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Learn Here, Go Far Our promise to Hackney. “People need to look behind the headlines declaring that Hackney schools are failing its children, and you will see a totally different story…” Cheryl Day, Headteacher, Clapton School
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Learn Here, Go Far Our promise to Hackney
“People need to look behind the headlines declaring that Hackney schools are failing its children, and you will see a totally different story…” Cheryl Day, Headteacher, Clapton School “Hackney students are tired of being considered second class citizens. We want everyone to know that we are achieving excellence.” Jessie Callender, 15, Skinner’s Company School for Girls, Hackney. “In Hackney we are no longer happy with mediocrity but genuinely aspire to excellence.” Sir Mike Tomlinson, Patron of The Learning Trust Failure is not an option
Vision To provide an excellent education service so that in Hackney every child young person and adult learner can fulfil their potential
3800 school based staff 26,000 pupils 53 primary schools 11 secondary schools – incl. 3 Academies 2 further Academies opening 2009 & 2010 By 2010 places available for 80% of year 7 pupils BSF & Primary Capital Programme Key Facts
The Learning Trust rated as a ‘Good’ education authority We recognise excellence among Hackney’s education community We recognise pupils who are breaking barriers and achieving excellence We are significantly improving our services with outstanding results How have we done?
results at all key stages (including foundation stage) increase in all subjects. Number of pupils going on to higher education has doubled Hackney schools add more value to their pupils learning between the ages of 11 and 16 than any other mainland education authority in England Students among the first in the country to be able to select Diplomas in 2008 School report 2007
GCSE results (2002-07) . Provisional figures (07) show that 54% of Hackney pupils gained five or more good GCSEs. This is up over 3% on last year’s record figure and continues five years of non-stop improvement
Trust Awards Trailblazers Jack Petchey Teaching Awards Celebrating success
media relations – particularly crisis print and design websites signage and branding marketing Communications with schools – weekly Bulletin, extranet Communications support
advice and guidance specialist training and resources support to individual schools Marketing
secondary schools fair brochure and DVD open days Borough-wide
Learn Here, Go Far Our promise to Hackney