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Stoke Newington School
Stoke Newington School (SNS) is a secondary school situated in Stoke Newington, in the London Borough of Hackney. History The school is an amalgamation of Clissold School and Woodberry Down School, with the new school founded in 1982 in the building of the former Clissold School. In 2002, the school's ''Media Arts'' specialism was granted by the then Department for Education and Skills (DfES). A second specialism in science was awarded by the DfES in 2005, hence the title ''Media Arts & Science College'' in use by the school since 2006. The specialist schools programme ended in 2011. The current Head Teacher of the school is Zehra Jaffer, who succeeded Annie Gammon in 2018. In the 2007 report produced by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted), Stoke Newington School was described as "an outstanding school with a culture of high expectations" and that "close attention to making sure that all students do as well as they possibly can characterises the school's lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Community School (England And Wales)
A community school in England and Wales is a type of state-funded school in which the local education authority employs the school's staff, is responsible for the school's admissions and owns the school's estate. The formal use of this name to describe a school derives from the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.School Standards and Framework Act 1998 Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Board School 
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The Independent
''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was published on Saturday 26 March 2016, leaving only the online edition. The newspaper was controlled by Tony O'Reilly's Irish Independent News & Media from 1997 until it was sold to the Russian oligarch and former KGB Officer Alexander Lebedev in 2010. In 2017, Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel bought a 30% stake in it. The daily edition was named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards. The website and mobile app had a combined monthly reach of 19,826,000 in 2021. History 1986 to 1990 Launched in 1986, the first issue of ''The Independent'' was published on 7 October in broadsheet format.Dennis Griffiths (ed.) ''The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422–1992'', London & Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1992, p. 330 It was pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Okolie
Lawrence Okolie (born 16 December 1992) is a British Nigerian professional boxer who has held the WBO cruiserweight title since 2021. At regional level, he held the Commonwealth cruiserweight title from 2018 to 2019, and the British and European cruiserweight titles separately in 2019. Okolie is known for his long reach, accurate jab and punching power. As of July 2022, he is ranked as the world's second best active cruiserweight by ''The Ring'' magazine third by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and BoxRec. Early life and amateur career Okolie was born in Hackney, London to Nigerian parents of Igbo descent. He grew up in Stoke Newington and attended Stoke Newington School. He represented Team GB as a heavyweight at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He beat Igor Pawel Jakubowski from Poland on points and made it to the Round of 16, where he lost to eventual bronze medalist Erislandy Savon of Cuba. Professional career Early career On 18 January 2017, Okolie announced his deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professor Green
Stephen Paul Manderson (born 27 November 1983), better known by his stage name Professor Green or simply Pro Green, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, television personality and mental health activist from London. Growing up on a council estate in Clapton, east London, Green went on to become a multi-platinum artist, with 3.5 million combined sales in the UK. He is the former co-host of '' Lip Sync Battle UK'' on Channel 5."Rapper Professor Green announces Leeds show", ''Yorkshire Evening Post'' 30 July 2019 His autobiography featured on the ''Times'' bestseller list, and he is the patron of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hackney Gazette
Archant Limited is a newspaper and magazine publishing company headquartered in Norwich, England. The group publishes four daily newspapers, around 50 weekly newspapers, and 80 consumer and contract magazines. Archant employs around 1,250 employees, mainly in East Anglia, the Home counties and the West Country, and was known as Eastern Counties Newspapers Group until March 2002. History 1845 to 1900 The company began publishing in Norwich in 1845 with ''Norfolk News'', backed by Jacob Henry Tillet, Jeremiah Colman, John and Johnathan Copeman. The Colman and Copeman families still retain close involvement in the business. The ''Eastern Weekly Press'' was launched in 1867 and in 1870 was renamed the ''Eastern Daily Press''. A sister title, the '' Eastern Evening News'', was launched in 1882. 1900 to 2000 As the business grew it moved premises in 1902, 1959 and again in the late 1960s to its present headquarters location at Prospect House in the centre of Norwich. At the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tao Geoghegan Hart
Tao Geoghegan Hart ( ; born 30 March 1995) is a British cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He rode for as a stagiaire in late 2015, and joined the team permanently for the 2017 season. He won the 2020 Giro d'Italia, taking the jersey following the final day time-trial. Early and personal life Geoghegan Hart was born in Holloway, London. The eldest of 4 siblings, he grew up in the London Fields neighbourhood of Hackney, attending Gayhurst primary school. His family is of Scottish and Irish ancestry. The name Tao is the Irish version of his father's forename Tom. He played football until he was 12 and was a goalkeeper. He was brought up as a vegetarian. He also became a keen swimmer after starting secondary school at Stoke Newington School; on 28 July 2008, when he was 13, he was part of a cross- Channel swimming relay with Clissold Swimming Club. The team of six completed the crossing in 11 hours 34 minutes. Geoghegan Hart learnt to ride a bike when he was fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juno Calypso
