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Nicola Juncar

Nicola Juncar

Kids get on their marks

ON your marks, get set . . . go! Young athletes from the region will be going for gold as it’s been announced the North East is to stage this year’s UK School Games.Read

Student's Ian Drury film role

A NORTH student landed a role on the big screen in the hit film based on the life of musician Ian Dury.Read

Darlington student heads to Afghanistan

A GAP year spent in a war-torn country has proved to be a truly life-changing experience for a North student.Read

Capital idea to help North fashion students

LONDON, Paris, Milan . . . these are the places you need to be if you want to make it big in the fashion world.Read

Graduate works on new Doctor Who show

A NORTH graduate who helped create the much-anticipated new TV series about the time-travelling Doctor Who has described it as “new, exciting . . . and big”.Read

Sex assault claim teacher suspended

A MALE teacher working at a North school has been suspended after a female pupil accused him of sexual assault.Read

Teen aims to reach for sky as top gun

HIGH-FLYER Ed Grundy is set to follow generations of his family into the skies.Read

Darlington schoolgirl in the national final of Doodle for Google competition

IT’S one of the biggest companies in the world and is used by millions of people every day.Read

Arts and crafts students launch saucy calendar

YOU could be forgiven for thinking that hot glass and nudity don’t mix. But 12 North East students are aiming to prove people wrong with the launch of a nude calendar.Read

Darlington student Daniela Baily to appear on GMTV

STUDENT Daniela Bailey will be able to claim she’s a cut above the rest after she appears on national television as a hair model.Read

Cumbria headteacher in the dark over suspension

AN award-winning headteacher has been suspended for six months without being told why, in the "most bizarre" case of its kind, according to a former union leader.Read

Duncan Bannatyne praises Teesside University

DRAGON’S Den star Duncan Bannatyne is . . . IN.Read

Former students turned bodyguards win praise

FORMER students who trained as bodyguards on a ground-breaking course in the North have been reunited to watch over some of the biggest names in pop.Read

Teacher can’t bear to stop his class act

AFTER a teaching career spanning 36 years, Richard Jackson might have thought he could engineer a retirement free from college life.Read

Pop idols in the making at North rock school

WANNABE pop stars are set to experience the rock and roll dream as a major music school expands across the region.Read

Are our schools getting better?

EVERY August it’s the same. The headlines shout out from news stands across the country – “Another Record Year For GCSEs” and “More Pupils Get Straight As”.Read

Student documentary challenges perception of disabled people

A DOCUMENTARY created by four North East students aims to challenge perceptions of disabled people.Read

North East a leading light in Shine Week

OUR region is being held up as a shining example for showcasing the talents of young people.Read

Drive to aid quake victims

A NORTH earthquake expert has driven the length of the country in a car he built himself to help raise funds for a charity close to his heart.Read

Pupils across the region show off their talents

THE talents of our region’s young people have been shining brightly this week.Read

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Nicola Juncar has been our Education Reporter since December 2005. It's her role to cover news stories for any educational setting, from nurseries to adult learning centres, as well as to write features for the weekly Top Class supplement. She also coordinates the coverage for the annual Young Achiever Awards, which celebrates the hard work and determination of young people across the North East.

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