NIACE Logo
Logo Spacer
Border
  Skip Navigation
Latest News Latest News
Influencing Public Policy Influencing Policy
Conferences Conferences & Courses
Book Shop Book Shop
Campaigns and promotions Campaigns
Projects/Research Research/Projects
Information Services Information Services
Regions Regions
International International
 
Advanced Search
About NIACE About NIACE
Contact Us Contact Us
Links Links
Site Guide Site Guide
NIACE Membership Membership
Job Vacancies Job Vacancies
To NIACE Dysgu Cymru website
 
Path: Home > In the Regions > North East

[East Midlands] [East of England] [London] [North West] [North East] [South West] [West Midlands] [Yorkshire and The Humber]

North East

Regional Characteristics

Map showing North East Region

Counties:

bulletDurham.
bulletNorthumberland.
bulletTyne and Wear.

Key towns/cities:

bulletNewcastle-upon-Tyne.
bulletSunderland.
bulletMiddlesbrough.
bulletDurham.

Population:
2,539,400 (source – Office of National Statistics, North East Region in Figures, Winter 2003)

Black and Minority Ethnic Population (as a percentage of total population):
2% (source: Office of National Statistics, North East Region in Figures, Winter 2003)

No. of Higher Education Institutions & Universities:
6 (source – Universities UK, The North East Regional Mission)

Local Authorities:

bulletDarlington Borough Council.
bulletDurham County Council.
bulletGateshead Council.
bulletHartlepool Borough Council.
bulletMiddlesbrough Council.
bulletNewcastle-upon-Tyne City Council.
bulletNorth Tyneside Council.
bulletNorthumberland County Council.
bulletRedcar and Cleveland Borough Council.
bulletSouth Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council.
bulletStockton-on-Tees Borough Council.
bulletSunderland City Council.

Local Learning Skills Councils:

bulletCounty Durham.
bulletNorthumberland.
bulletTees Valley.
bulletTyne and Wear.

FE Colleges:
19 (source – UK Directory of UK Organisations and Institutions/FE Colleges – www.bubl.ac.uk/uk )

Top Top of Page