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Posts Tagged ‘education’

‘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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Haggerston School’s 125-year lease set to be transferred to academy trust – with staff and parents divided over the move

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 11 August 2023 at 15:07
Haggerston School

The secondary’s headteacher says ‘joining a family of schools will improve quality of education’

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Hackney’s young parliamentarians call for back-to-school donations to help pupils feel ‘confident and ready’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 3 August 2023 at 16:50

Hackney’s Youth Parliament is putting together packs of essentials such as rucksacks and pencil cases

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Hackney girls’ school looks set to welcome boys in effort to combat drop in pupils

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 21 July 2023 at 18:32

Almost half of Year 7 places at Our Lady’s Catholic School in Stamford Hill are currently unfilled

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‘Nothing more distracting than hunger’: Praise for Hackney School of Food as council launches £300k free meals plan

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 18 July 2023 at 11:08

Town Hall unveils investment to combat child hunger, with an estimated 40 per cent of youngsters in Hackney living in poverty

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Parents ‘really concerned’ about how children with special needs will react if primary school mergers go ahead

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 4 July 2023 at 12:41

‘How are our children going to settle down in a bigger school?’ asks one mother

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‘So very proud’: Retired Hackney teacher helps Ghanaian primary school students become published authors

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 26 June 2023 at 20:33

Juliet Coley Bremmer supported the pupils at Deacons Academy in Accra throughout the pandemic

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Child Q: School at centre of scandal has made ‘radical changes’ after listening to pupils, according to new report

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 23 June 2023 at 13:39
Protestors listen to the speeches

Safeguarding expert says ‘work still to be done’ but there is an ‘opportunity for trust to be rebuilt’

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‘I don’t want my school to close’: Families from Dalston primary protest against merger plans for second time in a week

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 23 May 2023 at 12:52

Colvestone parents reiterate stance as Hackney’s cabinet agrees to start informal consultation

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Parents from Hackney school claim drop in pupils is ‘temporary blip’ – as they urge council to scrap potential merger

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 19 May 2023 at 11:25

Colvestone is one of six primary schools facing drastic changes next year as a result of falling rolls

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‘Tremendous recognition’: Cardinal Pole shortlisted for Secondary School of the Year in Tes Awards 2023

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 11 May 2023 at 08:49

Headteacher Adam Hall praises school’s ‘forward thinking and inclusive philosophy’

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‘It’s not a commodity’: Parents from Dalston primary school at risk of a merger urge council bosses to rethink plans

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 20 April 2023 at 17:32

Colvestone primary is one of six schools facing major upheaval next year because of falling pupil numbers

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Parents react to proposed primary school closures

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 28 March 2023 at 17:24
De Beauvoir Primary School, which is at risk of closure.

Council cites falling pupil numbers as reason

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Two Hackney primary schools face closure next year and four others could merge – as fall in pupil numbers leads to huge funding cuts

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 28 March 2023 at 10:19

De Beauvoir and Randal Cremer primaries look set to shut in September 2024, with unfilled reception places rising

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‘With and for children’: Young V&A announces July opening date following three-year transformation – with East London set for ‘major new destination’

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 2 March 2023 at 15:17

‘Our plan is to foster Britain’s next generation of artists, thinkers, makers, innovators, and entrepreneurs,’ says V&A director Dr Tristram Hunt

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