Emdad Rahman Regents Lake Banqueting Hall was the venue as Brit College celebrated ten years of delivering Higher Education as an independent provider. Brit College was established in 2006 and since 2013 it has delivered a single Higher Education programme ...
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“A”-levels: up in Tower Hamlets
Labour’s John Biggs has been mayor of Tower Hamlets for just over a year now – and he rushed out this morning to congratulate Tower Hamlets “A”-level students who were finding out the results of their hard work over the ...
Read More »UK faces IT skills shortage
MPs have been considering a report which warns that UK schools do not have the human and material resources to teach young people digital skills to the necessary levels. Nearly a quarter of equipment in schools is not working properly ...
Read More »Staff shortages hit public services
Hackney South MP Meg Hillier has accused the Government of taking too little responsibility for ensuring that schools have enough trained teachers. Ms Hillier was speaking as Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, which has released a report identifying that ...
Read More »Government fails to learn the lessons
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 ...
Read More »Cultural bonanza pays homage to community languages
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 ...
Read More »London Islamic School student wins 3G Boss
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 ...
Read More »Baden Powell School gets prepared
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 ...
Read More »Labour canes new Tory maths test
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 ...
Read More »Barrister Nazir Ahmed becomes Queen Mary’s Alumni Ambassador for Bangladesh
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 ...
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