Colvestone parents to host street party ahead of crucial council meeting on school’s future
The primary is one of four at risk of being merged – with another two schools to close entirely
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Relief at Town Hall as inspections confirm no RAAC in Hackney’s schools
Fears over the crumbling concrete has forced some schools in the UK to close
Haggerston School’s 125-year lease set to be transferred to academy trust – with staff and parents divided over the move
The secondary’s headteacher says ‘joining a family of schools will improve quality of education’
Hackney’s young parliamentarians call for back-to-school donations to help pupils feel ‘confident and ready’
Hackney’s Youth Parliament is putting together packs of essentials such as rucksacks and pencil cases
Hackney girls’ school looks set to welcome boys in effort to combat drop in pupils
Almost half of Year 7 places at Our Lady’s Catholic School in Stamford Hill are currently unfilled
‘Nothing more distracting than hunger’: Praise for Hackney School of Food as council launches £300k free meals plan
Town Hall unveils investment to combat child hunger, with an estimated 40 per cent of youngsters in Hackney living in poverty
Parents ‘really concerned’ about how children with special needs will react if primary school mergers go ahead
‘How are our children going to settle down in a bigger school?’ asks one mother
‘So very proud’: Retired Hackney teacher helps Ghanaian primary school students become published authors
Juliet Coley Bremmer supported the pupils at Deacons Academy in Accra throughout the pandemic
Child Q: School at centre of scandal has made ‘radical changes’ after listening to pupils, according to new report
Safeguarding expert says ‘work still to be done’ but there is an ‘opportunity for trust to be rebuilt’
‘I don’t want my school to close’: Families from Dalston primary protest against merger plans for second time in a week
Colvestone parents reiterate stance as Hackney’s cabinet agrees to start informal consultation
Parents from Hackney school claim drop in pupils is ‘temporary blip’ – as they urge council to scrap potential merger
Colvestone is one of six primary schools facing drastic changes next year as a result of falling rolls
‘Tremendous recognition’: Cardinal Pole shortlisted for Secondary School of the Year in Tes Awards 2023
Headteacher Adam Hall praises school’s ‘forward thinking and inclusive philosophy’
‘It’s not a commodity’: Parents from Dalston primary school at risk of a merger urge council bosses to rethink plans
Colvestone primary is one of six schools facing major upheaval next year because of falling pupil numbers
Parents react to proposed primary school closures
Council cites falling pupil numbers as reason
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
‘With and for children’: Young V&A announces July opening date following three-year transformation – with East London set for ‘major new destination’
‘Our plan is to foster Britain’s next generation of artists, thinkers, makers, innovators, and entrepreneurs,’ says V&A director Dr Tristram Hunt