Posts Tagged ‘Ofsted’
Council launches plan to improve support for care leavers following Ofsted criticism
Inspectors found children’s services had ‘greatly improved’, but said work still had to be done for care experience
Read MoreSafeguarding expert warning over children in unregistered Hackney ‘schools’
‘The influence that we have is fundamentally undermined by a whack-a-mole approach’
Read MoreChild protection services ‘strong’ in Hackney despite ‘workforce challenges’, Ofsted finds
Children’s social care chief ‘very pleased’ that inspectors recognised council’s ‘effective support’
Read MoreOutpouring of sexual abuse allegations from UK students acted as a ‘wake-up call’ in Hackney, say education bosses
Testimonies involving two local schools are among 54,000 on website where survivors can share their stories
Read MoreFour Orthodox schools in Hackney fail 29 of last 30 Ofsted visits between them
Bnois Jerusalem, Wiznitz Cheder, Talmud Torah Yetev Lev, and TTD Gur schools have all been rated ‘inadequate’ since at least 2014
Read MoreCuts to embattled children’s services could have ‘serious impact’, union warns council
Explosive letter from Unison relays claims from staff about management failures inside a department that is still in Ofsted’s crosshairs
Read MoreTown Hall publishes action plan to improve children’s services following Ofsted criticism
Council administration pledge ‘quick and sustainable improvements’ with commitment to improve outcomes for families and disabled children
Read MoreTown Hall pumps £3.5m into children’s social care following Ofsted criticism
Funding allocation part of Town Hall drive for services to improve from ‘Requires Improvement’ rating to ‘Outstanding’ within two years
Read MoreDeputy Mayor calls for councils to be given power to intervene in failing free schools
Government programme criticised by councillors as calls made for increased interim funding for struggling Hackney New School
Read MoreFormer Ofsted director to front Hackney’s schools supergroup
The aptly named Eleanor Schooling will chair a new board that gives headteachers a say in the council’s education plans
Read More‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’: Urswick head on how the school provides free meals for all
Richard Brown responds to campaign to stop children in Hackney being denied food due to their parents’ immigration status, saying the school has funded meals for all its students for years
Read MoreJewish school in Hackney singled out for praise by Ofsted boss
Chief inspector Amanda Spielman highlights Simon Marks primary in speech about teaching British values
Read More‘Secularist plot’: Controversy-hit Jewish school lashes out at Ofsted after ‘Inadequate’ rating
Yesodey Hatorah says watchdog’s report shows ‘disrespect for the Orthodox community’ amid calls from humanists for the school to be shut
Read MoreJewish school defends censoring textbooks to cover up women and hide mentions of homosexuality
Stamford Hill secondary school says policy ‘protects girls from sexualisation’
Read MoreSt John the Baptist school awarded top marks by education watchdog
Hoxton school is eighteenth in borough to win ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted
Read MoreUrswick is first school in Hackney to bag national equality award
Staff ‘extremely proud’ of tribute recognising the school’s commitment to challenging discrimination
Read MoreRisk of ‘Rotherham’ situation warns Hackney councillor in unregistered Orthodox Jewish schools row
Local rabbis bemoan Ofsted’s “agenda” as concerns raised over lack of safeguarding and “missing” children
Read MoreUnsterile Clinic: silhouettes of FGM survivors
Aida Silvestri’s photographs feature layers of hand-stitched leather showing the type of mutilation suffered
Read MoreUnsterile Clinic: silhouettes of FGM survivors
Aida Silvestri’s photographs feature layers of hand-stitched leather showing the type of mutilation suffered
Read MoreSecond Stamford Hill Jewish school criticised for failing to teach about same-sex relationships
‘It seems that our religious beliefs are now a barrier to our school’s success,’ says Beis Malka Girls’ School governor following Ofsted inspection
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