Parents react to proposed primary school closures
Council cites falling pupil numbers as reason
De Beauvoir Primary School
Two Hackney primary schools face closure next year and four others could merge – as fall in pupil numbers leads to huge funding cuts
De Beauvoir and Randal Cremer primaries look set to shut in September 2024, with unfilled reception places rising
Hackney lawyers launch new legal fight over Whitehall’s ‘stubborn failure’ to tackle toxic air
ClientEarth set for another court battle amid its ongoing campaign against ‘Poisoned Playgrounds’
Hackney primary schools to take part in London’s first ‘toxic air audits’
William Patten and De Beauvoir among 50 schools chosen for Sadiq Khan’s pilot project that aims to reduce impact of pollution on pupils
Revealed: tampering of exam papers at Hackney primary schools
Schools to be given new guidance as investigations find exam papers at De Beauvoir and Southwold primary schools were compromised
De Beauvoir Primary investigated over exam ‘maladministration’
Key Stage 2 test results annulled as Department for Education investigates administration of school’s exams
Upheaval 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