PASSMORES Academy has been described and “Outstanding” and “Inspirational” after an inspection by government watchdog, Ofsted. The inspectors spent two days at the Tracyes Road school between May 9th and 10th. The report states The principal’s inspirational leadership has created a culture of high expectations…

ST LUKE’S Catholic Academy has been highly praised by Ofsted after a recent inspection by the government inspectors. They visited the school in May 2018 and have published the report today (Thursday June 7th). The school has been rated overall as Good. The report states…

Young Speakers Prepare for TEDxYouth Summer Event PREPARATIONS for TEDxYouth, the community spin-off from internationally renowned TED Talk conventions, are well underway for this summer’s big event on Sunday, 15th July. Passmores Academy will host what promises to be an insightful and thought provoking day…

RECEPTION pupils enjoyed their very first school journey. The 60 youngest children at Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow, visited Pets Corner. During the trip, they tried pond-dipping where they saw fish and fish eggs, dragonflies and shrimps. Assistant headteacher Toni Hollows said: “The children also…

LOCAL ART STUDENTS MAKE LIFELONG GIFTS FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN ART students at Pear Tree Mead Academy have joined the Memory Project, a charitable nonprofit organization that invites art teachers and their students to create and donate portraits to youth around the world who have faced…

ST MARK’S PUPIL RECEIVES DIANA AWARD ST Mark’s Year 11 pupil, Tegan Lintonbon-Baker, has received a Diana Award for volunteers. The Diana Awards were established in 1999 by the Government, who wanted to continue Princess Diana’s legacy through a formal way of recognising young people…

YEAR 5 pupils from Potter Street Academy and Purford Green Primary experienced life at secondary school when they spent a week at partner school, Passmores Academy recently. A range of interesting activities and lessons were organised which kept the pupils on their toes and introduced…

SHOCKED pupils arrived in school to find a murder scene in their classroom. Instead of panicking, Year 5 pupils at Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow, donned their overalls and launched an investigation. The year group has been studying Macbeth and on finding the murder scene,…

ACTIVE youngsters in Roydon are improving their lifestyles by taking part in the Daily Mile. The initiative encourages children to run, jog or walk for 15 minutes each day to improve their physical, social, emotional and mental health and wellbeing. Schools up and down the…

PEMBERLEY Academy has been judged as Good by OFSTED this month, which is the first formal inspection since the school opened in September 2015. The 2 day inspection which judges primary schools across 5 keys areas being outcomes, Behaviour and welfare, quality of teaching, early…

A HARLOW schoolboy is set to star on a popular TV Talent Show. St Nicholas’ school pupil Ciaran Gilligan, will be appearing on this Sunday’s episode of ‘Little Big Shots’ hosted by Dawn French on ITV at 7pm. Ciaran is 13 years of age, is…

A guide to applying for nursery or pre-school By Deb Newman Cert. EYP Manager Kidz OK Ltd What is the difference between a school nursery, day nursery and a pre-school? School nurseries are attached to schools and run by school staff, they will have a…

WHY not come along to a free taster class in British Sign Language? Learn and practise the skills to communicate with other users and gain deaf awareness skills in a friendly and informal atmosphere through demonstrations, discussions and games. It is for 45 minutes at…

Teacher cuts off waist-length hair for charity A TEACHER at Passmores has taken the brave step of having her flowing locks radically chopped in support of three charities. Laura King, whose tresses measured 65cm in length, had two pigtails of hair cut off and donated…