Workers are looking younger these days. ELEVEN and 12-year-old students at Sir Frederick Gibberd College, in Harlow, are applying to take on jobs at their brand-new school. The Year 7 students have already taken on roles on the school council, writing their own manifestos and…

AN astonishing 800 Passmores students have taken part in an initiative which one day, could result in them saving a life. Restart-a-Heart Week is based on the British Heart Foundation’s campaign to teach people essential skills which would enable them to perform CPR on an…

YOUNG footballers got to experience a professional match, thanks to free tickets secured by their schools. Families from BMAT primary and secondary schools were invited to experience a women’s football match at the London Stadium at the Olympic Park in London. Having secured 55 free…

ESSEX County Council (ECC) has been urged to get on with providing special schools to help curb the “huge” £65million cost of transporting special education needs children over four years. However the council says it is facing unprecedented increases in the number of children who…

A WRITING challenge was set as creative youngsters celebrated the work of Roald Dahl. Pupils at Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, marked Roald Dahl Day with a focus on writing short stories. Kirstie Clark, acting deputy headteacher, said: “Writing is a big focus of…

THE WORK of a Harlow business man has ensured that key financial investment has been secured at a school in Bangladesh. Many will know Jamal Uddin Mokoddus from the chain of Indian restaurants and other businesses in Harlow. Since coming to Harlow in the seventies,…

A NEW rugby kit has been designed by young players at Twickenham Stadium. Four keen rugby players from Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, spent the day at the home of England rugby. During the visit, they were challenged to come up with a new rugby…

CHILDREN who may lack confidence in taking part in sporting competitions are thriving at their own clubs. Students who attend nurture classes at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, are finding their feet at the newly launched sport clubs. A whole programme of sporting events –…

Attention! One way of getting the attention of teenagers is to put them in front of an Army Regular. Students at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, are opting for a unique course as an alternative to the traditional GCSEs. A bespoke cadet course has been…

Harlow’s newest secondary school received praise from the town’s MP during a visit. ROBERT Halfon MP, invited along with other parties in the town, spent a morning speaking to students at the brand-new Sir Frederick Gibberd College, which opened in September. During his talk, he…

Potter Street and Purford Green pupils immerse themselves in culture on World Geography Day PUPILS at Potter Street Academy and Purford Green Primary embarked on a virtual world tour, when they took part in a whole-school Geography Day recently. Each class went on a fact-finding…

BMAT Sixth Forms have launched a unique curriculum package to cater for whatever path young people want to take after school. Whether students are looking to study A-levels, vocational courses or wanting to specialise in STEM subjects, the combined sixth forms of BMAT STEM Academy,…

BURNT MILL Academy Trust has been told to justify high levels of executive pay in their organisation reports schools week Eileen Milner, the head of the Education and Skills Funding Agency, has written to the trust because their accounts show they paid someone more than…

Government’s special educational needs reforms failing young people and parents, say MPs A GENERATION of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities is failing to receive the support it deserves, with poorly implemented legislation leaving families facing a nightmare of bureaucracy, buck-passing…