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Posts Tagged ‘education’

‘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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Campaigners call for ‘urgent’ reform of Hackney’s school exclusion policies

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 31 July 2024 at 17:54
Pride of Britain finalist Janette Collins

Borough ranks in the top three in London for exclusions

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Gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers narrows after above-average year for Hackney’s schools

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 14 March 2024 at 20:09

‘In some areas, children in Hackney perform the best in class nationally,’ says council’s education director

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‘Vicious cycle’: Children with autism more likely to be absent from school, report finds

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 13 March 2024 at 17:43
Councillor Sophie Conway

A local parents’ forum made the discovery as part of its probe into emotionally-based school avoidance

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Hackney headteacher unfairly dismissed after tapping her son’s hand, judge rules

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 11 March 2024 at 18:28

Employment tribunal finds that Shelley-Ann Malabver-Goulbourne, who was sacked as head of Northwold Primary School, used ‘reasonable chastisement’

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‘We need a push’: Beloved adventure playground launches crowdfunder for ‘unique’ new fence

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 4 March 2024 at 15:27

Shakespeare Walk, recently crowned London’s best adventure playground, needs to replace its crumbling perimeter

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Mayor’s Music Awards 2024: Borough’s young musicians impress at Hackney Empire

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 13 February 2024 at 13:33

More than 350 local pupils performed at the annual gala celebrating Hackney’s finest aspiring artists

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Council unveils plan to create 78 new school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 18 January 2024 at 12:33

Residents invited to give their views on the proposals, which come amid increasing demand for spaces

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Mayor of London ‘steps up’ to fund free school meals for another year – earning praise from Hackney’s City Hall representative

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 January 2024 at 12:16

Sem Moema hails ‘genuinely life-changing policy’ as Sadiq Khan sets out plans to extend it

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‘Frustrated’ parents challenge council’s decision to close four Hackney primary schools

By Carla Feric | Wednesday 20 December 2023 at 11:50

Save Colvestone campaigners gear up for protracted battle over recently ratified plans

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Much-loved Hackney Playbus celebrates 50-year anniversary

By Carla Feric | Friday 1 December 2023 at 08:58

The education charity, known for the double-decker it has converted into an early years’ play space, threw a well-attended party to mark the occasion

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‘We’re disappointed’: Parents threaten council with legal action over school closure plans

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 27 September 2023 at 11:31

Hackney’s cabinet has agreed to publish statutory proposals to shut four primaries

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Angry parents at schools threatened with closure given more time to pick alternatives – after branding council’s first deadline ‘disgusting’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 21 September 2023 at 14:13

Parents of children with special educational needs at four schools initially had only 12 working days to decide

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Colvestone parents to host street party ahead of crucial council meeting on school’s future

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 18 September 2023 at 14:19

The primary is one of four at risk of being merged – with another two schools to close entirely

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Relief at Town Hall as inspections confirm no RAAC in Hackney’s schools

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 15 September 2023 at 13:43
Hackney Town Hall

Fears over the crumbling concrete has forced some schools in the UK to close

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