CHILDREN took part in Victorian games as part of their studies. Year 5 pupils from Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, visited the Royal Gunpowder Mills, in Waltham Abbey. While there, they played Victorian games such as hunt the thimble, hunt the ring and flip the fish,…

Passmores stands firm in Essex Cup battle PASSMORES Girls’ U14 football team played away at Chingford Foundation School in the Essex Cup Quarter Finals on 18th December, scooping a last-minute victory which has enabled them to progress to the Semi-Finals. Last season, Chingford knocked Passmores…

THE REMARKABLE turnaround in fortunes for Latton Green Primary school has been noted in a glowing report by Ofsted. The school has been graded as Good after the government inspectors came to the school late last year. The report states: Since the academy opened, leaders…

LAST TERM, Pear Tree Mead Academy were joined by Skip 2B Fit, a unique skipping workshop which motivates children to challenge themselves through skipping. John McCormack, the skipping instructor, delivered two fun and exciting days of exercise and physical activity. Skip 2B Fit’s focus was…

By Adam Spartley ASPIRING chefs were put through their paces at Burnt Mill Academy following a visit from professional chef Ben Nottage. Students studying the new NCFE food and cookery course were taught professional knife skills and shown how to make, roll and bake pastry…

Harlow College Shortlisted at the TES FE Awards 2018 THE most outstanding individuals and institutions that the FE sector has to offer have been recognised in the shortlist for the 2018 Tes FE Awards. It’s been revealed that Harlow College has been shortlisted for the Outstanding Use of Technology for Improving Teaching,…

THE Royal Docks Community School is delighted to have officially joined the Burnt Mill Academy Trust (BMAT). As of January 1, the school will become a part of the Trust which also looks after schools in Harlow, Epping and Stansted, in Essex. The Trust, which…

A JOURNALISM training pioneer whose career in regional papers began before World War Two broke out has died aged 96 reports Holdthefrontpage. Jim Brennan became the first full-time lecturer in journalism in the early days of the National Council for the Training of Journalists in…

FOSTER carers have recently become eligible for 30 hours of free childcare a week. Following pressure from campaign groups and MP’s, Education Minister Robert Goodwill reversed a policy that would have excluded 3000 young children in care from the free education scheme. ‘I am delighted…

OUTSTANDING leadership and management at Longowwod Primary has been noted by education inspectors, Ofsted. The government inspectors came to the school in November. The report was published on December 15th. The report states: This is a good and rapidly improving school. Since the multi-academy trust…

STEPHEN Drew, the head teacher of Brentwood County High School, is stepping down this Friday after less than six years in the role. Harlow readers will best remember him as the personable deputy head of Passmores Academy in the Channel 4 series Educating Essex. The…

Harlow College shortlisted for Semta Skills Awards 2018 HARLOW Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Centre (HAMEC) has been chosen as a finalist in the Skills Innovation of the Year award at the 2018 Semta Skills Awards. The £11 million HAMEC is a major investment for Harlow…

Futurechef finalists in competition first PASSMORES Academy hosted the local finals of national cooking competition, Futurechef last Thursday (14th December), which concluded for the first time with the winner and runner up both being from the same school. Representing Passmores Academy were students Ross Blackshaw…

GOVERNMENT figures show that ten Harlow primary schools have fallen below the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. A school is considered to be under-performing if fewer than 65 per cent of their pupils taking the national curriculum tests reach the standard or fail…