Pupils from seven Newham schools were able to discover more about science and the aviation industry at an event organised by London City Airport.

The University of East London (UEL) has rebuked claims that it has received a £1 million emergency loan from the Office for Students.

Green-fingered youngsters have been planting daffodil bulbs outside their school thanks to a housing developer.

An advice clinic set up as a temporary free service at Stratford following cuts to legal aid has won a funding contract for a permanent operation.

Pupils with special educational needs at a school in Beckton were given a new minibus for school trips.

Schoolchildren from St Winefride’s Catholic Primary School remembered 24 past pupils who experienced First World War hardship.

Two decades after first visiting London and setting her heart on studying there, a woman from Stratford has finally achieved her dream.

An opera based on the life of a refugee who turned his life around has been shortlisted for an award.

A programme to help at risk young people is being rolled out in Newham.

The Mayor of London has praised a school in Newham for helping students from disadvantaged backgrounds score top marks in their exams.

A mosaic depicting Plaistow’s famous local sites has been unveiled.

The principal of a sixth form college in Newham who gave up a high-flying career as a lawyer to help young people from disadvantaged backgrounds has won a prestigious award.

Staff and pupils from Elmhurst Primary School climbed Snowdon last weekend.

A university chief has called on communities to tackle knife crime before more lives are lost.

More than a third of 16-year-olds in Newham failed to pass both their English and maths GCSEs this year.

A school in Forest Gate has been featured in the latest Parliamentary Review.

The headteacher of an all-through school has confirmed it will be shut for the rest of the week following an infestation of false widow spiders.

The charities watchdog has withdrawn a team of caretaker managers from a private school.

The headteacher of one of the Newham schools closed due to a false widow spider infestation has thanked two of the borough’s colleges for providing classrooms to allow teaching to carry on.

An all-through school has become the tenth to confirm it will close for false widow spider treatment.

Three schools affected by a false widow spider infestation will remain closed until the half term break.

A Newham primary school has announced it will be closing for half term a day early to treat a false widow spider outbreak.

A ninth Newham school has closed due to a false widow spider outbreak.

An eighth school in Newham has closed after the discovery of false widow spiders, while another has reported finding the arachnids but is remaining open.

A sixth form college in Plaistow is launching a vocational course which aims to catapult students into their chosen profession through industry experience.

Colleges have stepped in to help provide an education for pupils at three secondary schools which have closed due to a spider infestation.

A seventh school has been forced to close because of an outbreak of false widow spiders across Newham.

A school in Canning Town is 3D printing its lunches.

Reading is arguably the most important skill a child will learn during their time at school.

Newham Sixth Form College is trying to stem the drop in students taking French.

Plenty of young sports fans dream of meeting their idols.

Wildlife charities have branded the closure of schools affected by a false widow spider infestation an “over-reaction”.

Aspiring scientists were given the chance to grill Dame Mary Archer about her life and work during a visit to the East London Science School.

A sixth school has closed following an outbreak of false widow spiders across Newham.

Lister Community School has become the second to confirm it will be closed for a month following a false widow spider infestation.

Five schools in Newham have closed as a result of a confirmed or suspected false widow spider outbreak.

A fifth school has closed after an outbreak of false widow spiders across Newham.

Schools across Newham have been forced to shut following the discovery of false widow spiders - with one remaining shut until the end of the month.

A student studying in East Ham has become the third from her sixth form college to be awarded an international prize.

A group of students from St Bonaventure’s School in Forest Gate took a trip to the West End.

Newham Council has warned of a “schools crisis” unless the government gives local authorities more power to provide enough pupil places to match demand.

Across the country, nervous first years are travelling up and down motorways to join the mayhem of freshers’ week.

Rokeby School threw caution to the Brexit wind and held a European day of languages.

A society for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students in Stratford celebrated its third anniversary by unveiling a poster of politician Harvey Milk.