AS more pupils return to school, Harlow MP, Robert Halfon has sent out a message to parents, teachers, support staff and everyone concerned about school re-openings. The film is below.

WE have seen the Lion’s video and we have seen the Dragon’s video, so this week it is the Unicorn’s. Their message is “Don’t Hold Back” Naturally, at the heart of the message is that everyone who is part of Unicorn misses everyone! If you…

A HEADTEACHER is working hard to ensure the culture and ethos of her brand-new school continues to develop during lockdown. Sir Frederick Gibberd College opened in Harlow in September with its first cohort of 120 Year 7 students. Headteacher Dee Conlon had a calendar of…

HISTORIC England has launched a second emergency fund to support the heritage sector recovery from the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic. The fund, which will be up to £3 million, will award grants to those who care for some of England’s most significant historic sites…

ALONG with other Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) groups across the country, SUTR Harlow ‘took the knee’ at 6 O’ clock on Wednesday evening. About 12 people from Harlow carried out this action in support of the Black Lives Matter movement outside the entrance to…

Jack Petchey Foundation recognises exceptional young person from Harlow during Covid-19 with award THE Jack Petchey Foundation launched Jack Petchey’s Community Awards, an award scheme to recognise young people from London and Essex who are helping their community during the coronavirus outbreak. Members of the…

Children returning to school will benefit from a brand-new wellbeing room installed during lockdown. WHILE schools have been closed to the majority of pupils due to the Coronavirus outbreak, the extra resource has been set up at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon. The room is…

HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has expressed his disappointment at the news that plans have been dropped for all pupils to return to primary schools. Mr Halfon, who is also chair of the education committee was speaking on the Victoria Derbyshire programme on BBC1. Mr Halfon…

THE plan for all primary school years in England to go back to school before the end of term is to be dropped by the government. There had been an aim for all primary pupils to spend four weeks in school before the summer break.…

Children’s Lottery for Free School Meals this summer WHILST the Government is aware this pandemic is having far reaching effects and has extended Furlough until October 2020, it is concerning that Free School Meal Vouchers (FSM) will stop during the summer holidays. Supporting Deputy Leader…

Robert Halfon calls for extension of free school meal voucher scheme over school summer holidays WRITING today to the Children’s Minister, Vicky Ford MP, Robert Halfon MP has expressed his strong opposition to the reports from Downing Street that the free school meal voucher scheme…

AS you may have seen, Passmores Academy have been keeping spirits up during this pandemic with some wonderful video presentations. It looks like a series of video challenges have been undertaken. They are simply wonderful. Last week, when we had Dragon House. This week, we…

ON THURSDAY, YH had 36,551 page views. That is our second busiest day since we started on July 1st, 2013. In case you wondered, our busiest was the day the B and Q lorry smashing into the side of a house. Nearly everyone was looking…

CAMPAIGNERS have threatened to bring legal action against the government for not providing free school meal vouchers during the summer reports the BBC. Normally children only get free meals from school during term-time. But eligible pupils received food vouchers over Easter as the country coped…