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Posts Tagged ‘education’

Hackney school ‘excited’ after signing UK-first twinning arrangement to help save bees

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 21 March 2025 at 11:50

Kingsmead Primary links up with Ugandan school to support Buzzline project

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Hackney mayor slams ‘zero-tolerance’ behaviour policies in schools

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 18 March 2025 at 13:50

Caroline Woodley rebukes ‘famous’ academy head as data shows suspensions in Hackney’s secondaries eclipse inner and outer London

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Hackney and Islington schools take fight against closures to Parliament

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 17 March 2025 at 12:49

St Dominic’s joined by pupils and staff from neighbouring borough for Westminster march

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Mossbourne launches review of complaints procedure amid safeguarding inquiry

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 7 March 2025 at 16:57
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Multi-academy trust says it is concerned some parents and carers may have ‘lost confidence’

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Hackney’s Orthodox Jewish community up in arms about ‘dictatorial’ schools bill

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 5 March 2025 at 18:17

Charedi figures argue new oversight on yeshivas is ‘discriminatory’

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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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Child safeguarding watchdog lays out scope of Mossbourne inquiry

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 17 February 2025 at 20:00
Jim Gamble

Rare review follows more than 300 separate complaints about children’s experiences

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Andy Leary-May on Mossbourne: ‘Until 16 months ago, I would’ve been among the parents surprised by the extent of adverse experiences’

By Andy Leary-May | Friday 7 February 2025 at 13:53
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

The father-of-two, in his own words, on what led him to raise concerns about the multi-academy trust

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Ex-Mossbourne teacher blasts ‘silent subjugation’ of pupils

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 7 February 2025 at 12:01

Trainee who spent five weeks at Hackney Downs ‘prison-school’ says he felt ‘ashamed’ for adhering to strict behaviour code

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Council insider on Mossbourne: ‘Leadership and culture are the problem’

By Anonymous | Thursday 6 February 2025 at 17:30

A staff member in the Town Hall’s Children and Families Directorate on the allegations facing the multi-academy trust

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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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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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‘History repeats’: School closures spark growing fears over special needs support

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 18 November 2024 at 18:43

Staff and families to protest outside Hackney Town Hall on Tuesday

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Hackney teachers strike over pay and working conditions following college merger

By Josef Steen | Wednesday 13 November 2024 at 19:18

Sixth form staff at BSix College say treatment by new management ‘feels like attack on community’

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Hackney schoolchildren star in supermarket giant’s healthy eating campaign

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 21 October 2024 at 18:49

Mandeville Primary, home to the School of Food, was chosen to take part in launch of Tesco’s £4m giveaway

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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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Jan Fuscoe: Awards triumph for East London Waterworks Park shows ‘huge public appetite’

By Jan Fuscoe | Friday 27 September 2024 at 19:10

Community-led vision to turn disused land into a green oasis won People’s Choice at Reimagine London event

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