HARLOW schools are set to benefit from £84,707,965 as part of the Department for Education’s provisional School Funding Update for 2023/24, an initiative that will help schools plan for their future needs claims Harlow MP Robert Halfon. Robert Halfon said: “This announcement comes as part…

COMPLETING a university style project has inspired young students to strive for further education.Year 9 and Year 10 students from Burnt Mill Academy, took part in The Brilliant Club programme. The scheme aims to inspire young people to raise their aspirations of attending university and…

BOOK lovers have been able to pick up their favourite new titles while helping to provide for their school. Students at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, earned more than £200 in free books for their school library by shopping at the Scholastic book fair. Librarian…

YOUNG people stopped to think about whether the language they use could be deemed unkind or inappropriate. Students in Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, worked with the Hope Not Hate advocacy group. Workshops focused on language and the…

ADULT learning provider, ACL Essex, celebrated Harlow-based learners at its Annual Achievement Awards ceremony, held at the Central Baptist Church in Chelmsford on 6 July 2022. Over 30 awards were handed to ACL Essex learners, and among the recipients was Harlow-based Shaunna Bond, who received…

PARENTS are being told to send their children to school in the heatwave after a national emergency was declared reports the Huffington Post. Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab stressed it was “really important” that young children get the education they need. Asked if parents should keep children…

SCHOOL is nearly over for another year. Homes all around Harlow will be sorting out the uniform drawer. If you are one of those parents who look at last year’s clothes and think “what a crime to throw that out – someone else could get good…

LAST night I had the pleasure of watching the production of Annie by Passmores Academy and I was thoroughly impressed writes Emelia De Freitas. Due to it being a junior musical I wrongly had the view that it may struggle to pull of the demands…

A JOURNALIST who swapped office-based Hertfordshire life for a cow-milking career in Northern Ireland has written a book about her adventures reports Harlow College. Former Harlow College student Holly Crawford (36) moved from her homeland in 2020 after marrying Paul Crawford, a vet and sheep…

THE CAPTAIN of Harlow Ladies Football Club is representing her country at the Maccabiah Games in Israel. Former Passmores Academy student, Charis Howell, is representing Team GB. She is team captain. The Maccabiah Games is an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport event held every four…

LAUNCHING in the autumn ‘Multiply’ is a new initiative that will offer over 14,000 Essex residents easy access to free maths and finance training. Essex County Council (ECC) has asked Government for the maximum £7.9 million allocation to help residents gain a qualification, get into…

SCHOOL-based mindfulness training does not appear to boost wellbeing or improve the mental health of teenagers, according to research that found many pupils were bored by the course and did not practise it at home reports The Guardian. At a time when concern is mounting…

Robert Halfon on recent visit to St Marks A HARLOW school is set to receive funding for major building upgrades through the Government’s School Rebuilding Programme. The programme, backed by an additional £1 billion of funding will provide sixty-one schools across the country with state…