The challenge is back and bigger than ever. Last year, almost half a million children and young people walked, jogged, or wheeled their way around a two-mile course at school as part of the Mini London Marathon in schools!

A number of children's play products have been recalled as they may be contaminated with a small quantity of asbestos.

Slips and trips are the most common cause of workplace injuries, accounting for over a third of all major injuries, and can be effectively prevented through proper risk management and safety practices.

Tonnie Read the new Assistant Director for Learning and Inclusion is due to start Waltham Forest on Monday 1 June 2026. Read more on what Tonnie has to say about starting Waltham Forest.

From 1 April 2026, all Waltham Forest schools will have free access to Perspective Lite, a web based system developed by Angel Solutions in partnership with NCER. The platform provides real-time school, Local Authority and national data trends, interactive analysis tools, personalised newsfeeds and a range of Ofsted related tools.

This Easter, the Waltham Forest Holiday Activity Programme will be running free activities for children who are in receipt of benefit related Free School Meals (FSM) from Monday 30 March to Friday 10 April 2026, excluding bank holidays.

This course is aimed at education staff who work and report to the Designated Safeguarding Lead to strengthen their knowledge around safeguarding matters.

The Waltham Forest and Haringey Primary Schools Chess Tournament will take place on Monday 23 March 2026 at the Big Penny Social, Higham Hill. The tournament is organised by Walthamstow Chess Club with the support of the charity Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC).

NHS England are alerting local authority of a concerning activity in Essex Children's Services relating to two young adults who may be having contact with Children and Young People or CAMHS impatient wards and are encouraging self-harm.

Read more for the concerns surrounding Waltham Forest.