THE arrival of new teachers resulted in students achieving higher GCSE grades than they thought possible. As Year 11 students returned to Mark Hall Academy, in Harlow, to collect their results, they were quick to praise the work that has taken place at the school…

OVER THE summer, we were sent two sports stories. Passmores Academy student, Sam Howard represented Team GB in the Maccabi Games in Israel winning a bronze in the 4 x 100 relay. Harlow Town Ladies captain Charis Howell also represented Team GB in the Maccabi…

STEWARDS Academy held a summer charity event in July 2022. On a gloriously sunny Saturday afternoon, we welcomed members of our academy and local community to join in the fun and entertainment! Activities included: glitter tattoos, a lucky dip, face painting, a tombola, a raffle,…

OPEN MORNING ANNOUNCEMENT Sir Frederick Gibberd College Saturday 17th September 9:30am – 12:30pm They are looking forward to welcoming prospective students and families to their school. For more details, go to: https://www.sirfrederickgibberdcollege.org/

BURNT Mill Academy is set to host an Open Evening. The evening will be held on Thursday 8th September 5pm – 8:30pm They are looking forward to welcoming prospective students and families to their school.

ST Mark’s West Essex Catholic School is set to host Year 6 Open Evening on Thursday September 22nd, 2022. Full details below. For more details on St Mark’s, go to their website at: https://www.st-marks.essex.sch.uk/ You can also see all the news stories they send YourHarlow…

STEWARDS Academy were delighted to host their own Jack Petchey Achievement Awards in July. When the announcement came that it would be a virtual celebration event this year, Mrs da Vighi- Jack Petchey Co-ordinator decided to make the best of it! All award winners were…

STUDENTS who took a chance on a new school during the pandemic are staying on into the sixth form. Having picked up top GCSE grades at BMAT STEM Academy, in Harlow, students have enrolled to study further at the business-focussed school. Barbara Sohonyai, from Harlow,…

THOUSANDS of former St Mark’s students will have been taught by Mr Summerville. The former Geography teacher possessed and possesses a warmth and a calming reassurance that many many will remember. But as part of our Harlow is 75 project, we asked Dave to take…

Dear Sir, ON Monday I was lucky enough to be able to drop into the Harlow community school uniform exchange shop in the Harvey centre. For anyone who is unaware, the purpose of this is that the store takes in donations of old school uniform…

THE Ongar Academy once again has cause for celebration as the GCSE results achieved by their students reflect the hard work and tenacity of their students in one of the most challenging eras in education. A spokesperson said: “We are absolutely delighted for our students,…

PASSMORES Academy’s annual press release regarding exam results would normally be full of individual names and grades showing how well they have performed. However, the last few years have impacted on each of our young people differently; some have lost close relatives, had to isolate…

ST Mark’s West Essex Catholic School celebrated another successful year of GCSE results with some exceptional performances across the board. Despite all the difficulties and uncertainties of the past two years, students taking the first public examinations since 2019 have acquitted themselves well. Headteacher Elaine…

THERE were celebrations all round as Saint Nicholas School marked another outstanding exam year. The Old Harlow school reported that 97% of Saint Nicholas School pupils achieved at least five GCSEs at grade 4 and above. Head Boy and Head Girl Headmaster, Terence Ayres said: “All…