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Posts Tagged ‘education’

Shouts of ‘Shami Chakrabarti!’ as councillors debate ‘inclusive education’

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 1 November 2016 at 13:54

Lib Dems abstain from voting and Tories oppose motion proposed by Cllr Mete Coban lambasting grammar school expansion

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Exploring academisation options ‘pragmatic’, council suggests

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 31 October 2016 at 16:43
Deputy Mayor Anntoinette Bramble.

Anntoinette Bramble, whose brief covers children’s services, has said she does not believe the government’s U-turn on education plan

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Plans for free school close to Hackney Marshes go on public display

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 13 October 2016 at 16:20
An artist's impression of the Barclay Secondary Free School. Image: Lion Education Trust

Lea Bridge Road site was acquired by the Lion Education Trust after Thames Water sold the land to the Education Funding Agency

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Food for thought: Hackney nutrition experts offer healthy eating advice to students

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 12 October 2016 at 13:04
Advice: Marina Biaudet in her Dalston shop. Photograph: Healthy Stuff

Many rely on caffeine and sugar for a mental boost, but there are more natural ways to stay focused

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St Paul’s Way Foundation Primary School – the University Foundation School in the heart of East London

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 5 October 2016 at 12:09
St. Paul's Way Trust School

‘Outstanding’ school welcomes parents and children to their open days

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National Union of Teachers’ blasts shock plan to make all Hackney schools academies

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 30 September 2016 at 11:41
Anne Canning, the head of the Learning Trust

All Hackney’s schools could end up becoming academies under Hackney Learning Trust’s proposal

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Hackney in top five most ‘anti grammar school’ areas of England

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 12 September 2016 at 15:08
YouGov's map shows areas in red that are against grammar schools and those in green that are in favour of them. Image: YouGov

Pollster YouGov says borough came fifth out of 148 parts of England least well disposed towards this type of school

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Mulberry University Technical College to open for September ’17 enrolment

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 5 September 2016 at 15:26
Mulberry UTC 1

The new building in Bow will have a range of creative and digital and healthcare facilities, from labs to studios and even a theatre

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Literacy on the high seas: Hackney Pirates looks back on an incredible six years

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 23 August 2016 at 14:10
A Hackney Pirates trip to Ridley Road market, complete with 'future glasses.' Photograph: Hackney Pirates

Pioneering afterschool club’s founder Catriona Maclay looks back on its successes thus far

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Former Hoxton headteacher banned after hitting five-year-old pupil

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 13 July 2016 at 18:02
Mustard School

Amos and Faith Johnson found guilty of breaching teacher standards and abuse of position whilst running the now-closed Mustard School

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Second Stamford Hill Jewish school criticised for failing to teach about same-sex relationships

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 12 July 2016 at 19:12
Beis Malka School on Alkham Road

‘It seems that our religious beliefs are now a barrier to our school’s success,’ says Beis Malka Girls’ School governor following Ofsted inspection

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Ofsted criticises Stamford Hill Jewish school for failing to teach about same-sex orientation

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 11 July 2016 at 18:57
Pupils leave after the school day at Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass. Photograph: Hackney Citizen

Pupils at Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass school are being “shielded from learning about particular differences, such as sexual orientation”

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Free school’s bid to convert former police station blocked

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 16 June 2016 at 21:23
The former Hackney Central Police Station, before it closed last July.

Council’s planning committee scuppers cop shop school scheme

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Hackney New School makes architectural grade

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 8 June 2016 at 16:55

Hackney New School is responding to the challenges – budgetary or otherwise – of a new era in school building

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Lubavitch Senior Girls’ School rated ‘good’ by Ofsted

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 3 June 2016 at 11:07
Lubavitch Senior Girls School

‘Headteacher has worked with determination and vision’

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Former Hackney ‘superhead’ banned from teaching for life by Education Secretary

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 3 June 2016 at 10:44
GREG WALLACE best start federation hackney headteacher

Nicky Morgan rejects advice and bans Greg Wallace from teaching indefinitely over £1m financial misconduct

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‘Hidden’ report reveals air pollution at 27 Hackney schools over EU limits

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 18 May 2016 at 11:04

Primary schools in most deprived boroughs – including Hackney – tend on average to be more exposed to poor air quality, report finds

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Hackney New School to unveil new art, music and science buildings

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 3 May 2016 at 17:49
Photograph: Eva Rinaldi via Flickr

Hackney rapper Professor Green will launch extra facilities on Friday

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Illegal Jewish schools: council denies cover up over ‘missing’ children

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 5 April 2016 at 11:40
Stamford Hill Street

Council education chiefs accused of ‘destroying’ evidence of Jewish children dropping off education system

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Council gets stick over school grounds sell-off ‘trick’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 23 March 2016 at 17:15
New Regent's College

Plan to stack flats on top of a school for pupils with special educational needs comes in for criticism

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