October 10th, 2011 with 3 Comments
Gainsborough Primary School have won the first day of the Hackney School Sports Championships, after battling it out against other primary schools in paralympic sports such as Wheelchair Basketball and Boccia. On Day Two, which took place on Tuesday, Grasmere Primary took the top spot.
Over 2500 London schoolchildren of all abilities will come together over [...]
October 4th, 2011 with No Comments
Hackney school pupils are looking forward to a special visit today (Tuesday 4 October) from children from Mexico, Canada, Luxembourg and beyond who are arriving in London for the WorldSkills event.
Around 400 Competitors and Team delegates will visit 16 schools in Hackney for a special Welcome Event organised and hosted by students.
WorldSkills London 2011, the [...]
August 26th, 2011 with 3 Comments
The Summer Holidays are always the busiest time of the year for Shoreditch and Hackney Marsh Adventure Playgrounds – the two that are run by the Learning Trust in Hackney, which has 7 in total. Here, Play Development Manager Nick Jackson tells us more about them…..
To the uninitiated they may seem at first to be [...]
July 4th, 2011 with No Comments
Pupils from Our Lady and St Joseph’s RC Primary School in Hackney welcomed children from Beijing as part of a special exchange arranged as part of preparations for London 2012.
Nearly forty children and teachers from the Hai Dan district in Beijing visited the South Hackney school and performed dances and music in traditional costume.
After watching [...]
January 21st, 2011 with No Comments
Thomas Fairchild Community School has launched a recruitment drive today as part of efforts to rebuild the school following a devastating fire last year.
The primary school, which is temporarily based in Grange Street, N1, is advertising for a Deputy Head, a Team Leader for Years 5 and 6 and a Key Stage 2 Class [...]