Education: Secondary
Place2Be has worked within the specialist science academy since 2009. An expert counsellor is on-site five days a week, providing students with a safe space to seek counselling support. Place2Be’s counsellors can support young people experiencing a wide range of mental health difficulties, from anxiety…
WITH many A level students in the East of England planning their next steps in life, those starting university in September can ‘tap the app’ to get National Insurance and tax information they need to complete their student finance applications, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)…
JOBS: Passmores Academy: Head of House. Full details below.
THE ST Mark’s Under 16 Netballers struck Gold in the West Essex Netball Finals last week. It has been an incredibly busy season for the girls. Firstly, they fought their way to the Under-19 Essex Plate Final, beating a number of impressive teams away. Despite…
WHITE working-class boys’ in Essex are falling behind at school while children from ethnic minority groups are excelling, according to council findings reports the Local Democracy Reporter. At Key Stage Four students from Asian and Black ethnicities in Essex were vastly outperforming the average for…
Dear Editor, I AM writing to express my gratitude to the team at SFG, particularly under the leadership of Mrs. Conlon, for their dedication and commitment to providing a nurturing environment for our children. As a parent, navigating the educational landscape can be daunting, especially…
EIGHT students in Year 13 at St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School have recently been awarded with top grades in their final debating assessment. Having spent months honing their public speaking skills, use of rhetoric and formal debating etiquette, the eight students confidently took to…
PLANS to convert an underused medical centre into a private special needs school funded by the taxpayer will help play a “critical role” in bridging a shortfall in places – in the face that Essex County Council is the worst in England for completing children’s SEND assessments reports the…
SAUL Humphrey, Professor of Sustainable Construction Management at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), has been recognised as the construction sector’s leading sustainability professional of the year. Professor Humphrey collected the Sustainability Award at the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) 2024 awards at a ceremony held at…
GREATER Anglia is offering university students the chance to gain skills and experience for a year through its industrial placement scheme. The company, which runs trains from London Liverpool Street to destinations across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, is offering the paid placements to…
STUDENTS and staff from St Edmund’s College & Prep School, Ware, have raised nearly £13k to support Cancer Research UK. The money has been generated through a series of fundraising activities at the school’s annual ‘Charity Week’ event, which took place in March and included…
“HURT and upset” parents whose children attend a special needs school (Send) are campaigning against plans to cut its hours reports the BBC. Harlow Fields School and College on Tendring Road wants to bring its school day in-line with other Send schools in the county…
BRITISH Sign Language (BSL) introduction course set to be held at Passmores Academy. Details below
CHILDREN from low-income families who grew up near a Sure Start centre did better than their peers at GCSEs, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) reports the BBC. Its research says those living near a centre performed up to three grades better than those…
ANGLIA Ruskin University has received an Athena Swan Silver Award for the progress and impact across the institution to promote gender equality in education and research. The Athena Swan Charter was established in 2005 by Advance HE and is used worldwide as a tool to enable organisations…
