CONGRATULATIONS to the team from Freshwaters 2, who remained unbeaten throughout the Basketball Finals to secure victory and a place in the forthcoming County Finals Event. The 7 finalists from last week’s Basketball Qualifiers returned to Mark Hall Sports Centre to compete for the Year…

PEAR Tree Mead, Potter Street Academy, Purford Green and The Downs primary school have been working with eSafety training professionals ‘The 2 Johns’. John and John spent many years working as Police Detectives in various roles tackling Online and Offline Child Exploitation. They are regarded…

WELL done to all 30 teams and nearly 200 pupils who attended the Years 5 and 6 Basketball Qualifiers at Mark Hall Sports Centre today; both afternoon and morning events were really well attended with a high standard of play, which improved throughout both competitions.…

PURFORD Green had lots of fun on Friday whilst raising money for Children in Need. Every class had a surprise visit from the big bear himself – Pudsey,  and all the children took part in the RunPudsey sponsored challenge. The school as a whole raised…

TANY’S Dell Resource Base for Deaf children won silver at the London Aquatic Centre Swimming Gala. Deaf children across London and Essex competed in a variety of water competitions and races. The event was organised by Panathlon, a national charity who gives young people with…

HARLOW schools Basketball championships took place on Friday. We will publish the results later however, we must say how smart Hare Street school looked. Headteacher, Mr Coster said: “This is us, absolutely looking the part – the vests are now the proud property of Miss…

ACROSS the 11th  November and the run-up to Remembrance Day, the children and staff at the Downs have been very busy completing activities in honour of those who have served our country in the armed forces, particularly those who have been injured and given their…

LONGWOOD Primary Academy and Nursery Open Days. Full details below.

ON Sunday 10th November, 13 pupils of Hare Street School participated in the annual Shotokan Karate England Championships at Harlow LeisureZone. Competing in a range of Kata, Kumite and team Kata events, the Hare Street pupils brought home over 15 medals and trophies collectively. The students,…

CONGRATULATIONS to the team from Nazeing 2, who narrowly triumphed during the afternoon Years 5 and 6 Boccia Finals at Mark Hall Sports Centre. Like the morning event for younger pupils, 27 teams competed in a series of group matches before the eventual winners were…

LONGWOOD Primary Academy held a Community Carnival to mark the end of the school’s celebrations of Black History Month this year which was recognised and enjoyed by all in the school community. Staff at the school believe it is incredibly important that key events are…

PEMBERLEY Academy was open to their wonderful pupils recently, for their first ‘Super Saturday’ of the year. Brain jellies, spooky cakes, Halloween crafts and much more. A few hours for kids to have some Saturday fun. Bring on the next one…coming soon!

THE children of Holy Cross primary school have been learning about the importance of Remembrance Day. The Year 6 pupils,  led by the Head Girls and Head Boys, went to the Potter Street War Memorial to lay a wreath on behalf of the school community. 

A GUITAR owned and signed by global superstar Ed Sheeran is set to be sold and raffled to help with funds for a Harlow primary school. Earlier this year, we reported that the guitar had been donated to The Downs Primary and Nursery in The…