Education: Secondary
PRIMARY school children are working on their health and fitness, thanks to an investment in gym equipment at their school. The five primary schools within BMAT – Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, Freshwaters Primary Academy, Little Parndon Primary Academy and Roydon Primary Academy in Harlow and…
A SCHOOL in Harlow has won an award for providing great care to children and young people with type 1 diabetes. Pear Tree Mead Academy has been chosen for the Diabetes UK ‘Good Diabetes Care in School Award 2020’ because of the support it provides…
IN this video The Passmores Academy Co-Principals, Natalie Christie and Vic Goddard, share a message for prospective students and families. This has just been one of a number of fascinating videos that give prospective pupils and parents an insight to the Tracyes Road school. These…
YCT, the Harlow-based youth mental health charity that supports children and young people through counselling, therapeutic support and mentoring, is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Anastasiou as its new Chief Executive Officer. Andrew joins YCT with an impressive track record of involvement in…
MOST GCSE and A level exams will be pushed back by three weeks in 2021 to give students more time to prepare, the government has announced today. Almost all exams will begin on 7 June and end on July 2, a statement from education secretary…
A PETITION is calling’s for a zebra crossing outside Little Parndon Primary School. The petition has been set up by Chloe Mordecai. Chloe said: “Each day over 400 children attend Little Parndon school in Harlow and Kidz ok nursery which leads out on to the…
ON Friday 9th October, at St James’ C of E Primary School on Paringdon Road, children and staff supported the Young Minds campaign #HelloYellow by wearing yellow to highlight the importance of looking after mental health. St James’, a school that embeds the promotion of…
NO words are needed for the Stewards Academy Art Department video. Enhanced by the music of Saint Saens, the department comes across as dynamic, modern, fascinating and fun. It reveals what you can learn at different stages of your education. These films have been made…
New data from the Food Foundation suggests that around 1.9 million children have been affected by food insecurity in the last 6 months, and 2% of parents have reported skipping meals entirely to provide for their children. Harlow MP, Robert Halfon, is calling on the Government…
Technology brings school community together WITH summer gone, another new school year has begun at Purford Green Primary and Potter Street Academy, and autumn term is in full swing. Some things look the same, but in other ways the schools are making great strides to…
OVER the seven years, we have been running YH we have been lucky enough to see the quality of the work of the Humanities Department close up. Mr King and his team really bring the subjects to life. Dynamic subjects taught in a dynamic style.…
A BUSINESS-focused school has teamed up with another industry sponsor to offer students career opportunities in the world of renewable energy. BMAT STEM Academy, in Harlow, provides students from Year 10 onwards with a curriculum focused on STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects. The…
STEWARDS Academy has adapted wonderfully to presenting their school via YouTube due to the restrictions brought about by Covid-19. Today, we visit the Modern Languages Department. The department appear to combine the attraction of learning a number of languages really well with all the added…
CHILDREN are being invited to take a tour of their prospective future secondary school – in the world of Minecraft. Students at Epping St John’s Church of England School, in Epping, are developing a replica of their school on favourite computer game, Minecraft. Parents have…
HARLOW MP Robert Halfon rose on the floor of the House of Commons to ask the education minister a question regarding the number of white working class boys and girls going to university. Mr Halfon said: “I strongly welcome today’s remarkable announcement on skills, which…
THERE is so much to say about Stewards Academy that we just don’t know where to start. Well how about with Headteacher, Mrs Ginger and Senior Deputy Headteacher Mr Scholtes. With Covid-19 meaning the school cannot offer their usual Open Day and Evening, the school…
