Pupil and family support
In this section
Admissions and pupil benefits
Useful admissions and pupil benefits information for schools including free schools meals and SAM
Hackney Education Alternative Learning Service (HEALS)
Information about how HEALS brings together specialist teams to support children and young people who are facing barriers to their learning
Hackney Local SEND Reform Plan
Our plan outlines the 3-year strategic roadmap (2026 to 2029) to fundamentally transform how support is provided to children and young people with SEND
Parent and carer engagement
We have developed a parent and carer engagement toolkit to support schools and settings
Online safety
Hackney Education has prepared online safety documents in-line with best practice, using guidance from London Grid for Learning and with generous support from London Borough of Islington's education team
PREVENT guidance and resources
The aim of the Prevent strategy is to reduce the threat to the UK from terrorism by stopping people being drawn into terrorism, either becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism
Safeguarding in education
Schools and colleges and their staff form part of the wider safeguarding system for children and should work with social care, the police, health services and other services to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm
Special educational needs and disabilities
Resources relating to special educational needs and disabilities in Hackney can be found on the Hackney Local Offer website
Young Hackney
Young Hackney offers specialist services to schools and individual support for children and young people aged 6–19 (up to 25 if they have additional support needs)