Join us at Passmores Christmas Fair! Passmores Academy is looking forward to an evening of sparkling festive fun and good cheer, as it prepares to host its annual Christmas Fair this December. There will be plenty going on to entertain and amuse, with stalls selling…

Kingsmoor Academy Y5/6 Football Team make it through to the Harlow Finals!! ON Friday 15th November at Stewards Academy, 11 children represented Kingsmoor Academy and remained unbeaten. Winning the first game 3 -0 second game 5-0 and then drawing the last game 0-0. Well done…

More young people than ever before are taking part in their school pantomime. Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, is putting on a performance of Aladdin in December. An original script is being created by the school’s performing arts teachers, led by acting head of performing…

A WEBSITE, backed by a number of education unions, has detailed how much less money Harlow schools have compared to 2015. A spokesperson for schoolscut.org.uk said: “After relentless campaigning by parents, heads and school staff, the Government has promised to give schools £1.9bn more next…

Young sporting stars are striving for their ambitious career goals. STUDENTS at Epping St John’s Church of England School, in Epping, are coming on in leaps and bounds when it comes to sport. Boxer Louie Ward, Year 11, is a member of Repton Boxing Club…

Students find their future at Careers Fair AS part of Passmores’ commitment to ensure students are set on the right path to achieve their future endeavours, the school recently co-hosted a careers fair with Stewards Academy. Students and their families flocked to Harlow Hotel to…

Pupils gather to remember the fallen PUPILS from Potter Street Academy, Purford Green Primary and Passmores joined together at the Potter Street Memorial to celebrate Armistice Day on Monday. The pupils and members of the local community gathered to listen to the service led by…

Things have got a whole lot noisier at a Harlow primary school. THE music curriculum at Freshwaters Primary Academy is being expanded to give children more creative opportunities. A range of new opportunities have been introduced this year – The school choir has this year…

NATIONAL HIV Testing Week takes place from 16 to 23 November and is run by Terrence Higgins Trust on behalf of HIV Prevention England (HPE). The week encourages people be tested for HIV, particularly those from the most at-risk groups, including men who have sex…

Apply now for 2020 Primary school place PARENTS of children starting primary school in the academic year starting in September 2020 are now able to apply online for their child’s Reception school place. Children are entitled to start primary school in the September after their…

THE NSPCC’s Helen Marriner, Schools Service Coordinator for Essex, discusses Anti-Bullying Week. From 11th – 15th November the UK focuses on Anti-Bullying Week. To support this the NSPCC and Childline has launched the #IGotYou campaign. Parents, carers and teachers are not the only people responsible…

STEWARDS Academy was very proud to present two separate performances of Hamlet and The Taming of the Shrew at The Shakespeare Schools Festival at The Harlow Playhouse last week, continuing a commitment to youth theatre which it has been a part of for over 12…

PUPILS at Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, are venturing from country to country as part of their Culture Vultures project. Having taken virtual visits to Australia, New Zealand and Africa, their most recent trip saw them indulge in India and Pakistan. Pupils took part…

ESSEX Wildlife Trust has updated its 24 year old logo, symbolising how the Trust has evolved over its 60 year history. Since 1959, Essex Wildlife Trust has been keeping Essex wild by protecting wildlife and wild places throughout the county. The Trust currently manages 87…