OFSTED have praised a Harlow pre-school. Sunflower Sherards is based at Ployters Road and was inspected in January. The report states: Staff and parents work together to help children settle into pre-school. The successful partnerships offer children ongoing support and help them to enjoy pre-school…

Stewards Academy Ski Trip 2017 Eben, Austria. STEWARDS Academy returned to the beautiful heights of Austria for a fun filled week of skiing and activities. Upon arrival to the fantastic region of Eben, the group was greeted with beautiful blue skies and warm sunny weather,…

A series of exciting events will help ambitious young people kick start their careers as part of Apprenticeship Week. These events include the chance for apprentices to explore opportunities with Essex businesses at job fairs; creating better links between Essex employers and the county’s secondary…

World Book Day At St Mark’s To celebrate World Book Day, 2 March, staff at St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School came into school dressed as various characters from Literature. Pupils took part in a competition, organised by Ms Lewis KS3 Coordinator for the English…

NET Academies Trust is proud of our work within the community. As part of our vision to develop children into global citizens we employ a family support worker Miss Newton, who shares our vision in developing children and engaging parents in our academy cluster. We…

A HARLOW primary school has declared an emergency due to a mass sickness bug in the school. Tany’s Dell Primary in Mowbray Road put a short statement on its website on Thursday afternoon. “Emergency Closure – Tany’s Dell will be closed on Friday 24th February…

Jack Petchey Awards Congratulations to Alfie Dollard 10 Fisher, St Mark’s Jack Petchey Award winner for January. Alfie was nominated for his excellent IT skills which he frequently puts to good use in supporting school events, assemblies and presentations. Alfie will use his award towards…

A NUMBER of Stewards Academy students thoroughly enjoyed a trip to the BETT show (British Educations Training and Technology) held at ExCeL London, alongside Mr Cooper and Mr Flood. The trip was an opportunity for the Raspberry Pi Club to carry out further research in…

As part of a National Storytelling Week competition, learners from Busy Bees Training Academy were asked to host an interactive story time session which encouraged the children to engage with stories and enjoy the process of reading. In a bid to win the competition, apprentices…

FIFTY year 9 students from Stewards Academy found a recent trip to the Imperial War Museum in London an engaging and thoughtful experience. The purpose of the visit was to give History students an opportunity to broaden and deepen their understanding of how warfare has…

OFSTED has praised Holy Cross Primary after conducting a short inspection at the Tracyes Road school. The report states: “Following my visit to the school on 17 January 2017, I write on behalf of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills to…

STUDENTS in Sir Charles Kao UTC’s sixth form have been receiving expert mentoring from engineers at GlaxoSmithKline to ensure they are well informed about their future career paths and options. GlaxoSmithKline, which is one of Sir Charles Kao UTC’s sponsor employers, has recently provided a…

STEWARDS Sound participated in the Glee Club Challenge for the first time this year and made it through to the Regional Finals, as one of 12 groups selected in the local area, a fantastic achievement! Saturday 4th February 2017 saw Stewards Sound head to the…

On Monday 6th February Cooks Spinney Primary Academy was visited by author Jack Trelawny, one of the world’s leading childrens authors. Mr Trelawny then joined some pupils and head of school, Mr Stirrat, for the grand opening of the newly refurbished library. Before ending his…