Posts Tagged ‘schools’
Hackney schools set to plant mini–orchards
Nine of the borough’s schools to get growing with their own edible gardens
Read MoreLearning Trust returns education services to Hackney Council control
Council takes over the running of its education services as decade-long contract with private provider comes to an end
Read MoreHackney schools GCSE and A level results 2012
Once again, schools across the borough celebrate their best ever results
Read MoreUpheaval at De Beauvoir Primary School as head teacher resigns
Parents at Hackney primary school concerned about impact on children’s education as head announces he is quitting
Read MoreHackney new ‘free school’ opponents gain momentum
Supporters reject claims ‘free school’ plan will only benefit children from well-off families
Read More‘Outstanding’ City Academy praised by Ofsted
Students of The City Academy are gaining twice the national average grades, according to Ofsted inspectors
Read MoreHackney schools’ GCSE results rise again
Hackney secondary school GCSE exam results improved again this year, and the borough is now only slightly below the national average
Read MoreHackney school roads ‘not safe’ for kids
Cash squeeze and poorly framed regulations make school parking restrictions impossible to enforce. Hackney Council says it is resolving the problem
Read MoreA new generation of schools offers a cure for jobless youth
In east London, the best jobs aren’t going to local people. A new school aims to solve that
Read MoreNew school to be opened by Mossbourne academy
London state school known for its great success to open new comprehensive nearby
Read MoreCall for re-run of new Hackney school consultation
Disgruntled residents object to ‘flawed’ consultation and mount a campaign for a comprehensive state school option
Read MoreThe Saturday interview: Mossbourne academy’s Sir Michael Wilshaw
Sir Michael Wilshaw is the super-strict head at Mossbourne academy in Hackney, and is rumoured to become the new head of Ofsted. Can he repeat Mossbourne’s success nationwide?
Read MoreHackney A level students jubilant
Proof for many that hard work pays off
Read MoreHackney schools GCSE results 2011
Schools across the borough celebrate their best ever results
Read MoreA-level results: university places all round at school in riot-hit area
Days after the riots, the picture is very different at Mossbourne academy in Hackney
Read MoreLocal volunteers needed to help Kids Company in Hackney
Opportunities to gain experience are now available, providing general or specialist support working as part the charity’s school teams
Read MorePrivate firm sniffs a profit in coalition schools policy
‘Mossbourne two’ would meet demands of parents who beg for a place at academy in east London, says headteacher
Read MoreHackney parents to vote on secular and faith schools merger
Parents of pupils at Springfield, St. Matthias and St. John the Baptist have until 13 June to respond to plans to federate the schools
Read MoreHackney MP joins row over free school
Cash may be diverted, says Meg Hillier
Read MoreTop universities patronising poorer teenagers, headteacher says
Sir Michael Wilshaw says clever pupils from poorer backgrounds want to get into Oxbridge on their merits, not by being given lower offers
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