Education

THE GOVERNMENT announced on Friday morning that it will respond to the growing need for school places in England and Wales by allowing a limited expansion of grammar schools and faith schools. The Conservative Party has long regarded itself as ...

SCHOOL FUNDING is being cut in Barking & Dagenham. An astonishing 49 out of 53 schools are still grappling with precarious financial futures – which is why activists are campaigning for sensible funding to be restored. To mark the fight ...

Emdad Rahman A SEND Awareness Day was recently organised by Memory Kampiyawo (SENCO, Langdon Park School), Clare Barker (Speech and Language Therapist) and Athina Stamou (Phoenix Outreach).  The aim of the day was to bring awareness to parents of some of ...

THE AL MIZAN Junior School is inviting everyone to come to a Family Funday on Saturday, 24th March at the London Muslim Centre. The event begins at noon and entry is free. Information about the Al Mizan School will be ...

PRIME MINISTER Theresa May has admitted that there is a problem with funding higher education in the UK. She has decisively announced that she is going to think about it for a year or so and wonder what to do. ...

Emdad Rahman YOUNG ARTISTS FROM Lansbury Lawrence Primary School in Poplar added a touch of vibrancy and colour to the locality as their architectural designs for a new school art room were put up for display in the historic Whitechapel ...

THERE ARE MANY organisations which help the Palestinians in many different ways. Education Action for Palestinians (EAP) concentrates on helping Palestinians help themselves and shape their future by improving access to education. The charity works with Palestinians in both Gaza ...

AS THE TORIES fall apart trying to find a higher education policy they can all be happy with, Labour has sent out a firm message about what action needs to be taken to encourage students from all walks of life ...

THERESA MAY announced a major review of how universities – and the undergraduate students they teach – are funded. The Labour Party is ready with its criticisms of current government policy – but a leading Tory has rushed into the controversy too. ...

Emdad Rahman THE NEW Golapganj Education Trust UK celebrated their recent election win with a community dinner at the Boleyn Banqueting Suite, Newham.  A variety of guest speakers took to the stage to commend the new panel and also to ...