Sunderland Echo - Education Feed

Meet the water babies

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:38:25 GMT

WATER babies are making a splash as they dip into swimming lessons for the first time.

Sunderland primary school’s turnaround after becoming academy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:15:33 GMT

A SCHOOL is turning its fortunes around after becoming an academy.

New Sunderland road named after French twin town

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:10:29 GMT

MOTORISTS will get a continental feel when they drive along a Wearside street.

Art project gives dementia care home a nostalgic twist

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:43:14 GMT

GENERATIONS came together to give a home which cares for people with dementia a new look with a nostalgic twist.

State school pupils miss out on places at Durham and Newcastle universities

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:35:16 GMT

STATE school pupils are still struggling to gain places at leading universities – a new report has shown.

Bridge building test

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:27:01 GMT

TEAMS of youngsters from schools in Wearside and County Durham built bridges and made robots at a technology day.

Inspectors praise Sunderland school’s help for pupils’ progress

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:10:19 GMT

A PRIMARY has been graded good by education chiefs.

Students far from wooden

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:03:44 GMT

STUDENTS battled it out in a joinery competition.

Sunderland school named among the best in the country

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:57:14 GMT

A SUNDERLAND school is celebrating national praise for the achievement of students.

Daughter’s Great Wall of China run in memory of Sunderland dad

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:13:36 GMT

A DEVOTED daughter along ran along one of the wonders of the world in memory of her father.

Sunderland school children send message to the year 2063

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:05:39 GMT

TIME will stand still in part of a school’s grounds as its pupils pass on a lesson about their own lives to a future generation.

Childhood drinking falls in Sunderland – but experts say underage drinking is still too high

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:24:04 GMT

CHILDREN in Sunderland are now downing less booze than during the nineties, according to a new study.

Sunderland students keep Olympics alive

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:31:21 GMT

LONDON 2012 might have been and gone, but Olympic fever has returned to the University of Sunderland.

Sunderland children’s adventure trail

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:09:02 GMT

ACTIVE pupils are set for fun with their new adventure trail.

Sunderland students in new exhibition

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:07:21 GMT

STUDENTS have been putting themselves in the picture with a new exhibition.

Sunderland school pupils give community garden a makeover

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:24:40 GMT

A COMMUNITY garden has been given another chance to grow.

Washington school wants to give the world an education

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:22:25 GMT

GIVING every child in the world an education is on the curriculum at a Sunderland school.

Professor Lord Robert Winston to give talk at Durham University

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:56:54 GMT

A DURHAM University campus will be celebrating its 20th anniversary with a visit from a world-renowned fertility expert.

Anti-smoking for pupils

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:34:09 GMT

YOUNGSTERS at a Sunderland primary will learn about the perils of smoking at a special session.

Young singers set for stage

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:33:51 GMT

TALENTED young musicians in Sunderland are tuning up for their big event next month.