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Mini Baccalaureate Awards
Date Added: 17/12/2015
Congratulations to the 24 children below who were awarded the Bronze Mini Baccalaureate today on account of meeting the following criteria throughout the whole of Key Stage 1: At least 97%… Read more >
Olive Hackney’s Got Talent
Date Added: 16/12/2015
We had over a hundred entrants into our inaugural Olive Hackney’s Got Talent award show. After several rounds of auditioning, the 12 finalists blew away the judges with their mesmerising… Read more >
Christmas Talk
Date Added: 15/12/2015
We were delighted to welcome Reverend Sue Makin from St John at Hackney Church today who delivered a wonderful talk on Christmas. The children and staff learnt about the history… Read more >
Hanukkah Assembly
Date Added: 09/12/2015
We were delighted and honoured to welcome Rabbi Gluck for an assembly on Hanukkah today. It was hugely informative and the children and staff learnt a great deal about Jewish customs… Read more >
Interfaith Link with Jewish School
Date Added: 03/12/2015
Excited Year 3 children from the Olive School Hackney and Simon Marks Jewish Primary School took part in a fantastic day of joint learning facilitated by 3FF (Three Faiths Forum).… Read more >
Diwali Assembly
Date Added: 17/11/2015
We were delighted to welcome Mrs Purvi Hindocha from Neasden Temple, who spoke to our children about Diwali today. It was wonderful to see traditional clothes worn by Hindus and… Read more >
Eid Holiday Update
Date Added: 14/09/2015
After the confirmation of the moon sighting, the ‘Eid holidays have been changed, by one day. School will be closed for ‘Eid ul Adha on Thursday 24th and Friday 25th… Read more >
Reception Update
Date Added: 03/09/2015
Our Reception children will be based at the site of the former Hackney University Technical College (HUTC), Hackney, London, N1 6HQ. Please note that the school entrance is on Basing… Read more >
Freestyle Footballer visits the Olive Hackney
Date Added: 14/07/2015
The Olive School Hackney children and staff were mesmerised by the dazzling skills of freestyle footballer Colin Nell who visited today. Having performed in excess of 30 countries to crowds… Read more >
Archery Workshops for our Children are a Bullseye Hit!
Date Added: 09/07/2015
The Olive School Hackney was delighted to welcome Robin Arrows Archery company to the school this week! They kept both staff and students entertained through wonderful mini archery workshops. The… Read more >