One of London’s oldest schools will be marking Black History Month with a string of talks by community leaders and pioneers. Dulwich College will be ‘Adding to History’ with talks and academic events with guest speakers including Mani Arthur, founder of the Black Cyclists Network, South London grime artist Afrikan Boy, and opera singer Rodney Earl Clarke.
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A school has been shortlisted for a top award for the quality of its teaching. St Matthew Academy in St Joseph’s Vale, Blackheath, is in the running for the English teacher or team of the year award.
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Four students of Goldsmiths College, in New Cross, have banded together to protest against food waste in an art installation – by making it into cupcakes.
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A kitchen assistant has reached a landmark in her ambition to one day study at university and become a hotel manager – by getting two crucial qualifications. Ugandan-born Aida Nakabugo, 56, from Woolwich, decided two years ago to take her GCSE maths and English exams – and has now bagged passes in both subjects by studying at London South East Colleges’ Greenwich Campus.
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The number of London schools with illegally toxic air has dropped dramatically since 2016 – down 95 per cent in four years. More than two million Londoners lived in areas over the legal limit for air pollution four years ago, but that figure is down 94 per cent to 119,000 people.
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The first youth panel in Lewisham to advise police on issues that matter to their peers has met for the first time. The Met’s first south east Independent Youth Advisory Group (YIAG) panel met including young people from Greenwich, Lewisham, and Bexley boroughs on Monday, 28 September to advise local officers about policing and social issues.
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A Purley primary school is the toughest in England to get a place at. Figures from the Department for Education show that just 26 per cent of parents who put Beaumont Primary School as their first choice secured a place for this September.
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A 132-year-old school’s biggest revamp in its history has reached a landmark stage after being delayed by lockdown. St Dunstan’s College celebrated the topping out ceremony for its new buildings on Friday.
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A network of college campuses has relaunched its food bank fundraiser in the run-up to Christmas.
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A project which gathered more than 370 devices for pupils in 45 schools has won an award. Power to Connect launched in April to support families self-isolating during lockdown, and has won the ‘Community Impact’ category at the AbilityNet Tech4Good Awards.
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Two teenagers have been selected to join a youth-led climate programme taking place next Tuesday. Zaqiya Cajee,17, from Mitcham and Lysander Bickham from Hammersmith secured their places after winning two seats up for grabs on the panel at the forthcoming Youth Against Carbon Conference (YAC Con).
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There are currently two positive cases of coronavirus across Wandsworth’s schools, it was revealed at Thursday night’s education committee meeting. Lisa Fenaroli, assistant director for education, told councillors that positive cases in schools “are very, very low at the moment”.
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By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter Teachers fear children from deprived families are already falling behind with their online learning
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By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
It is likely to become normal to have a handful of pupils sent home after testing positive for coronavirus, according to a west London council’s education head. Jan Parnell said one Year 10 child and three primary school pupils had recently tested positive at Hammersmith and Fulham schools.
A college has been named as a finalist in two categories of the Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2020. DLD College London, in Westminster Bridge Road, Lambeth, has been announced as a finalist for the Independent Boarding School of the Year and 2020 Independent School of the Year for International Student Experience.
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By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter The MP for Croydon Central has warned that schools in the borough are struggling
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Learning has only been a remote possibility for many youngsters in recent months. But some are now blazing a trail
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By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter New rules banning cars outside schools during drop-off and pick-up times have been introduced
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By Lachlan Leeming, Local Democracy Reporter Bromley council has reiterated calls for members of the public to do their best
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By Tara O’Connor, Local Democracy Reporter A confirmed coronavirus case at a Croydon primary school means some children and teachers have
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By Sian Bayley, Local Democracy Reporter A “handful” of isolated cases of coronavirus have been reported in Wandsworth schools, according
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The headteacher of a primary school where a number of pupils and parents were hit by a rogue car has
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By Owen Sheppard, Local Democracy Reporter Roads will be closed to motor traffic in front of schools in Kensington and
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By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter Head teachers at primary schools across South and west London have been welcoming back
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Normally pupils daubing their playground with paint at the weekend would be a sign of trouble. But students worked alongside
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By Owen Sheppard, Local Democracy Reporter Children at schools in Kensington and Chelsea will be told to self-isolate if one
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By Owen Sheppard, Local Democracy Reporter TfL has released details of dozens of bus routes that will provide more
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