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Free ice skating returns for Stockton secondary school pupils
One secondary school each week will receive up to 200 free tickets for Billingham Forum Ice Arena’s Friday night disco sessions through May 2027.
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Plans submitted for new STEM centre at Darlington Science Park
A proposed specialist STEM centre at Central Park would bring laboratories, immersive learning facilities and a 200-seat lecture theatre to Darlington’s innovation district.
£8.2m transformation brings new classrooms, kitchen and solar panels to Stockton primary school
Two years of building work at Oxbridge Lane Primary School have finished, modernising the 1890 school while retaining its historic character.
Tees Skills aims to put 10,000 career guides into young people’s hands
Employers across Teesside are being invited to show 14 to 18-year-olds the careers available close to home as Tees Skills returns for a third edition.
James Cook course gives aspiring doctors from low-income backgrounds a week inside the NHS
More than 30 teenagers spent a week at James Cook learning clinical skills and getting a first-hand look at medical careers through a programme designed to widen access to medicine.
Almost 2,000 Darlington pupils set for hands-on STEM careers event at Hopetown
Destination STEM Hopetown returns in October, bringing almost 2,000 local children together with nearly 50 employers and education providers for two days of hands-on science, technology, engineering and maths activities.
Hartlepool students turn GCSE results day into a launchpad for what comes next
High Tunstall students Carys Barker and Will Eddowes-Cahill are among the young people celebrating GCSE results in Hartlepool, with college, sixth form and ambitious careers already in sight.
Steph McGovern speaks out on Middlesbrough: ‘The real issue goes much deeper than this’
Middlesbrough-raised broadcaster Steph McGovern has called for punishment for those responsible for recent crimes, while arguing that the town’s violence cannot be separated from decades of deprivation, lost industry and underinvestment.
British Sign Language courses open in Darlington and Middlesbrough this September
The Deaf Empowerment Network is starting new British Sign Language courses in Darlington and Middlesbrough this September, with teaching delivered by qualified Deaf tutors.
The Redcar tutor helping adults find confidence through learning
Redcar and Cleveland's Adult Learning Service has put the spotlight on lead tutor Simon Bushaway and the everyday work of helping adult learners build confidence and skills.
Billingham young carer Katie scores 100% while supporting others
St Michael's student Katie achieved a perfect Health and Social qualification score while balancing her studies with caring responsibilities and work supporting young carers.
New autumn bus services will connect more Tees Valley communities
New and extended bus links planned for autumn will connect communities with hospitals, colleges and town centres, backed by contracts running to at least March 2028.
Hartlepool Health and Social Care Academy partners invite comments on future of industry
Industry experts and community members have met at Hartlepool College of Further Education to review plans for a new health and social care training facility funded by the Town Deal.