November 18th, 2011 with No Comments
To mark Anti-bullying week, which took place between 14-18 November this year, Tabitha Flynn, Head Of Learning at The City Academy, Hackney talks about how her school tackles bullying.
The City Academy, Hackney has simple, clear routines that prevent bullying. For example, students are supervised to and from their lessons. This has a huge impact [...]
November 9th, 2011 with No Comments
The Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs at the United Nations has visited a Hackney Academy to support the students and their aspirations.
Baroness Amos, who was the first black woman to sit in the Cabinet, met students from Clapton Girls’ Academy in Hackney on Wednesday at an event to celebrate its status as an Academy. Clapton [...]
November 8th, 2011 with No Comments
The Learning Trust has launched a campaign ‘Don’t miss out’ to make sure that those eligible for free school meals apply. It’s also a chance for us to highlight the fantastic food on offer in our school canteens. Here, school chef Joseph Santagada, tells us about lunchtimes at The Urswick School, Hackney.
Eating a healthy, balanced [...]
October 25th, 2011 with No Comments
A Hackney school teacher has taken the top spot in a list of the 100 most influential gays and lesbians in the UK, beating other famous names like Clare Balding, Alan Carr and Evan Davies.
Elly Barnes, a teacher at Stoke Newington School, was nominated for the accolade by readers of the Independent on Sunday for [...]
October 25th, 2011 with No Comments
Four Sixth Formers from Clapton Girls’ Academy found themselves sleeping under the stars in a game reserve this Summer.
Briony Lambert, Tania Hossain, Titilope Badru and Alexie Telan were chosen to be part of the Wild Swans Womens’ Leadership scheme which takes young women with leadership potential on a remarkable journey of self discovery [...]
October 18th, 2011 with No Comments
Parents and carers in Hackney are being urged not to leave it too late to apply for a primary place – and to think carefully about their choice of schools to avoid disappointment.
Applications for September 2012 primary places for children born between 1 September 2007 and 31 August 2008 are now open. Thousands of parents [...]
October 13th, 2011 with No Comments
Starting school for the first time is a major event for children and parents. Here, Head of Admissions Harriett Young sets out some simple steps to follow to make sure you pick the right school for your child.
Hackney has a fantastic range of Primary Schools. But which school is right for your child and how [...]
October 4th, 2011 with No Comments
Pupils at St John of Jerusalem primary school put down their pens last week to mark No Pens Day, the launch for the Hello campaign – 2011 national year of communication.
The Hello campaign (www.hello.org.uk) is a year-long campaign to make children and young people’s communication development a priority in homes, nurseries and schools across the [...]
October 3rd, 2011 with No Comments
Pupils at St Matthias’ Primary School in Hackney had a visit from the Speaker of Hackney last week, as she presented certificates at their weekly celebration of school success.
Every Friday the school holds a celebration assembly to highlight all the great things that have happened that week. Classes with the best attendance are given bowls [...]
April 8th, 2010 with No Comments
The Learning Trust has won the ‘Innovation in Recruitment’ award at this year’s national Recruiter Awards, for our strategy to fill six teaching positions (including the headteacher role) at Daubeney Primary School last year.