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…

SEVENTY-FIVE incredible young people from schools and colleges in Harlow received their prestigious Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Awards presented at a live digital event last night. The digital event celebrated Achievement Award winners aged 11-25 from Harlow for their contributions to their school/college community. Winners…

WHITE working-class pupils have been badly let down by decades of neglect and muddled policy thinking and only a proper targeted approach will reverse the educational underachievement of this long forgotten disadvantaged group, MPs say today. The Education Committee’s report The forgotten: how White working-class…

STEWARDS Academy is proud to work with a number of charities to support vulnerable pupils and families in the academy and wider community. Each year we run the Stewards Christmas Appeal which has gone from strength to strength, but The Bridge team have worked tirelessly…

T Levels are a new technical qualification – starting nationally in September 2020 and at Harlow College in September 2021 – which will follow GCSEs and will be equivalent to three A Levels. T Levels combine classroom theory, practical learning and an industry placement of…

STEWARDS Academy are delighted to announce that our amazing Year 9 Team won Bronze at the Raytheon Quadcopter Challenge Regional Final.  The challenge was to design a quadcopter drone that would be capable of flight on Mars, with the aim to aid future space exploration.…

STEWARDS Academy runner Danny Raymond comfortably won the Intermediate Boys 800 metres at the Essex Schools Track and Field Championships. In very warm conditions at Chelmsford’s Melbourne Stadium, the Woodford Green AC athlete recorded a time of 1.57.60 secs. Although this is an impressive the…

A NUMBER of St Mark’s students have been recognised for their achievements at school with Jack Petchey Awards. April 2021 – Jorens Reason for Award: ‘Jorens always participates in complex topics during lessons and is not afraid to speak out about what he believes in.…

A FAMILY of schools has gathered a cluster of experts to ensure all children with special educational needs (SEND) are given the best possible education. BMAT Education, which looks after primary and secondary schools in Harlow, Epping and Stansted in Essex and Newham in London,…

SOME girls can be contacted by up to 11 boys a night asking for nude images, the schools watchdog for England says reports the BBC. In an Ofsted survey, girls explained that if they blocked boys on social media “they just create multiple accounts to…

AS part of their ongoing development of football at the Norwich City FC RDP, they will be providing further opportunities for boys through an invitation only programmes with the launch of a brand new outfield Player Development Centre covering the Essex & Hertfordshire border. This…