HARLOW AC has benefited from two donations that will help members of the club: Toyota UK have provided a specific grant of £5000 to maintain and to buy race chairs for budding wheelchair athletes and the NEU has provided £500 to help with families in…

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…

STEWARDS Academy student Danny Raymond has won the All-England 800 metres championships in Manchester. It was a masterclass in front running as sixteen-year-old Danny led from gun to tape to win in a time of 1.53.2 secs. The first lap was a two horse race…

Hardson Palmer, aged 16 and Tiana Hyder, aged 13 from Stewards Academy in Harlow are two of the winners of the annual Show Racism the Red Card School Competition. The Competition has been running for 22 years and has become the biggest equalities competition in…

PASSMORES Year 7’s and 8’s have taken part in a national event, Sustrans Big Pedal, an initiative aimed at making journeys to and from school more active. Sustrans’ goal is to make journeys without transport such as cars and busses easier and more environmentally friendly.…

STUDENTS at Stewards Academy have been rewarded for their hard work and diligence by being invited (with a friend) to have either a Hot Chocolate or, in the recent warmer weather, a chocolate milkshake with the Headteacher during morning break.  Students have been nominated by…

HARLOW’S Ralph Pattison justified his top seeding as he became under-13 boys’ champion at the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships. Pattison, who plays at the BATTS club in the town, was in dominant form as he reached the final without dropping a set as he…

THE newly formed Essex Education Task Force has announced it will invest £1million in reading over the next 18 months, to support children and young people affected by the loss of learning and missed opportunities during the Covid-19 pandemic.Marked by the launch of a new…

By Local Democracy Reporter: Piers Meyler THE number of children ‘missing from school’ in Essex since the Covid-19 pandemic began is almost double compared to three years ago. Figures from Essex County Council (ECC) show that for the 2020/21 year – up until June 17…

LAST Friday, thirty Year 10 pupils participated in this year’s Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge at Stewards Academy. Organised through the Jack Petchey Foundation and Speakers Trust, the all-day event focused on pupils improving their speaking skills through various fun group activities. The climax of…

MOBILE phone bans and other ways to create “calm classrooms” are to be considered to help improve discipline in England’s schools reports the BBC. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said he wants to make the school day mobile-free, describing the devices as “distracting” and “damaging”. A…

STEWARDS Academy student Danny Raymond set the track on fire with an outstanding 400 metres at the weekend. Woodford Green athlete Danny Raymond ran a personal best of 51.22 at Havering to win the U 17 race in Youth Development League. This is ideal preparation…

HARLOW College students have been showcasing their work of Level 3 Fashion students with a film of their work on the runway. The twenty-five minute film displays the fantastic work by the students as guided by their staff. We always have to remember that this…

THIS morning, we published a report by Harlow MP Robert Halfon’s education committee called: “The forgotten: how white working-class pupils have been let down, and how to change it” This afternoon, we went to Passmores Academy on Tracyes Road, Harlow to speak to the chief…