Posts Tagged ‘education’
Pupils join forces on bus tour protest against Islington primary closures
‘It’s not our kids’ job to balance budget,’ say teachers leading strike action
Read MoreLess than a third of primary schools regularly visit their local library, report shows
School staff say not enough time or help available to facilitate trips, though library visits overall climb back to pre-Covid levels
Read MorePrimary pupils protest plans to close Islington schools
Local MP Jeremy Corbyn slammed for suggesting council had an ‘agenda’
Read MoreIslington’s school absence rate one of the worst in London, council says
Town Hall updates penalty notices to tackle cases of frequent missed lessons
Read MoreCouncillors alarmed by ‘unbelievable’ school suspension figures
Recent data suggests that more than a third of suspended pupils were Black Caribbean
Read MoreSchool suspensions for SEND pupils disproportionately high in Islington, figures show
More than a tenth of secondary students were suspended during 2022/23 Spring term
Read MoreAlmost a third of Islington’s secondary school pupils have been persistently absent, council data shows
Around 30 per cent of students missed more than a tenth of school during 2022/23
Read MorePrimary school in Islington could be axed this year as council plans move ahead
Town Hall proposes merger of Montem and Duncombe schools – doing so ‘with a heavy heart’
Read MoreThree Islington primary schools at risk as pupil numbers drop
Blessed Sacrament in King’s Cross could close for good if council plans go ahead
Read MoreParents of children on free school meals offered help with school uniform costs
£150 grant towards school uniform available if child is starting secondary school
Read More‘Swift action needed’: London councils set to push government for more school funding – with pupil numbers in ‘acute decline’
Islington education chief issues stark warning as schools continue to lose money
Read MorePrimary school families left ‘disheartened’ as council moves ahead with closure plan
Families have been fighting to save Pooles Park, where 55 per cent of places are unfilled
Read MoreParents from ‘unique’ primary school at risk of closure pin hopes on academy takeover
Pooles Park is under threat because of a drop in pupil numbers and funding
Read More‘It’s like a family’: Worried parents urge council to bin plan to close ‘unique’ primary school
Pooles Park could shut in December this year as a result of falling pupil numbers
Read More‘The only garden they have’: Parents fighting to save primary school fear children will lose access to nature
Pooles Park is facing closure at the end of the Christmas term because of a lack of pupils
Read MoreTwo ‘highly regarded’ primary schools look likely to merge – with pupil numbers falling
‘Schools operate most effectively when full,’ say education bosses
Read MoreTown Hall consulting on plans to merge two primary schools in Barnsbury – as pupil numbers drop
Copenhagen and Vittoria primaries already work closely as part of the Islington Futures Federation
Read MorePrimary school places could be cut in Islington as pupil numbers fall
One in five reception places went unfilled in the borough this year
Read MoreIslington nursery where babies ‘cried themselves to sleep’ sees Ofsted rating upgraded to ‘Good’
Maggie and Rose impresses inspectors after ‘comprehensively adapting its environment’
Read MoreIslington nursery slammed by Ofsted after inspector finds babies ‘crying themselves to sleep’ and ‘eating large chunks of fruit’
Maggie and Rose, where day rates are over £100, ‘disappointed and surprised’ by report but says it is making ‘very positive’ progress
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