Education: Secondary
On Monday 19th December, Purford Green Primary School received a trophy from Essex libraries for their commitment to the Summer Reading Challenge It received the Best School In Harlow Award because the school worked closely with Tye Green Library to encourage the whole school to…
PASSMORES students took a trip to the Leah Manning Centre to spread some festive cheer. The Citizenship students have been busy over the last few months. Tey started researching about older people’s opinions towards teenagers by interviewing people at Bush Fair. Using their findings the…
ACCORDING to the new government guidelines, every single primary school in Harlow, bar six, has under-performed in the most recent rounds of SATS exams. Schools are considered under-performing if fewer than 65 per cent of pupils fail to reach the expected standard in reading, writing…
THERE was a delicious celebration cake greeting children and staff at the Kiddi Caru day nursery in Harlow recently, when they marked the nursery’s 12th anniversary with a unique Christmas cake and birthday cake rolled into one. The cake was made by Natalie Wright, the…
IT WAS a Christmas carol concert with a difference at Cooks Spinney. Pupils and staff held their carol concert outside in the playground of the popular school. Over a hundred parents turned up to hear pupils sing carols and recite poems. There was also reindeer…
STEWARDS Academy recently passed through the final assessment for the ROQA (Recognition of Quality Award) in Careers and Work Related Learning and on 29th November received official recognition at the Awards Event at County Hall Chelmsford. To achieve the Award, a comprehensive portfolio of…
Morning Michael, STUDENTS from Burnt Mill have been awarded brilliant results for GCSE Archaeology from the University of Cambridge. The course involved Two Days Archaeological excavation dig in the village of Clavering One Day at Cambridge University to discuss findings and attend an archaeological lecture…
PARENTS are being encouraged to take advantage of the Christmas break to apply for their children’s primary school places. Children are entitled to start school in the September after their fourth birthday, meaning parents of children born during the period 1 September 2012 and 31…
PUPILS from four Essex academies have been recognised for their achievements at Academy Transformation Trust’s Pupil Awards 2016. Pupils from Kingsmoor Academy, Mark Hall Academy, Ravens Academy and The Hathaway Academy, which are part of Academy Transformation Trust (ATT), received their awards at a ceremony…
HENRY Moore’s School Council travelled to Westminster for a tour of the Houses of Parliament and to meet with Harlow MP, Robert Halfon. He said, “It was a pleasure to meet such bright and inquisitive students and I was very happy to answer all of…
ST Mark’s West Essex Catholic Secondary School are hosting, with England Athletics and Premier Sport delivering, an athletics club for Year 5 & 6 pupils. The club will be fully inclusive and work towards England Athletics 365 Scheme, Sporthall Athletics and Endurance activities using fun…
STEWARDS Academy was delighted to be involved with a new project that encourages KS3 students into Physics. The first part of the day involved a visit to Emmanuel College at Cambridge University where students were given an informative and interesting presentation about life and opportunities…
PASSMORES Academy rugby players had the honour of playing at the home English rugby, Twickenham. The pupils got to play rugby and met the England coach, Eddie Jones. A school spokesperson said: “It was a great day out, as, not only did we get to…
STEWARDS Academy played host to Finnish pupils and teachers from Puistola School, our partner school in Helsinki, Finland. The partnership between our two schools was established during 2014 and since then we have worked together to promote internationalism and cultural understanding between our two schools.…
STEWARDS Academy rose to the Children in Need challenge again with lots of fundraising. Year 7 pupils entered the ‘Spotacular’ competition which was won by George Berry and Bobbie Sylvester with Lili Hartgrove and Elise Smart as join runners up. Altogether almost £900 was raised…
A HARLOW nursery has been highly praised by Ofsted. The government watchdog came to Busy Bees based at the Harlow Business Park in October. Thy made the following observations. Children benefit from learning in their chosen space. They enjoy lots of outdoor experiences. They explore…
