‘The language of the 21st century’: Hackney launches annual coding challenge for schools
Town Hall joins up with cloud platform Twilio in effort to combat falling numbers of pupils learning computing
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‘Raise the alarm’: Hackney climate strikers take to the streets to demand change
Hackney Mayor promises ‘largest new tree planting programme in a generation’
City Academy joins drive to create ‘old tie networks’ at state schools
National charity Future First is helping schools set up alumni communities to rival those in the private sector
‘Hopefully the first of many’: Students impress at Hackney Shed’s first Monologue Slam
Teachers want the theatre company’s acting contest to become an annual, borough-wide event
‘Don’t be afraid to dream’: Volunteers rouse the crowd at Inspiring Young Men event
Seventeen local professionals, from firefighters to charity workers, dished out career tips to pupils from across the borough
What’s the secret? ‘Exceptional’ City Academy to lead Mayor of London’s education-sharing initiative
Sadiq Khan hails the academy’s ‘outstanding achievements’ as he invites 102 schools to divulge their blueprints for success
Hackney’s City Academy to slash lesson times due to funding cuts
School day to be shortened by half an hour due to “ongoing financial pressures”, principal reveals
Top tie-up as “old school” network helps connect ex-students with Hackney youngsters
A new project is helping connect those who remember the days of the old schoolyard with current pupils with the aim of improving career prospects
Teenage singer-songwriter wins Boris Johnson’s busking competition
City Academy student Josh Tenor walks away with youth prize at Mayor of London’s Gigs
‘Outstanding’ City Academy praised by Ofsted
Students of The City Academy are gaining twice the national average grades, according to Ofsted inspectors