Education: Secondary
ON 12 September, local residents can attend a variety of free taster workshops at ACL Harlow. These sessions will allow residents to try their hand at a range of fun and informative courses that will be available from September. Tutors from a variety of subjects…
JUST in case you wondered, it is Essex County Council who are in charge of education for Harlow. The portfolio holder for education is called Tony Ball. As we hadn’t actually heard from him regarding the problems with Sir Frederick Gibberd College, we invited him…
YOUNG people are set to succeed in life due to their “diligence, resilience and integrity” and not just their exam results. That is the view of leaders at Epping St John’s Church of England School, in Epping, as Year 11 students collect their GCSE results…
HEAD girl Hannah Hamid has taken a step towards her dream of studying law at Cambridge University. The Year 11 student from Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, collected six Grade 9, two Grade 8 and two Grade 7 in her GCSEs today. She will now…
Dear Editor, LET US be clear about this… there is only ONE organisation to blame here and it’s the Department for Education (DFE). During my final year as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of an academy trust, we were involved in the design and build…
ALONGSIDE school leavers, ACL learners across the county have opened their GCSE results, which will help many continue onto further courses and step into new career pathways. ACL Essex learner, Imogen, has been trying for her GCSE Maths since Year 11 in school, and finally…
ARRIVING in the UK at the start of Year 11, Sandes Sangapala was predicted to get a Grade 3 in English. Instead, with the help of his teachers at Mark Hall Academy in Harlow, he today collected a Grade 6, despite English not being his…
ST Edmund’s College & Prep School, Ware, is pleased to announce an excellent set of GCSE results. Year 11 pupils secured an admirable collection of grades with 84% awarded at 9-5 (A*- B) and 47% at 9-7 (A*- A). These results follow the school’s recent success…
ALL at Saint Nicholas School are exceptionally proud of their Year 11 students collecting their GCSE results today. They are the first cohort to be marked under pre-pandemic grading standards, which makes their achievements today all the more impressive, when you factor in the time…
Editor’s Note: Yes, we do have two versions of this report but we wanted to include as many photos as possible. PASSMORES and Stewards are celebrating the hard work, perseverance and resilience of our school communities today. In the past our press releases regarding exam…
THE SHADOW minister for schools has visited Harlow and expressed his grave concern at the problems facing Sir Frederick Gibberd College. Portsmouth MP Stephen Morgan visited Passmores Academy to congratulate pupils on their GCSE results along with parliamentary candidate, Chris Vince. Mr Morgan said: “Parents,…
YOUNG people have been praised for their attitude to learning, resilience and their commitment to achieving their aspirations as they collect their GCSE results. Year 11 students returned to Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, today to collect their exam grades. Students celebrating top grades today…
PASSMORES and Stewards are celebrating the hard work, perseverance and resilience of their school communities today. The three heads of the two schools have issued the following statements: “In the past our press releases regarding exam results would normally be full of individual names and…
ST Mark’s is delighted to be celebrating a great set of results by its pupils in their GCSEs with the return 2019 standards this summer. A spokesperson said: “We are incredibly proud of all our pupils who have put in so much hard work during the…
YOUNG people have been praised for their “great commitment, drive and resilience” as they collect their GCSE results. Year 11 students returned to Mark Hall Academy, in Harlow, today to collect the results of their GCSE exams taken this summer. Executive headteacher Matt Carter said:…
THE majority of students who have studied at a business focused school are continuing their studies in the sixth form. Almost 70 per cent of Year 11 students who completed their GCSE courses at BMAT STEM Academy, in Harlow, this summer are moving on to…





