THERESA MAY has come up with a new trick to try to cover up the Government’s lack of concern for state funded schools. Unfortunately for the Tories, the trick is so transparent that no one is going to be impressed ...
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Manorfield School scoops tasty award
PUPILS AT Manorfield primary school in Tower Hamlets launched their edible playground last week. No – they’re not down on their knees gnawing at the tarmac. The pupils are growing fruit and veg – and scoffing it when it’s ready for ...
Read More »May’s breakfast is a dog’s dinner
THERE’S NO SUCH thing as a free lunch – or, in this General Election, a free breakfast. The funding for the free school breakfast which Theresa May offered the nation will only cover a 25% uptake. Oh dear. The policy ...
Read More »Labour to scrap uni fees from September
WHILE Theresa May has been busy U-turning on the Tories plans to make the elderly pay for their own care, Labour has announced a policy for the younger generation. The Party has announced that it will scrap tuition fees for ...
Read More »Nasar Ahmed inquest: doctor calls for change
A CONSULTANT WHO specialises in respiratory conditions in children has called for a change in practice in schools over the use of EpiPens. These devices deliver a shot of adrenaline and are used as emergency treatment when a patient has gone ...
Read More »Jim pledges support for anti-education cuts campaign
JIM FITZPATRICK has pledged to help a local campaign which is trying to stop government funding of Tower Hamlets schools being slashed. The outgoing MP, who is Labour’s candidate for Poplar & Limehouse in the coming General Election, was speaking this ...
Read More »May pushes through last minute hike in uni fees
ONE OF THE last acts of the Tory Government was to increase university tuition fees before Parliament shut down for the General Election. A Higher Education Bill was one of the casualties of Theresa May’s decision to hold a cut-and-run ...
Read More »Parent protest wins Government SATs U-turn
THE GOVERNMENT has bowed to parent and teacher pressure and announced proposals to abolish the controversial SATs tests which the nation’s seven year olds are forced to take each year. Parents have long protested that seven year olds are far ...
Read More »Bangladeshi girl wins place at top uni
TAFSIA SHIKDAR is an ordinary school pupil at an ordinary school in Newham, nervous about her “A”-level exams that are coming up in the summer. From September, though, she will be doing something quite extraordinary – studying engineering at the ...
Read More »Jamiatul Ummah celebrate excellence at anniversary event
Emdad Rahman Jamiatul Ummah secondary school held an anniversary dinner to celebrate 20 years of education excellence, togetherness, community and inspiring a united group of strong, upstanding and committed young men to fulfill huge ambitions. From humble beginnings, the educational establishment ...
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