Education: Secondary
‘An Inspector Calls’ at Passmores… PASSMORES students delivered a gripping performance of J.B. Priestley’s classic thriller, An Inspector Calls in the latest of the school’s illustrious productions. Directed and produced by the English Department, the show was four months in the making and featured a…
THE popularity of Harlow’s senior schools has been underlined by the number that are over-subscribed in Year 7. Whilst close to thirty other schools across Essex have failed to fill their Year 7, Harlow’s senior schools have no such problem. Stewards Academy offered 210 places…
A SCHOOL hall was turned into a theatre when a travelling show came to visit. Hurricane Productions took their Jack and the Beanstalk show to Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow. Early Years and Nursery pupils got to enjoy the show within their own school…
Passmores Students explore ‘Fake News’ phenomenon ‘Fake News’ was the headline at Passmores Academy’s latest Cultural Appreciation Day held at the school recently. LESSONS across the curriculum delved deep into the origins and wide-ranging uses of this world-wide phenomenon. Students learnt the truth about the…
TWO Ongar Academy teachers have been highly commended in the 2020 Essex Teaching Awards The seventh annual Essex Teaching Awards took place on Thursday 6 February at Hylands House in Chelmsford and provided another opportunity to celebrate the outstanding educators and support staff working in…
PASSMORES Academy has celebrated the achievements of its Year 7 and 8 students with a stunning exhibition of their work. Guests were invited to the evening event to see the school’s Heart Space and corridors adorned with Pop art, handwritten letters, topic work from humanities…
PASSMORES headteacher, Vic Goddard has criticised the government’s new school funding website for displaying figures for his school that are hundreds of thousands of pounds higher than the sum he will actually receive reports schoolsweek.co.uk The Department for Education launched a new online tool last…
Made in Harlow: Remarkable Women exhibition set for Harlow Museum. Full details on poster.
A Night to remember as Potter Street and Purford Green pupils take on the O2! PUPILS at Potter Street Academy and Purford Green Primary showed off their vocal talents by performing at one of the UK’s biggest arenas, the O2 in London. The event was…
Every child in England to be offered cycle training Essential bike safety and skills training will be offered to every child in England Expected spend on cycling and walking from 2016 to 2021 has doubled to £2.4 billion An extra £22 million for the Access…
PURFORD Green Primary school has been given a Bronze award for their work to make sure students don’t miss out on an education because they are young carers. Young carers are responsible for emotional, practical or physical care for a parent, sibling or other family…
A celebratory ball turned into quite a hair-raising experience for some. YEAR 11 students at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, came together for a celebration of all they have achieved so far. Seen as a middle ground between the official celebration assembly with headteacher awards…
MARK Hall Academy are proudly presenting “Battle of the Bands” on the 13th February, their first major public event for 2020, and they are hoping to see as many of their old and new friends and supporters as possible. The fabulous PTA will be organising…
High Flyers at Stewards Academy STEWARDS Academy is delighted to announce that five Year 10 students have risen to the challenge of becoming our first ever High Flyers School Ambassadors. The High Flyers programme is a STEM project, in association with Harlow College, where the…
