ON WORLD Holocaust Day, Harlow MP Robert Halfon was invited by BBC Radio 4 to tell listeners why Sophie Scholl was such an inspiration to him. Sophia Magdalena Scholl: 9 May 1921 – 22 February 1943) was a German student and anti-Nazi political activist, active…

MUSICAL children are rediscovering their voices as they sing once again to take care of their mental health. Since March last year, schools have been unable to run extra-curricular singing or music clubs due to Covid-19 safety restrictions. Realising the impact this had had on…

WE do like to drop in on Cooks Spinney Primary Academy and see what they are doing on social media. They have a fabulous presence on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube. Today we drop in as they teach pupils to draw Ray the Pilot Snail. https://www.youtube.com/embed/PR4vfBvQgpQ

ASDA has today announced that it is working with Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) to provide 7,000 laptops to schools across the UK to help those children who are at risk of falling behind in their education because they do not have the technology to take…

CHILDREN in England will be able to access books online free during school closures via a virtual library. Internet classroom Oak National Academy created the library after schools moved to remote learning for the majority of pupils until February half-term. Formed with The National Literacy Trust, the…

Laptops to Help Children to Study at Home “CLOSING the Digital Divide” is an Essex County Council initiative, aimed at providing laptops to children and young people, who would otherwise be without access to a device at home. By the end of next week, some…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has detailed what he believes the government will be doing in relation to free school meals. Mr Halfon said: “There has been a lot of misreporting about the provision of free rnmen school meals over the February half-term. I thought it…

PARENTS thank Potter Street Academy and Purford Green Primary staff for doing ‘an amazing job’ with home learning  The last nine months have undoubtably presented some of the biggest challenges schools and parents have ever faced in education. When schools first had to provide home…

PARENTS have praised a primary school for its remote learning package for children, describing the provision as “wonderful”, “incredible” and “excellent”. With national lockdown in place, schools have once again been instructed to partially close, with just vulnerable children and those with key worker parents…

SCHOOLS across Harlow have begun to test and trace staff as they adapt to a new lockdown. The director of operations at BMAT, which oversees Burnt Mill Academy and Mark Hall Academy, tweeted out a photo of their operation base. Whilst the headteacher of Stewards…

COVID rates among school staff in some areas are as much as four times the corresponding local authority average, Tes can reveal. Figures for three councils obtained by the NASUWT teachers’ union show that the staff coronavirus infections are far outstripping local rates, casting doubt on the government’s repeated assertion that teachers are…

ASSEMBLY is such an important part of the school day. Cooks Spinney would like to share this event with you to keep children united albeit in a virtual way. Assemblies can be viewed on their website, Facebook and Twitter from 09:15 on Mondays, Wednesdays &…

THE attendance of young children in school during the Covid-19 lockdown has been praised. Pupils at Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, continue to attend lessons every day, despite a second wave of Coronavirus nationally. Headteacher Mark Evans said constant communication between the school and…

WORKING parents trying to balance work and childcare should be put on furlough while schools are closed, the umbrella body for UK trades unions says reports the BBC. Bosses may not be aware that they can use the scheme to support parents, according to the…