More families with young children will be driven out of London if the city is unable to cope with an expected rise in demand for childcare, a London Assembly...
Tag - education
Sadiq Khan has warned that his policy of providing universal free lunches in London primary schools is still not a “permanent” commitment.
Children in Islington have improved their basic multiplication skills, new figures show.
Fewer Islington schools offered tutoring support last year, new figures show.
More penalty notices were issued to parents for withdrawing their children from school in Islington to go on holiday last year, new figures show.
Year 6 pupils from Hugh Myddleton school experience a recreation of a Victorian Ragged School Christmas party.
Islington schools reported more pupil suspensions in the autumn term last year, as the total in England hit an all-time high, new figures show.
A kitchen assistant with learning difficulties is using a tailor-made video to help him feed customers at a theatre cafe.
Sadiq Khan’s deputy has confirmed that City Hall has no plans to introduce universal free lunches in London secondary schools - despite an “overwhelmingly...
As children across Islington return to school, new figures have revealed more than 100 appeals were submitted by unhappy parents against decisions regarding...
Sadiq Khan has said he wants his year-long programme of free meals for primary school children to become permanent – though he stopped short of committing to...
As Ofqual reinstated standard grading for GCSE exams, the proportion of students in London achieving the highest grades has tumbled, new figures show.
Children on free school meals in Islington were less likely to go on to higher education than their peers, new figures show.
Education bosses said councils are gearing up to lobby government over funding at schools hit by falling rolls.
More than a quarter of Islington children attended top-rated state schools in 2021-22, new figures show.
Low school rolls mean schools in jeopardy
Less than two dozen children in need in Islington met the required standard across reading, writing and maths last year, new figures show.
Across England 23% of secondary schools, including sixth forms, were at or above capacity last year
How has the pandemic changed our borough?
Nearly a quarter of pupils in Islington state schools missed at least 10% of their lessons last year, new figures show, as the coronavirus pandemic caused...
56 percent of Islington has a university degree or more, census shows More than half of people in Islington have the highest level of qualifications, new...
Young children in Islington suffered a fall in attainment across all four key subjects at school through the coronavirus pandemic, new figures show. By Andrew...
The gap between disadvantaged secondary school pupils and their better-off classmates closed during the coronavirus pandemic bucking the national trend, new...
With the third lockdown under way life has been financially difficult for many. ITV This Morning’s money saving expert Emmanuel Asuquo offers some advice The...
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