May 11th, 201801450Pupils in County Durham are outperforming the national average in primary school and sixth form after years of steady improvement thanks to targeted support.
Since 2014 the percentage of children achieving a “good level of development” in the Early Years has risen 15% to 72%, while Key Stage 1 and 2 pupils do better than their...
May 10th, 201832428Newton Aycliffe MP Phil Wilson is one of five North-East parliamentarians who have broken ranks with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, demanding a “people’s vote” on Brexit negotiations.
Mr Wilson, the MP for Sedgefield which includes Aycliffe as the constituency’s biggest town, has joined four other Labour MPs in claiming a new...
May 10th, 201801508At least 100 jobs will be available to young people hoping to pursue a career in IT during a Digital Careers Fair in Durham this week.
Tech firm RAW Digital Training has teamed up with DurhamWorks, a County Durham Youth Employment Initiative funded by the European Social Fund, to host the event in the Rivergreen Centre at Aykley Heads...
May 9th, 201801311Efforts to raise awareness of free childcare for two-year-olds in County Durham are paying off, with the number of families taking up the offer now significantly above the national average.
Most recent figures show that 87% of eligible families are accessing the provision compared to 70% nationally.
The figure also represents an...
May 9th, 201802585Three schools have taken the first steps in a major initiative to further boost achievement of students in South West Durham after winning government funding of more than £100,000.
Aycliffe school Woodham Academy has joined forces with Chilton Academy and Ferryhill Business and Enterprise College to help their students achieve at the...
May 9th, 201802734The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) inspired the workers of tomorrow in a college project on Aycliffe Business Park.
CPI, which last month revealed it had opened a new state-of-the-art printable electronics centre on Aycliffe Business Park, partnered with UTC South Durham on a 12-week educational programme.
The Industry...
May 8th, 201801697A round-up of the weekend’s cricket action…
Saturday 5th May – NYSD Division 2
Sedgefield 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – weather was warm and sunny. Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Sedgefield 1st XI 142 all out after 44.4 overs
Patrick Howe 4 for 26 and Michael Howe 3 for 24
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI...
May 8th, 201801511Local people across County Durham and Darlington are invited to give their views on a new plan launched this month.
Ron Hogg has reached the midway point of his second term in office as Police, Crime and Victims’ Commissioner.
He has now taken the opportunity to refresh his Police, Crime and Victims Plan – the key document...
May 8th, 201801635A number of the Aycliffe Juniors teams traveled to Silloth to compete in the Lake District Challenge Cup played over two days of the Bank Holiday weekend.
They faced a variety of teams who had joined them from across the North of the England and Scotland. Each team had a great weekend and the Under 10’s finished as runners up and...
May 4th, 201802049Students have trained to become anti-bullying ambassadors at Woodham Academy.
The group of Year 10 students attended a training event organised by the Diana Award charity.
The course, held at Whickham School and Sports College, taught students to engage others to change their attitudes and behaviour towards bullying.
They worked...
