by Veronica Harding and Masuma Begum A study carried out by Future Finance, in which 2,000 students across the UK were questioned has revealed that almost 60% of students in the North East worry about debt all the time or very often, and nearly two in five feel it is […]
Take a trip to the farm after your lecture, as the University of Sunderland Students Union are set to bring cute farm yard friends to City Campus on May 10. Joined by a wide selection of animals, from rabbits and guinea pigs, baby lambs and calves, to mini ponies and […]
Google has announced the opening of a pop-up Digital Garage at the City Library in Newcastle where it will deliver free digital skills training. The pop-up, which opens today (April 22), will employ experts to provide one-to-one mentoring and digital masterclasses five days a week. The Digital Garage in Newcastle is being […]
The state-of-the-nation report card has found that GCSE results in the North East are improving. However, despite this, the report, which is published by the Fair Education Alliance (FEA), has found that good schooling in England is still “patchy”. The group of education organisation also concluded more must be done to […]
The University of Sunderland has been shortlisted for the Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Award (THELMA) 2016, in the Outstanding Human Resources (HR) Team category. In its submission the University detailed the work of its HR team to ensure the workforce is in good physical and mental health, enabling […]
Sixteen to 25-year-olds in Sunderland have gathered today to celebrate the completion of a 12-week course run by Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service and funded by the Prince’s Trust. Students who attended the Prince’s Trust Team Programme each presented a short piece about their time on the course, before being presented with certificates […]
As many as 11 two libraries/mobile libraries have been closed in Sunderland since 2010, according to the BBC. There are now 75 paid staff members and 53 volunteers, compared to the 19 unpaid volunteers in 2010 . Sunderland City Council’s Head of Education, Attainment and Lifelong Learning, Beverley Scanlon, said: “While these figures might reflect the closure […]
Much of Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget announcement focussed around reforms to the Education System, and a particular announcement that caught the eye was the introduction of a “Sugar Tax”. This is namely an initiative revolving around taxing Soft Drink companies and reinvesting the revenue from the procedure into Physical Education […]
The University of Sunderland is collaborating with North-East business, Accenture, on a new degree apprenticeship. The programme, which is endorsed by the Tech Partnership, allows the students to attend university, while also being employed full-time. The University is continuing its work to deliver graduates with higher-level skills and address the […]
A North East worker has called for an increase in the number of women and men in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Emma Garrick works at a project called Think Physics as a careers and employer specialist. Ms Garrick focuses her work on schools and their pupils to encourage […]