Editing London Borough of Tower Hamlets (section)

==Education==
{{See also|List of schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets}}
[[File:QMUL-Blizard-building.jpg|thumb|The [[Blizard Building]] of [[Queen Mary University of London]], housing the Institute of Cell and Molecular Sciences]]
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is the [[local education authority]] for state schools within the borough.<ref>See [http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgsl/1-50/17_schools/schools_in_tower_hamlets.aspx list of education authority schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127085620/http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgsl/1-50/17_schools/schools_in_tower_hamlets.aspx |date=27 January 2012 }}.</ref> In January 2008, there were 19,890 primary-school pupils and 15,262 secondary-school pupils attending state schools there.<ref>[http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgsl/901-950/916_borough_statistics/pupil_projections.aspx "Pupil projections"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929103657/http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgsl/901-950/916_borough_statistics/pupil_projections.aspx |date=29 September 2011 }}, [[Tower Hamlets Council]]. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
*See also: [http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s001012/index.shtml "DfE: Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics, January 2011"], [[Department for Education]], data released on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.</ref> [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|Private-school]] pupils account for 2.4 per cent of schoolchildren in the borough.<ref>[https://www.economist.com/blogs/blighty/2011/06/private-schools "Private schools: capital spending"], ''[[The Economist]]'', 22 June 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110708020050/http://www.economist.com/blogs/blighty/2011/06/private-schools Archived] 11 July 2011.</ref> In 2010, 51.8 per cent of pupils achieved 5 A*–C [[GCSE]]s including Mathematics and English – the highest results in the borough's history – compared to the national average of 53.4 per cent.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/education/school_tables/secondary/10/html/gcse_211.stm "Secondary schools and colleges in Tower Hamlets"], [[BBC News]], 12 January 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011. See also:
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12150147 "Guide: Secondary league tables"], [[BBC News]], 12 January 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
*[https://www.theguardian.com/education/table/2011/jan/11/tower-hamlets-gcse-alevel-tables "Tower Hamlets: GCSE and A-level results for 2009-2010"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 12 January 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
*For highest results, see: [http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/news/council_news/august/tower_hamlets_scores_record_gc.aspx "Tower Hamlets scores record GCSE results"], [[Tower Hamlets London Borough Council]], 25 August 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010. [https://archive.today/20110711171813/http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/news/council_news/august/tower_hamlets_scores_record_gc.aspx Archived] 11 July 2011.</ref> Seventy-four per cent achieved 5 A*–C GCSEs for all subjects (the same as the English average);<ref>[http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000963/sfr30-2010t317.xls GCSE information] ([[XLS (file format)|XLS]]) (364 KB). [[Department for Education]]. Table 16. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2011. See [http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000963/index.shtml publication page].</ref> the figure in 1997 was 26 per cent.<ref>Cavendish, Camilla. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article1115572.ece "You don't need the middle class"]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''[[The Times]]''. 4 March 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2011.</ref> The percentage of pupils on [[free school meal]]s in the borough is the highest in [[England and Wales]].<ref>[http://www.londonspovertyprofile.org.uk/indicators/topics/low-educational-outcomes/attainment-at-age-11/ "Attainment at age 11 by borough"], londonspovertyprofile.org.uk, 13 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2011.</ref> In 2007, the council rejected proposals to build a [[Goldman Sachs]]-sponsored [[Academy (English school)|academy]].<ref>Garner, Richard. [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/tower-hamlets-rejects-goldman-sachs-offer-to-sponsor-academy-454007.html "Tower Hamlets rejects Goldman Sachs' offer to sponsor academy"]{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''[[The Independent]]'', 21 June 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2011.</ref>

