Education: Primary
Young performers developed their confidence putting on a musical show. Year 3 and 4 pupils at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, performed the musical Ye-ha. The story is set in the American Wild West and follows Wilbur Hubbard, a wimpy cook who suddenly finds himself…
A SCHOOL hall was turned into a concert hall when children got their first experience of a live gig. Pupils and teachers threw out the rule book and rocked out to an hour-long concert by tribute act Imagine…The Beatles. Year 2 pupils at Cooks Spinney…
Curious young minds are taking a trip around the world to indulge in culture. CULTURE Vultures is launching at Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, to raise awareness of the diversity of the families making up the community. The first “trip” will see pupils explore…
A new way of teaching children to read is exposing them to rich and varied knowledge. BY the time pupils leave Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, they will have read at least 36 full books, including the likes of Tom’s Midnight Garden, Iron Man,…
CHILDREN’S author Michael Rosen inspired a school to develop tomorrow’s performance poets. The writer behind children’s favourite We’re Going on A Bear Hunt recently held a training session with teachers from the BMAT group of schools. Those from Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, were…
Tany’s Dell cheerleaders win double. TWO cheerleading teams from Tany’s Dell Primary school went to Chelmsford on Thursday 28th March to represent Harlow in the Essex County Cheerleading finals. The teams had qualified after previously competing against other Harlow Primary Schools in the town’s own…
HOLY CROSS Catholic Primary Academy students and staff took part in a spring clean near to their Tracyes Road school. Pupils cleaned up in the Spencers Croft area and down the cycle tracks. Well done to you all.
Children took a trip to space to celebrate Science Week. PUPILS at Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow, got the opportunity to step inside a planetarium which spent the day at their school. Astro-physicist Mike Culley, of Science Horizons, talked pupils from all year groups through…
Primary school children are building good habits for the future by taking part in a daily mile-long walk or run. THE BMAT group of schools has invested in installing Daily Mile tracks at its primary schools in Harlow and Stansted. Pupils at Cooks Spinney Primary,…
A HARLOW primary school has made a fantastic effort in taking part in the Great British Spring Clean. Over 150 students from Pear Tree Mead Primary off Southern Way helped clean the school grounds as well as the surrounding roads. A spokesperson said: “The children…
A SIMPLE school maintenance project unearthed a 1902 medal. When class teacher Robin Dalton repositioned a bench at Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow, he dug six 20cm deep holes in the ground. During the work, he came across a mud-encrusted piece of metal which came…
AN OLD Harlow school has been praised by Ofsted following an inspection in February. Ofsted came to Churchgate Street on Hobbs Cross Road in Old Harlow and made the following observations. This school continues to be good. The leadership team has maintained the good quality…
ON Monday, Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, welcomed the winners of his World Book Day 2019 Short Story Competition and their parents in the Houses of Parliament. Georgina Taylor, aged 7 from Tany’s Dell Primary School, and Ruby Ball, aged 11 from Jerounds Primary School,…
THE sudden appearance of three mystery doorways in an enchanted forest has sparked endless imagination in children. Pupils arrived at Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, to find the doors within the school grounds, with no idea where they came from or what was behind…
Children took a trip to space to celebrate Science Week. PUPILS at Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow, got the opportunity to step inside a planetarium which spent the day at their school. Astro-physicist Mike Culley, of Science Horizons, talked pupils from all year groups through…
World Book Day is about far more than dressing up at Roydon Primary Academy. The school, in Roydon, devotes an entire week to the national themed event each year to inspire pupils to develop their love of reading and books. This year, pupils took part…
