Posts Tagged ‘children’
‘Holiday hunger’: Education chief hits out at government over free school meals delay
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble pays tribute to teachers after last-minute announcement left them scrambling to help families over Easter
Read MorePoetry: The Saved by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright on the lockdown’s environmental silver lining, and the need to ‘carry the good change through’
Read MoreCoronavirus: How the pandemic is changing the fight against child exploitation
Youth charities call for cohesive approach after warning lockdown measures could be ‘perfect storm’ for criminality
Read MorePoetry: Our Children by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning playwright wonders how our kids will remember the pandemic
Read MoreV&A Museum of Childhood gets go-ahead for ‘biggest redesign in its 147-year history’
Bethnal Green institution wins planning approval for first step in massive overhaul of its Grade II-listed building and grounds
Read MoreYouth theatre company ‘thrilled’ after winning £67k grant from BBC Children in Need
Hackney Shed’s artistic director says the money will ‘keep our doors open for another three years’
Read MoreBenthal Primary parents ‘thrilled’ as council shelves plans to rebuild school
Council states Shoreditch Park academy still ‘much-needed’ though Save Britannia Leisure Centre campaigners sceptical
Read MoreHackney Council pays £360k to data firm whose software profiles troubled families
Town Hall confirms people who use its services are not told their data is being used in this way
Read More‘Disappointment’ from children’s health services over levels of funding
Deputy Mayor questions ‘low’ allocation of cash for children and young people’s health
Read MoreCouncil sorry after Citizen journalist is ordered to stop recording a public meeting
Council apology comes after demand made by chair of scrutiny commission to delete recorded material
Read MoreDeputy Mayor scolds William Patten parents over pollution ‘publicity stunts’
Campaigners hit back at Cllr Feryal Demirci’s ‘ill-informed and personal attack on constituents’
Read MoreFamilies seek judicial review against Hackney’s ‘unlawful’ SEND cuts
Lawyers file High Court bid over cuts to children’s special education needs
Read MoreHackney’s Deputy Mayor welcomes MPs’ SEND inquiry – but campaigners dismiss probe as PR effort
‘We don’t need an inquiry to tell us what’s going wrong’
Read MoreChildren protest SEND cuts at Hackney Town Hall as parents address council
Deputy Mayor Bramble offers ‘co-production’ with parents to manage changes
Read MoreManhunt launched as baby boy dies and girl critically injured in Hackney
Tragic incident took place on Wilberforce Road near Finsbury Park
Read MoreThe Childhood of a Leader – 10-year old Hackney actor talks "scary films" and more
Tom Sweet’s gifted performance belies his young age in this fearsome psychodrama about fascism
Read MoreThe Childhood of a Leader – 10-year old Hackney actor talks “scary films” and more
Tom Sweet’s gifted performance belies his young age in this fearsome psychodrama about fascism
Read MoreBrave New Hoxton – Hackney children curate Museum of the Future at the Hundred Years Gallery
Kids’ efforts in futurology to be shown in temporary exhibition, open to the public on 30 – 31st July
Read MoreNumber of Hackney children ‘in need’ rises by almost a third
Over one thousand children at risk of abuse or neglect at home, new figures also show
Read MoreLeader – Foster care sex child abuse scandal demands policy review
Rape and sexual assault of five girls by foster carer could have been prevented
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