A TEAM of researchers is asking the public for help in solving the mystery of a decline in local duck populations reports the BBC. The University of Essex has launched a study to try and find out why the country’s winter population of ducks has…

SCHOOL students from across Harlow impressed as they took part in a Fire Break course at Harlow Fire Station. Students from Stewards Academy, Mark Hall Academy and Passmores Academy had been working with the Fire Service team all week in what is a very demanding…

MARK Hall Sports Centre is set to host a charity sports day in order to raise money for Haven House. Free sports activities featuring basketball, football, dance workshops and more. More information about Haven House Foundation: Since 2003, Haven House Childrens Hospice in Woodford Green…

COME and join the Jigsaw Youth Theatre at Passmores Academy. Full details below.

IN Stewards Academy’s first international trip since Covid, 32 Year 10 History students departed for the German capital of Berlin just before May half-term, buzzing with excitement. Our Stewards Academy correspondent reports: “The 2am start did not phase them, as we raced to Heathrow to…

BILL RAMMELL, former senior Labour government minister and university vice-chancellor, has been appointed chief executive of Parallel Histories, a highly successful charity dedicated to teaching the competing narratives in conflict situations.     Mr Rammell, who has gained national and international experience in the educational, political…

OFSTED has recognised the continued success of Harlow College by once again rating them as ‘Good’, as well as receiving the highest grade of ‘Strong’ for contribution to skills. Students who “benefit from a productive learning environment” have helped secure a ‘Good’ grade across all…

THIS summer children can visit any library in Essex to join the ‘Marvellous Makers’ Summer Reading Challenge. The challenge aims to ignite imaginations through the power of reading and creative expression. In partnership with Create, a leading arts charity, The Reading Agency and Essex Libraries,…

A COMMUNITY excavation at Weald Country Park aims to uncover the Tudor phase of Weald Hall. Weald Hall was altered and extended over hundreds of years. The later phases of the hall are well known but the location and extent of the medieval manor complex…

PUPILS who attend school well generally achieve more and enjoy better wellbeing than those who don’t. Evidence exists to support something that seems obvious. Sometimes it’s not quite that easy. Children may have medical needs, disabilities or mental health conditions. Some children have caring responsibilities:…

AN Essex partnership has been awarded for helping adults with learning disabilities and autism achieve their dreams of paid employment. The ECL and East of England Co-op partnership won the Municipal Journal (MJ) Award for Innovation in Building Diversity after helping 16 people secure employment…

STEWARDS Academy are delighted to have been awarded £2000 in the latest round of Locality Fund allocations. Between May 2024 and February 2025 all Essex County Councillors were invited to nominate schemes or projects to benefit the division they represent. County Councillor Clive Souter supported…

ACL Essex has recognised a learner from High Wych with a top award at a ceremony. The celebration event took place at Central Baptist Church, Chelmsford, on Wednesday 3 July. The adult education provider’s annual awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements and contributions made…

The Addams Family: Passmores Academy: Tuesday July 9th, 2024 THE ADDAMS Family is one the most ambitious shows for any school to perform, produce and present. The fact that the school produced a wonderful, vibrant,hilarious, darkly comic and richly entertaining show pays testament to every…