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Newcastle schools boss reacts to staff shortage fears as North East Omicron cases skyrocket
Education
Mark Patton said that full or partial closures of schools would only come as a "last resort" if absences caused by the Omicron wave hit critical levels
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Plea to anti-vax school protesters leaving North East children 'frightened' to get Covid jab
Covid-19 Vaccine
Some schools have been targeted by demonstrations since jabs were approved for 12 to 15-year-olds
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Newcastle headteacher 'confident' of vaccine boost at school where only 15% of 12 to 15s are jabbed
Covid-19 Vaccine
Excelsior Academy, in the city's West End, became the first school in the North East where 12 to 15-year-olds were offered a Covid vaccine last month
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Huge gap in Covid vaccine uptake at Newcastle schools – with just 15% of kids jabbed in poorer areas
Covid-19 Vaccine
New figures have revealed that parents in more affluent parts of the city are far more likely to have given consent for their children to be vaccinated
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12 to 15-year-olds at Excelsior Academy in Newcastle become first in North East to get Covid jab
Covid-19 Vaccine
The rollout of the Pfizer vaccine for children started in the North East on Wednesday with youngsters at Excelsior Academy being the first to get the jab
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Newcastle school offers Covid jab to pupils collecting their GCSE results
GCSE results
Pupils at Excelsior Academy are invited to get their first Covid jab when they collect their GCSE results
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Newcastle pupil set for career in Criminology after A level success on her 18th birthday
A Level results
A level results day was extra special for Loren Young who was accepted into Northumbria University on her 18th birthday
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Newcastle school closes classes after 'hitting tipping point' as staff fall ill with coronavirus
Coronavirus
Principal James Andriot said a 'circuit breaker' lockdown would have been helpful as the school struggled with the impact of the virus
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16-19 and at school in Newcastle? You could claim up to £18.28 a week for free
Education
Teenagers may be entitled to the bursaries, which are designed to pay for travel and school supplies
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See the emotional moment Scotswood schoolgirl is reunited with the Hoppings hero that saved her life
The Hoppings
Katie Guy has been reunited with the fairground worker who saved her life
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See Paul Smith perform at Culture Awards as North East celebrates a year of success
Culture Awards
Sparkling awards night is accompanied by stand-out entertainment ranging from an orchestral touch by Maximo Park frontman Paul Smith to fast and funny rap
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Replacement revealed after shock departure of Excelsior Academy head - who will be gone by half term
Education
The new interim head of Excelsior Academy, in Scotswood, Newcastle, has now been revealed
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Two years ago, this teenager was seeking asylum, speaking little English: Today she passed her GCSEs
GCSE results
These North East students overcame the odds to get impressive GCSE results on Thursday
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Looking to study A-levels? These are the North East schools which are top of the class
Education
How schools in Newcastle, Gateshead, Durham, Northumberland, North and South Tyneside and Sunderland performed in 2017's A-levels
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Schoolchildren put together awesome video about Danger night at The Hoppings
The Hoppings
The video has been created by youngsters from Collingwood School, Excelsior Academy, Newcastle, ahead of the fair's opening on Friday
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Thousands of children join Whitley Bay & Gatehead run events, North Shields school tackles Coast to Coast trail and more!
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Schools have sent in their news including schools in North Shields, Newcastle and Sunderland
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Gateshead schools dance festival, Reading Role Model programme in Howdon and more
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Schools in Newcastle, Sunderland, and Gateshead have sent in their news
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Engineering project takes off at Excelsior Academy with stunning success
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Excelsior Academy’s clear focus on promoting career opportunities STEM subjects open up to young people has won praise
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South Shields student wins education award, virtual reality comes to school, work placement call out and more!
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Schools in Newcastle, Washington, South Shields and Sunderland have sent in their news
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Inspiring young Newcastle footballer, pupils go green, yurt donated in Sunderland and more!
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Schools in Newcastle, Sunderland & Washington have sent in their news
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Newcastle pupils get poems on buses, Gateshead nursery learn to be kind, robot study and more!
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Schools in Newcastle, Gateshead and Northumberland have sent in their news
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Driver caught with 11-inch hunting knife in his car near Scotswood school
Newcastle Magistrates' Court
Ricardo Henson tried to flee on foot when police found the weapon, which had a 6-inch blade, in a compartment under his the handbrake
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Newcastle schools share A Level results lists
A Level results
Are you or your friends and family in the list of Newcastle students' 2017 exam results?
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Dog owner furious after Newcastle park bins 'overflowing' with dog poo
Denton
Newcastle City Council have urged residents not to add to the problem and to use another bin when one is full
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