Tech City College recovering after years of turmoil

The head of an Archway nursery is bitter after its Ofsted rating plummeted.

Ambler Primary is officially one of Islington’s best schools – and its staff are already planning how to make it even better.

It was a bumper charity fundraiser at the Gower School as more than 300 children turned up to Caledonian Park for a “strawberry tea”.

Copenhagen Primary School has been rated “good” across the board by Ofsted four years after it was placed in special measures.

An army of 51 headteachers from schools across Islington have slammed funding cuts to education on an afternoon in which families came in their droves to the borough’s parks for the nationwide ‘big assembly’.

An Islington school has improved its Ofsted rating – despite the headteacher being at home with meningitis when the inspection took place.

Theresa May’s plan to axe free school meals for infants has been slammed by opposition parties in a heated debate at St Mary Magdalene Academy this morning.

A third Islington school has been given an “inadequate” Ofsted rating in the space of six months.

A Highbury special school has been given an “outstanding” Ofsted rating for the second time in a row.

Anxious parents feared for their children’s education after the headteacher of Highbury Grove School quit.

A pair of Holloway Road businesses have backed the £125m overhaul of London Metropolitan University, but a consultation has revealed that safety concerns remain over campus security.

Creativity in the face of adversity was celebrated at Islington Arts and Media School last night when a choreographer paid a visit to talk about his career in dance.

A group of daredevils came together on Saturday to tackle dizzying heights in support of Ambler Primary School and Children’s Centre.

The headteacher of a special education needs school will be pounding the streets of London for a charity which is close to her heart.

We spoke to London Metropolitan University’s head of subject for health and childhood Kelly Cooper about her experience of National Offer Day...

Islington Council has vowed to investigate why the number of pupils achieving their first choice of primary school has dropped this year.

A reality TV star is calling on young people to help him in his quest to make Islington the best place to grow up in the world.

As a player, and even now as a pundit, Martin Keown has always divided opinion. Unless you are a Gooner, of course.

An Archway hospital trust is launching an art competition designed to seek out budding artists from across north London.

Academy-status is on the horizon for Highbury Grove after the trust bidding to sponsor the school appointed one of its members as shadow chair of governors today.

The Alternative Clothes Show returned to Crouch End on Saturday as City and Islington College joined models to showcase outfits crafted using recycled materials.

Budding mathematicians at Drayton Park Primary School blew away the competition in the first number-crunching challenge hosted by exclusive boarding school Christ’s Hospital.

The deputy head of an Islington primary school has warned funding cuts could leave schools unable to afford the most experienced teachers.

A scheme to boost the skills of people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds has set the foundation of 12 adult learners’ building careers.

A group of parents believe a barnstorming production of Les Miserables stands in stark contrast to a school’s damning Ofsted report.

Troubled Highbury Grove School is a step closer to becoming an academy after the City of London Corporation formally announced plans to sponsor it.

As London Metropolitan University plans a multi-million overhaul of its campus, the Gazette learns about 121 years of history in Holloway Road.

Fourteen neighbours of Canonbury Primary School have urged the town hall to throw out plans for a new football pitch.

An ex-footballer who was part of Arsenal’s legendary back four in the 1990s opened a new pitch at Hargrave Park Primary School on Monday.

Newington Green Primary School has taken the lead in a scheme to bring cutting-edge technology equipment into the classroom.

City and Islington College has launched an investigation after three huge brawls broke out around Angel station this week.

A primary school is set to be converted into an academy after receiving an “inadequate” rating in its latest Ofsted report.

Islington Council is helping two people a week into apprenticeships, new figures show.

London Metropolitan University has launched a consultation on the planned £125million overhaul of its campuses.

Schoolchildren across Islington have been sharing their love of fiction on World Book Day.

Nightmarish dinner ladies are a recipe for success if the first annual Islington Children’s Book Award is anything to go by.

Actress Helena Bonham Carter played a supporting role at Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School as she joined a celebration to mark the end of a South African exchange.

A former winner of The Voice has launched a commission centred on young people growing up in Islington.

A much-loved nursery is fighting the threat of closure after more than a decade of dedicated service in Archway.

Islington’s fire boss is campaigning for a more diverse fire brigade.

Parents have joined Highbury Grove teachers to rally against the school being turned into an academy.

It has been a tough week for Highbury Grove School – but at least their pupils did it proud.

A damning Ofsted report has sent “outstanding” Highbury Grove School tumbling into special measures, meaning it will be forced to become an academy.

A community mission to foster a love of reading among youngsters has borne fruit with the renovation of Rotherfield Primary School’s library.