ESSEX-wide Campaign to Safeguard Vulnerable Children on Public Transport A partnership campaign will be launching on Monday 23 November to raise awareness of child exploitation at stations and transport networks in parts of Essex. Under the banner of Operation Henderson, the joint initiative is being run…

FOOTBALL star Marcus Rashford has praised Longwood Primary students after they wrote letters to him. The England and Manchester United star received letters from Year 2 students Amelia, Willow and Charie James in which they thanked him for his work in extending access to Free…

Holy Cross Catholic Primary AcademyTracyes Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6JJ Head Teacher: Miss S McGuiggan BEd(Hons) www.holycross-pri.essex.sch.uk Teaching Assistant Scale 3 scp 4 – 5 (depending on experience) REQUIRED for 16.15 hours per week during term time (KS2). The successful applicant will be required to…

A SCHOOL is appealing for Harlow residents to share old photos and artefacts to help children to learn about their history. Little Parndon Primary Academy has set up a board dedicated to the history of Harlow as part of its tailormade curriculum. It is collecting…

A HEADTEACHER has praised her community as she settles into the new leadership role during the pandemic. Anna Myatt took on her first primary school headship in September at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon. Having joined the school several months previously, Mrs Myatt was able…

A busy term for pupils at The Downs Primary School THIS term, pupils at the Downs have been getting involved in numerous activities to encourage healthy lifestyles and develop their understanding of the world around them. Although inter-school sporting competitions as we know them are…

DESPITE the many challenges this year has brought to us all, at Potter Street Academy we are on a mission to ensure that our children do not miss out on a wide range of learning experiences. With the support of parents and stringent safety measures…

MP praises Harlow school for going above and beyond to support pupils and families ROBERT Halfon MP, the Chair of the influential Education Select Committee, was full of praise for a Harlow school when he visited on BBC Children In Need Day. Mr Halfon, the…

FAWBERT and Barnard Primary has raised hundreds for Children in Need. The Old Harlow school took part in “Five to Thrive” to boost mental wellbeing and raise vital funds for children and young people across the UK.  The school had aimed for £350 but by…

LONGWOOD Primary in running for national award for wellbeing and mental health Tonight, Longwood Primary Academy are in the running to win another national award for mental health and wellbeing. Longwood has already been awarded with Happiest Primary School in the 2019 national happiness awards…

THE quality of applications for children to lead their school was so high that extra posts have been created. All four pupils at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, who were shortlisted and interviewed for the head boy and head girl positions have been recruited. Alby…

A SCHOOL community is coming together to fight for road safety measures to protect its children. The road outside Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, has been a concern to staff and parents for some years. The school sits on a bend in Hodings Road,…

Apply now for 2021 Primary school place PARENTS of children starting primary school in the academic year starting in September 2021 are now able to apply online for their child’s Reception school place. Children are entitled to start primary school in the September after their…

THERE is very poignant Remembrance Display at Holy Cross Primary Academy. Headteacher, Sue McGuiggan said: “Children painted poppies onto stones as a special tribute for Remembrance Day. “They wrote prayers in class to pray that we always search for peaceful resolutions to conflict and that…