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…

ESSEX residents are encouraged to book onto a free educational programme changing lives with numeracy courses. Multiply is designed to boost people’s confidence in maths and improve employment opportunities. It is aimed at Essex residents aged 19 and over who may not have a GCSE…

STUDENTS at Burnt Mill Academy were given a unique opportunity to leave a lasting legacy on the school’s new building project, as part of a special competition to sign the steel frames that form the structure of the upcoming facility. The competition, which invited students…

WE always look forward to the monthly Passmores Academy news round ups. Every month Pass News gives a real taste of life at the Tracyes Road school. Their November and December edition is absolutely packed with two months worth of news. It is so packed…

LOOKING for a course to do in the new year? At ACL Harlow our Art and Design level 1 course starts on January 23rd 2025. Art and Design Level 1 award courses can be the start of a career in Art and Design teaching, graphic…

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PARENTS who leave their engines running outside a school could be hit with fines as part of plans to tackle air pollution reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Southend-on-Sea City Council has revealed a possible initiative which would include fining parents and drivers with idle engines…

IN a heartwarming display of community spirit, students and staff at St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School have come together to collect an impressive 250kg of food for the Harlow Foodbank. This generous donation, which is equivalent to 595 meals, will provide vital support to local…

ACL Essex, part of Essex County Council, is giving residents the chance to boost their English maths and science skills with fast-track GCSE courses. The adult education provider offers GCSEs in English, maths, biology and physics. Residents have the chance to gain these qualifications in…

STEWARDS Academy’s Performing Arts department has been a hive of activity this term with rehearsals, events and trips. Kick-starting the term, in November, was “a strong and striking production of Macbeth” performed at The Spotlight in Hoddesdon, as part of the Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival.…

ST MARK’S West Essex Catholic School was pleased to welcome a visit from John and Rod O’Shea last week. John and Rod were both children of the children of Anthony O’ Shea, the founding Headteacher, who came to St Mark’s, when the school opened in…