By Siobhan Wood Photo courtesy of Harlow College. FOOTBALL and netball clubs are available for the first time to female Harlow College students, along with other physical activities for both sexes set up by the new Sports Enrichment Officer. Jack Taylor, 21, of Bishop’s Stortford,…

BUSINESS students at Harlow College were treated last week to a series of motivational talks by WorKingOptions, an inspirational group who aim to help school, sixth form and college students to realise their potential in the world of business. The WorKingOptions programme provides: • Motivation…

PRIMARY schools within the Burnt Mill Co-operative Academy Trust (BMAT) are spending the coming year working with Discover Children’s Story Centre, in Stratford. Discover is a hands-on creative literacy centre providing arts activities, learning opportunities and creative events with a focus on stories. The schools…

STEWARDS Academy pulled out all the stops to commemorate Remembrance Day, with the whole Stewards community coming together as one. About 1400 people stood in silence in the bright November sunshine to remember the sacrifices of so many in the past 100 years. About 50…

By Siobhan Wood Photo courtesy of Harlow College. STAFF and students at Harlow College observed a two-minute silence at 11am today to commemorate Armistice Day. All staff were encouraged to mark the moment in an appropriate way and given the freedom to do so. For…

ST Mark’s pupils and staff have recently returned from the Modern Foreign Language Department’s annual trip to Berlin. “It honestly is the best trip I’ve been on with the school,” said Year 13 pupil James of the four-day visit to Berlin. “I loved the trip…

By Siobhan Wood William Martin Infant School has been told it must improve after its recent Ofsted inspection. The school’s previous inspection had an overall judgement of ‘good’, and the grading for ‘leadership and management’ and ‘behaviour and safety’ are still at this standard. Improvements…

JUST before the Autumn half term break Longwood Primary School held their annual Harvest Festival Service in school and all the donations were given to the Harlow Food Bank in thanks for the wonderful support they give us in providing essential items for their school…

A University Education By Nishall Garala A university education brings broader career options and greater earning potential. If you were looking for a reason to not attend university, you wouldn’t have too much trouble tracking down the opinions those who believe it is not a…

A GROUP of 30 Year 8 students from Burnt Mill Academy, in First Avenue, Harlow, took the five-day trip to Normandy. During their stay, they were set the challenge of going to a market with a set budget and producing a lunch. They also visited…

CHILDREN took on the role of building surveyors as they set about improving their school’s car park. Year 6 pupils at Freshwaters Primary Academy, in School Lane, Harlow, were invited to put forward their ideas for improving their school further. As part of Primary Futures…

OFSTED has published a promising inspection report on Longwood Primary in Harlow. Earlier this year, the Paringdon Road school went into special measures. Since then, staff have been put in a herculean effort to get the school moving forward. Looking at the inspector’s report, it…

BY Hannah Sellman WRITER Dan Freedman visited Burnt Mill Academy to give an inspirational speech to the Year 8 students about his life. With Freedman’s previous career involving work with Sky Sports, Radio 5 Live and the FA it was the perfect opportunity for the…

PARENTS and carers must apply by the deadline of 31st October for a Year 7 secondary school place. Applications can be made via the website at www.essex.gov.uk/admissions. The website also enables parents to search for school information, read Ofsted reports, check admissions criteria and submit…