Juno Calypso (born 1989) is a British photographer. Her self-portraits are personal works about feminism, isolation, loneliness and being self-sufficient. Working alone, Calypso has made highly stylised photographs of herself whilst dressed as a fictional alter-ego, "Joyce", in unusual surroundings. She also works as a commercial photographer. Calypso was joint winner of the ''British Journal of Photography'' International Photography Award in 2016. In 2018 she received the Vic Odden Award from the Royal Photographic Society. Life and work Calypso was born in Hackney, London in 1989. She gained an Art Foundation Diploma from Chelsea College of Arts ( University of the Arts London) in 2008 and a BA in Photography from London College of Communication (University of the Arts London) in 2012. For her personal work, working alone Calypso has photographed highly stylised self-portraits of herself whilst costumed as a fictional alter-ego, "Joyce", a "bored, frustrated, lonely housewi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Deacon
Adam Steven Deacon (born 4 March 1983) is an English actor, rapper, writer and director. He is known for his lead role in the films ''Kidulthood'', sequel ''Adulthood'' and for his directorial debut, ''Anuvahood''. Career Deacon was brought up by his English mother in Stoke Newington, Hackney. His father is Moroccan. His father walked out on the family when Deacon was two years old, and to this date the pair have never had any contact."Crunchtime for Hackney actor and BAFTA hopeful Adam Deacon" , ''Hackney Gazette'', 8 February 2012. Although his acting career began with guest appearances in Bill's New Frock, '' Shooters'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asa Butterfield
Asa Bopp Farr Butterfield (; born Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield on 1 April 1997) is an English actor. He has received nominations for three British Independent Film Awards, two Critics' Choice Awards, two Saturn Awards, and three Young Artist Awards. Beginning his career as a child actor, Butterfield first achieved recognition as the lead of the historical drama film '' The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'' (2008). He continued to headline films during the 2010s, starring in the adventure drama '' Hugo'' (2011), the war science fiction film '' Ender's Game'' (2013), the drama '' X+Y'' (2014), and the fantasy ''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'' (2016). In 2019, Butterfield began portraying the lead of the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Sex Education''. Early life Asa Maxwell Thornton Farr Butterfield was born on 1 April 1997, in Islington, London, England, and is the son of Jacqueline Farr, a psychologist, and Sam Butterfield, an advertising copywriter. He was edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saffron Burrows
Saffron Domini Burrows (born 22 October 1972) is an English actress and model who has appeared in films such as '' Circle of Friends,'' ''Wing Commander,'' '' Deep Blue Sea,'' ''Gangster No. 1,'' ''Enigma,'' ''Troy,'' ''Reign Over Me'' and '' The Bank Job''. On the small screen, she has starred as Lorraine Weller on '' Boston Legal,'' Dr. Norah Skinner on '' My Own Worst Enemy,'' Detective Serena Stevens on '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' and Victoria Hand on '' Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''. She appeared as Cynthia Taylor on the Amazon Video series ''Mozart in the Jungle'' and as Dottie Quinn in the Netflix series '' You''. Early life A Londoner, Burrows was born in St Pancras and grew up in Stoke Newington, her mother a trade unionist and primary school teacher in Hackney and her father an architect and teacher. Her parents and stepfather were Socialist Workers Party members, and Burrows was politically active from a young age. Burrows attended William Tyndale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Beattie
Amber Louisa Oatley Beattie (born 22 July 1993) is a former English actress, mainly known for her roles as Lulu Baker in ''Jinx'' (2009) and as Gretel in ''The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'' (2008). Acting career Beattie got her big break in the 2008 Holocaust film ''The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'', where she played the character of the main protagonist's older sister, Gretel. She had previously appeared in the television film ''Empathy''. In 2009 she voiced Claire in the English dub of '' Mr. Baby'' and played Lulu Baker in ''Jinx''. Other television roles include guest appearances on ''The Bill'' (2008), '' Doctors'' (2009), ''Casualty'' (2010), ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' (2010)'','' and ''The Sparticle Mystery'' (2011). Personal life Beattie attended William Tyndale Primary School, underwent secondary education at Stoke Newington School in Hackney, attended La SWAP sixth form in London, and studied Zoology at the University of Leeds. While at university she spent a ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labrinth
Timothy Lee McKenzie (born 4 January 1989), better known by his stage name Labrinth, is an English singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer. After initially pursuing a career in music production, Simon Cowell signed him to his record label Syco Music as a recording artist, becoming the first singer who Cowell signed without having competed on a talent show in six years. Labrinth collaborated with the English rapper Tinie Tempah, appearing as an uncredited featured artist on the single " Pass Out", and later officially on " Frisky"; before releasing his first solo single, "Let the Sun Shine" in September 2010, all three of which peaked in the top five on the UK Singles Chart.Peak positions on the UK Singles Chart: * For all except where noted: * For "Pass Out", "Frisky" and "We Bring the Stars Out": * For "Let It Go": His debut album, ''Electronic Earth'' (2012), peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and spawned four top five singles in the United Kingdom. The si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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