Education: Secondary
BURNT Mill Academy student, Tallulah Bowers, has been ice-skating for seven years. The Roydon thirteen-year-old has been making her way up the British rankings. All those long hours of training were going so well until Covid-19 came. Five months later and Tallulah seems to be…
THE Government’s exam grading body, Ofqual, has announced changes to the appeals process for pupils dissatisfied with their grades under this year’s exam arrangements, following pressure from the cross-party Education Committee, led by Robert Halfon MP. In their report, “Getting the grades they’ve earned -…
Potter Street Academy and Purford Green Primary welcome their new families from September WITH schools opening to all pupils as normal from September after dealing with the challenges and disruption caused by the pandemic, Potter Street Academy and Purford Green Primary had to think creatively…
Children are skipping their way through the summer. SCHOOLS within BMAT take part in National Skipping Day each year, with sports leaders creating a buzz among children as they tour schools encouraging various activities. With the event falling just as lockdown hit earlier this year,…
An open message from Changing Lives Dear Harlow Community, AS part of our ongoing support to the community we are hoping to bring families together by launching our new initiative #ChangingLivesTogether. Partnering with Active Essex and National Lottery we will be providing three care packages…
£672,915.52 of Government investment has been granted to Harlow to upgrade and refurbish school buildings, following efforts from Robert Halfon MP, who has long campaigned for more funding and a long-term plan for schools and education in Harlow. Mr Halfon has welcomed the funding which…
FEARS of a faltering jobs market has sparked an unprecedented rush of people signing up to become teachers, which could wipe out England’s deficit in classroom staff for the first time in eight years reports The Guardian. Figures released by Ucas, the university admissions network,…
TWO sisters from Harlow have created an exciting virtual home learning experience to help youngsters work off ‘STEAM’ over the summer holidays. Sally and Georgia Hardcastle are the creatives behind Matipo, a multi arts company which has launched a free, fun programme of online activities…
PASSMORES Academy has produced a wonderful video as part of their virtual transition information for next terms’s year 7. Join Ms Cunningham for a tour of the Tracyes Road school. This will help you see what is on offer at the school. It is an…
A FORMER Harlow resident has published a new book on the philosopher, Wittgenstein. Dr Robert Vinten is an academic working at Nova University in Lisbon. He is a Wittgenstein scholar and his book discusses Wittgenstein’s philosophy in relation to the social sciences. His brother Jack,…
UK Parliament’s local outreach officers have today taken their community and youth group workshops online. Their sessions are designed to show groups in the East of England how the House of Commons and House of Lords work, as well as offering first-hand expertise on how…
THE first cohort of teenagers set to join a new STEM sixth form are preparing to take on a research project this summer. Year 12 students joining BMAT STEM Academy sixth form, in Harlow, in September are having their first taste of further education before…
CHILDREN moving to secondary school in September are meeting their teachers, buying their uniform and learning about their new subjects – all via the internet. With schools closed to the majority of students until after the summer break, the transition of Year 6 children into…
IN a letter to Robert Halfon MP, the Minister for the School System confirmed that “a new special free school” will be established in Harlow. The letter explains that “the new free school will help to provide a greater number of good specialist places for…
Outstanding education provider approved by to open new special Free School in Harlow THE Department for Education (DfE) today approved the Outstanding-rated Beckmead Trust to open a new special free school in Harlow. The Beckmead Trust specialises in support for traumatised young people with social,…
A New Chapter Begins for Year 6 Pupils at Potter Street Academy and Purford Green Primary WITH the pandemic disrupting many social events, children across the land have missed out on summer term trips and farewell traditions of their schools. But at Potter Street Academy…
