London’s declining birth rate is leading to lower demand for school places and raises serious questions about how education across the city will be funded over...
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London’s homelessness crisis is helping to fuel violence among young people, the director of Sir Sadiq Khan’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) has warned.
At Dallington School in EC1, they believe that equipping children with the knowledge and skills to navigate the digital world safely is a crucial part of...
Empowering businesses and elevating skills: A new era for workforce development.
Schools in Islington handed out more than 100 school suspensions for racist abuse over the last 10 academic terms, new figures show.
Sir Sadiq Khan has hailed the impact of his £34m mentoring programme, as it was confirmed that the scheme had achieved the milestone of supporting more than...
Dallington School London, EC1 Earns High Praise from ISI for Inclusive, Progressive Education
Hundreds of children were being homeschooled in Islington this school term, new figures show.
A third of children in Islington are not ready for school by five years old, new figures show.
Sadiq Khan has launched a £2m programme aimed at slashing schools’ carbon emissions and energy bills.
Sadiq Khan’s decision to fund free lunches for every primary school child in London has brought “significant benefits” for the capital’s children, parents and...
The Mayor of London has announced that his Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) will invest £2.3m to expand the number of mentors helping children in Pupil Referral...
The gap between the proportion of the most and least disadvantaged pupils in Islington going to university hit an all-time high last year, new figures show.
One in 53 children in Islington are now missing at least half their lessons, new figures show.
The reading skills of the poorest pupils in Islington are worse than before the pandemic, new figures show.
Sadiq Khan has launched a new £1million toolkit for London primary schools, with the goal of combatting the influence of online misogyny.
Pupils in Islington will receive more funding than their peers in inner London, new figures show.
Sadiq Khan has urged Londoners to remain united “against all forms of hate” as the conflict in the Middle East deepens.
People who have spent time in care as children in Islington now have legal protection against discrimination.
Absences continue to blight Islington schools as data reveals ‘vulnerable’ groups have poorer attendance rates compared to their peers.
A third of Islington pupils failed to meet the expected standard in writing, reading and maths in the past academic year, new figures show.
Barts Health NHS Trust and Barts Life Sciences have joined forces with Capital City College Group (CCCG) to establish a pioneering Health and Life Sciences...
Suspension rates for secondary schools pupils in Islington have left councillors deeply concerned.
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