Latest news and case studies

Hands-on engineering experience for disengaged students

Six days spent in a state of the art engineering facility has given students from one North Tyneside...

14th February 2020

Inspiring all children about their futures

At New Silksworth Academy in Sunderland, children from Nursery through to year 6 took part in a whol...

14th February 2020

University encounters for students in County Durham

St Bede’s Catholic Comprehensive School in Peterlee, County Durham, has built a partnership with the...

14th February 2020

Forging links with employers through teacher externships

Six science teachers from different schools across the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)...

13th February 2020

Benchmark Two case study - Learning from career and labour market information

Queen Elizabeth High School, Hexham - Using a careers-related alumni survey to inspire current stude...

13th February 2020

Benchmark Four case study: Teacher work experience CPD

Teachers from St Thomas More Academy in North Shields took part in a series of Teacher Work Experien...

13th February 2020

Percy Main pupils take over North Tyneside museum

Children from Percy Main Primary school took over Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum for a day....

10th February 2020

Introducing a curriculum focused on aspirations and careers

In 2016, Fulwell Junior School held a one-off Careers Week for its pupils. By September 2019, this h...

5th February 2020

Discovering routes into STEM - and galaxies far, far away

Over seven days of cross-curricular workshops, pupils from Year 6 at Bothal Primary School created a...

5th February 2020

Taking a whole-college approach to achieving good quality benchmarks

Sunderland College took a whole-college approach to achieving good quality benchmarks....

15th January 2020

Careers-themed Christmas show is just the job for Gateshead pupils and parents

Mechanics, meteorologists and vets are just some of the jobs that pupils from Fellside Primary Schoo...

18th December 2019

Michelle Rainbow, Skills Director at the North East LEP, provides an update on the North East Ambition Career Benchmarks: Primary Pilot

In 2015, the North East LEP began work on a pilot programme that would go on to directly influence s...

16th December 2019