PARENTS and carers of Year 6 pupils are being encouraged to apply for their child’s secondary school place for September 2025. The window for secondary school applications opens today (Thursday 12 September) and runs until the national closing date of 31 October 2024. Parents and…

WE look forward to welcoming prospective parents/carers and students to the Epping St John’s Church of England School Open Evening on Thursday 12th September 2024. This event will run from 5:30pm – 8:00pm, with Headteacher presentations taking place at 6:00pm and 6:45pm. Following on from…

Mark Hall Academy – Open Evening Thursday 12th September WE look forward to welcoming prospective parents, carers and students to the Burnt Mill Academy Open Evening on Thursday 12th September 2024.  This event will run from 6:00pm – 9:00pm, with Headteacher speeches taking place at…

Burnt Mill Academy Open Evening – Tuesday 10th September We look forward to welcoming prospective parents, carers and students to the Burnt Mill Academy Open Evening on Tuesday 10th September 2024.  This event has three slots available with a speech by the headteacher.   To find…

A James Bond style animated sequence and the launch of an Etsy shop are among the goals in front of one teenager. Haydon Costall, 18, from Takeley, picked up Double Distinction in double English and Distinction in 3D design. He is now heading to Anglia…

St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School: Year 6 Open Evening. Full details below. Here are the speeches by the Head Boy and Head Girl from last year. https://youtu.be/yP5_UoV8ci8?si=0FR28eqxbj5-arP2

ONE or two-word Ofsted inspection grades for England’s schools are being scrapped immediately reports the BBC. Overall grade categories of Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement and Inadequate will no longer be issued.  The government said the change, which follows the suicide of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023,…

THE Harvey Centre based pop-up shop has announced an extension to its opening – closing now on 4th September – to help families preparing for the coming term at an affordable price. Ranging from 50p to £3, the community project is open on weekdays from…

ON Thursday 5 September, ACL Essex will host an Advice Day at ACL Harlow. From 10.30am to 7.30pm, staff will be on-hand to provide friendly support and advice to talk through learning options. ACL Essex offers a range of accredited courses and qualifications that will…

WE always look forward to the latest edition of Pass News. Pass News is the video news round up from Passmores Academy. Naturally, there was a lot going on at the end of term and then naturally the editors needed a well earned break. So…

DEPUTY head girl Aman Sadiq leaves Burnt Mill Academy with skills for life – and a bumper crop of top GCSEs. The 16-year-old, from Harlow, picked up eight Grade 9 and one Grade 8 after the summer’s exams at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow. She…

HAVING experienced an unsettled life moving around the world, Abdul Eizeddin finally feels happy, thanks to his Harlow school. The 16-year-old began his British education journey in Year 7 at Sir Frederick Gibberd College, in Harlow. After spending five years unhappy in Denmark, the teen…

THE chief executive of the Passmores Co-operative Learning Community has reflected on the GCSE exam results for Passmores Academy and Stewards Academy. Vic Goddard said: “Passmores and Stewards are celebrating the hard work, perseverance and resilience of our school communities today. In the past our…

Schools in multi academy trusts benefit from sharing resources, expertise and staff. In Harlow, our schools also share a close community.   This week, our community has been rocked by the tragic loss of one of our students.   As a BMAT school, we share…