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BBC NEWS SCHOOL REPORT
News Day - Thursday 11th March 2010
Hackney Free students Firdaus Yusuf, Nurcan Altun, Yousuf Mohammed and Eyad Rahman have been making the news for real today as part of the BBC's School News Day. You can read their work below.
HACKNEY FREE MAKES HISTORY
As you all know, Hackney Free is celebrating it’s 490th birthday, making it the longest running school in Hackney and most probably London! An exhibition will be opened on the 16th March and will be launched on the 18th March at Hackney Museum not far from our school.
Many people have contributed in one way or another to make this day a success. We’ve had ex-students from 1950’s bringing on artefacts such as photographs, old magazines/newsletters and even old school uniforms.
Our very own Ms Ryzmek has also given pictures from when she started teaching; which was 37 years ago.
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Interviews
Click on Mr Brown's photograph to read interviews with Mr Brown, Father Rob
and Ms Rzymek.
Visit this page later to watch the interviews. |
Gallery
 
Visit this page later to view more photographs from Hackney Free's history. |
Facts from history
The roots of Hackney Free began in 1520 when Christopher Urswick, friend of Henry VIII, decided to educate children from Hackney. The school was first held in the ‘Church House’, Urswick’s own home.
In 1613, James Chrycton, was appointed headmaster, but died 42 years later due to the plague. In 1714, Hackney Free joined up with Mrs Audley’s ‘Free School’. Two teachers were appointed fro the expanding school, Mr George Topping and Mistress Hannah Wade.
In May 1789, the school rules were fully recorded in the church committee. Church warden, Harry Sedgewick (died in 1811), left £500 in his will to purchase 15 silver medals to be awarded to 8 girls and 7 boys of the school.
In July 1895, the foundation stone was laid for the whole school to have a purpose built premises in Isabella Rd. It was opened in October 1896. From 1939, with the outbreak of war, the school was evacuated until 1943.
In 1995 the school’s Paragon Rd site was given permission to be re-developed and in April 1996 the whole school moved back onto one site, where it remains today. |
International Women’s Day
Five students from Hackney Free have participated in a debating competition celebrating international women’s day on the 11th March 2010. The students chosen from our school were Samantha Whitmore, Shannon Okeyemba-Tsambou, Bilkis Olawale, Anh Dieu La Thi and Hediye Karakus.
The motion of the debate was: “There has never been a better time to be a young woman”. Other schools from Hackney brought in their own teams of young women. |
Making History and Breaking Records
Hackney Free Geography students took part in a World Record breaking attempt today, creating the largest interactive weather report. Along with students, from schools from as far as the Shetland Isles and St Helena in the South Atlantic, took the temperature at their school at 9:15 this morning.
The record attempt was witnessed by Father Rob from St John’s, ensuring that our reading was accurate. All the readings will be compiled for a huge weather report later today. |
Student Report - 27 January 2010
Our Student Reporters have produced their first BBC News School Report.
The students questioned their peers about the causes of unhappiness in young people. They reflected on Children's Society research which concludes that unhappiness in children is more likely to be influenced by conflict in their family, than the family's structure.
The survey of well-being was based on the views of 7,000 children in England aged between 10 and 15, including students at Hackney Free.
Click here to watch their report. |
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