Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission

The end of 'the verbal cane' - Mossbourne's quiet U-turn on shouting

Teachers at two Mossbourne schools say shouting at pupils came with the job. The federation now vows to do its best to end it

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Council launches ‘in-depth review’ of school behaviour policies to tackle high exclusion rates

Councillors lay out scope of investigation into why borough has second-highest number of exclusions in inner London

Author: Hackney Citizen

Child Q scandal: Senior Hackney politicians demand ‘robust’ oversight of safeguarding reforms

Joint scrutiny commission wants to know what has changed since Black teenager was strip-searched at school

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

The Child Q scandal sparked protests in Hackney.

Finance chief admits children’s service spending is ‘not sustainable’ as he reveals £3.3m black hole

Care homes charging £200k-a-head and Covid overspends force department to blow through reserves

Author: Jacob Dirnhuber, Local Democracy Reporter

Finance chief admits children’s service spending is ‘not sustainable’ as he reveals £3.3m black hole

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

Author: Jacob Dirnhuber, Local Democracy Reporter

Education boss reveals remote learning left Hackney’s poorest kids behind on writing, maths and fine motor skills

Rabbi on unregistered Jewish schools: ‘I’m confident there’s no scandal waiting to break out’

Rabbi Avrohom Pinter, a leader of the Stamford Hill community, says he fears ‘liberalism is becoming intolerant’ as he makes plea for people to respect others’ way of life amid row over education

Author: Hackney Citizen

Rabbi Pinter (Photograph: Hackney Council)