BACK in March the student Junior Leadership Team at Freshwaters Primary Academy held a fundraiser disco night. The funds raised were used to purchase a defibrillator. The defibrillator is on site at Freshwaters and is available to use in an emergency situation both in and…

ON Wednesday, Cooks Spinney were visited by the Regional Schools Commissioner (For the East of England and North London) Tim Coulson. After meeting with Head of School Neil Stirrat, Executive Head of School Stuart Pope and BMAT CEO Helena Mills, Mr Coulson was taken on…

A CHILDMINDER that operate from near The Stow has been prised by Ofsted. The report on Guila Pollard stated the following The childminder displays a clear knowledge and understanding of how children learn. She talks about how she will link activities to children’s interests to…

THE Year 11’s at St Marks came together for one last time on the 27th May to celebrate their achievements and reflect on their time at St Mark’s. Each Tutor Group was given a personalised send off by their Tutor and they also had the…

STEWARDS Academy in Harlow last week secured third place at the national finals of the UK Aerospace and Rocketry Challenge (UKAYRoC). The Challenge took place at the Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome near Maldon, Essex, which is currently developing a Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths…

PROSPECTIVE headteachers from across Essex are equipped for the next step in their careers after graduating from a leadership development programme. The group of 28 school leaders are the latest cohorts to complete Essex County Council’s Heads in Waiting course. Together with the council’s Virtual…

By Eric White SPORTS RESULTS EARLIER this month, St Mark’s attended the National Schools Athletics cup held at Chelmsford stadium. This involved schools from all over the county. The competition is split into Junior Boys/Junior Girls (u13) and Intermediate Boys/Intermediate Girls (u15). St Mark’s took 52…

By Eric White ST MARK’S extends an invitation to former staff and pupils to return to the school on Friday 1 July for a Golden Jubilee celebration. 5.30pm: Mass in the school Hall 6.30pm – 8pm: Light refreshments and tours of the school St Mark’s…

By Eric White THIS week at YH we are looking at interviews with University Centre Harlow (UCH) students as they give an insight into how they view their courses and how well they feel they are set up to pursue a career further. We have already met two…

By Eric White CONGRATULATIONS to Mrs Haynes, Cover Supervisor, who was nominated by pupils for the Leader Award this year. She will join the other award winners at a special celebration at Harlow Playhouse on 8 June, when all the Jack Petchey Award winners 2015-6 in…

Teresa Avey and Marios Solomonides By Eric White BURNT Mill Academy Trust have appointed Teresa Avey as the head for Freshwaters Primary School with current head Marios Solomonides set to take up a trust wide role. Mr Solomonides joined the school, found…

By Eric White YH are covering University Centre Harlow this week and looking into what the students think of their experiences there. Yesterday we met Jane, 47, who said her course allowed her time to be able to balance education with a working life. Today…

By Eric White ON Tuesday 10th May, Year 10 pupil, Isha Abdul, represented St Mark`s at the West Essex regional finals Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge. This prestigious event was hosted by the King Harold Academy in Waltham Abbey. The event was hailed as ‘a…

  By Eric White ON THURSDAY 28th April, high achieving pupils from Years 7 & 8 participated in the Junior Maths Challenge, organised by the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust. Pupils were given one hour to attempt up to 25 problems, with no equipment other than pencil…