Posts Tagged ‘education’
Hackney schools set to plant mini–orchards
Nine of the borough’s schools to get growing with their own edible gardens
Read MoreAhoy, matey! Hackney Pirates get kids’ literacy ship-shape
Innovative after-school education project seeks swashbuckling volunteers to foster literacy and creativity
Read MoreSilicon students start up at Hackney University Technical College
Principal Annie Blackmore says opportunity for vocational training and work experience through the new UTC is second to none
Read MoreLearning Trust returns education services to Hackney Council control
Council takes over the running of its education services as decade-long contract with private provider comes to an end
Read MoreHackney schools GCSE and A level results 2012
Once again, schools across the borough celebrate their best ever results
Read MoreMossbourne academy loses legal challenge over special needs pupils
Top of the class eleven year old with cerebral palsy amongst those refused admission by Mossbourne Academy
Read MoreThree Hackney free schools given go-ahead by Gove
The Hackney New School, the Olive School and a STEM Academy are due to open in September next year
Read MoreUpheaval at De Beauvoir Primary School as head teacher resigns
Parents at Hackney primary school concerned about impact on children’s education as head announces he is quitting
Read MoreHackney free school plan moves to next stage
Department for Education officials will interview interested parties about the proposed free school in the coming months
Read MoreAcademies fail to make grade on good GCSEs, study shows
New exam results analysis shows academies are not outperforming local authority schools – despite additional government funding
Read MoreHackney new ‘free school’ opponents gain momentum
Supporters reject claims ‘free school’ plan will only benefit children from well-off families
Read More‘Outstanding’ City Academy praised by Ofsted
Students of The City Academy are gaining twice the national average grades, according to Ofsted inspectors
Read MoreHackney schools’ GCSE results rise again
Hackney secondary school GCSE exam results improved again this year, and the borough is now only slightly below the national average
Read MoreA new generation of schools offers a cure for jobless youth
In east London, the best jobs aren’t going to local people. A new school aims to solve that
Read MoreNew school to be opened by Mossbourne academy
London state school known for its great success to open new comprehensive nearby
Read MoreThe Saturday interview: Mossbourne academy’s Sir Michael Wilshaw
Sir Michael Wilshaw is the super-strict head at Mossbourne academy in Hackney, and is rumoured to become the new head of Ofsted. Can he repeat Mossbourne’s success nationwide?
Read MoreAnalysis: ‘Free schools’ revolution will affect all Hackney students
Residents recently voted overwhelmingly against opening a free school in the borough. But government enthusiasm for its big education idea will mean a major shake-up for all schools as pupils and parents are caught up in a passionate debate about standards and accountability
Read MoreHackney A level students jubilant
Proof for many that hard work pays off
Read MoreHackney schools GCSE results 2011
Schools across the borough celebrate their best ever results
Read MoreA-level results: university places all round at school in riot-hit area
Days after the riots, the picture is very different at Mossbourne academy in Hackney
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