Education

Parents will today find out which primary school their children have been given places at. The general public has today found out that the allocation system favours pupils from wealthier families. And we all stand on the brink of a ...

Emdad Rahman A 700-strong audience was thoroughly entertained at a cultural gala organised by the Community Languages Service of Tower Hamlets and which paid tribute to community languages and the variety of cultures across Tower Hamlets. Under the able leadership of Mr Showkat Khan, Service Manager of the Community ...

Mr Jawwad Uddin is crowned the winner in hit TV show Emdad Rahman Mr Jawwad Uddin, a 16 year old pupil of the London Islamic School, has been crowned the 3G Boss of 2016 by community broadcaster Channel S and the Canary Wharf Group PLC. Jawwad, who has memorised ...

At Baden Powell Primary School in Ferron Road, headteacher Stephen Smith is busy gathering in application forms from excited pupils. It’s time for the Vitality Run Hackney Schools’ Challenge again. In 2014, its first year, 800 children took part. Last ...

Labour and the National Union of Teachers have derided the Tories’ plans to test primary school pupils on their times tables. They seemed to have a point, as both the Prime Minister and the Education Secretary refused to answer times ...

Queen Mary, University of London has appointed prolific writer barrister Nazir Ahmed as its Alumni Ambassador for Bangladesh. As an Alumni Ambassador, Barrister Nazir Ahmed will represent Queen Mary, University of London (one of the largest higher educational institutions in ...

A cooking session for young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) held in early December was such a success that a further session is to take place in January. At the first session, a group of people who ...

Emdad Rahman Aminah Jasmine Rahman fulfilled a lifelong ambition to be an award-winning poet after the youngster won the Key Stage 2 poetry award at the annual Young Muslim Writers Awards for 2015. The glittering event was held at Senate ...

London Islamic School (Ford Square Madrasah) students were smiling with joy on GCSE results day last week. 88% of students achieved five A*-C grades, while 67% of students achieved five A*- C grades including English and maths. The school is ...

There’s not much space to expand in central London – which is presumably why the University of Central London (UCL) is spilling over into East London to the point where it will soon be the region’s fifth university. Is there ...