Burnt Mill Academy
A school production promises to be the biggest and best yet. EXCITED students at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, were keen to audition for the School of Rock having seen the West End musical recently. In fact, many requested to audition on the coach on…
A school director has secured another national leadership qualification. Cristin Casey, director of performing arts for the Burnt Mill Academy Trust (BMAT), has completed the two-year Ambition School Leadership programme. The charity was formed from the Future Leaders Trust and Teaching Leaders to transform the…
FOLLOWING the success of the recent open events at The Aerozone, Stansted Airport College is excited to welcome on board the first intake of trainees for September 2018. Interviews took place on Tuesday 23rd of January, where the waiting room of The Aerozone was buzzing…
CHILDREN stood and watched as a fire broke out at their school. Rather than dialling 999, pupils at Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow, took the opportunity to indulge in their history lesson. Year 2 pupils are learning about the Great Fire of London and saw…
Budding journalists made the front page when they visited the Guardian newspaper. YEAR 6 pupils from Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, took a trip to the London newsroom of the national tabloid. Reporters and sub-editors talked the 60 pupils through the process of putting…
BOOK adaptations are helping young artists to achieve a qualification. Year 9, 10 and 11 students at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, are working towards the Trinity Arts Award. Working with partner Little Parndon Primary Academy, the students are turning their younger peers’ books into…
A show’s production team was made up of 12-year-olds for the first time. Year 8 students at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, took charge of the lighting, sound and projection for a recent production. They were supporting Year 9, 10 and 11 students who performed…
YOUNG people are celebrating LGBT History Month by taking pride in their family. The Burnt Mill Academy Trust (BMAT) schools are marking the month-long event with a series of activities. In the west Essex hub of schools, the Pride in Our Family tagline is being…
BMAT is the top performing Trust nationally for primary outcomes. THE Trust – Burnt Mill Academy Trust – topped the national league tables this week for its results at Little Parndon, Freshwaters, Cooks Spinney and Roydon primary schools, in and near Harlow. Its progress scores…
A TEACHER who weighed 24 stone and could not run for 30 seconds is training for the London Marathon. Shawki Bakkar, assistant headteacher at Burnt Mill Academy in Harlow, was inspired to lose weight, get fit and take on the mammoth physical challenge after watching…
A real-life lesson in French was given to students on a trip abroad. YEAR 7 and 9 students from Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, spent two days putting their language skills to use in France. Students visited markets in Lille and Arras, tried French food…
A day devoted to careers is set to inspire teenagers to strive for ambitious goals. The Burnt Mill Academy Trust (BMAT) is holding its first careers day at Sir Charles Kao UTC, in Harlow. Careers advisor Hayley Lancaster, of All Together, is working with the…
A 77-year-old former pupil of Roydon Primary School is helping to bring history to life for today’s children. Rob Harknett was a pupil at the school, then named Roydon County Primary School, between 1945 and 1953. His father Arthur attended in 1907 and his three…
THE Burnt Mill Academy Trust (BMAT) is welcoming another Harlow secondary school to its family. Sir Charles Kao UTC will join the west Essex hub of the growing Trust in the near future. The school will continue to specialise in the science, technology, engineering and…
THE secrets to success at a Harlow school have been shared with 1,400 senior teachers across the country. Francis Collins, director of science for the Burnt Mill Academy Trust, was asked to speak at the PiXL (Partners in Excellence) conference at Westminster Hall. PiXL provides…
TALENTED writers worked with an author to brush up on their poetry skills. Year 6 pupils at Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow, took part in a writing workshop with author Neal Zetter, writer of Here Come the Superheroes Jo Mullane, senior lead practitioner, said: “Pupils…
