Burnt Mill Academy
A LARGE sinkhole has appeared in Cooks Spinney Primary School in Harlow. The school’s Twitter feed alerted parents to the hazard this morning (Tuesday). According to the school, the hole has appeared in the lower hall. It appears that lessons are going on as normal.…
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A LOVE of Shakespeare is being developed in primary school children in Roydon. Year 4, 5 and 6 pupils at Roydon Primary School, in Epping Road, spent a day at the Globe Theatre, in London. They took part in workshops based on Romeo and Juliet…
CURIOUS school leaders from around Essex took the opportunity to delve into Burnt Mill Academy’s secrets to success. A group of 19 heads and deputies gathered at the school, in First Avenue, Harlow, for the first open day which lifted the lid on the journey…
YOUNG students listened intently as a woman told her story of coming out as gay. Senior cabinet advisor Amy Saunders visited Burnt Mill Academy, in First Avenue, Harlow, with lesbian, gay and bisexual charity Stonewall. The school is a Stonewall champion, promoting tolerance of others,…
PRIMARY schools within the Burnt Mill Co-operative Academy Trust (BMAT) are spending the coming year working with Discover Children’s Story Centre, in Stratford. Discover is a hands-on creative literacy centre providing arts activities, learning opportunities and creative events with a focus on stories. The schools…
A GROUP of 30 Year 8 students from Burnt Mill Academy, in First Avenue, Harlow, took the five-day trip to Normandy. During their stay, they were set the challenge of going to a market with a set budget and producing a lunch. They also visited…
CHILDREN took on the role of building surveyors as they set about improving their school’s car park. Year 6 pupils at Freshwaters Primary Academy, in School Lane, Harlow, were invited to put forward their ideas for improving their school further. As part of Primary Futures…
BY Hannah Sellman WRITER Dan Freedman visited Burnt Mill Academy to give an inspirational speech to the Year 8 students about his life. With Freedman’s previous career involving work with Sky Sports, Radio 5 Live and the FA it was the perfect opportunity for the…
CHILDREN, parents and teachers gathered in church to celebrate harvest. The harvest festival at St Peter’s Church was attended by the community of Roydon Primary School, in Epping Road, Roydon. Headteacher Gill Doyle said: “We celebrate harvest each year at school and at our local…
YOUNG Essex pupils made special presentations today (Wednesday 15 October) to a panel of Essex County Councillors about the best way to spend £250 at their schools. The challenge was part of Local Democracy Week (Monday 13 October to Sunday 19 October) to help young…
Cooks Spinney Primary School, in Cooks Spinney, Harlow, has an apple theme running through it all year round, with its behaviour management system and class names using apples for inspiration. The apple themed day, however, saw children use the apple as the basis for written…
By Siobhan Wood ACTRESS Gillian Wright, best known for her award winning performance as Jean Slater in EastEnders, today ran three different drama workshops for students at Burnt Mill Academy. Gillian, 54, worked with Steven Berkoff in his play Religion and Anarchy in 2013 and…
CHILDREN arrived at school to find a mysterious giant egg had appeared. Following an emergency assembly, pupils at Little Parndon Primary School, in Park Mead, Harlow, were tasked with investigating where the egg had come from. Each class then took the egg theme and used…
YOUNG Essex pupils will be presenting a panel of County Councillors with the best way to spend £250 at their schools next Wednesday as part of Local Democracy Week (Monday 13 October to Sunday 19 October). Primary and secondary school students will get to grips…
A TEACHING school has been launched this month in Harlow to create outstanding teachers for across the country. Burnt Mill Academy, in First Avenue, has been appointed as one of just a handful of teaching schools in the country. With its own teaching classified as…
