Education: Secondary
ACL Essex is strengthening its digital offer to communities across the county. The learning provider is growing its IT support to help adults build digital confidence, switch careers or manage everyday tasks online. ACL Essex delivers a wide range of courses such as basic digital…
MUMS of special needs children in Essex claim they are being left behind while waiting months for an assessment. Essex County Council has been battling to improve the service from its position as the worst in the country when just one per cent of assessments…
AS student finance maintenance payments are due to be paid in January, the Student Loans Company (SLC) is reminding students to remain vigilant of scams designed to steal personal and financial information. January marks the second maintenance loan instalment for many students whose courses started…
A MEMBER of the Harlow Fields Parent Teachers Association (PTA) is taking on a January challenge. We will let Claire Wren describe her challenge. “Our PTA is committed to working with the school to improve the lives of the pupils. We raise funds to support…
THE adult education provider offers online fast-track GCSEs in English, maths and biology. Learners have the chance to gain these qualifications in just six months, instead of a year. The courses will start in January 2026 allowing people to take GCSE exams in June 2026. The…
OVER two hundred students and staff from Stewards Academy enjoyed a fabulous trip to The Playhouse to see Sleeping Beauty on the 11th December. Before departing school and travelling to the theatre, students had a talk about expectations and theatre etiquette before being organised into…
A MOTION concerning the future of the Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Harlow Campuswas proposed by Councillor Jake Shepherd and seconded by Councillor Joel Charles at a council meeting on Thursday night. The motion stated: “The Memorial University of Newfoundland’s (MUN) Harlow Campus celebrated its 50th…
SANTA Claus led the whole of Stewards Academy in a Christmas sing-along. Santa took the whole school through a variety of classics, including Last Christmas, All I Want For Christmas, I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day and other classics. Staff also turned out…
A NURSING Associate apprentice at Anglia Ruskin University has used personal tragedy as a motivator to raise awareness of childhood sepsis, publishing a children’s book and raising tens of thousands of pounds for charity. Ellie Falconer began her Nursing Associate degree apprenticeship with Anglia Ruskin…
ST Elizabeth’s School is proud to announce that it has been named Independent School of the Year at the 2025 Education Today Awards, a nationally recognised celebration of excellence across the education sector. The award acknowledges the school’s outstanding commitment to personalised learning, innovative practice,…
ONE of Stewards Academy’s annual traditions is the Christmas Fete organised by staff to raise funds for the ‘Stewards Christmas Appeal’. All monies raised are invested back into the school and local community to support those in need. Planning and preparation for the event starts…
Harlow Fields School & College PTFA brings the community together for a magical first Christmas Fair
HARLOW Fields School & College was filled with joy, warmth and festive spirit on Saturday as the school’s incredible PTFA hosted their first ever Christmas Fair — an event that surpassed all expectations and brought our whole community together in the most heart-warming way. Building…
ESSEX County Council has unveiled two new resources designed to help parents and carers, schools and those working with young people address the growing issue of youth vaping. Developed with input from education settings and parents, the toolkits aim to reduce usage and prevent uptake…
ESSEX County Council has welcomed a new Government campaign, the ‘National Year of Reading’, following the success of its own Essex Year of Reading. The National Year of Reading was recently launched at 10 Downing Street. It aims to inspire the nation to rediscover the…
HARLOW Fields set to hold Christmas Fair. Full details below.
AS part of the ongoing work to tackle the threat of drug trafficking and knife crime in the county, Police Officers from Harlow Neighbourhood Policing Team visited Harlow College to raise awareness as part of The Safer Harlow Partnership scheme. They were joined by the…
