Education: Secondary
EXCITED children are seeing unique libraries popping up all around their school. Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow, is to undergo an expansion project this year to provide a new block containing a library. Before the work is completed in the autumn, the school is looking…
PLAYTIME is being kept under complete control, thanks to the appointment of playground ambassadors. Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow, has appointed Year 6 pupils as playground ambassadors. The team are responsible for organising games, helping younger children to line up, making sure pupils are playing…
PUPILS at Stewards Academy have taken part in the ever-popular annual Science Christmas Lectures. Year 7s were treated to a whole day of fun and educational science activities. The day started with a very important task indeed – save Christmas! In “Seismic Santa”, pupils were asked…
ST Luke’s Catholic Academy, a school within Our Lady of Fatima Catholic MAT, has achieved National School Games Platinum Award for making a commitment to develop its young people to be the best they can be in competitive school sport. St Luke’s Catholic Academy is…
Robert Halfon calls for “a bold, assertive agenda” for education SPEAKING in the House of Commons Chamber, Harlow MP Robert Halfon set out a powerful vision for the future of our education system, calling for “a bold, assertive agenda that has compassion and aspiration at…
Students thank Essex County Fire and Rescue Service for inspiring them TWELVE students from The Ongar Academy visited the Service’s Headquarters today (16 January) to learn more about the different roles within the Service and about the variety of career opportunities on offer. Watch Manager…
A PRIMARY school is to fine parents who are late to pick up their children reports the BBC. Holy Trinity in Gravesend, Kent, will issue a £1 charge per pupil every five minutes after 15:40. Social services will be contacted if a child remains uncollected…
HARLOW athlete Danny Raymond is having an impressive winter season as he went under two minutes for the 800 metres for the first time. Last summer, the Stewards Academy student came fourth in the under-15s national championships with a stunning time of 2.01.87. Now he…
THE HEADTEACHER of St James’s C of E school has praised one of her pupils who has raised over £1500 for the Australian bushfires. As we reported over the weekend, Rundells resident, Keira, aged 6, hosted a Lemonade stall at the weekend. By Wednesday morning,…
A young sportswoman has clinched her second national title in a year. SHANNON Waterman has been crowned the best in trampolining in Britain after coming first in the League Trampolining National Finals at Derby Arena. She also represented Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, at the…
ONE of the best ways to find out what is going on at The Ongar Academy is to read their weekly reports. Just click on the link below. Newsletter – 10th January 2020
SCHOOLCHILDREN across the county took part in the fight against hate crime by designing posters to raise awareness about the offences. Before schools broke up for Christmas, Chief Inspector Natalia Ross, District Commander for Harlow, visited Fawbert & Barnard’s Primary School on London Road to…
BRILLIANT teenagers from Harlow have been inspired to strive for further education after taking part in a project with Cambridge University. A group of 12 Year 9 students from Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, were selected to take part in the prestigious university’s Brilliant Club,…
Dedicated youth team working with colleges and volunteers across Essex to create safer communities COLLEGES are teaming up with a dedicated team of youth workers to improve community safety and reduce the risk that young people may be drawn into a life of crime. Essex…
