IT would be hard to deny that the last few months have been difficult for many, many people, however, Passmores Academy is delighted to be working in partnership with MurWalls to remember one of the heroes of the lockdown; England international footballer Marcus Rashford. MurWalls,…

THE government will cover the cost of schools in England appealing against exam grades after 280,000 A-level students had their marks downgraded reports the BBC. Ministers are also expected to set up a taskforce, led by Schools Minister Nick Gibb, to oversee the appeals process.…

ESSEX County Council (ECC) is encouraging families across the county to find out about the advice, guidance and support on offer to help children and young people prepare to go back to school in September. Confidential advice and support is available locally across a range…

If you don’t trust teachers assessment then why ask them? Dear Editor, I STOOD ready to get on my soap box about the governments handling of A-level and BTEC results when I received the results my A level groups got and was quietly pleased, with…

PUPILS and staff at St Mark’s West Essex Catholic School are today celebrating continuing success, with A level pupils once again achieving results that have enabled them to go to universities, often the first in their family. They were delighted to note that overall the…

TEENAGERS from Epping are heading to the country’s top universities, despite completing their A-levels during the pandemic. Schools were forced to close to the majority of students in March due to the Coronavirus outbreak. For Year 13 students, it meant the summer A-level exams they…

PUPILS across Essex will receive their A-level results today (Thursday 13 August), following a period of “highly unusual circumstances” brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic reports Essex County Council. The final months of the last school year saw unprecedented disruption for pupils, leading to many…

In Common Endeavour: we must cooperate if we are to boost higher education rates in Harlow By Jake Shepherd AS a Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT), I am excited to start teaching in September. Aside from the events of recent months, there remains an issue within…

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…