YOUNG musicians from five secondary schools went head to head in this year’s BMAT Battle of the Bands contest. Students from Burnt Mill Academy and Sir Frederick Gibberd College in Harlow, Epping St John’s Church of England School in Epping, Forest Hall School in Stansted…

IF you want to know what the future of Harlow looks like, then watch this 26 minute long film where the students of Stewards Academy discuss the General Election of 2019. The format was very simple. We spoke to their teachers, Mrs Johnson and Mr…

ON TUESDAY, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate, Robert Halfon, presented sporting awards for endeavour and achievement to pupils with disabilities from schools all across Essex, including Harlow. Over 600 children with special needs and their helpers from schools in Essex attended the annual President’s Club Sports Awards…

Cultural Appreciation Day: A Celebration of Religious Diversity PASSMORES Academy has held the second of its Cultural Appreciation Days, this time focussing on religion. Throughout the day the religious theme was woven into a variety of lessons. In Technology, students explored how the architecture of…

A SCHOOL named as one of the country’s top Movember supporters last year has this year smashed its previous fundraising record. Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, was among the top 50 UK supporters of the cause last year, raising awareness of men’s health issues, such…

ON Tuesday, we interviewed a number of Stewards Academy on the General Election of 2019. They are all too young to vote but their world will be greatly affected by what happens on December 12th. We will publish the whole interview later on but here…

A THANKFUL dad is repaying the emergency team who brought his baby back to health, by taking on the London Marathon. Seventeen-month-old James Gallagher has been rushed to Princess Alexandra Hospital three times in the last year struggling to breathe. His dad Emmett, maths teacher…

STUDENT progress by pupils across the town was recognised at the Harlow Educational Awards of 2019. The awards have grown so much that they were held for the first time in the main auditorium of the Harlow Playhouse. If you wondered about the backdrop,, Jack…

TO help young children to have a better understanding of Brexit and the impending election, a Harlow school held a session on politics and democracy. Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, invited Robert Halfon, Harlow’s most recent MP, and Sky Yarlett, from the Houses of Parliament,…

HARLOW schools will face tougher checks that include Ofsted inspectors arriving in classrooms without notice, Boris Johnson has pledged. The Prime Minister also wants to extend the length of inspections in secondary and large primary schools from two days to three. The extra day would…

CHILDREN in South Africa are helping pupils in Harlow to learn about the wider world. Year 3 pupils at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, have linked up with The Grove Academy in Cape Town, South Africa. As part of their studies, pupils are reading The…

A devoted STEM school has received praise from a visiting politician. Robert Halfon, Harlow’s most recent MP, took a tour of BMAT STEM Academy and met with students studying engineering, computer science and statistics. He said: “What BMAT is doing in Harlow is incredible. I…

Young people are learning the art of communication. ALONGSIDE French, students at Sir Frederick Gibberd College, in Harlow, have the unique opportunity to expand their knowledge through Latin and sign language. A group of 32 students have picked Latin as an additional language to learn,…