ST Mark’s top of the table for English Baccalaureate achievement for yet another year. The school are delighted to inform you that earlier this term the published Government figures show that St Mark’s has come top of the Harlow schools’ league table again for the…

Further success for St Mark’s Netball Teams FOLLOWING on from the success of their U16 team in the West Essex Netball Championships last week, the St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School’s U14 team have also taken the title, beating West Hatch in the Final 13-7.…

WE HOPE you have followed the journey that Burnt Mill assistant headteacher Shawki Bakkar has been on as he has trained to run the London Marathon. It has not been easy but he has been such an inspiration for so many reasons. Firslty, he has…

Saint Mark’s Netball Team Win West Essex Championship Again! INSPIRED by former St Mark’s pupil Jo Harten’s success in the Commonwealth Games, St Mark’s U16’s Netball team beat Davenant Foundation School 38-7 in the Final of the West Essex Championships to take the title. This…

Passmores Academy U14 Girls Win Essex Cup in 5-2 Victory Report by Russell King PASSMORES U-14 girls capped their amazing run to the final of this year’s Essex Cup in the best possible way: by bringing home the silverware. Making their debut in the final…

Students are going Positively MAD about their exams. YEAR 10 and 11 students at Burnt Mill Academy are pulling out the stops to ensure they give their GCSE exams the best shot. With just a couple of weeks until the exams begin, the school welcomed…

MORE than 14,000 pupils who are due to start primary school in Essex for the first time from September have been offered their parents’ top preference of school. About 16,000 parents in the county will discover the outcome of their primary school applications today (April…

BMAT STEM Academy – formerly Sir Charles Kao UTC – works closely with businesses in and around Harlow to prepare young people for the actual career paths open to them. Working with a careers advisor, the school focuses on equipping students with the necessary skills…

A UNIVERSITY of Surrey student is a finalist in Future Legal Mind, National Accident Helpline’s award to find the brightest young legal talent in the country. Gbemisola Obolo is studying Law with International Relations at Surrey and is in with a chance to win a…

AT the end of March, it was announced that seven schools in Harlow had succeeded in acquiring Condition Improvement Fund money. Harlow MP Robert Halfon said; Congratulations to Latton Green Primary Academy, Abbotsweld Primary Academy, Longwood Primary Academy, Potter Street Academy, St Luke’s Catholic Academy,…

OLD Meadow, a therapeutic children’s home based in Harlow, has been rated as ‘Good’ by the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Ofsted). An interim inspection was carried out by Ofsted in February to assess the care provision provided at the home…

Young Writers Are Out of This World REPORTS of UFOs and alien crash landings were the inspiration of the extraterrestrial-themed ‘Everybody Writes’ day, held at Purford Green Primary and Potter Street Academy recently. Staff worked the evening before the event to set the scene of…

A TRIP to Spain gave young students an opportunity to try out their language. Year 8 students at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, took the three-night trip to Barcelona as part of their modern foreign language studies. The 39 students visited Camp Neu stadium, the…

HALF a million skips were achieved by youngsters in Harlow doing their bit for Sport Relief. The schools within the Burnt Mill Academy Trust (BMAT) in the town were set the challenge of skipping 500,000 skips during the charity event. Throughout the day, a total…