Schools in the borough have high levels of [[racial segregation]]. ''[[The Times]]'' reported in 2006 that 47 per cent of secondary schools were exclusively non-white, and that 33 per cent had a white majority.<ref>Frean, Alexandra. [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article598947.ece "Race quotas 'needed to end divide in schools'"]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''[[The Times]]''. 12 October 2006. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
*See also: [https://archive.today/20130505065244/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23398417-schools-in-the-east-end-dividing-by-race.do "Schools in the East End dividing by race"]. ''[[Evening Standard]]''. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2011.</ref> About 60 per cent of pupils entering primary and secondary school are Bangladeshi.<ref>Johnston, Ron; Burgess, Simon; Harris, Richard; Wilson, Deborah. [http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmpo/publications/papers/2006/wp155.pdf "'Sleep-Walking Towards Segregation?' The Changing Ethnic Composition of English Schools, 1997-2003: An Entry Cohort Analysis"]. Centre for Market and Public Organisation. [[University of Bristol]]. September 2006. p. 6.</ref> 78% of primary-school pupils speak [[English as a foreign or second language|English as a second language]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8194464.stm "More pupils can claim free meals"], [[BBC News]], 11 August 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2011.</ref>

[[File:Idea store 4.jpg|thumb|upright|Whitechapel Idea Store (library)]]
The council runs several [[Idea Store]]s in the borough, which combine traditional library and computer services with other resources, and are designed to attract more diverse members.<ref name="SchnappBattles2014">{{cite book|author1=[[Jeffrey Schnapp]]|author2=Matthew Battles|title=[[Library Beyond the Book]] |year= 2014|publisher=[[Harvard University Press]]|isbn=978-0-674-72503-4}}</ref> The flagship [[Whitechapel Idea Store|Whitechapel store]] was designed by [[David Adjaye]],<ref>Sudjic, Deyan. [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2005/nov/06/architecture.communities "Just give him some space"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. 6 November 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2011.</ref> and cost £16 million to build.<ref>[http://www.ideastore.co.uk/en/articles/about_us_faqs_admin_maintenance "Administration and Maintenance"]. [[Idea Store]]. Retrieved 21 July 2011. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110930061232/http://www.ideastore.co.uk/en/articles/about_us_faqs_admin_maintenance Archived] 21 July 2011.</ref>

===Universities===
* [[Queen Mary University of London]], a constituent college of the [[University of London]], which includes [[Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry]]
* [[London Metropolitan University]]
* [[UCL School of Management]], located in [[One Canada Square]], [[Canary Wharf]]
* [[London Interdisciplinary School|The London Interdisciplinary School]], located on [[Whitechapel Road]]
* [[Northeastern University – London|Northeastern University - London]], located in [[St Katharine Docks|St, Katherines docks]]

===Further education colleges===
* [[Tower Hamlets College]], which in 2017 merged with [[Hackney College|Hackney Community College]] and [[Redbridge College]] to form New City College, the second largest college in London with over 20,000 students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncclondon.ac.uk/|title=New City College|access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref>

===Schools and sixth form colleges===
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* [[Bishop Challoner Catholic School]]
* [[Bow School]]
* [[Central Foundation Girls' School]]
* [[George Green's School]]
* [[Ibrahim College]]
* [[Jamiatul Ummah School and Sixth Form]]
* [[Langdon Park School]]
* [[Lansbury Lawrence School]]
* [[London East Academy]] ([[East London Mosque]])
* [[London Enterprise Academy]]
* Mazahirul uloom London
* [[Morpeth School]]
* [[Mulberry Academy Shoreditch]]
* [[Mulberry School for Girls]]
* [[Oaklands School]]
* [[St Paul's Way Trust School]]
* [[Stepney All Saints School]]
* [[Stepney Green Maths, Computing & Science College]]
* [[Swanlea School, Business and Enterprise College]]
* [[Wapping High School]]
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===Volunteering===
* Volunteer Centre Tower Hamlets helps residents find volunteering work and provides support to organisations involving students volunteers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vcth.org.uk |title=Volunteer Centre Tower Hamlets |website=Vcth.org.uk |access-date=22 October 2010}}</ref>