Headteacher accuses council of plotting school closures with ‘data that doesn’t stack up’
Urswick’s Richard Brown says Town Hall assumes ‘number of kids in primary school will be exactly replicated by the time they go to secondary school’
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Education boss reveals remote learning left Hackney’s poorest kids behind on writing, maths and fine motor skills
Councillors warned that attainment gap will continue to grow without ‘big bit of work’ from teachers
Local students ‘go above and beyond’ to bolster their college’s Covid testing scheme
Health and social care learners at New City College have grabbed the chance to put their training into practice
‘World-first’ comic book about Mary Wollstonecraft’s life to be given out to primary schools
Book to be accompanied by six-week lesson plan, thanks to project involving Newington Green Meeting House
Leader – School of thought
School lessons to tackle vaccine misinformation are a good start considering historically low uptake in the borough. But why not go a step further and follow Finland’s lead?
Pirates proffer postcards of pensive prose
Youngsters from a local literacy charity have been sending uplifting messages to older residents during the pandemic
Government investment needed to close education gap, experts tell council
New research shows outcomes for Black children in particular have slumped since 2011
‘No Year 7 exclusions’: Town Hall pilot aims to support at-risk pupils
Trial focused on easing the transition from primary to secondary school to be rolled out this year
Town Hall ‘poised’ to close schools in response to falling pupil numbers
Primary schools in jeopardy as demand for reception places continues to drop
Thousands of laptops still needed for Hackney home learners, says Deputy Mayor
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble, the borough’s education boss, on the digital divide, exam grading, and free school meals
Young Hackney author turns her mental health battles into ‘guide for others’
Yolanda Lear aiming to publish book next month, and has also teamed up with a local youth project to ‘share what she has learned’ through workshops
New policies introduced as council responds to calls to tackle off-rolling
Scrutiny committee warns some parents may be facing pressure to remove their children from school
Youngsters from Hackney Quest help artist build sculpture made entirely of waste materials
Project for recent London Craft Week designed to raise awareness of textile industry’s over-reliance on non-recyclable products
Town Hall education boss lays out hopes for the future as schools reopen
Deputy Mayor Anntoinette Bramble on rebuilding more equal and holistic schooling as borough’s students ‘relearn new environment’
National Theatre’s school and youth programmes to start up again this autumn
The institution reaffirms its desire to keep young people at the ‘forefront of its mission’ as it begins its recovery from lockdown
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