Education: Secondary
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…
Essex Music Education Hub, in association with the Steel Pan Agency, invite you to our Steel Pan Project Meeting. This is a chance for all schools involved to come together and find out details of the project, to meet the workshop leaders, and even get…
THROUGH the Varsity Match initiative to inspire the future generation of rugby players, students from Passmores Academy in Harlow have won one of four special coaching clinics that will take place at Twickenham, the Home of England Rugby, on Thursday 8th December. Each private session…
ON Tuesday 22nd November, HRH The Duchess of Cambridge, Royal Patron of the children’s mental health charity Place2Be, presented an Award to 11-year-old Cerys Kenny from Longwood Primary Academy in Harlow at the Place2Be Wellbeing in Schools Awards at Mansion House in London. Cerys won…
PROFESSIONALS from many different careers, came together with Year 11 pupils during a mock interview day at Harlow Study Centre. With university or job applications just a short time away, pupils were put through their paces by a professional from their chosen careers field, in…
THERE was a festive buzz in the air on Sunday 20 November at our annual Christmas Fayre. They had various stalls selling toiletries and sweet hampers; teddy bears; stationery items; Christmas decorations; books; St Mark’s Christmas cards; and glasses filled with sweets. There was also…
STEWARDS Academy held the first of its Reading Weeks recently focusing on the theme of Harry Potter: a theme which proved extremely popular among students and staff alike! Throughout the week students grappled with difficult anagrams, tough riddles and a ‘guess the spell’ game (which…
DIZZY Ducks Day Nursery in Harlow recently underwent an OFSTED Inspection and are pleased to announce that we received an overall Early Years Provision of Good. The nursery’s progress has also been acknowledged by Essex Mums, who once again voted the nursery chain as one…
ON Thursday 24th November Burnt Mill Academy hosted the first BMAT Primary Sports Mini Triathlon. Pupils from Cooks Spinney, Freshwaters and Little Parndon primaries competed in the event assisted by Burnt Mill Academy Sports Leader students. The Mini Triathlon started in the swimming pool, with…
CITIZENSHIP students from Passmores Academy raised just over £150 on Friday in two hours for their Christmas hampers for the elderly. The enterprising students sold donated materials in the Harvey Centre. Some real entrepreneurs emerged from the group.
THE outstanding educational progress of 84 young people was recognised at the annual Harlow Educational Progress Awards held last Thursday (24 November 2016) at the Civic Centre. The awards, organised by Harlow Council and the Harlow Strategic Educational Attainment Partnership, reward and recognise young people…
CHILDREN at Roydon Primary have recorded their own music video, detailing behaviour which demonstrates ‘The Roydon Way.’ The whole of Cherry class worked with BMAT staff member Mr Wolff, writing the song initially to be performed in a school assembly. After that performance it was…
YEAR 9 students at Stewards Academy were lucky enough to see a performance of the play ‘Perfect’ by a professional group sponsored by Essex Highways Road Safety Division. This play is being shown in many schools around Essex in an attempt to reduce road casualties.…
EIGHT extraordinary young men from Stewards Academy put their best feet forward on Saturday, 19 November, International Men’s Day, to walk from Harlow to Buckingham Palace in aid of the charity CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably. Head Boy Callum Morgan and Senior Prefect Edward…
