IN light of currently being unable to welcome prospective parents, students and families into their school due to the pandemic, Burnt Mill Academy are inviting families to join them online for a virtual open evening with a live Q&A session at 7pm on Wednesday 30th September.  For…

IT was heartening to see so many pupils return to school after (for most) six months away due to the Covid-19 lockdown. It was especially heartening to see so many pupils start their senior school careers as they enter Year 7. First off is Ella…

THE first students to lead a new school are proud of the legacy they leave behind. Ronnie Witcomb and Tara Osman became senior STEM Creators at BMAT STEM Academy, in Harlow, when the business focused school opened two years ago. Along with STEM Creators, the…

TEENAGERS of all ages have come away from Burnt Mill Academy with top GCSE grades. A new national grading system was introduced two years ago, enabling top achieving students to strive beyond an A* grade for the new grade 9. It is a grade just…

The first cohort of students due to study at a brand-new sixth form are celebrating securing their places. BMAT STEM Academy, in Harlow, will open the doors to its sixth form for the first time in September. Having opened to Year 10 just two years…

THE strong work ethic of teenagers in Harlow has been praised today as they receive their GCSE results. Schools were forced to close to the majority of students in March due to the Coronavirus outbreak. For GCSE students, it meant the summer exams they had…

THE first ever cohort of students at a specialist STEM school have today collected their GCSE results. Schools were forced to close to the majority of students in March due to the Coronavirus outbreak. For GCSE students, it meant the summer exams they had been…

TEENAGERS have today been praised for their strength, resilience and maturity as they collect their GCSE results. Schools were forced to close to the majority of students in March due to the Coronavirus outbreak. For GCSE students, it meant the summer exams they had been…

TEENAGERS from Epping are heading to the country’s top universities, despite completing their A-levels during the pandemic. Schools were forced to close to the majority of students in March due to the Coronavirus outbreak. For Year 13 students, it meant the summer A-level exams they…

BURNT Mill Academy student, Tallulah Bowers, has been ice-skating for seven years. The Roydon thirteen-year-old has been making her way up the British rankings. All those long hours of training were going so well until Covid-19 came. Five months later and Tallulah seems to be…

Children are skipping their way through the summer. SCHOOLS within BMAT take part in National Skipping Day each year, with sports leaders creating a buzz among children as they tour schools encouraging various activities. With the event falling just as lockdown hit earlier this year,…

THE first cohort of teenagers set to join a new STEM sixth form are preparing to take on a research project this summer. Year 12 students joining BMAT STEM Academy sixth form, in Harlow, in September are having their first taste of further education before…

CHILDREN moving to secondary school in September are meeting their teachers, buying their uniform and learning about their new subjects – all via the internet. With schools closed to the majority of students until after the summer break, the transition of Year 6 children into…

CHILDREN from five primary schools competed against each other in their first virtual sports day. With the majority of pupils continuing to learn from home due to the Coronavirus crisis, the primary schools within BMAT launched a replacement for the traditional sports day. The BMAT…