Since Apple Authorised Education Specialist Jigsaw24 helped them launch a parent-driven 1:1 iPad scheme, Stephenson Memorial Primary School has posted some of their best-ever results, with their scores for writing jumping from below the national average to the top 10% in the UK.
In a parental donation scheme, the school...
Ocean Film Festival World Tour sets sail for the UK! Virtual edition – October & November 2020
The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is bringing a brand-new collection of mesmerising ocean-themed films to UK shores this October and November, in its first-ever virtual edition!
The online film evenings involve a...
People from across the region pulled on their walking boots and set off on a walk with their four-legged friends, raising nearly £6,000 for a North East friendship dog charity.
Wag and Company, which works to combat loneliness for older dog lovers, has been hit hard by pandemic restrictions that...
A North East based social enterprise has secured funding to pilot a new innovative service to delay the onset of dementia.
Unforgettable Experiences will provide creative, interactive and practical support to older people to help them to participate in a series of weekly arts, cultural and heritage activities online....
Colleagues at HC-One’s Kirkwood Court care home in Newcastle upon Tyne recently hosted a coffee morning bake-off competition, in order to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
With families not being able to visit due to coronavirus restrictions, wellbeing coordinators, Sarah Strawbridge and Lauren Proctor were not able to put...
A South Tyneside secondary school has scooped a highly acclaimed teaching award in geography.
St Joseph’s Catholic Academy, in Hebburn, has won ‘Centre of Excellence’ status for the Secondary Geography Quality Mark (SGQM). This status is the highest tier of the accreditation and the academy is one of only two...
THE STYLISH interiors created for a Newcastle bar has taken a top honour at a prestigious international awards ceremony.
The unique wallpaper and look of Leila Lily’s at Grey Street beat of competition from around the world at the FESPA awards, which celebrate print excellence across the globe.
It was the...
Businesses and volunteers socially distanced themselves and “net walked” along the North Tyneside coastline to raise much-needed funds for a nautical charity.
Members of the Northumbria Unit of the Maritime Volunteer Service (MVS) took part in their annual sponsored “Pier to Pier” walk which this year went from St Mary’s...
A North East charity that works to combat loneliness for older dog lovers has turned to its volunteers and army of four-legged friends to come up with a way to raise much-needed funds, while providing a special gift to elderly people at the same time.
Wag & Company is launching...
