Posts Tagged ‘schools’
‘Not what was needed’: Mossbourne Federation sparks backlash after setting out response to safeguarding review
The parent who collected testimonies for the review and a local councillor have hit out at ‘disappointing’ announcement
Read MoreOpposition councillors slam ‘lack of transparency’ over ‘harrowing’ Mossbourne safeguarding review
They claim there has been no reassurance that changes are being made in the three months since the review was published
Read MoreMossbourne’s chair of trustees quits in first major shake-up at beleaguered academy chain
Henry Colthurst, who had been on the trust’s board since 2014, resigned earlier this month
Read MoreHackney’s safeguarding boss takes DfE advisor to task over ‘embarrassing’ criticism of Mossbourne review
Jim Gamble responds to Tom Bennett’s blogpost that called the report a ‘hit job’
Read MoreEmpty primary school poised to reopen as specialist facility for SEND children
Baden Powell school was closed by the council last year due to falling pupil numbers
Read MoreGreens welcome Met’s removal of 371 school officers – but others brand it ‘most catastrophic decision in keeping children safe’
Surveys revealed that 93 per cent of Londoners supported the presence of Safer Schools Officers in school buildings
Read MoreLego, books and staff possessions ‘dumped in landfill’ as closed primary school ‘gutted’
Staff at the school were reportedly told to box up and label their belongings – then the removal team came before they had a chance to collect them
Read MoreCouncil warned of ‘damaging’ school behaviour policies and ‘racism’ towards pupils
Town Hall reviewing behaviour policies in bid to bring down suspensions and exclusions
Read MoreHave your say on Hackney’s education plans as council launches consultation
Residents encouraged to get involved as council responds to ‘significant challenges’
Read MoreChild Q: Two Met officers’ strip-search of 15-year-old Black girl at school was gross misconduct
‘They failed to follow the policies that exist to ensure that children in these situations have appropriate protective measures in place’
Read MoreHackney children exposed to verbal abuse could face long-term mental health effects
Charities and psychologists call on schools and MPs to take action
Read MoreQuestions raised over KC-led ‘independent’ review into Mossbourne schools
Probe led by a King’s Counsel asks parents to submit evidence – but report’s findings will not be shared with them
Read MoreCouncil to close four primary schools as pupil numbers collapse
St Dominic’s, St Mary’s, Oldhill and Sir Thomas Abney schools to shut from September
Read MoreThree Hackney primary schools offering free breakfast clubs in state-backed trial
Thomas Fairchild, Grasmere and Nightingale are providing 30 minutes of care before school until July
Read MoreMossbourne heads take on expanded roles amid safeguarding probe
Principals of two Hackney academies put in charge of Essex schools following Mossbourne Federation takeover
Read MoreHackney’s cabinet to vote on school closures next week
Council’s decision on proposals to shut or ‘merge’ six primary schools slated for 22 April
Read MoreExplainer: What statutory powers do councils have over academies?
Unlike local authority-maintained schools, academies are run by not-for-profit trusts under contract with the DfE
Read MoreHackney school ‘excited’ after signing UK-first twinning arrangement to help save bees
Kingsmead Primary links up with Ugandan school to support Buzzline project
Read MoreHackney mayor slams ‘zero-tolerance’ behaviour policies in schools
Caroline Woodley rebukes ‘famous’ academy head as data shows suspensions in Hackney’s secondaries eclipse inner and outer London
Read MoreSchool streets vandalised in ‘appalling criminal sabotage’ across Hackney
More than 20 incidents of damage to cameras, street signs and speed restrictions recorded since June 2024
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