Education

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 ...

Community groups in East London are taking a stance against female genital mutilation (FGM). The Ocean Somali Community Association and Tower Hamlets Council are co-hosting a conference to mark International Zero Tolerance on Female Genital Mutilation Day on Friday, 6th ...

Home tutors and parents of home-educated children are being invited to an information and networking event on Monday, 26th January. It’s a chance to meet other home-educating parents and to share your experiences of educating children at home. Delivered by ...

Emdad Rahman interviews author Dan Lyndon. With October being Black History Month, it is perhaps appropriate to celebrate the life of a truly ground-breaking black football player. Walter Tull was a football pioneer who served as an officer in the ...

As thousands of young people received their GCSE results last week, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) warned that the Government might be poised to make a blunder. Their plan is to merge GCSEs in engineering, electronics and manufacturing ...

You’ll be a-mazed at what’s going on at your Idea Store and library this summer with the Mythical Maze, Summer Reading Challenge. Fantastical creatures from the world of legend and mythology, including a yeti and Minotaur, are hoping to encourage ...

Looking for a career in events management or just fancy helping out on a dynamic festival which attracts an international audience? Tower Hamlets Council is looking for a team of enthusiastic volunteers of all ages to work with the Council’s ...

Tower Hamlets Council is expanding the reach of the services available at the Parents Advice Centre. For the past 20 years, the Centre has been offering expert advice, information and support to parents of children with special educational needs and/or ...

Since the Tories headed up the Coalition after the 2010 General Election, they have been making cuts in public spending and presiding over austerity measures which have made life harder for ordinary Eastenders. Government attacks such as the bedroom tax ...

Those with a little bit of time to spare over the summer can indulge themselves in a science extravaganza (or, at least, three special shows) right on our doorstep in Whitechapel. From microbes to molars, cutting-edge trauma surgery to 100-year-old ...