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)