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Our school achieves national School Games award
Date Added: 07/10/2019
The Olive School, Hackney has been awarded the School Games Sliver Mark in recognition of its commitment to the development of sports competition across the school and in the local… Read more >
Pupils show off their pedal power
Date Added: 10/07/2019
Pupils got on their bikes as they joined 1,000 children from more than 40 schools across Hackney for the ninth annual Bike Around the Borough event. They gathered at Hackney… Read more >
Olive Hackney thanks partners by sharing food celebration
Date Added: 24/05/2019
The Olive School, Hackney brought local community members together to share in an interfaith Iftar event. The Big Iftar was the perfect occasion for the school to show its gratitude… Read more >
Order, order! Council Speaker visits to talk about her duties
Date Added: 09/05/2019
Pupils learned about local democracy in action when the Speaker of Hackney Council paid them a visit. Following a guided tour of the Cazenove Road school, Councillor Clare Potter, who… Read more >
Pupils explore how to combat bullying using latest technology
Date Added: 30/04/2019
Pupils used the appliance of science to learn about developing empathy and tackling bullying. At an anti-bullying workshop, the primary school pupils donned high-tech virtual reality headsets to help develop… Read more >
Pupils ‘wheelie’ excited by bike show
Date Added: 25/04/2019
Pupils have been encouraged to get on their bikes to encourage them to stay ‘wheelie’ fit and healthy. Members of the Health and Well-Being BMX Extreme Cycle Show treated pupils… Read more >
Pupils harness pedal power to get to school
Date Added: 17/04/2019
Pupils, parents and staff took part in a two-week challenge to ditch the car and travel to school in a healthy and sustainable way. As part of the Sustrans Big… Read more >
‘Education is most important thing’ says Lord Sheikh
Date Added: 19/02/2019
A visit by a peer of the realm has inspired pupils to believe that one day they too could become a Member of Parliament or perhaps even the Prime Minster.… Read more >
Schools in harmony for Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony
Date Added: 30/01/2019
Pupils came together with a local school Jewish school to share a message of togetherness and hope to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. Holocaust Memorial Day, held on 27 January each… Read more >
Sounds of Africa come to school with drumming workshop
Date Added: 09/01/2019
Children were encouraged to make a real racket in class – all in the name of learning about another culture. The school pupils were in an upbeat musical mood when… Read more >