On Monday 13 July, London Enterprise Academy celebrated excellence pupil performance in their first year at the new Free school in Whitechapel. Principal Ashid Ali said “you have made this day possible, through persistence and hard work, through external or ...
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“Two Jobs” John doubles up to present Tory Boris’s awards
Biggs makes first pledge to keep a key Lutfur Rahman policy. John “Two Jobs” Biggs found his luck was in last Monday when he opened the Healthy Schools and Healthy Early Years Celebration Event – held, like John Biggs’s Tower ...
Read More »Rayhan is a high flyer!
Emdad Rahman Young Rayhan Kareem went a long way towards achieving his personal dream when he recently received a gliding scholarship from the Honourable Company of Air Pilots. After receiving the confirmation letter, a delighted Rayhan spoke to East London ...
Read More »Pupils secure more bins for Island Gardens
Pupils from George Green’s School have been helping to keep the borough clean by helping the Council install new litter bins. Working with Citizens UK, students were able to identify sites near to the school where bins were needed and ...
Read More »Nurseries: great expectations to be met next week
New arrangements for applying for places in community and school-linked nurseries have been operating this year in Tower Hamlets. Parents have had a common application form, with one closing date – and the Council expects to send out letters to ...
Read More »Tower Hamlets kids jump to it!
Excitement is building in 24 Tower Hamlets primary schools as 4,532 local pupils get ready to take on primary pupils in Birmingham’s Sandwell area later this month. The pupils have been taking part in the Fit For Sport Engage To ...
Read More »Primary allocations in top place
Parents and guardians who have applied for their child to have a place in a Tower Hamlets primary school heard the results of their application last week. The good news is that a huge majority of children – 94.8% – ...
Read More »Bethnal Green Library to close for refurbishment
Residents can look forward to better facilities at Bethnal Green Library as it undergoes a temporary closure for essential works to take place. The grade II listed building in Cambridge Heath Road will have a new heating system installed and ...
Read More »Pupils love their new Woolmore School
Pupils at Woolmore Primary School have been talking about the excitement of being in their wonderful new school building. The children moved in to their new surroundings, built directly next to the Victorian buildings of their former school, at the ...
Read More »Mayor praises the proportion of students who go to university
The future is bright for students from Tower Hamlets after Government figures showed an impressive proportion of the borough’s sixth-form leavers go on to university. The Department for Education released figures on 27th January showing the destination of Key Stage ...
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