Education: Secondary
SCHOOL councillors are working with a conservation charity to make their community more environmentally friendly. Students at Sir Frederick Gibberd College, in Harlow, are being inspired and empowered by Action for Conservation. Councillors in each year group are working on their own projects, having presented…
FOR the first time since the pandemic began, students are sitting exams across the UK. Pupils faced major disruption to their studies because of Covid and are getting help to make up for lost learning reports the BBC. When do exams begin? Most A-level and…
THE PRESIDENT and Vice-Chancellor of the Harlow annexe of Memorial University of Newfoundland visited the campus this week. Vianne Timmons and her team were delighted to be able to visit the Old Harlow campus for the first time in years due to lockdown. The President…
THE ST MARK’S West Essex Catholic School Year 8 Netball team lost out in extra time in the semi finals of the West Essex Schools Cup. They lost by one point 15-16 to a very talented West Hatch team. A PE spokesperson said: “They have…
ON Thursday 28th April 2022, Stewards Academy was delighted to hold the first Presentation Evening for three years. The evening celebrated the successes of pupils across all year groups. Tutor Awards were given in acknowledgement of pupils’ development, progress, commitment, and hard work. Subject and…
TWO senior government ministers were very impressed with the provision for special needs and mental health at Passmores Academy in Harlow. Minister for Education, Will Quince MP and Minister for Social Care, Gillian Keegan along with Harlow MP Robert Halfon came to the school on…
A DAY away from the school timetable helped students to develop into responsible young adults. Students in Year 7 to Year 10 at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, took part in a drop-down day as part of their personal, social, health and economic education. Drop-down…
NORTH Weald Basset Parish Council’s Citizen of the Year Awards were presented by parish council chairman Cllr Alan Buckley at Monday’s Annual Parish Meeting when they celebrated those who put community first during the Covid-19 lockdown. Stewards Academy’s very own Di Patch is part of…
A TEENAGER from Harlow has made history by being invited to attend a national maths summer school. Oliver Bayliss, Year 11 student at Burnt Mill Academy, has been invited to attend the National Mathematics Summer School with the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust. The summer school…
THE NSPCC has today released data and research that paints a worrying picture of the abuse and neglect faced by children. The charity is calling for all of us to get involved in preventing abuse as it reveals details of Childhood Day 2022. In 2021/22…
A NEW report released by the Jack Petchey Foundation asked almost 4,000 young people, including over 700 from Essex, their thoughts on the environment. 2 in 3 young people want to see environmental education prioritised in the curriculum, 1 in 5 is interested in pursuing an environmental…
Teacher of English BMAT have a vacancy for a Teacher of English Based at Mark Hall Academy, Harlow, Essex CM17 9LR BMAT is committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject…
PLANNING permission has been granted to transform the land in a Harlow secondary school land into a Special Educational Needs and Disability School. The plans centre on land next to Sir Frederick Gibberd College on Tendring Road. Harlow Council approved the application on Wednesday March…
