ON Tuesday 15th October, Holy Cross were lucky enough to have a visit from Paul Sturgess, the world’s tallest professional basketball player and Britain’s tallest man at 7ft 7.26inches. Paul, who used to play for the Harlem Globetrotters, kicked off the day with an inspirational…

YOUNG leaders got to see how their roles feature in the real world with a trip to the Houses of Parliament. Members of the Junior Leadership Team at Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, were intrigued to see how the work they are doing in…

A PLAQUE was erected in Cambridge to commemorate the dedicated work of Dame Leah Manning, who much later in her life served as the Labour MP for Epping (covering Chingford, Waltham Abbey, Epping, Harlow and the surrounding villages) 1945 – 50. Leah Manning trained as…

A LITTER pick kickstarted a brand-new school’s commitment to the community. Sir Frederick Gibberd College opened in Harlow just last month and has already set to work building a reputation for being caring and considerate. Each half term, the school is committing to a community…

SECONDARY and Primary schools across Harlow are being urged to sign up to the Risk-Avert programme, which helps children and young people understand and manage risk, improve decision-making and leads to improvements in emotional health and resilience. Risk-Avert, which has been developed jointly by Essex…

TWO members of the Harlow junior parkrun core team were busy last week visiting three primary schools in Harlow to spread the word about how wonderful Harlow junior parkrun is! The children at Katherines Primary Academy, Harlowbury Primary School and Pemberley Academy Primary School heard…

GREAT progress is being made on two public poppy displays which will be unveiled in Harlow this month ahead of Remembrance Sunday in November. The Chair of Harlow Council, Councillor Clive Souter, has been getting involved by helping to paint some of the plastic poppies…

THOUSANDS of Catholics from England and Wales are expected to travel to Rome for the canonisation of John Henry Newman this weekend, when he will become the first English saint of modern times. Over the past fifty years, hundreds of St Mark’s West Essex Catholic…

ON Tuesday 8th October the children at Holy Cross Primary Academy took part in “The Mental Health Dance Challenge” with Sharon Lawton for the Chrissy B show on Sky TV. They are the first school in Essex to take part in this challenge. Before the…

Young poets took to the stage to perform in front of a live audience. PUPILS at Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, celebrated National Poetry Day by taking part in a poetry slam competition. For the second year running, pupils were given the opportunity to…

A SUCCESSFUL pathway to a world of future aviation opportunities lies in a revitalisation of apprenticeships, a newly released manifesto from the British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) highlighted today.   Kick-starting a campaign to encourage STEM for the new generation, BBGA is today calling…

ROBERT Halfon, MP for Harlow, has called on the Government to address a shocking loophole in safeguarding legislation, uncovered by a Harlow resident and CEO of The Safeguarding Alliance. The loophole potentially allows serious sex offenders and paedophiles to change their name by deed poll,…

A summer building programme saw £1.8m invested in a family of schools. BMAT operates primary and secondary schools in Harlow, Epping and Stansted in Essex and Newham in London. Having focused resources in turning around the standards and achievements in teaching in learning, it was…

2020 Essex Teaching Award nominations now open NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2020 Essex Teaching Awards, which aim to shine a spotlight on the education colleagues making a real difference to the lives of pupils across the county. Led by Essex County Council, the…