We speak to Ghazala Anwar, a teacher of criminology and psychology, about her thoughts on teaching and working at NewVIc College.

A-level student Noah follows in the footsteps of his grandfather, who led the Independence Motion in Nigeria, as he prepares to study journalism at university

If your child is due to start primary school in September this year, you have until Wednesday to apply for a place.

A University of East London graduate has been chosen as one of three finalists for a top prize.

Seven organisations have been awarded a share of £1.1million as part of a pilot scheme to provide pupils with more cultural and creative opportunities.

Outstanding east London teachers were recognised at a recent awards ceremony celebrating excellence in maths education.

It's official - the smartest school in the country is in Stratford.

A university lecturer has launched a new service to help people with disabilities, their parents, carers and support staff find vital information and support easily.

East Ham school children got the chance to sing alongside English National Ballet at the London Coliseum.

Newham primary schools ranked in the top 10 local authorities in England in key areas of education.

A group of law students visited the Old Bailey this week, pitting their wits against each other in a debating competition chaired by an "eminent" legal eagle.

A teacher who took advantage of a death in the family to justify school absences has been banned from the profession.

A Forest Gate primary school slammed by Ofsted for having homophobic and misogynistic books in its library has fixed the biggest issues but problems still remain, according to a report by the watchdog.

Forest Gate primary school pupils raised more than £700 for a mental health charity.

Housing, climate change, knife crime, and Brexit were on the agenda at a NewVIc election hustings event.

A school foodbank is appealing for help to ensure it can provide supplies to those most in need over Christmas.

Sight loss at a young age is a difficult challenge to overcome - but hasn't stopped one Newham teenager achieving her goals.

Lecturers at Loughborough University London (LUL) are striking this week to protest increasing workforce casualisation.

Aspiring singers, dancers and actors have auditioned to be part of the first cohort of a new performing arts school co-owned by Robbie Williams.

How far would you go to try and make your child's dream come true?

Contract workers went on strike at University College London's Olympic Park campus today to join hundreds of others in a mass demo calling for equal pay and conditions with staff.

A Plaistow secondary school could teach an additional 300 pupils if a proposed expansion goes ahead.

Outside contract workers are to go on strike at the University College London's Olympic Park campus tomorrow when they join others in a mass demo calling for equal pay and conditions with university staff.

A kind-hearted teenager who helped to raise more than £5,000 for charity has won a university scholarship for his commitment to the community.

Pupils from eight Newham schools were given a taste of life in the aviation industry at a special event.

Children have celebrated parents getting a fair day's pay for a fair day's work by performing a song to the mayor of London.

A sixth form college's teachers have joined a second national strike over pay and funding.

The school run has turned from a "hellish" nightmare into a pleasure thanks to a new pedestrian and cycle zone pilot project.

The ancient world was brought to life when leading university professors visited a sixth form college

Streets around three Newham schools are set to become vehicle-free during drop-off and pick-up times.

A dozen sixth form students are "taking over" a group of paid TV sports channels.

A Newham headteacher has been named among London's most influential people.

A nursery and children's centre in Stratford described as "an oasis of calm, purposeful learning" has earned an outstanding rating from Oftsed.

One of the most ambitious visual portraits of citizenship ever undertaken in one of the world's largest cities has been launched today, November 4, on more than 600 billboards across all of London's 33 boroughs.

A Forest Gate school is among just 11 nationwide to have been ranked in the top 50 schools for GCSE results four years in a row.

NewVIc students became government ministers for a day during a visit to the Cabinet Office.

Four neighbourhoods in Newham are among the 10pc most deprived in England, according to government figures.

A new cabaret show starring performers who describe themselves as disabled or neuro-diverse is coming to London's Soho Theatre.

An outreach charity teamed up with The Big Issue to produce a special edition of the magazine focusing on knife crime.

Young architects from the University of East London have designed a shed for marginalised and excluded men, young people and volunteers in Barking.

Newham Sixth Form College (NewVic) teachers went on strike today (Thursday, October 17) as part of a national campaign around pay and working conditions.

A gym based in the Royal Docks is offering free anti-bullying workshops for children during October half term.

Four kind-hearted teenagers have been praised for coming to the aid of a man who fell over near their school.

Parents have been told the council will no longer use the children's services at a respite centre in Plaistow that was abruptly shut down this year.