Campaign behind wild swimming plans accuses government of ‘misleading’ public
East London Waterworks Park says it was not told previously that the site it is hoping to purchase is not for sale
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Councillors call for ‘leniency and support’ from schools as students return
Hackney Learning Trust boss agrees that Covid measures will ‘take time to adjust to’ and youngsters should not be punished the first time they slip up
Youth worker raises alarm over ‘punitive’ approach in Hackney schools
Concerns voiced over ‘zero-tolerance’ schooling as Deputy Mayor urges prioritisation of health and wellbeing
Schools should not reopen if union tests not passed, say councillors
Mayor and education chief say schools have their ‘full support, whatever they choose to do’ on 1 June
Council apology over care failings condemned by SEND campaigners as ‘lukewarm’
Mother in Ombudsman case calls for greater understanding from council on impact of delays
Huge pillar drops 10 floors at primary school building site
Developer confirms no-one hurt as ‘specialist subcontractors’ blamed
Olive School’s temporary home could set precedent for ‘shortchanging’ Hackney pupils, warn councillors
Residents raise concerns over air pollution from nearby Lea Bridge roundabout
Hackney children ‘going hungry at lunchtime’ due to parents’ immigration status
Diane Abbott & Mayor of Hackney pledge support for campaign to secure free school meals for undocumented children
Unregulated schools: ‘Government must act urgently’, says Hackney Mayor
Town Hall report finds up to 1,500 orthodox Jewish boys are being educated without proper safeguards
ACM cladding found in Hackney schools is safe, says Mayor Glanville
Report sheds light as council blocks fire ratings release
Campaigners hail school funding ‘turnaround’ but fears remain
Education Secretary has announced £1.3 billion extra for schools, but critics say it is ‘not new money’
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
‘Government’s free schools policy unsustainable’, warns Hackney MP
Report by cross-party committee of MPs led by Meg Hillier slams Department for Education’s ‘incoherent’ use of funding
Hackney schools face ‘devastating’ funding crisis, warn campaigners
Government under fire for ‘throwing money’ at free schools as borough is hit by further cuts
Opening of free school close to Hackney Marshes delayed after Department for Education steps in
Project manager for Barclay Secondary Free School acknowledges ‘difficult setback’ following Waltham Forest Council opposition and decision by Whitehall
Unregistered Jewish school shut down by Ofsted ‘flouting order to close’
Department for Education’s investigation into Talmud Torah Tashbar still has not concluded eight months after it was launched, it has emerged