region’s classrooms, as today we launch our popular schools awards for the seventh year.Read

Jaw-dropping arrival at the Centre of Life

A POPULAR attraction took charge of an extra special delivery this week, when several life-sized dinosaurs descended on the North East. Read

North East schools among the poorest in the UK

SEVERAL schools in the North East are amongst the worst funded per pupil in the country, new figures have revealed.Read

North Tyneside pupils put hi-tech learning aid to test

EDUCATION experts have conducted the first study of interactive tables in the classroom, as part of a major trial to understand the benefits of groundbreaking technology on teaching and learning.Read

North East professor's national award as champion of skills

THE creative work of a renowned North East calligrapher has been given the Royal seal of approval at a prestigious national event.Read

Education Secretary Michael Gove: School hours system out of date

CALLS to lengthen the school day and cut children’s summer breaks have received a mixed reaction in the North East.Read

Charity runner Tony "The Fridge" to help Northumbria University fitness experts

FITNESS experts are hoping North East charity fundraiser Tony “The Fridge” can help them uncover the secrets of human endurance.Read

Durham University astronomers join top project using ALMA telescope

ASTRONOMERS from the North East have played a key role using a powerful new telescope to shine new light on the origins of the galaxy.Read

Newcastle University signs two-year partnership with Adidas

A CORPORATE giant in the world of sport has teamed up with a North East university to help talented athletes reach the top of their game.Read

Tickets snapped up for Maker Faire UK in Newcastle

IT has a reputation as "the greatest show and tell on earth", and now tickets for Maker Faire UK in Newcastle are being snapped up.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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