Low awareness in London of new renters’ rights legislation could undermine major new reforms set to come into force in May, ministers have been warned. Just 35 per cent of the almost three million ...

Under-fire academy chain Mossbourne Federation is facing further criticism after outlining its response to a scathing safeguarding review. Education expert Sir Alan Wood’s report, published last ...

A Haggerston school achieved national recognition for its student outcomes. The Bridge Academy was awarded a SSAT (Schools, Students and Teachers Network) Educational Outcomes Award having been placed ...

The Hackney Society is fundraising for a plaque to commemorate Rio Cinema founder Clara Ludski. Ludski (1862–1933) was a pioneering businesswoman who transformed a former auctioneer’s shop into the ...

Morgan’s new book, The Secret Life of Crohn’s, charts his own experience of living with the disease since the age of 10. And believe it or not, it is a surprisingly upbeat read. Morgan’s main message ...

A major Shoreditch installation aims to shed light on the effects of furniture poverty on children in the capital. The Childhood Trust’s billboard is on display on the Great Eastern Art Wall for the ...

London’s mega-pension fund must immediately divest from any firm “enabling Israel’s grave violations of international law”, a cross-party group of politicians has said.

Hackney Council ignored a woman’s concerns over the safety of her autistic child who was in danger of falling from windows, a watchdog has found. The local authority paid the family £500 following a ...

A Hackney nursery is facing closure, with parents given just 29 days to make alternative arrangements for their children.

A firm set up by the chief of a multi-academy trust acquired the intellectual property (IP) rights for a piece of software from one of the trust’s own charities and turned it into a money-spinner.

Opposition councillors in Hackney are calling for more accountability following the “shocking” findings of a safeguarding review into a local school. It has been three months since Sir Alan Wood’s ...

Residents on the De Beauvoir Estate are claiming housing conditions are “creating a general level of depression” with many properties allegedly left in disrepair. The lower two floors of St Martin’s ...