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…

Project to turn all schoolchildren into lifesavers Initiative to teach all Year 10 pupils CPR launches at Anglia Ruskin University AN initiative to teach CPR to all Year 10 school pupils in Essex was launched at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) last night with the support…

TWO festive choirs visited The Princess Alexandra Hospital to bring some Christmas cheer on Tuesday (17 December). Children from The Tany’s Dell Primary School in Harlow (pictured) sung a medley of Christmas carols for our patients and people at the restaurant in the morning. At…

Tany’s Dell Enhanced Provision Perform at Chelmsford Cathedral ON Friday 6th December, Tany’s Dell Enhanced Provision for deaf children, were invited to perform a Christmas carol at Chelmsford Cathedral in the carol service for deaf and deafblind people. Eight children from Tany’s Dell school performed…

HOLY Cross Primary Academy has produced a novel approach to trying to dissuade drivers from parking on the double yellow lines outside their school. The cardboard cut put pupils with their message are spread out over Tracyes Road in Harlow. We asked the school if…

TEACHER training providers in Harlow and Epping Forest districts are joining forces to promote the area as an attractive place to learn and work. Schools and multi-academy trusts providing ITT (Initial Teacher Training) in the two towns are working together to increase the number of…

IAN KENDAL is executive headteacher of Our Lady of Fatima Multi Academy Trust. The Trust incorporates St Albans Catholic Primary on First Avenue and St Luke’s Catholic Primary off Abercrombie Way. We went down to speak to Mr Kendal to find out how the two…

St Alban’s Pupil on UN TV A ST Alban’s pupil is currently appearing on a United Nations TV feature for ‘What three things could change the world’. Their pupil’s plea of “Giving homeless people money, food and drink” meets the school value of giving. A…

Potter Street Academy pupils inspired by former international basketball player POTTER Street Academy was delighted to welcome former Team GB international basketball player, Pierre Henry-Fontaine, when he led a sponsored fitness challenge at the school. As part of an initiative run by Sports for Champions…

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…

TO help young children to have a better understanding of Brexit and the impending election, a Harlow school held a session on politics and democracy. Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, invited Robert Halfon, Harlow’s most recent MP, and Sky Yarlett, from the Houses of Parliament,…

CHILDREN in South Africa are helping pupils in Harlow to learn about the wider world. Year 3 pupils at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, have linked up with The Grove Academy in Cape Town, South Africa. As part of their studies, pupils are reading The…

CHILDREN needing extra support with their social skills or emotional health are starting to benefit from a new alternative education provision. BMAT is working closely with Essex County Council to offer primary aged pupils in Harlow, who are at risk of being permanently excluded from…