A HARLOW school has welcomed two new Child and Young Persons (CYP) officers who will support educational establishments in Harlow. Burnt Mill Academy is one of a number of schools and academies that PCs Robert Hance and Allen Kittles will be visiting, supporting and assisting.…

Children are being set fun challenges to take them away from their online schoolwork – and to protect their mental health. WITH schools closed to the majority of students since the end of March, lessons have been moved to the internet to enable teachers to…

HUNDREDS of children across Harlow are keeping busy with creative projects, thanks to a donation of art materials. As part of a national programme, families in the town have been given Let’s Create packs to enable them to access creative learning during lockdown. Teachers at…

Children returning to school will benefit from a brand-new wellbeing room installed during lockdown. WHILE schools have been closed to the majority of pupils due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the extra resource has been set up at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon. The room is…

A KEEN reader ploughed her way through two and a half books in one day to raise much-needed funds for the NHS. Ella Gostling, Year 7 at Epping St John’s School in Epping, was keen to show her support for local doctors and nurses after…

Weekly academic, creative and kindness tasks are being set for children to keep them engaged with school. WITH the majority of children not attending school due to the Coronavirus outbreak, teachers are having to find new ways to keep inspiring children. Students from Sir Frederick…

YOUNG children are getting to grips with measurements – by making and wearing social distancing hats. Early Years and Key Stage 1 children at Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, are learning more about the social distancing measures the world has had to adopt during…

Trainee teachers are learning to be resourceful and resilient as they continue their training during the school closures. A GROUP of 28 trainee teachers working at BMAT primary and secondary schools in Harlow, Epping and Stansted in Essex are on track to complete their training…

A BRAND-new school built almost entirely in a factory has risen from the rubble while the country has been in lockdown. The unique creation of the new building for Sir Frederick Gibberd College, in Harlow, has been captured on timelapse video over the last 12…

IF you are unsure what day of the week it is during lockdown, why not make it Christmas Day! That is what happened at Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, when the catering team decided to shake things up and put smiles on pupils’ faces.…

SINCE we launched in July 2013, we have published over 1700 stories on our education channel. The channel is a celebration of all the great work that our teachers do for us all. From Katherines in the west, to Churchgate Street in the east, we…

A wellbeing fairy is ensuring school staff are keeping their spirits up during lockdown. A WELL-BEING team was formed at Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, at the start of the school year as a way of looking after staff wellbeing. Before the school closures…

DISADVANTAGED children have been provided with digital devices and unlimited broadband by their school to enable them to learn at home. The government is offering digital devices and internet access to children who have a social worker and to disadvantaged Year 10 pupils, but not…

A school has devoted a whole week to learning about and celebrating the NHS. The nation has been focusing on the vital lifesaving work the NHS is carrying out in the fight against Coronavirus. In response, Epping St John’s Church of England School, in Epping,…