http://www.schoolsnortheast.com Keeping up-to-date on North East schools. 2010-02-12 http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Fulwell-pupils-get-crash-course.6067782.jp Whizz-kids have been getting a crash course in Internet safety as part of a new campaign. 2010-02-12 http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2010/02/12/preston-park-on-stockton-school-shortlist-84229-25820939/ Nearly 100 people turned out to hear leading councillors place Preston Park on a shortlist of options for a new school in South Stockton. 2010-02-12 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/darlington/5003525.Internet_safety_campaign_targets_region_s_parents/ Parents have been given training on how to keep their children safe online. 2010-02-10 http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2010/02/10/d-day-for-preston-park-school-plan-84229-25798761/ A packed meeting is expected to hear if leading councillors place Preston Park on a shortlist of options for a new school in South Stockton. 2010-02-10 http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Inspectors-give-school-thumbsup.6060133.jp A village school has been praised by Government inspectors on its 50th anniversary. 2010-02-09 http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2010/02/09/fate-of-gateshead-schools-to-be-decided-61634-25791132/ The fate of three Gateshead schools will today be considered by council bosses. 2010-02-09 http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/Trainee-teachers-get-work-lesson.6055735.jp Out of the classroom and into the workplace, the next generation of Wearside teachers is receiving lessons with a difference. 2010-02-09 http://www.newspostleader.co.uk/latest/Teachers-through-to-final-of.6054157.jp FOUR teachers at a Blyth Middle School will be taking to the stage next month after getting through to the regional finals of a national talent competition. 2010-02-08 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2010/02/08/beech-hill-primary-wins-top-national-award-72703-25787074/ From outside the gates, Beech Hill Primary in Newcastle looks like many other inner-city schools. But its the excellent work that goes on inside that has led it to becoming nationally recognised as one of the national elite. 2010-01-16 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2010/01/16/jubilee-primary-school-lollipop-lady-retires-after-48-years-72703-25615655/ For almost half a century, Vera Ralph and her lollipop have helped generations of school pupils safely across the road. 2010-01-16 http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/Nurturing-talent-at-13m-school.5988653.jp Talented South Tynesiders could be turned into the stars of the future at a new multi-million pound school. 2010-01-15 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/chesterlestreet/4854708.Inspectors_praise_primary_school/ Inspectors have praised a North Durham primary school for its high quality teaching and the excellent progress its pupils make. 2010-01-14 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/darlington/4852399.School_to_promote_refurbishment_plans/ Parents and villagers are being invited to find out about proposed works to a primary school, which is sharing in 2.7m pounds worth of funding. 2010-01-13 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/darlington/4849696.Reassurances_about_new_school_funding_given/ Officers have given assurances that the Government’s promise to invest £57m in Darlington’s schools is unlikely to be broken. 2010-01-13 http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2010/01/13/college-raises-awareness-of-internet-risks-72703-25589943/ A North East college has become the first in the region to recruit an internet safety officer. 2010-01-12 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/peterlee/4845894.Headteacher_misses_No_10_trip_as_invite_fails_to_arrive/ Gordon Brown last night toasted a North East school as among the most improved in the country – only two years after he threatened to axe it. 2010-01-04 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8436236.stm Nearly one in six children - and almost one quarter of boys - have difficulty learning to talk, research suggests. 2010-01-04 http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jan/04/career-changers-teacher-training Increasing numbers of former bankers, lawyers and managers are moving into teaching, according to statistics released today which suggest that career-changing professionals could eventually outnumber new graduates on teacher training courses. 2010-01-04 http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/jan/04/parents-busy-children-learn-talk Children spend so much time in front of the television and computer games, and so little time with adults that one child in six has difficulty learning to talk, according to an expert appointed by the government to improve young people's communication skills 2010-01-04 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/child_health/article6974600.ece Learning to communicate well is vital for young children. Parents shouldn’t worry about exactly when their child says their first word, and late talking doesn’t necessarily have lifelong consequences. Einstein, after all, didn’t talk until he was four.