SCHOOL FUNDING is being cut in Barking & Dagenham. An astonishing 49 out of 53 schools are still grappling with precarious financial futures – which is why activists are campaigning for sensible funding to be restored. To mark the fight ...
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SEND Day raises awareness
Emdad Rahman A SEND Awareness Day was recently organised by Memory Kampiyawo (SENCO, Langdon Park School), Clare Barker (Speech and Language Therapist) and Athina Stamou (Phoenix Outreach). The aim of the day was to bring awareness to parents of some of ...
Read More »Start Spring with a Family Funday!
THE AL MIZAN Junior School is inviting everyone to come to a Family Funday on Saturday, 24th March at the London Muslim Centre. The event begins at noon and entry is free. Information about the Al Mizan School will be ...
Read More »Theresa May dithers on university funding
PRIME MINISTER Theresa May has admitted that there is a problem with funding higher education in the UK. She has decisively announced that she is going to think about it for a year or so and wonder what to do. ...
Read More »Young Lansbury Lawrence Artists brighten up East End
Emdad Rahman YOUNG ARTISTS FROM Lansbury Lawrence Primary School in Poplar added a touch of vibrancy and colour to the locality as their architectural designs for a new school art room were put up for display in the historic Whitechapel ...
Read More »L-EAP forward to help in Palestine
THERE ARE MANY organisations which help the Palestinians in many different ways. Education Action for Palestinians (EAP) concentrates on helping Palestinians help themselves and shape their future by improving access to education. The charity works with Palestinians in both Gaza ...
Read More »Students: better off with Labour
AS THE TORIES fall apart trying to find a higher education policy they can all be happy with, Labour has sent out a firm message about what action needs to be taken to encourage students from all walks of life ...
Read More »Row breaks out over student funding
THERESA MAY announced a major review of how universities – and the undergraduate students they teach – are funded. The Labour Party is ready with its criticisms of current government policy – but a leading Tory has rushed into the controversy too. ...
Read More »Golapganj Education Trust celebrate election win
Emdad Rahman THE NEW Golapganj Education Trust UK celebrated their recent election win with a community dinner at the Boleyn Banqueting Suite, Newham. A variety of guest speakers took to the stage to commend the new panel and also to ...
Read More »Newark Youth London celebrate success
NEWARK YOUTH are celebrating their involvement in an unusual education programme which aims to help youngsters improve their educational achievement and aspirations in order to improve the chances of finding employment. The programme is “sporteducate”, which uses sport to engage ...
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