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Jim Stephenson, headteacher of John Spence Community High School added: "We believe that, by working closely with the partner schools and Tyne Metropolitan College, we will be able to ensure our students make a smooth transition into college life and that they will receive the kind of support and high-quality teaching which they will need in order to learn effectively and to grow as individuals.

The former John Spence Community High School student has also received a great many messages of support from within the BMX community.

One hundred students from Norham Community Technology College, Marden High School and John Spence Community High School attended the Celebrating Science Excellence in the North East event, delivered in partnership with Marden High School, North Tyneside Education Business Partnership and One North East.

Out of the six awards up for grabs, North Tyneside Council has been nominated for four, including catering management team, secondary school catering team for John Spence Community High School, primary school catering for Battle Hill Primary and specialist catering team for the restaurant team at Quadrant.

Parents of pupils at John Spence Community High School in Preston Road, North Shields, North Tyneside, were given letters last week, warning them to look out for symptoms in their children.

Sporting youngsters aged from 13 to 15 representing seven of North Tyneside's high schools are taking part in the contest this weekend at John Spence Community High School, Preston Road, North Shields.

Winner: John Spence Community High School Sports College, North Shields.

Dawn Elliot, of John Spence Community High School, in North Shields, and Victoria Nolan, of Ashington Hirst Park Middle School, in Northumberland, have been awarded the Certificate of School Business Management by the National College for School Leadership (NCSL).