Hackney mayor hints at funding for ‘at least one’ new special school
Council suggests it is making headway with SEND strategy but more school closures have sparked anger
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Number of children using Hackney Foodbank doubles in two years – as charity urges government to act
Food bank’s CEO calls on Whitehall to ensure Universal Credit is keeping up with living costs
Colin O’Brien: Photographer, Chats Palace, exhibition review: ‘At once realist and lyrical’
The display in Homerton ‘reminds us how much of the public realm has been lost to contemporary lifestyles’
DBS checks now compulsory for Hackney’s elected politicians
The move follows two recent cases of ex-councillors being charged with sex offences
Hackney Council pushes for DBS checks for elected members
Standards committee recommends council immediately adopts new safeguarding measures
Francis Alÿs: Ricochets, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Youthful inventiveness’
The artist’s exploration of children’s play ‘yields rich documentation of their resilience’
Parasouls: Young V&A exhibition sees lost umbrellas transformed into Japanese spirits
Colourful brollies-turned-yōkai now welcome visitors at the children’s museum
Hackney MP defends mayor and council over plans to shut two children’s centres
Hackney South Meg Hillier met with parents at Sebright, one of the centres under threat
‘Groundhog Day’: Parents fighting to save two children’s centres hit out at council’s ‘tick-box’ consultation
Campaigners say the Town Hall has offered no ‘plan B’ to shutting Fernbank and Sebright centres
‘Vicious cycle’: Children with autism more likely to be absent from school, report finds
A local parents’ forum made the discovery as part of its probe into emotionally-based school avoidance
‘We need a push’: Beloved adventure playground launches crowdfunder for ‘unique’ new fence
Shakespeare Walk, recently crowned London’s best adventure playground, needs to replace its crumbling perimeter
‘Terrified’ parents issue plea for safer crossings near Clapton school
Families from Southwold Primary urge Hackney Council to take action
Mayor of London ‘steps up’ to fund free school meals for another year – earning praise from Hackney’s City Hall representative
Sem Moema hails ‘genuinely life-changing policy’ as Sadiq Khan sets out plans to extend it
Much-loved Hackney Playbus celebrates 50-year anniversary
The education charity, known for the double-decker it has converted into an early years’ play space, threw a well-attended party to mark the occasion
Japan: Myths to Manga, Young V&A, exhibition review: ‘A rich experience that will get both children and adults talking’
‘The same playfulness that fuels Japan’s creativity sits at the heart of Young V&A,’ says curator Katy Canales
‘Sad sign’: Hackney Foodbank in urgent donations plea as demand soars by 70 per cent
The number of children and over-65s needing the charity’s help has jumped drastically in the last year