An important day.

CHALLENGES abound for educationalists in the North East, but today some of them may find new ways for their schools to meet them.

A conference at Wynyard Hall will bring together headteachers from schools across the region for a meeting that parents will have high hopes for.

The future of the country owes itself to the performance of schools because the first depends on the individuals turned out by the latter.

It is a responsibility discharged with a skill for which we ought to be grateful.