A GROWING sixth form is today celebrating a leap in top grades from its biggest ever cohort of students. Teenagers in Epping received their eagerly awaited A-level and BTEC results today from Epping St John’s Church of England School Sixth Form along with their peers…

Dear Editor, THE summer holiday is supposed to be about relaxing and taking a step away from studying for a bit, but the looming anxiety that often comes with exam results stress can be overwhelming for our young people. From April to June this year…

ESSEX County Council has welcomed the Strengthening Home Education report published by the Education Committee (26 July 2021) and has committed to establishing a cross-party group to look at how to address the findings and recommendations. The report highlighted a number of key findings including:…

DR Beverley Vaughan has been announced as director of the new innovation hub, Arise. The hub, which is funded by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), and Essex County Council, will support innovative companies and entrepreneurs in Harlow to grow their businesses.  Located within strong scientific communities on the…

UNIVERSITY clearing may be more competitive for some students this year, the boss of the admissions service Ucas has said reports the BBC. Clare Marchant suggested it would still be a “good year for clearing”, and predicted a record number of applicants would get places…

By Local Democracy Reporter ALMOST 8,000 children were suspended from school in 2019/2020 – despite lockdown restrictions severely limiting numbers able to be taught in classrooms for a large part of the year. The figures are an improvement on the previous year when almost 11,000…

REMEMBRANCE has been a key part of life at Stewards Academy for many years. Our links with the veterans have provided many wonderful occasions where the younger generations have been able to learn about their experiences and lives. As well as a display on our…

THE Government has launched a new National Disability Strategy backed by £1.6 billion of investment and over 100 commitments to deliver a fairer society and new opportunities for disabled people following enormous public consultation.  The new plan includes: Investing £300 million to create places, improve…

LATIN will be taught in more state schools as part of a new government scheme to end the “elitist” perception of the subject. Classicist Mary Beard has hailed the move, which will see £4m in funding for the Latin Excellency Programme (LEP) before a review…

A HARLOW College student has won the prestigious Royal Opera House Design Challenge – a first for the College! Taylor Cable, 19 from Stansted, a recent graduate from the Level 3 Art & Design course, saw his stunning costume design win first prize in the…

TWO new services for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) people in Essex have been launched. A new helpline – 01206 485007- offers free and confidential Covid-19 and mental health support to Gypsies, Roma and Travellers. And the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)…

THE installation “Supporting Us, Supporting You”, which will take pride of place at the airbase entrance, is the result of the charity’s sculpture Design Project, in collaboration with Harlow College. Art and Design student Kiera Harkett’s design represents the local community who proudly support EHAAT.…

A STUDY by the University of Oxford has found that daily testing of secondary school students who were in contact with someone with COVID-19 was just as effective in controlling school transmission as the current 10-day contact isolation policy.  Burnt Mill Academy took part in…

YORKSHIRE-based home furnishing brand Blinds Direct has launched a nationwide competition that gives aspiring student designers the chance to have their work printed on a range of interior decor products that will be sold on the company’s website, with the artist credited in each product listing. The…