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Posts Tagged ‘schools’

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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‘I used to call it my heart job’: Meet the lollipop lady who transformed a Hackney neighbourhood

By Alpa Shah | Tuesday 16 August 2022 at 11:09

Donna Thorpe, whose smile lit up Albion Road for years until she resigned in July, speaks to local author Alpa Shah

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‘It’s like I’m on The Apprentice’: Hackney students sell school-grown produce at Ridley Road Market for charity initiative

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 20 July 2022 at 14:22

Pupils from across the borough took part in charity project Know Your Onions

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Cyber criminals steal data from group of Hackney schools

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 19 July 2022 at 08:11

Mossbourne Federation, made up of five local schools, cannot say how many people are affected

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‘Robot pets to world-saving tech’: Children’s visions of the future go on display in Hackney as part of charity project

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 7 July 2022 at 12:14

Stories by youngsters from the Literacy Pirates are on hoardings on Northchurch Road throughout summer

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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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‘It’s our local park’: Primary school pupils fight for ‘basic right’ to have playtime in De Beauvoir Square

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 23 June 2022 at 14:20

Candidates for upcoming De Beauvoir by-election line up in support of the children following complaints from local residents

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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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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: ‘Mortified’ Hackney police chief issues fresh apology to teenage girl and her family

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 29 March 2022 at 12:41
Hackney’s police commander Marcus Barnett

Borough commander Marcus Barnett says he is ‘genuinely sorry’ for the heartache caused

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Child Q: School apologises for teenage girl’s ‘harrowing’ experience

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 25 March 2022 at 17:18

Governing board accepts the child ‘should not have been left in the situation that she was’

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Child Q: Two officers who conducted strip-search removed from frontline duties

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 24 March 2022 at 14:13

Police watchdog investigating three constables for their involvement

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Child Q: Metropolitan Police ‘taking racism claim very seriously’, says assistant commissioner

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 24 March 2022 at 10:16

Louisa Rolfe, tipped as a possible successor to Cressida Dick, says Met accepts findings of safeguarding review

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Mayor’s Music Awards celebrate best young talent in Hackney

By Lizzie McAllister | Monday 21 March 2022 at 11:08

Pupils and schools recognised at annual ceremony that featured stunning performances from past winners

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