Want practical help from the experts on how to deal with journalists, get positive publicity for your school and manage any issues that could jeopardise your reputation? SCHOOLS NorthEast launches the first of a series of support surgeries on working with media.
This introductory session will help you to understand how to approach the media and the techniques you need to ensure that you get your message across. The session is free and open to all, but places are very limited so get in quick! Further sessions will be offered subject to demand.

For more information and to register your interest in attending please email – k.stonehouse@schoolsnortheast.com or call 0191 280 5037

Date: 22/01/2009
Location: One NorthEast’s Head Offices
Time: 9.00am-11:00am

One of two free surgeries run by SCHOOLS NorthEast offering funding advice for your school. National and regional funding organisations will be onhand with information on how to access trusts, grants and foundations, and get funding. You will also recieve tips on how to complete funding application forms and write bidding letters.

Date: 29/01/2009
Location: Burnside Business and Enterprise College, Wallsend
Time: 8.30am-11.00am

Government Office for the North East invites you to a conference which looks at raising and realising aspirations for children and young people in the North East. The conference aims to:
- promote understanding of the impact of both low and unfulfilled aspirations on outcomes for young people in the North East
- Identify specific activity which could be promoted to support raising and realising aspirations.

The day will be chaired by Keith Moore, Deputy Director of Children’s Services, Sunderland City Council and will include a speech by Estelle Morris, presentations by academics and young people, a ‘think tank’ session on action planning led by ippr (North). Government Office North East is also looking to gather examples from across the region of specific activity which has an impact on raising young people's aspirations. click here to submit a case study

For more details download the Raising and realising aspirations flier, or contact Dominic Baird at: dominic.baird@gone.gsi.gov.uk by 9th January 2009.

Date: 30/01/2009
Location: Stadium of Light,
Time: 10.00am-16.00pm

One of two free surgeries from SCHOOLS NorthEast offering funding advice for your school. National and regional funding organisations will be onhand with information on how to access trusts, grants and foundations, and get funding. You will also recieve tips on how to complete funding application forms and write bidding letters.

Date: 12/02/2009
Location: Carmel RC College, Darlington
Time: 8.30am-11.00am

The Hub Education Team from Tyne and Wear Museums, in conjunction with Durham Science Learning Centre, present the Science Educators Conference - Unwrapping Science in Museums. This free event will be held on Friday 13 February at . Spaces are limited so reserve a place today. Small bursaries are available for teachers to cover expenses. For further information or to book a place, call The Hub Education Team - 0191 263 9860 or E-mail: eileen.atkins@twmuseums.org.uk

Date: 13/02/2009
Location: Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens
Time: all day

Send along your most promising young and aspiring entrepreneurs for a day of inspiration, opportunity and knowledge-sharing. As many as 1500 young people are expected to gather together and enjoy a full programme of events including, informative and entertaining
speakers, topic stations, a trading area, enterprise showcase, media area and live challenge. The event will provide a wonderful opportunity to showcase some of the great work being done to nurture enterprise and entrepreneurship in the North East. Places are available to individuals or groups of students from 15 – 26. To find out more or to book places please email Cloud9@entrepreneursforum.net

Date: 25/02/2009
Location: Rainton Meadows, Houghton-le-Spring
Time: .30am to 15.30pm

The EU and all that Citizenship conferences aim to provide teachers with practical ideas for delivering engaging Citizenship lessons on the European Parliament. Each conference (from the EU and The Hansard Society) is made up of a series of workshops that introduce teachers to a range of (free) resources including The Democracy Cookbook and The EU: What’s That? and demonstrate how they can be used in the classroom in an innovative manner. Go to the EU and all that website or download the flier for more details.

Date: 11/03/2009
Location: Newcastle - venue to be announced.
Time: All day