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Posts Tagged ‘Anntoinette Bramble’

Homerton for Homerton: Cambridge University college to support Hackney ward where it was founded 257 years ago

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 13 March 2026 at 14:34

Homerton College launches scheme to inspire young people from the borough to aim for the best universities

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Opposition councillors slam ‘lack of transparency’ over ‘harrowing’ Mossbourne safeguarding review

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 12 March 2026 at 13:16

They claim there has been no reassurance that changes are being made in the three months since the review was published

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Lego, books and staff possessions ‘dumped in landfill’ as closed primary school ‘gutted’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 5 August 2025 at 20:37
A 'gutted' St Dominic's classroom days after closure

Staff at the school were reportedly told to box up and label their belongings – then the removal team came before they had a chance to collect them

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Have your say on Hackney’s education plans as council launches consultation

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 14 July 2025 at 12:40

Residents encouraged to get involved as council responds to ‘significant challenges’

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Opposition groups stage Council AGM walkout over ‘assault on democracy’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 15 May 2025 at 14:52
Hackney Council AGM 14 May 2025

Green party and Independent councillors slam Labour for ‘stifling criticism’, attacking service failures and position on Israel-Gaza war

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Hackney’s housing chief out in mayor’s cabinet reshuffle

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 7 May 2025 at 09:52

Clayeon McKenzie resigns as head of housing services after nine years, with Guy Nicholson replacing him

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Titbits – Dressing down and dressing up

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 6 May 2025 at 12:07
Titbits bird

Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough

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Council to close four primary schools as pupil numbers collapse

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 23 April 2025 at 11:59
Hackney Town Hall

St Dominic’s, St Mary’s, Oldhill and Sir Thomas Abney schools to shut from September

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Hackney’s cabinet to vote on school closures next week

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 16 April 2025 at 11:39

Council’s decision on proposals to shut or ‘merge’ six primary schools slated for 22 April

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‘What are they afraid of?’: Fresh row over changes to Town Hall constitution

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 10 April 2025 at 19:21
L-R: Cllrs Penny Wrout, Claudia Turbet-Delof and Fliss Premru.

Independent Socialists say they are being ‘punished for being an effective opposition’

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Hackney Youth Parliament pleads with cabinet against future cuts

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 27 March 2025 at 17:22

Education lead apologises to junior politicians for not consulting them

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Hackney Council launches ‘in-depth review’ of school behaviour policies to tackle high exclusion rates

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 26 February 2025 at 15:38
Councillor Sophie Conway

Councillors lay out scope of investigation into why borough has second-highest number of exclusions in inner London

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‘Leave us kids alone!’: Hackney forges ahead with school closures as families and staff protest

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 29 January 2025 at 14:10

Controversial plans to shut and merge four schools follows similar spate of closures in 2024

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Commissioner warns against ‘reckless public discourse’ ahead of Mossbourne investigation

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 20 December 2024 at 18:23
Jim Gamble

Jim Gamble has raised concerns around people making assertions about the review which are ‘simply wrong’

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Mossbourne CEO grateful for support and ‘encouragement’ amid allegations against trust’s schools

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 18 December 2024 at 11:55
Peter Hughes CEO Mossbourne

Academy trust head thanks parents, pupils, staff and governors for their support amid allegations against one of the trust’s schools, which have triggered a safeguarding review

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‘Cost-of-greed crisis’: Opposition councillors urge Town Hall to back ‘immediate’ wealth tax

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 4 December 2024 at 14:14
Critical: Green party London Assembly Member and Dalston councillor Cllr Zoë Garbett

Debate on Green motion calling for redistribution pushed to January

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‘Disgusting’: Parents accuse rival faith school of trying to ‘poach’ children as council plans spark ‘bunfight’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 3 December 2024 at 12:06

Council urged to intervene after ‘egregious’ visit to Catholic school earmarked for closure

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Council urged to investigate Hackney’s schools following Mossbourne allegations

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 29 November 2024 at 10:05

Councillors say children are ‘suffering under a culture of fear and cruelty’ in some academies

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‘Enormous opposition’: Teachers’ union urges council to listen during school closures consultation

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 16 October 2024 at 15:14

National Education Union says public meeting on closures will be held on 23 October

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Parents and teachers furious as council mulls more primary school closures

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 4 October 2024 at 17:53

Deputy mayor admits proposals are ‘painful’ as school staff grill cabinet over plans

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