CHILDREN’S knowledge of famous works of art was commended during a gallery tour. Pupils in Year 3 at Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, visited the National Gallery. As part of their art and cultural enrichment, pupils were able to see the art pieces they…

THE Downs Primary School was very proud to be able to successfully open every day this week during the snow. The team of staff worked tirelessly to ensure the site was safe for children and parents to walk in safely, as well as providing lessons…

THE Downs Primary School and Nursery is set to host a Christmas Fete.Full details above.

YOUNG table tennis players are celebrating winning a Harlow-wide tournament. Eight pupils from Year 5 and 6 at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, played against other Harlow schools in a table tennis tournament at BATTS Table Tennis Club. They played through to the finals before…

AEROZONE Stansted is ending the year on a high after officially welcoming the education centre’s 20,000th visitor. To celebrate the milestone, the airport hosted a party at the centre for 30 children from Stansted Mountfitchet’s Magna Carta Primary Academy. The children were treated to goody…

THIS Thursday they were treated to an amazing Christmas Cheerleading Festival at Mark Hall. What started out as an idea on a field at Theydon Bois in the summer, became a reality as eight schools and nearly 200 pupils and many spectators descended, pom-poms and…

WITH only 16 teams able to make the afternoon session, it was left to Tanys Dell 2 to secure the victory after a round of enthralling matches. The standard of play was superb; the older children were more willing to be ruthless in attempting to…

OH the weather outside is chilly but…inside the Mark Hall Sports Centre it was lovely and cosy as 20 teams joined for a Year 3 and 4 Kurling Festival. Supported by young Leaders from Church Langley, the four groups of competitors soon got to grips…

TOWN and Country Estate Agents is sponsoring a series of School Fayres in Harlow. Town and Country are sponsoring events at Passmores Academy as well as Potter Street, Purford Green and The Downs Primary schools. Lee and the team are committed to helping and so…

WITH rising cases of sickness around the town and a BMAT INSET day, unsurprisingly the numbers of entries for this year’s Basketball events were well down on previous years. That said, the 15 teams that joined us for the events enjoyed themselves immensely and definitely…

THERE was a wonderful atmosphere at the Water Gardens on Saturday afternoon for the switching on of the Christmas lights. There were a number of great acts and we thought it would only do them all justice if we put them up individually. Here is…

YEAR 3 pupils from Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, visited Lee Valley Park for a Stone Age workshop. They learned about the changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, taking part in activities including fire-lighting and primitive art. Teacher Alison Hazell…

ONCE again, the primary school staff of Harlow have worked together to create new and exciting opportunities for the local children. Developed from an initial suggestion by Luke Hammond (Purford Green), School Games Organiser David Stacey, applied for and acquired funding from Active Essex via…

A JUNIOR School in Harlow, which caters for children aged 7 to 11, has been praised for its pastoral care in its most recent Ofsted report. William Martin Church of England Junior School in Harlow is celebrating a ‘Good’ Ofsted result following its latest inspection.…