By Callum Hibberd HARLOW’S golden girl, Jo Harten visited the school of her former coach and brought along her gold medal to show the pupils. Jo now plays in Sydney but is back in the UK during the close season. Jo Harten won Gold at…

Primary school children took a leap of faith and headed off on a residential trip. Year 5 and 6 pupils from Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, spent three days at the Kingwood activity camp in Kent. The group of 42 pupils took part in wall-climbing…

TRANSFORMING a library with floor to ceiling book characters has heralded the start of a literacy push at a primary school. Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, is pulling out all the stops to ensure children have a love of books and read as much…

IT has been three years since we last sat down and interviewed the chief executive of the Burnt Mill Academy Trust, Helena Mills. Since then, the Trust has grown to eleven schools including where we interviewed Mrs Mills, the BMAT STEM Academy. In a wide…

YOUNG people took time out to honour the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Pupils at Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, dressed in red to represent the petals of a poppy, while members of staff wore black to become the…

ROBERT Halfon has joined over 500 other MPs to plant trees as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy, a network of forest conservation initiatives to mark Her Majesty’s lifetime of service to the Commonwealth. The trees – two silver birch, two rowan, and a hazel…

ON THURSDAY afternoon, Simon Rowell gathered family and friends in the playground of Little Parndon primary school to open a new memory garden. Simon’s story is as follows: “At the end of December 2017 having spent a week that included Christmas Day in hospital my…

PRIMARY school children are getting prepared for their first residential school trip. Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, is giving 70 pupils the opportunity to experience a three-day adventure to Kingswood today (Wed). . The Year 6 pupils will take part in a range of…

ONCE again the children of Abbotsweld were treated to an extraordinary day at SELF launch 2018/2019. The day began with parents meeting with Mrs Benson and Mrs Nee for a breakfast celebration of all the wonderful SELF activities that took place in the summer term…

NEWHALL Primary Academy in Harlow celebrated its official opening with pupils marking the occasion by burying a time capsule.  Part of the REAch2 academy trust – the largest family of primary schools in the country – Newhall Primary Academy has been established to meet the…

ARRIVING at school to find Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker’s house has been recreated is enough to inspire anyone to want to read. That’s what pupils at Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, were met with when they arrived at school on Roald Dahl day.…

A SCHOOL is giving all pupils the opportunity to attend the cinema free of charge. Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, is taking all of its pupils to Cineworld as part of the Into Film Festival. In November, Year 2, 3 and 4 will watch…

Pemberley Academy Gymnastics star shines in Paris A PROMISING young gymnast from Harlow has had the opportunity to compete on the European stage this week taking part at the Gymnastique Magique show in Paris. Shayla Downie, a Year 5 pupil at Pemberley Academy in Harlow…

THOSE in need were given a boost when children carried out a selfless act of kindness. Pupils at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, collected a total of 113kg of food – 20kg more than last year – to give to people in the community who…