Burnt Mill Academy
Young mathematicians have qualified for the semi-finals of a national competition. The Year 8 students from Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, competed against other schools from around the country to make it through to the next stage of the National Young Mathematician Competition. Amethyst Balding,…
DID you know, there are 40 types of penguins? That is just one of the many facts Year 1 and 2 pupils from Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow, learned on a trip to Colchester Zoo. The school trip gave pupils an opportunity to learn from…
Young leaders have taken on new responsibilities at their primary school. ROYDON Primary Academy, in Roydon, has appointed Year 6 pupils as leaders across the school. Posts as leaders in reading, writing, maths, science and PE, as well as house champions, launched last year. Keen…
THE challenge is on as teachers – and a student – battle it out to produce the best facial hair for Movember. The Movember Foundation is on a mission to stop men dying too young by encouraging them to talk more about prostate cancer, testicular…
‘Not the royal variety performance’ is coming to burnt mill social club on February 15th. The belated St Valentines Day variety show will be raising funds for streets to homes. Not the royal variety show is seeking acts to donate their talent to the evening,…
A £10,000 piece of equipment used for drug-testing athletes helped students with their studies. Year 12 and 13 students at Epping St John’s School, in Epping, were given access to the spectroscopy machine by representatives from University College London (UCL) who visited the school. The…
TEENAGERS from Harlow and Epping went head to head designing and programming a robot as part of a ‘Lego Challenge’. Year 9 Students from Burnt Mill Academy and Epping St John’s School, and Year 10 students from BMAT STEM Academy took on the task of…
YOUNG sports leaders have been awarded for their work with children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, holds inclusive PE sessions for primary school pupils with SEND who may otherwise struggle to access the curriculum. A team of students…
STUDENTS at Harlow’s first specialist STEM school have got on their bikes to provide extra facilities. BMAT STEM Academy opened in the town in September, offering a unique curriculum to students from Year 10 around the subjects of science, technology, engineering and maths. With the…
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…
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…
THE donation of computer equipment has enabled a school to launch a specialist club. Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, is on a mission to give its pupils the best experience in technology. Job website Indeed has donated ten laptops to the school which means it…
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…
