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Posts Tagged ‘education’

‘Unique experience’: V&A East is bringing museum artefacts into East London schools for first time ever

By Marion Weaver | Tuesday 22 November 2022 at 10:48

The museum is working in the community ahead of the opening of its new site in 2024

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‘Something needs to be done’: Hackney headteachers speak out as cost-of-living crisis hits schools and families

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 3 November 2022 at 09:44

Educators call for more help at meeting about how schools are stepping in to support children and parents

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Boys’ faith school could open at former convent in Amhurst Park

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 1 September 2022 at 10:39
Hackney Town Hall

Town Hall planners considering application from BC Trust

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Hackney politicians urge parents to apply for school uniform grant as households come under ‘severe strain’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 31 August 2022 at 12:46

Mayor and Deputy Mayor encourage residents to claim the £100 discount before the school year starts

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‘Incredibly proud’: Hackney students celebrate improved exam results after ‘strange and difficult couple of years’

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 30 August 2022 at 14:13

Borough’s pupils post impressive A-level, Btech and GCSE grades as formal exams returned following the pandemic

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‘Reimagine the world’: New trail of globe sculptures in Hackney puts racial injustice under the spotlight

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 19 August 2022 at 18:02

Arts and education combine for a project designed to develop our understanding of the slave trade

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Forty Hackney schools sign up to Town Hall’s climate education programme – as councillor celebrates pupils’ activism

By Lizzie McAllister | Wednesday 6 July 2022 at 14:57

Environment chief Cllr Mete Coban praises ‘inspiring’ students taking part in Eco-Schools initiative

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Politicians hail ‘world-class’ revamp of Clapton special school – as building’s pioneering past revealed

By Lizzie McAllister | Tuesday 5 July 2022 at 14:46

The Pavilion’s £2m restoration has created 50 new places for children with special educational needs

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‘Magical’: New £40k playground at Hoxton school proves an instant hit

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 4 July 2022 at 15:49

Pupils at Thomas Fairchild enjoy new play area featuring sand pit, monkey bars and even a teepee

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Hackney secondary smashes stereotypes by introducing Rugby Fives – a sport traditionally limited to elite private schools

By Lizzie McAllister | Friday 1 July 2022 at 09:47

Pupils at Stoke Newington School are ‘getting so much out of the game’

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‘Joy, inspiration and wonder’: Young V&A unveils summer of family fun to mark its 150th anniversary – and begin the countdown to its big reopening

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 20 June 2022 at 11:26

East London’s oldest museum, formerly the Museum of Childhood, will be out in the community as huge redevelopment continues

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Child Q: Former Hackney superintendent says he no longer agrees with having police officers in schools

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 13 June 2022 at 17:32

Leroy Logan MBE, who used to select officers for schools, told the Conference for the Black Child that he has changed his mind

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‘Trip of a lifetime’: Hackney pupils visit the Canary Islands to learn about sea life and plastic pollution

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 10 June 2022 at 11:50

The Year 6 students from St Mary’s Primary School ‘now understand what it means to be a global citizen’

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‘All SEN students deserve help’: Election candidates from Hackney and Islington sign up to community manifesto

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 29 April 2022 at 18:25

Election hopefuls hear powerful testimony at event hosted by Hackney and Islington Citizens

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Child Q: Headteacher of school where Black teenage girl was strip-searched steps down due to ill health

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 26 April 2022 at 11:25
Protestors listen to the speeches

Scandal-hit school informs parents of news – with successor already in place

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Child Q: Hackney Mayor calls on school’s headteacher to resign

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 23 March 2022 at 12:45

Philip Glanville says move would ‘fully recognise traumatic impact’ of police strip-search on the girl and her family

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‘What we create has consequences’: Teenagers to be trained up in sustainable fashion as studio launches workshops in East London

By Lizzie McAllister | Tuesday 22 March 2022 at 09:54

CQ Studio to run programme in Poplar to prepare young people for jobs in eco-friendly fashion

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Child Q: Hackney Mayor calls on Home Secretary to take action over strip-searching of children

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 18 March 2022 at 15:10

Child Q was strip-searched in her school’s medical room, without a responsible adult present

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Met Police apologises after black teenage girl strip-searched at Hackney school

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 16 March 2022 at 14:26
Statement from Detective Superintendent Dan Rutland, who is part of the local policing team in Hackney

Report finds it unjustified and says racism “likely” to have been an influencing factor

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Outpouring of sexual abuse allegations from UK students acted as a ‘wake-up call’ in Hackney, say education bosses

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 20 January 2022 at 14:28

Testimonies involving two local schools are among 54,000 on website where survivors can share their stories

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