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CUHK is encouraging prospective PhD candidates to submit applications for the 2027-28 intake before the closing date

Ad Feature CUHK issues final call for fully funded PhD fellowship applications

Tutors International says urgent enquiries from Dubai-based families have increased in recent days

Ad Feature Families exploring moves from Dubai seek education continuity

MLA College has been granted taught degree-awarding powers by the Office for Students

Ad Feature MLA College granted powers to award its own degrees

Ad Feature Making her mark: Lucy’s Durham School scholarship story

A new postgraduate qualification designed specifically for professional tutors aims to give families a clearer picture of the training behind a tutor's work

Ad Feature New PGCE will help parents choose a private tutor with confidence

Kerrie Whelan (left), headteacher at Endeavour Academy, and Melissa Garrett, programme manager at Young Enterprise.

Peterlee academy reaches new heights

The course develops tutors' ability to adapt teaching to the individual, respond in real time, and support learner progress

Ad Feature New postgraduate tutoring qualification launches in UK

The results underline the university's role as a major institution in the region.

University recognised for economic impact

The new Assess not Assume project is supported by the £137,272 grant.

SHINE Sunderland puts £137k into new approach to pupils' problems

Last year's Young Achievers Awards overall winners, The Sandhill View Deaf Resources Group, help to launch this year's event.

Nominations open for Young Achievers awards

Eight in 10 Brits feel they learnt more lessons in the 'university of life'

Brits believe lessons learnt outside the classroom are more important

Samuel Jones won a gold medal for refrigeration and air conditioning skills

Ad Feature Team UK wins gold medals at international skills competition

Ad Feature This school stands out for helping students aspire and achieve

Three quarters of students and teachers find it hard to trust AI's accuracy, while almost two thirds of students worry they're becoming too reliant on the technology

Ad Feature AI is making students more paranoid, research suggests

University of Benghazi reopens after 11 years in a historic milestone

Ad Feature University reopens after 11 years and breaks three world records

Three quarters of all learning types also agreed seeing something visually is important before they’re able to fully understand it

Brits typically fall into one of six learning personalities
Brits typically fall into one of six learning personalities – from the scribbler who frantically fills notebooks, to the crammer who thrives under pressure.
Martin Winter

The new educators were welcomed at GEMS Awareness Day 2026

Ad Feature GEMS Education welcomes 1550 new teachers to its global network

Ad Feature Sunderland school gets highest number of Grade 9s at GCSE ever

Remembering the last days of Sunderland High School which closed 10 years ago.

When Sunderland High School got its last ever set of exam results

VdoCipher serves education, media, enterprise training, and entertainment organisations, and is expanding across Europe and the UK

Ad Feature Video piracy is a growing concern for online educators

Whitburn Academy students celebrate receiving their A-level results

Ad Feature Be first to see what this Sunderland school’s rebuild will look like

The campaign is being backed by Lee Parkinson MBE, better known as Mr. P

Ad Feature Nearly one in three people admit they couldn't handle teaching

6,000 students from GBS graduated at ceremonies in Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester, and London

Ad Feature 6,000 students graduate from Global Banking School

Steph McGovern will host the celebration in Cornwall

Ad Feature Steph McGovern hosts first Vocational Day

ESPA College students and staff have been celebrating at their graduation prom.

Youngsters at special education college celebrate at graduation prom

CUHK climbs 14 places to enter the global top 20 for the first time

Ad Feature CUHK enters QS World Rankings top 20
The Chinese University of Hong Kong has climbed 14 places in the latest QS World University Rankings 2027.
Emily Jordan

Ad Feature Thornhill Academy Team Crowned Team of the Year 2026

The ‘Brilliant Beginnings’ project will see children create their own reflective journals.

Project 'shines' a light on pupils transitioning to secondary schools

Some of the Fulwell Girls School pupils who marked the end of the school era 51 years ago.

A sad day in Sunderland's school history from the 1970s

Headmistress of Durham High School, Michelle Hill.

Council offers support as children left in limbo after school closure

Headmistress of Durham High School, Michelle Hill.

Wearside school to close after 142 years of educating children

Best school-age education project: Year Six Dividend - City Pay It Forward

Ad Feature UK Financial Capability Awards spotlight five programmes

Barnes Infant Academy headteacher Sandra Bell and the school's pupils give a thumbs up to their Ofsted report.

Ofsted visited this primary school and gave the following verdict

Jordan Bedford, the new headteacher of Venerable Bede Church of England Academy.

New head shares his vision to take Sunderland school to new heights

Stagecoach's Sunderland depot is looking to take on 10 new drivers.

Double figure bus driver jobs up for grabs at Stagecoach's city depot

Ad Feature “The very definition of an unsung hero” – top award for local man

Sir David Bell, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive at the University of Sunderland.

University chief was against Brexit and now thinks this 10 years on

The University of Hong Kong secured the 11th spot in the latest QS World University Rankings

Ad Feature Hong Kong universities rank among the world's top 100

According to WCY 2026, Hong Kong’s rise reflects sustained performance across the four competitiveness factors measured.

Ad Feature Hong Kong rises to number two in global competitiveness

Emma Antunes, marketing manager is pictures with Curtis Mariani, head of sales at Workprove.

Sunderland company doubles in size and adds more workers

The cast of Educating Rita in rehearsal.

We're celebrating 100 years of theatre in Sunderland

Andy Peterson was presented with his award in a school assembly.

School caretaker wins Unsung Hero accolade at national teaching awards

Washington Academy

Ofsted visited this school and identified areas in need of attention

The University of Sunderland has risen up the latest league table.

League table reveals significant new position for city's university

GCSE results day at Thornhill Academy last year. School principal Liam Clark was pictured with top performing students Jonathan Poulton, Athena Whiteley, Oyinni Oluwajomiloju Olaifa, Syeda Anaya Ahmed and Maaz Ahmed.

Thornhill School in photos as the Sunderland establishment reaches 60

One in eight young people are not in education or employment

Ad Feature Occupational therapists are the 'missing link' to help unemployment

Venerable Bede Church of England Academy acting headteacher Lisa Turnbull alongside some of the school's Year 10 pupils.

Ofsted inspectors visit this school and identify these improvements

Professor Scott Wilkes (centre) and his team pick up the Medical School of the Year award at the ENAs; School of Medicine at the University of Sunderland.

University's medical school top of the class at awards ceremony

Saudi Developmental Housing Foundation (Sakan) has achieved a national milestone with international recognition by winning the Learning Excellence Award in London

Ad Feature Sakan wins learning excellence awards in London

Pupils and staff at Biddick Academy have been celebrating their latest Ofsted report.

Ofsted inspectors visited this school and issued the following verdict

The children's messages getting sent into space.

Is there anyone out there? - Children send messages into deep space

Blackfell Primary School.

Inspectors visited school and identified key area in need of attention

Current recipients of Santander awards. (L-R) Kirsty Knott and Anth Knott (Santander Entrepreneurship Award), Steve Robins and Kieran Harley, (Santander Education Award), Graeme Costello (Santander Entrepreneurship Award), and Farhan Peeran (Santander Education Award).

University teams up with banking giant in £100k deal to help students

Hashim Zulfiqar was doing a project on the Kayaks after choosing the group to raise money for as part of his school work in 2015.
Kayaks Kimberley Elliott and Malcolm Osborne and head of year 7 Anthony Martin were also pictured.

11 times that we got Whitburn's CofE Academy pupils in the picture

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