ROBERT Halfon, MP for Harlow, has pledged his support for Church Langley Community Primary School, after sports equipment was left damaged and vandalised in a recent incident. In a letter to the school’s Headteacher, Mrs Stacey Ward, Robert expressed his sincere sympathies and pledged £100…

A FREE after-school sports club is giving youngsters an alternative to football. Key Stage 2 pupils at Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, are enjoying taking part in judo sessions each week. All the kit the children need for the club are given to them…

Working families are now able to leave their children in the safe hands of their school until teatime. COOKS Spinney Primary Academy has launched an after-school childcare provision in support of working parents. Star Club is open to pupils from 3.15pm until 5.30pm each day…

AN unknown creature visited a Harlow primary school and laid a gigantic egg. Pupils at Freshwaters Primary Academy were excited to discover the large suspended nest containing the mystery egg in the grounds of their school. Year 2 pupils found yet more nests in their…

Children are reaching for the stars when it comes to model behaviour. LITTLE Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, has launched the Reach for the Stars initiative to inspire pupils to work as a team and demonstrate good classroom behaviour. Words such as Caring, Conscientious and…

DEDICATED to Her Majesty The Queen, Head of The Commonwealth, Believe is an inspirational song, which has been composed by Commonwealth Youth Orchestra and Choir’s (CYO) Commonwealth Composer-in-Residence, Simon Haw MBE, to mark the 70th Anniversary of the establishment of The Commonwealth on 28 April…

Children stepped into a fairytale world for their school topic. NURSERY and Reception children at Cooks Spinney Primary Academy attended a teddy bear picnic to celebrate the end of their topic on fairytales. Children made their own sandwiches, took a teddy bear along for the…

PRIMARY school children are teaming up with a wildlife park to tackle waste. Pupils from Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, are working with Paradise Wildlife Park on the HEART9Helping Endangered Animals project. Lyn Edgley, SEN at Little Parndon, said: “As part of Paradise Wildlife…

NEW life is developing right in front of the curious eyes of primary school children. Reception pupils at Roydon Primary School, in Roydon, took nine eggs under their wing, setting up hatching equipment and a live stream to watch every minute of the development. Excitement…

FRESHWATERS Primary Academy has been highly praised after a recent inspection by education watchdog Ofsted. They came to the school, based off School Lane, on March 19th. The report states: This school continues to be good. The leadership team has maintained the good quality of…

THIS week, St Alban’s Catholic Academy and St Luke’s Catholic Academy were visited by the Book Bus. A spokesperson said: “This was a fantastic event, the children thoroughly enjoyed the visit and staff thanked all those that supported this. This has helped to raise funds…

CHILDREN at Roydon Primary Academy were inspired to face challenges head-on by a former teacher who lost his sight to a brain tumour. James Shone had been a teacher for 16 years when, in 2012, he was preparing to take on his first headship. During…