The Hackney Debate – Secondary schools: is parental choice paramount?
This year’s Hackney Debate asked whether Government reforms are creating healthy diversity or dangerous fragmentation in secondary schools
Hackney New School
Three Hackney free schools given go-ahead by Gove
The Hackney New School, the Olive School and a STEM Academy are due to open in September next year
Hackney free school plan moves to next stage
Department for Education officials will interview interested parties about the proposed free school in the coming months
Hackney new ‘free school’ opponents gain momentum
Supporters reject claims ‘free school’ plan will only benefit children from well-off families
Plans afoot for new Hackney secondary free school
The Hackney Citizen meets Andreas Wesemann to find out more about a bid by local residents to open their own school