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The Metrocentre's Fashion & Beauty Weekend returns on Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27.

This is what to expect from the Metrocentre’s Fashion & Beauty Weekend

Former job centre site at John Street, Sunderland

Bid to turn job centre into student flats faces crunch vote

Health and Social Care students from Sunderland College with resident Rodney Haldon from HC-One’s Falstone Court Care Home

Roker care home brings generations together to celebrate Global Intergenerationa...

Gen Z students are ditching clubs for cooking as a way to socialise

Headteacher Anne-Marie Whitten with pupils at the school.

Ofsted inspectors praise city's top performing school as "outstanding"

Lockdowns may have long since passed, but their impact is still being felt in UK schools

5 ways children’s education is still being impacted by the pandemic

Elsie Ronald from Southwick Reach in 2018, with an image of herself as a child (middle).

Elsie, 91, shares life story in Sunderland

Children rehearsing in pervious Astravaganza Entertainment summer school.

Exciting New Theatre Academy with students guaranteed to perform in 'Nativity!' ...

Children in rehearsals in previous Astravaganza Entertainment Summer School

Exciting new theatre academy launches in Sunderland

Laptop hunters can find great deals in the Amazon Spring sale event

Three brilliant laptop deals in Amazon’s Spring sale

School attendance can play a big part in a pupil's outcomes

1 in 5 pupils 'persistently' missing school - why it matters for GCSEs

It looks like the review will recommend the current exam system as a whole stay largely intact

How GCSE exams and other assessments could change in curriculum review

Sunderland schools are set to benefit from the first instalment of £11m of additional funding.

The schools set to benefit from first instalment of £11m windfall

These universities, found across the UK, have some of the highest rates of satisfied students - especially when it came to teaching

The UK universities where students are happiest with their education

Medical profession out of reach for most working class students

55 per cent had moments where they questioned their future in education

Students' biggest concerns - including exam stress and money
One in 10 university students feel ‘constantly anxious’, with exam stress, money worries and balancing their studies with their social life among the biggest concerns.
Gemma Francis

Bridget Phillipson at Sandhill View Academy

Duke of Edinburgh’s Award participants from Sunderland welcome Bridget Phillipso...

The summer exam season is coming up quick

Six expert tips for revising from home during the half-term holiday

The competition aims to fuel a passion among industry professionals

Ad Feature Department of Education and McLaren launch competition

A new study has examined how school sport and physical activity can boost young people’s wellbeing

PE, school sport and physical activity can transform young lives - new research

The state sixth forms has some of the North East's top A Level results

The 19 best state sixth forms in the North East for 2025

These sixth forms were among England's top performing state schools for A Levels last year

The 21 top state sixth forms for A Levels in England named

Certain demographics, including girls, appear to be getting identified as having SEN at lower rates

Three groups of children whose SEN needs may be going unrecognised

Headteacher Martin Clephane with pupils at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Sunderland.

‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself’ this Children’s Mental Health Week

Interns classed as workers are entitled to be paid minimum wage

When you're entitled to minimum wage as a student or intern

Pennywell pupils who designed a uniform to be worn by members of the school's promotion team, 30 years ago.

On the catwalk: Sunderland pupils who designed a uniform

Nearly half of UK undergraduates face daily feelings of anxiety – the fourth highest of any country polled

UK students are struggling with their mental health, global poll finds
The report also offered an insight as to how much modern students used AI 💻
Amber Allott

There's still time to finish your personal statement and submit your UCAS application

What universities look for in a personal statement, as deadline nears

How did the UK's top domestic universities fare against the world?

How the UK's top 10 universities compare on the world stage

These universities ranked among the UK's finest, in the country's 'definitive' university league table

Top UK universities according to Sunday Times, as UCAS deadline looms

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson says the government will push ahead with the law, with some changes

Explainer How the Government's Free Speech Act for universities is set to change

This time of year can be a lot for students

Four ways students can protect their mental health this Blue Monday

The new T level available from this year will focus on the marketing industry

Everything you need to know about the new T Level launching this year

The choices available to young people after secondary school can seem overwhelming at times

How you can plot your roadmap to your dream uni - as deadline looms

The Government plans to stop funding hundreds of vocational qualifications this year - with many to be replaced by new 'T Levels'

Hundreds of Level 3 qualifications may be scrapped - full list

If you want equal consideration for university courses, you don't have long to apply

Uni application deadline nears for sixth-form students - how to apply

La Petite Crêperie students speaking French

Sunderland Kids Given Food For Thought

L to R: Diane Elgar, Head of Quality, Training, Innovation & HR and Jackie Lanagan, Assistant Principal at East Durham College

Students to benefit from state-of-the-art training suites

These apps can help prepare pupils ahead of the summer exam season

7 of Apple's top-rated free education apps for GCSEs and A Levels

Sandhill View students who welcomed a team of gunners from the 4th Field Regiment 37 years ago this week.

Gunning for your memories of the Field Regiment at Sandhill View

Essity hand out toilet roll to Nottingham University students as part of their recruitment drive.

UK employer advertises jobs on toilet rolls in student loos

Santander X UK Awards 2024 first prize winners Anushka Mahesh, Sarah Bailey, Aurusha Kharas and Tom Scrope

Entrepreneurs win award for tackling period poverty with £4 underwear

Thousands of UK university graduates are purportedly owed refunds on their student loan repayments

Student Loans Company overpaid by £184m - how to check your refund

Resits take place much like standard GCSE exams

Everything you need to know about GCSE resits

The education secretary has announced the first university tuition fee rise in eight years

Explainer Everything you need to know about the university tuition fee increase

A third of British students blame not eating enough fruit and veg on a lack of freezer space

Third of British students bemoan lack of freezer space

A private schooling expert says that happier children learn better

Private school approach may be the cure for absence woes - expert

Pupils try out the classroom

New virtual reality classroom takes pupils around the world

Ruth Lue-Quee, education consultant from Staffordshire, who says period poverty is more widespread than people think

Secondary school teachers call for better and earlier period education

Homeschooling can offer more flexibility for families, an education expert says

'I'm a GCSEs tutor - here's what you should know before homeschooling'

Dozens of classic books and plays make an appearance of the dense reading lists

The books your A Level English lit student may need to read this year

There are some excellent, high-performing private school options in the North East

Six of the best private schools in the North East for A Levels

Piotr Michalik worked as a chef before turning to plumbing

Sunderland students turn to plumbing as future-proof career

Gordonstoun was one of two Scottish schools to make the list

The UK's 25 finest private senior schools, named among world's best

England's top sixth forms are a mix of ultra modern schools, and those steeped in history

The 25 best state schools and sixth forms for A Levels in England

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