- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- GPs 'over-paid for ghost patients'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- Tributes paid to funnyman Carson
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
Education
Student loan penalties spark clash of views
SCRAPPING plans to impose penalties for early student loan repayment has had a mixed reaction on Wearside.
Designs on new career
STUDENTS looking for a headstart in the jobs market will be getting inspirational advice from successful design graduates.
Sunderland uni recognised by Trinidad
SUNDERLAND University has had a boost to its international reputation.
Get on course to find work
JOBSEEKERS in Sunderland are being offered free six week courses to help them find work.
Fees don’t put off students
RISING tuition fees are not stopping Wearside’s sixth formers heading to university.
Dancers herald in the Olympics
DANCERS are tripping the light fantastic with an Olympic-themed show.
More Wearside kids making the grade at GCSE - see how your child’s school performed
LEAGUE tables published today show that schools across Sunderland are continuing to get full marks when it comes to success.
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Sunderland schools ‘constantly strive to improve’
EDUCATION bosses say Sunderland’s schools strive to improve regardless of their Ofsted rating, after plans for a shake-up were announced.
Sunderland University boffins study the science of sadness and smiles
TECHNOLOGY to measure emotional states of mind has been tested out by a team of Wearside scientists.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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