‘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
Hackney Learning Trust
‘One in ten adults in Hackney struggle to read’: Meet the charity trying to change the story
Read Easy UK chose the borough as the place to begin its expansion into London last year – team leader Serena Naismith explains why
Town Hall apologises to parents of disabled children over failings in timely care
Council argues that ‘more complex’ cases present choice between delays over 20 weeks or ‘low quality’ outcomes
New opera for preschoolers to ‘bridge socio-economic divide’ in music
OperaUpClose’s take on picture book Peace At Last is aimed at children aged three to five, who are omitted in national music education plans
Hackney School Stars: Nominate your heroes for a special award
Children, parents and governors can put forward school staff who they think deserve recognition
Two Hackney children attend schools run by firm at centre of ‘disturbing’ care home allegations
Hackney Council says ‘no concerns’ have been raised about the schools after Cambian Group rejects reports of poor conditions in its care homes
SEND forecast around £9m more than agreed budget
The council scrapped changes to funding following protests – but is going ahead with cuts
Cleaners at Hackney Learning Trust keep jobs and terms after Carillion collapse
Staff have switched to OSC Group with the same working conditions, says council
Running the Hackney Half (Term): an activity guide for local parents
Our rundown of just some of the sessions and events around the borough to entertain even the most sugar-high child from 23 – 29 October
Teaching vacancies at Hackney primaries ‘above average’, the most recent data suggests
‘It is not unusual to have three vacancies across all 53 of Hackney’s primary schools’, says council spokesperson
Titbits – ALMOs, Sudokus and mysterious burgesses
More on the Town Hall’s puzzling behaviour in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Exploring academisation options ‘pragmatic’, council suggests
Anntoinette Bramble, whose brief covers children’s services, has said she does not believe the government’s U-turn on education plan
National Union of Teachers’ blasts shock plan to make all Hackney schools academies
All Hackney’s schools could end up becoming academies under Hackney Learning Trust’s proposal
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
Clapton Girls’ Academy wins award as Carnegie shortlister Kate Saunders hails ‘sophisticated response to novel’
Nine Clapton Girls’ Academy students pip teams from 11 other Hackney schools to win prestigious prize
Lubavitch Senior Girls’ School rated ‘good’ by Ofsted
‘Headteacher has worked with determination and vision’