Education: Secondary
NEW research indicates that a natural compound found in the skin of grapes, blueberries and raspberries has the potential to improve female fertility. The systematic review into resveratrol, which is a polyphenolic compound known for its antiaging, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, is published in the…
ESSEX Book Festival welcomed over 40 young people to Headgate Theatre on Saturday 25th January for its 4th Manifesto for Essex Youth Action Climate Summit: an annual county-wide meet up of 13-25-year-olds from Essex who are passionate about making a positive contribution to reducing the…
NEW research commissioned by the NSPCC highlights the different ways that generative artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to groom, harass and manipulate children and young people. This comes as polling shows that the UK public are concerned about the rollout of AI. Savanta surveyed…
THIRTY Year 10 GCSE students visited the Education Parliament Centre and Palace of Westminster. Pupils began their day with a fully immersive video on the history of Parliament from the Magna Carta (1215) to present day, supporting both their Citizenship and History GCSE studies. Pupils…
STEWARDS Academy’s collaboration with local dance company Dance Fusion continued recently with a fabulous all-day workshop. One of our Jack Petchey Achievement Award winners, Daisie, decided to use her award money for this wonderful opportunity. Daisie had a clear vision for the purpose of the…
SIR FREDERICK Gibberd College has been told that a number of aspects of its service “requires improvement” Government inspectors Ofsted came to the Tendring Road school on December 3rd and 4th, 2024. Overview The report has acknowledged the fact that the school’s new building was…
ACL Essex is encouraging residents to start 2025 with a fresh approach to their wellbeing and career prospects. The adult learning provider offers a range of free wellbeing, counselling and mental health recovery courses. They also offer employability courses, which are ideal for anyone who…
ACL: Support your teens learning with online courses. Full details below.
SHREK is set to come to St Mark’s School. Full details below.
STUDENTS of aerospace and automotive engineering at the University of Hertfordshire are set to benefit from a £2 million suite of state-of-the-art wind tunnels during 2025. The University, which recently opened its new £100 million Science, Physics, Engineering and Computer Science building – Spectra –…
A MAJOR seven-nation project has been launched to help preserve and promote the Cornish language, as well as Cornwall’s wider cultural heritage, by combining immersive technologies with participatory storytelling. Called REVIVE, the £2.5 million project is being led by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and will…
ACL Harlow will be in Harlow Central Library on Cross Street for Inclusive Employment Advice, from 9.00-11am. More details below.
ACL Essex offers Skills Bootcamps to help people get work-ready and progress in their careers. The free 12-week long courses give people the chance to step on, or up the ladder. Courses are on offer in digital marketing, early years and project management (construction). The…
INSPIRATIONAL teacher Ben Parker is set to take on a marathon wheelchair journey that will take him from Lowestoft to Lands End. Passmores Academy maths teacher, Ben is due to start his journey on July 27th in Lowestoft, Suffolk, ending it at Land’s End, Cornwall. …
DECEMBER at Stewards Academy was a busy affair with lots of festive, enrichment and rewards activities running alongside lessons until the end of term. Our annual Christmas Fete was held on Friday 6th December with lots of brilliant stalls including cakes, a raffle, tombolas, Christmas…
THE first academic-driven survey to understand the UK public’s experience of Botox – including side effects and what happens when things go wrong – has been launched by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU). The use of botulinum toxin (Botox) has exploded in recent years, with an…
