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Mike Parker
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Opportunity knocks
Some regions head the school-improvement queue while the rest play catch-up, argues Mike Parker
23 February 2018
‘Focusing funding on the “opportunity areas” is unfair: the initiative ignores the North East’
Justine Greening’s ‘opportunity areas’ initiative barely touches the schools most in need – Damian Hinds needs to focus on improving social mobility in the North East, writes the one local educationist
15 January 2018
‘There’s much to like in the new careers strategy, but is it lacking in ambition and funding?’
We need less caution and more money if the government’s plans for careers education are really going to take off, writes the director of Schools NorthEast
12 December 2017
‘Alternative provision is at breaking point - our most vulnerable have become the forgotten pupils’
Alternative provision is a vital and valuable safety net for children – but it’s going to take radical thinking and a phenomenal effort to save it, writes the director of Schools NorthEast
14 November 2017
‘Getting parents to engage with their kids’ education must become a national priority’
Ministers spend billions tinkering with education – but do little to boost parental engagement, says charity director
9 October 2017
North East schools succeed despite the loaded system
Mike Parker asks why the state of education in the region is consistently misunderstood by policymakers
6 October 2017