December 14th, 2011 with No Comments
Our Lady’s Convent High School’s commitment to Servite values was rewarded recently, when the school became the proud recipient of the London Citizens School of the Year Award.
The award was given to Our Lady’s for its commitment to justice and for being involved in practical projects to improve the lives of its students and their [...]
December 12th, 2011 with No Comments
When it comes to indoor athletics, pupils from Our Lady’s Convent High School, prove they are eight of the best.
Eight year 7 girls have beaten all comers to be crowned the best in Hackney.
They beat teams from Cardinal Pole, Urswick School, Petchey Academy, City Academy, Stoke Newington, Skinners Academy and Bridge Academy, [...]
September 14th, 2011 with No Comments
Hundreds of parents and carers flocked to the annual Hackney Secondary School’s Fair this week to find out more about education in the borough.
The fair, which showcases all secondary schools in Hackney, took place on Tuesday 13 September at The Urswick School in Paragon Road. In addition to meeting teachers and headteachers, parents were also [...]
July 25th, 2011 with No Comments
Our Lady’s Convent High School played host to pupils from other Hackney schools at a special conference to look at issues affecting young people in the borough.
The ‘World on the Street’ workshops centred around the theme ‘What empowers and disempowers young women today in Hackney’ with workshops on crime, teen pregnancy and relationships.
The workshops [...]
June 24th, 2011 with No Comments
Writers shortlisted for this year’s prestigious Carnegie award met students from ten Hackney secondary schools on Tuesday 21 June, at a special ‘Ask the Author’ day organised by The Learning Trust.
Authors Meg Rosoff (The Bride’s Farewell), Geraldine Mccaughrean (The Death Defying Pepper Roux) and Jason Wallace (Out Of Shadows) were amongst six authors nominated for [...]
April 6th, 2011 with No Comments
Ninety pupils from schools in the South of Hackney put on their dancing shoes as part of their yearly show.
Pupils from Burbage, De Beauvoir, Randal Cremer, Sebright, Queensbridge, St John the Baptist, Our Lady and St Joseph RC primary schools, and Haggerston School for Girls performed a selection of dances to represent different periods in [...]
August 27th, 2010 with No Comments
Many A Level and BTEC students across Hackney had reason to celebrate this month as the borough’s schools and colleges produced another set of outstanding individual results.
Following on from last year’s success, when many students recorded results that ranked in the top third nationally, there were a whole host of new success stories to match [...]
August 27th, 2010 with No Comments
A year after their GCSE results soared above the national average for the first time, schools across Hackney have unveiled another set of record-breaking results.
Several schools in the borough, including Our Lady’s Convent High School, Clapton Girls’ Technology School, Haggerston School and Hackney Free and Parochial Church of England Secondary School, have recorded their best [...]