http://www.schoolsnortheast.com Keeping up-to-date on North East schools. 2009-03-11 http://www.euandallthat.co.uk/ Conferences to provide teachers with practical ideas for delivering engaging Citizenship lessons on the European Parliament. Each conference is made up of a series of workshops that introduce teachers to a range of free resources. On Tuesday 3 March 2009, Newcastle, venue to be confirmed. 2009-01-07 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7814198.stm The economic downturn could be about to hit schools and children's services, a government committee has warned. 2009-01-07 http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jan/06/recession-school-funding The government's promise to rebuild every secondary school in the country at the cost of nearly 45billion could be one of the first major casualties, the new report from the commons select committee for children, schools and families suggests. 2009-01-06 http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2009/01/05/stockton-schools-in-running-for-50-000-wind-turbines-84229-22606880/ Two Stockton schools may soon benefit from renewable energy wind turbines thanks to a 50,000pounds pledge from a power company. 2009-01-06 http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2009/01/01/north-schools-are-ahead-of-game-61634-22585489/ Lessons learned in the creation of a pioneering, 3,000-pupil super school in Northumberland have been highlighted at a prestigious international education conference in the USA. 2009-01-06 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article5451814.ece Thousands of children are being suspended for sexually bullying other pupils or teachers. 2009-01-06 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_east/7812322.stm Schools have closed in several parts of Wales and emergency services are braced for a busy day as freezing temperatures sweep across the country. 2009-01-06 http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jan/06/faith-schools-jewish-education-atheism Why would parents who are atheists want to send their children to a faith school? Karen Glaser finds out - and explains her own reasons for doing so 2009-01-05 http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jan/05/ofsted-boring-teachers Ofsted is to launch a crackdown on "boring" teaching in response to concerns that children's behaviour is deteriorating because they are not being stimulated enough in class. 2009-01-05 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7810938.stm Accountants KPMG tracked children with poor numeracy and found they were more likely to be unemployed, claim more benefits and pay less tax. 2009-01-05 http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/dec/31/sats-edexcel-ken-boston The exam board Edexcel has been awarded the contract to run Sats tests in England next year, the government's exams watchdog has confirmed today. 2009-01-05 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/primary-drops-school-from-title-1222404.html An MP today questioned why a new 4.7m school has dropped the word "school" from its title because it has "negative connotations" 2009-01-05 http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Education/login/870308/ The government should scrap plans to make special educational needs co-ordinators (SENCOs) qualified teachers, the association representing headteachers has warned. 2009-01-05 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4107272/Education-gap-is-widening.html The education gap between children from England's richest and poorest areas is widening, according to official figures obtained by the Conservatives. 2009-01-05 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7810544.stm The Tories have called for more rigorous testing in primary schools amid concern over literacy and numeracy levels in Scotland. 2009-01-05 http://www.cypnow.co.uk/news/ByDiscipline/Education/login/870912/ The government is encouraging schools in England to form partnerships with police with a series of conferences. 2009-01-05 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/sexual-bullying-thousands-of-pupils-suspended-1226341.html A "shocking new trend" in bullying was revealed today as figures showed more than 3,000 children were suspended from school for sexual misconduct. 2009-01-05 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7808674.stm There is no question which is the biggest date in England's education calendar for 2009. It is Tuesday 7 July. 2009-01-05 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4076313/Schools-to-have-their-own-police-officer.html Schools could have their own police officer under Government plans to increase the number of Safer School Partnerships (SSPs), which see a police officer based in a school or overseeing a group of schools. 2009-01-05 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/4059986/Education-preview-for-2009.html A make or break year for the loathed Sats tests, lightening Ofsted inspections, US-style report cards and a tuition fee review.