WE are really really enjoying all the stories of the day. Today’s story of the day is from Katherine Primary Academy’s Mrs Platt. She is reading “The Smartest Giant in Town” by Julia Donaldson.

WE have dipped into Jerounds Primary Academy’s YouTube channel to see what we could find. Today, Mrs Wiltshire is reading the story of the wide-mouthed frog by Keith Faulkner. Quite a performance by Mrs Wiltshire. Do look in.

TWO community-minded boys have designed a poster in order to show their support for key workers across the town. Declan, aged 11 and Harry, aged 5 made the poster as part of a school competition at Jerounds Primary Academy. The whole family will be hanging…

KIND-hearted Harlow resident, Michelle Doherty has started a gofundme page in order to try and raise money for her local school that was broken into last week. As we reported, Latton Green Primary was burgled, at the same time that thousands of Harlow residents were…

Thieves hit local academy – but neighbouring school lends a helping hand THIEVES stole £20,000 worth of laptops and iPads from a primary school which was open to care for 20 children during the coronavirus outbreak. They also caused widespread damage in every classroom and…

A HARLOW nursery has been graded ‘Outstanding” after a recent inspection by Ofsted. Rum Tum Tuggers Nursery is located in the grounds of Latton Green Primary School, on Riddings Lane off Commonside Road. It was inspected in November 2019. The report states: Babies and children…

STUDENT progress by pupils across the town was recognised at the Harlow Educational Awards of 2019. The awards have grown so much that they were held for the first time in the main auditorium of the Harlow Playhouse. If you wondered about the backdrop,, Jack…

Former “crisis school” crowned happiest in the UK LONGWOOD Primary Academy and Nursery in Harlow has won the Happiest Primary School category in the National Happiness Awards. Four years ago, the school was in special measures with high exclusions. It is now ranked as good,…

Longwood Primary is one of the happiest schools in the UK! LONGWOOD Primary Academy, in Harlow, are ‘over the moon’ after being listed as one of the nation’s top four happiest schools! The school, nationally renowned for its work on mental health and wellbeing (TES…

SECONDARY and Primary schools across Harlow are being urged to sign up to the Risk-Avert programme, which helps children and young people understand and manage risk, improve decision-making and leads to improvements in emotional health and resilience. Risk-Avert, which has been developed jointly by Essex…

Robins and Wrens Jerounds Primary Academy 2019-2020 shaping futures. JEROUNDS believe that every child will be empowered and encouraged to flourish in an safe and secure environment of high expectations. Our curriculum is designed to be creative, inspiring, challenging, memorable and to provide all children…

EXCITEMENT reverberated through the school grounds of Jerounds Primary Academy, today, as Saracens Sport Foundation arrived to deliver another session of curriculum tag rugby at the school. Jerounds have planned to inspire their children with some external, quality coaching for the autumn term, both during…

HERE are details of Open Days at the NET Academy schools. Further details can be found on the school websites. https://www.netacademies.net Longwood Primary Academy School tours are 12th November at 9.30am Thursday 28th November at 6:00pm. Jerounds: Wednesday 9th October 09:30-12:30. Abbotsweld: 15th November @…

THE children, staff and parents of Latton Green Primary Academy came together on Monday afternoon for their Race for Life charity event. Despite the weather condition, the children soldiered on with their hats and water bottles, with all the children and their parents completing the…