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Posts Tagged ‘Anntoinette Bramble’

Two Hackney primary schools face closure next year and four others could merge – as fall in pupil numbers leads to huge funding cuts

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 28 March 2023 at 10:19

De Beauvoir and Randal Cremer primaries look set to shut in September 2024, with unfilled reception places rising

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Get a glimpse of what the borough was like 300,000 years ago in ‘fascinating’ new exhibition at Hackney Museum

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 9 February 2023 at 14:21

‘Hackney is one of the richest sites for finding objects from that time period,’ says Town Hall culture boss

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‘So much local support’: Teachers striking over pay force closure of 47 Hackney schools

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 1 February 2023 at 12:59

‘Teachers have had enough of low pay and a lack of funding,’ says local union representative

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Child protection services ‘strong’ in Hackney despite ‘workforce challenges’, Ofsted finds

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 9 November 2022 at 19:14
Hackney Town Hall

Children’s social care chief ‘very pleased’ that inspectors recognised council’s ‘effective support’

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Hackney politicians urge parents to apply for school uniform grant as households come under ‘severe strain’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 31 August 2022 at 12:46

Mayor and Deputy Mayor encourage residents to claim the £100 discount before the school year starts

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Child Q: Officers who strip-searched Black teenager now being investigated for gross misconduct

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 14 June 2022 at 09:37
The Child Q scandal sparked protests in Hackney.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct says it has ‘uplifted the level of its investigation’

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Child Q: Hackney Mayor calls on school’s headteacher to resign

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 23 March 2022 at 12:45

Philip Glanville says move would ‘fully recognise traumatic impact’ of police strip-search on the girl and her family

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Child Q: Hackney Mayor calls on Home Secretary to take action over strip-searching of children

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 18 March 2022 at 15:10

Child Q was strip-searched in her school’s medical room, without a responsible adult present

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‘Levelling down London’: Hackney politicians admonish government over delays to funding reforms – with ‘frontline services at risk’

By Lizzie McAllister | Monday 31 January 2022 at 11:12

Town Hall leaders call for clarity from Whitehall on plans to change how money is awarded to councils

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Outpouring of sexual abuse allegations from UK students acted as a ‘wake-up call’ in Hackney, say education bosses

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 20 January 2022 at 14:28

Testimonies involving two local schools are among 54,000 on website where survivors can share their stories

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‘Some institutions are so hellbent on their rules they squeeze you for any reason’: young people speak out over permanent school exclusion

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 9 December 2021 at 09:22
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Pupils expressed their ‘shock, surprise and confusion’ 

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Voter ID proposals could disenfranchise ‘thousands’ in Hackney, local politicians warn

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 28 October 2021 at 16:46

Council tells the government that the proposals will have a ‘particularly negative impact’ on turnout in the borough

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Oldhill School celebrates its new name and logo with kite-flying day – as another local link to slavery is excised

By Lizzie McAllister | Thursday 14 October 2021 at 12:57

The school was formerly know as Tyssen after a 17th-century slave owner who bought up land in Hackney

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‘The Rolls Royce of classrooms’: Local MP Meg Hillier officially opens Hackney School of Food

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 22 September 2021 at 12:05

Lower Clapton school with state-of-the-art facilities hosts cooking and growing classes for children of all ages

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Hackney pupils praised for their ‘extraordinary spirit’ on GCSE results day

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 13 August 2021 at 10:04

Students across the borough celebrated yesterday in another record year for top grades

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Hackney students celebrate A-level results in record-breaking year for top grades

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 11 August 2021 at 10:09

Education bosses pay tribute to pupils and teachers after ‘challenging and uncertain period’

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Hackney protesters take the knee in solidarity with England footballers

By Lizzie McAllister | Monday 19 July 2021 at 11:09

Anti-racism vigil follows racist abuse suffered by a number of players in the wake of the team’s loss in the Euro 2020 final

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Headteacher accuses council of plotting school closures with ‘data that doesn’t stack up’

By Jacob Dirnhuber, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 30 June 2021 at 11:28

Urswick’s Richard Brown says Town Hall assumes ‘number of kids in primary school will be exactly replicated by the time they go to secondary school’

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Pandemic triggers surge in demand for children’s mental health services

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 18 May 2021 at 12:56
Hackney Town Hall

Huge jump in paediatric admissions and eating disorder services

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Cuts to embattled children’s services could have ‘serious impact’, union warns council

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 19 March 2021 at 11:17
Hackney Town Hall

Explosive letter from Unison relays claims from staff about management failures inside a department that is still in Ofsted’s crosshairs

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