Posts Tagged ‘education’
‘Some institutions are so hellbent on their rules they squeeze you for any reason’: young people speak out over permanent school exclusion
Pupils expressed their ‘shock, surprise and confusion’
Read MoreYoung people who are ‘up for a challenge’ invited to join fire cadets programme in Shoreditch
Sixteen spots still available on training scheme – with many graduates going on to join the fire service
Read MoreOut of this world! Hackney primary school pupils flex their creativity for UFO arts project
Artist Tom Pearman teams up with the Rio Cinema to offer children an other-worldly experience
Read MoreParents battling to save two children’s centres in Hackney slam ‘dishonest’ consultation
Families who use Fernbank and Hillside centres say ‘vulnerable children will be impacted’ as cash-strapped council tries to save £1m
Read MoreHackney pupils praised for their ‘extraordinary spirit’ on GCSE results day
Students across the borough celebrated yesterday in another record year for top grades
Read MoreNew traffic measures to be introduced around school at former police station in central Hackney
Council to bring in two School Streets outside the Olive School, which is set to welcome all 630 pupils this autumn
Read MoreHeadteacher accuses council of plotting school closures with ‘data that doesn’t stack up’
Urswick’s Richard Brown says Town Hall assumes ‘number of kids in primary school will be exactly replicated by the time they go to secondary school’
Read MoreEducation boss reveals remote learning left Hackney’s poorest kids behind on writing, maths and fine motor skills
Councillors warned that attainment gap will continue to grow without ‘big bit of work’ from teachers
Read MoreLocal students ‘go above and beyond’ to bolster their college’s Covid testing scheme
Health and social care learners at New City College have grabbed the chance to put their training into practice
Read More‘World-first’ comic book about Mary Wollstonecraft’s life to be given out to primary schools
Book to be accompanied by six-week lesson plan, thanks to project involving Newington Green Meeting House
Read MoreLeader – School of thought
School lessons to tackle vaccine misinformation are a good start considering historically low uptake in the borough. But why not go a step further and follow Finland’s lead?
Read MorePirates proffer postcards of pensive prose
Youngsters from a local literacy charity have been sending uplifting messages to older residents during the pandemic
Read MoreGovernment investment needed to close education gap, experts tell council
New research shows outcomes for Black children in particular have slumped since 2011
Read More‘No Year 7 exclusions’: Town Hall pilot aims to support at-risk pupils
Trial focused on easing the transition from primary to secondary school to be rolled out this year
Read MoreTown Hall ‘poised’ to close schools in response to falling pupil numbers
Primary schools in jeopardy as demand for reception places continues to drop
Read MoreThousands of laptops still needed for Hackney home learners, says Deputy Mayor
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble, the borough’s education boss, on the digital divide, exam grading, and free school meals
Read MoreNew policies introduced as council responds to calls to tackle off-rolling
Scrutiny committee warns some parents may be facing pressure to remove their children from school
Read MoreYoungsters from Hackney Quest help artist build sculpture made entirely of waste materials
Project for recent London Craft Week designed to raise awareness of textile industry’s over-reliance on non-recyclable products
Read MoreTown Hall education boss lays out hopes for the future as schools reopen
Deputy Mayor Anntoinette Bramble on rebuilding more equal and holistic schooling as borough’s students ‘relearn new environment’
Read MoreNational Theatre’s school and youth programmes to start up again this autumn
The institution reaffirms its desire to keep young people at the ‘forefront of its mission’ as it begins its recovery from lockdown
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