Education: Secondary
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…
THE DIRECTOR of Education at The Ongar Academy, Allan Osborne has great ambitions for the school. Just five miles from Harlow, the state of the art school has a real feel of a school for the twenty-first century. Plus with a new sixth form set…
Upwards With Downs are learning their sounds! SOUNDS Right Phonics Classes for Kids are excited to be bringing their sessions to the families who attend the Upwards With Downs group at the Treehouse Children’s Centre in Parnall Road, Harlow. The preschool sessions run by Isobel…
STUDENTS from Pemberley Academy were so impressed by a visit from Junior park run course directors that they went along to take part on Sunday. Over thirty students went to the town park on Sunday morning. Among the participants was Year 5’s Alex Gunov who…
A NEW facility to train and find jobs for hundreds of people in the construction industry was today opened at the Harlow site where Public Health England (PHE) is creating its new £450 million public health science campus. The Construction Skills Centre is a partnership…
PARENTS of Year 6 pupils due to start secondary school in September 2020 are reminded that they only have until 31 October 2019 to apply for their child’s secondary school place. With just under two weeks to go till applications close, parents are encouraged to…
ONGAR Academy is set to host an Open Evening for its Sixth Form which opens in September 2020. The school is based in Fyfield Road in Ongar, just seven miles away from Harlow. The school invites you to visit and tour their state of the…
FOR the sixth consecutive year Stewards pupils were invited along to speak at the annual PTI Primary Headteachers Conference. Elissa Zakaria, Nathan O’Dell and Luca Spires, all in year 7, spoke to the delegates about their primary experience and how their transition to secondary school…
ST MARK’S West Essex Catholic School have once again topped the progress tables for schools in Harlow. The provisional results published by the government reveal a number of tables and indicators that can help you know how well (or otherwise) a school is performing (academically).…
SCHOOLS in Harlow and across England are set for a giant cash boost, as the Prime Minister announced a package of reforms for schools, colleges, SEND pupils and teachers’ pay. The reforms follow key recommendations by the Education Select Committee, chaired by Harlow MP, Robert…
