Posts Tagged ‘education’
Council left child without care plan for more than a year, ombudsman finds
Town Hall received professional advice late – but still did not issue the plan for around another 10 months.
Read MoreLego, books and staff possessions ‘dumped in landfill’ as closed primary school ‘gutted’
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
Read MoreHave your say on Hackney’s education plans as council launches consultation
Residents encouraged to get involved as council responds to ‘significant challenges’
Read MoreHackney headteacher given heartwarming surprise award by Ghanaian counterpart
Daubeney Primary’s Gregory Logan recognised for his support of Deacons Academy in Accra
Read MoreBSix teachers to strike as sixth-form college mulls A-level cuts
Educators to stage 16-day walkout as local politicians decry New City College’s ‘money-making agenda’
Read MoreHackney children exposed to verbal abuse could face long-term mental health effects
Charities and psychologists call on schools and MPs to take action
Read More‘Unstoppable’: Sustainable food school marks milestone growth
Mayor Woodley cuts ribbon on Hackney School of Food’s new facilities, praising organisers’ ‘extraordinary’ ambitions
Read MoreCouncil to close four primary schools as pupil numbers collapse
St Dominic’s, St Mary’s, Oldhill and Sir Thomas Abney schools to shut from September
Read MoreThree Hackney primary schools offering free breakfast clubs in state-backed trial
Thomas Fairchild, Grasmere and Nightingale are providing 30 minutes of care before school until July
Read MoreMossbourne heads take on expanded roles amid safeguarding probe
Principals of two Hackney academies put in charge of Essex schools following Mossbourne Federation takeover
Read MoreHackney’s cabinet to vote on school closures next week
Council’s decision on proposals to shut or ‘merge’ six primary schools slated for 22 April
Read MoreExplainer: What statutory powers do councils have over academies?
Unlike local authority-maintained schools, academies are run by not-for-profit trusts under contract with the DfE
Read MoreHackney school ‘excited’ after signing UK-first twinning arrangement to help save bees
Kingsmead Primary links up with Ugandan school to support Buzzline project
Read MoreHackney mayor slams ‘zero-tolerance’ behaviour policies in schools
Caroline Woodley rebukes ‘famous’ academy head as data shows suspensions in Hackney’s secondaries eclipse inner and outer London
Read MoreHackney and Islington schools take fight against closures to Parliament
St Dominic’s joined by pupils and staff from neighbouring borough for Westminster march
Read MoreMossbourne launches review of complaints procedure amid safeguarding inquiry
Multi-academy trust says it is concerned some parents and carers may have ‘lost confidence’
Read MoreHackney’s Orthodox Jewish community up in arms about ‘dictatorial’ schools bill
Charedi figures argue new oversight on yeshivas is ‘discriminatory’
Read MoreHackney Council launches ‘in-depth review’ of school behaviour policies to tackle high exclusion rates
Councillors lay out scope of investigation into why borough has second-highest number of exclusions in inner London
Read MoreChild safeguarding watchdog lays out scope of Mossbourne inquiry
Rare review follows more than 300 separate complaints about children’s experiences
Read MoreAndy Leary-May on Mossbourne: ‘Until 16 months ago, I would’ve been among the parents surprised by the extent of adverse experiences’
The father-of-two, in his own words, on what led him to raise concerns about the multi-academy trust
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