Child Q review: School policing in Hackney set for major shake-up
Officers’ roles in schools to be redefined after notorious strip-search incident
Richard Brown
‘So exciting’: Hackney schoolboy plays organ for 2,000 people at St Paul’s Cathedral
Peter Maku, 14, says he is ‘very proud’ after playing a Bach composition on the venue’s famous instrument
‘Something needs to be done’: Hackney headteachers speak out as cost-of-living crisis hits schools and families
Educators call for more help at meeting about how schools are stepping in to support children and parents
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’
Some children with SEND ‘only getting an hour of education a day’, warns local headteacher
Richard Brown calls for ‘urgent’ oversight of special schools outside the borough where local children have been placed
Town Hall urged to ensure greater uptake of free school meals
Families boss vows to spend on promoting information after local headteacher says ‘not enough is being done’
Debate around natural hair reaches Town Hall as Williams family call for law change
Family seeks end to ‘society’s obsession with policing black hair’ as councillor calls on schools to celebrate World Afro Day
Revealed: Local politicians tried in vain to resolve Ruby Williams case
Urswick headteacher rejected issues as ‘monumental distraction’ as Hackney South MP praises ‘strength and resilience’ of Williams family
‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’: Urswick head on how the school provides free meals for all
Richard Brown responds to campaign to stop children in Hackney being denied food due to their parents’ immigration status, saying the school has funded meals for all its students for years
Urswick student’s Black History Month flag raised above Hackney Town Hall
Year 9 pupil Malaika Parillon Langlais Baron’s ‘highly creative’ design was selected from 75 competition entries
Hackney pupils collect their GCSE results
We bring you the latest as schools across the borough open their doors
Hackney students pick up their A-level results
Jitters and joy aplenty as we bring you the latest from schools across the borough
Hackney pupils pick up their GCSE results
Follow the latest from schools as the first students to be impacted by new GCSE reforms open those all-important envelopes
Urswick is first school in Hackney to bag national equality award
Staff ‘extremely proud’ of tribute recognising the school’s commitment to challenging discrimination
Victory for campaigners in ‘turnaround’ over Hackney Wick regeneration
But scheme offers ‘little provision for families’, some residents say
Creative industry ‘at risk’ as developers plan to demolish heritage buildings
Critics slam Hackney Wick and Fish Island conservation area as a ‘waste of time’ as Swan Wharf and Wallis Road Studios face wrecking ball