Haggerston School performed Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ to over 100 primary school students and an audience of 600 staff, family and friends over three nights last week.
Headteacher, Dr Jane Keeley, said “Everyone I spoke to was extremely impressed, especially those who had never seen a Haggerston production before, and who did not know [...]
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Lord of the Flies – Haggerston School
Hackney musicians given royal accolade as they prepare for showcase
Hackney’s young musicians have been praised by royalty – as they prepare to perform in front of hundreds of people at the Hackney Empire.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent stunned young music makers in the borough by mentioning them during an appearance on the primetime where she talked about the importance of music education. [...]
Hackney youngsters shine at music festival
Children from across schools in Hackney raised the roof at the Round Chapel this week in a series of performances to mark the annual Hackney Schools Music Festival.
Over 4000 pupils took part in the fortnight-long festival – now in its 14th year. This year, there was a full house for almost all of the performances [...]
Beijing visitors delight Hackney pupils with dancing and music
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 [...]
A celebration of music making…
Forget Glastonbury; The Round Chapel in Hackney is the place to go if you want to hear some eclectic musical sounds thanks to the 14th annual Hackney Schools Music Festival.
The fortnight-long festival, which offers a glimpse into the diverse and vast music going on in the borough’s schools, runs from the 1-14 July [...]
Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month celebrations come to Hackney Central Library
Pupils from Hackney Free & Parochial and Stoke Newington Secondary Schools saw their poster designs picked as part of a competition to celebrate Gypsy Roma Traveller History (GRTHM) Month.
The pupils were presented with an award by Mayor Jules Pipe at the event at the Hackney Central Library which included Irish dancing from the Maguire O’Shea [...]
Learning Trust’s Music Service is first class!
Young musicians in Hackney are receiving first class tuition and support according to an official report on The Learning Trust’s Music Service.
The external review conducted by the Federation of Music Services (FMS) in partnership with the Department for Education (DfE), concluded that the Service is outstanding. It praised in particular the many opportunities for Hackney [...]
Pupils raise the roof at the Round Chapel, Hackney
Primary pupils across Hackney received singing tips from the professionals this March thanks to a partnership between Hackney Schools and a critically acclaimed vocal ensemble.
Voces8 and Hackney Music Service partnered up to provide intensive workshops for eight primary schools, which culminated in a final concert at the Round Chapel, Hackney.
The concert, which took place [...]
Hackney students a big hit on stage
Around 120 Hackney primary schoolchildren received rave reviews from a series of packed theatre audiences on June 29 and June 30 as they took part in a jazz opera about baseball and racial prejudice.
Pupils from Kingsmead and Jubilee Primary Schools were performing in Hackney Music Development Trust’s production of Shadowball at the Mermaid Theatre, Blackfriars.
The [...]
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