St Aidan’s Church of England Academy, in Darlington, will be going sports-mad during a week of events organised to celebrate the Olympics.

The Academy will stage sports week between June  13 and 17, which will focus not just on sports but on the tenets of the Olympics movement, which are based on respect for human dignity, the joy of effort and participation, the educational role of good example and mutual understanding.

A North-East recruitment company has expanded its team once more as it takes advantage of a growing trend towards appointing permanent staff in some industrial sectors.

A new Lead Teacher of English has been appointed by St Aidan’s Church of England Academy in Darlington - and she is aiming to make sure students are excited about the language.

Louise Lancaster was appointed having spent two years at the Hundens Lane academy as literacy co-ordinator.

North-East financial adviser Carterbar has expanded its reach in the North East of England with the appointment of Stuart Harris, who is based in Northumberland.

Bethany Evans is celebrating after becoming the first student at St Aidan’s CE Academy to achieve the national Arts Award.

St Aidan's Church of England Academy devoted an entire day’s lessons to the theme of ‘Enterprise’ as part of its speciality in business studies.

The Academy, in Hundens Lane, Darlington, which specialises in Business and Enterprise, staged an Enterprise Day with a green theme.

Students from St Aidan’s Church of England Academy, in Darlington, were among those taking part in a Bible-reading marathon to celebrate the publication of one of the world’s great books.

Rapidly expanding financial adviser Carterbar is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary in business, a time which has seen it increase turnover fivefold and offer employment to people living in the Teesside area of North East England.

North-East recruitment company TechConsult UK has hired engineering and online networking expert Steve Affleck to help expand its operations. The Teesside-based company has hired Steve as a Recruitment Consultant to work at its offices at the Wilton Centre, near Redcar.