HAZARDS around the home have been highlighted to children as they develop their independence. A representative from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service regularly works with pupils at Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, to raise awareness of dangers around them. The latest visit saw…

EXCITED children are seeing unique libraries popping up all around their school. Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow, is to undergo an expansion project this year to provide a new block containing a library. Before the work is completed in the autumn, the school is looking…

PLAYTIME is being kept under complete control, thanks to the appointment of playground ambassadors. Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow, has appointed Year 6 pupils as playground ambassadors. The team are responsible for organising games, helping younger children to line up, making sure pupils are playing…

A young sportswoman has clinched her second national title in a year. SHANNON Waterman has been crowned the best in trampolining in Britain after coming first in the League Trampolining National Finals at Derby Arena. She also represented Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, at the…

BRILLIANT teenagers from Harlow have been inspired to strive for further education after taking part in a project with Cambridge University. A group of 12 Year 9 students from Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, were selected to take part in the prestigious university’s Brilliant Club,…

Project to turn all schoolchildren into lifesavers Initiative to teach all Year 10 pupils CPR launches at Anglia Ruskin University AN initiative to teach CPR to all Year 10 school pupils in Essex was launched at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) last night with the support…

A visit from a guide dog has inspired young people to fundraise to support a puppy in training. STUDENTS at Sir Frederick Gibberd College, in Harlow, are fundraising to enable them to name a puppy Freddie, after their school. The mission was launched after a…

GOOD behaviour, attendance and integrity are among the qualities being celebrated at a new secondary school. Celebration assemblies will be held every half-term at Sir Frederick Gibberd College, in Harlow, to give positive reinforcement. The first assembly saw a total of 163 awards handed out…

THE musical talents of young people were showcased during a school performance. Students at Epping St John’s Church of England School, in Epping, took to the stage for the Best of British showcase. A group of 150 singers and dancers from all year groups performed,…

BRAVE schoolgirl Molly Rogers is hoping she receives a warm woolly hat for Christmas after having her hair shaved off for charity. The Year 10 student at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, was keen to Brave the Shave to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.…

Future voters got involved in the General Election by forming their own parties and going to the polls. A-LEVEL government and politics students at Epping St John’s Church of England School Sixth Form, in Epping, established a range of political parties to represent those making…

FAMILIES flocked to check out a unique sixth form which offers the opportunity for students to study both academic and vocational courses at the same time. BMAT Sixth Forms have launched a curriculum package to cater for whatever path young people want to take after…

TEACHER training providers in Harlow and Epping Forest districts are joining forces to promote the area as an attractive place to learn and work. Schools and multi-academy trusts providing ITT (Initial Teacher Training) in the two towns are working together to increase the number of…

NEWLY-elected school councillors learnt about UK politics on a tour of the Houses of Parliament. A group of eight Year 7 students at Sir Frederick Gibberd College, in Harlow, have been appointed as members of the school council, having written their own manifestos to earn…