Education: Secondary
A GROUNDBREAKING initiative at Stansted Airport has won praise from former education minister for apprenticeships and skills Robert Halfon. The Harlow MP spoke out about a partnership between the town’s further education college and the hub, which is the largest single site employer in the…
SECONDARY school students have received praise for their work to enrich the experiences of their primary peers. Students from Burnt Mill Academy have been working closely with fellow BMAT school Cooks Spinney Primary Academy. In recent weeks, the two schools have worked together in various…
HARLOW Tye Rotary Club handed over a cheque for £750.00 to the Passmores-based charity No Child Without. Rotary representative, Bernard Gardiner handed the cheque to Passmores Chief Executive, Vic Goddard. No Child Without is a fund-raising charity dedicated to making educationally enriching experiences available for…
FOUR intrepid members of staff from Mark Hall Academy braved the searing heat to cycle from London to Paris in just a few days. Rob Green, Eve Whittington, Mark Kimberly and John McHugh cycled, self organised and unsupported, to raise money for a new school…
College Stars on the Red Carpet at Oscars Event THE sixth annual Harlow College Media Oscars were held for the first time at the Cineworld in the Harvey Centre on 11 July, where students from media and animation were celebrated and awarded for their stunning…
THE children at Pear Tree Mead Academy had been working towards learning the Charleston for a dance festival. The staff decided that they wanted to learn the dance as well. Mrs Townsend and Miss Townsend spent every week teaching the children and staff the dance…
Work experience students are hospital’s think tank for a week SIX students from a Harlow school will be finishing this term with a store of first-hand experience of work in a hospital – and top marks for achievement. The 15 and 16 years-olds are all…
THE staff and children of Holy Cross Catholic Primary Academy have had an amazing International Week. This is an annual event that the whole school look forward to every year. Every class becomes a different country for the week and their learning is dedicated to…
Students were given an opportunity to sample their new school before they join in September. A GROUP of 56 students will join Year 10 at BMAT STEM Academy, in Harlow, in the new school year. They will be only the second cohort of students to…
JUGGLING, trapeze, skipping, plate-spinning and funny clowns were all part of a unique day at a village school. The whole Roydon Primary Academy community came together to welcome the circus to Roydon. The PTA, FORSA, organised the event in place of the popular Summer Extravaganza…
A PACKED audience on a hot summer evening enjoyed a great summer dance festival at Stewards Academy last Tuesday (July 15th). Over eighteen different acts under the direction of Miss Trowsdale and her team produced a wonderful and varied selection of dance performances.
AT Church Langley Primary School, the children have taken part in a spectacular multicultural event. Following a month of learning about different countries and continents- during which time they worked with visiting storytellers, dance groups and musicians- each year group learnt various stories and poems…
Ten-year plan needed to fix broken school and college funding system, MPs say THE Government must fix the broken education funding system, commit to a multi-billion cash injection for schools and colleges and bring forward a strategic ten-year education funding plan, MPs say today. A…
POTTER Street Academy has been highly praised by education watchdog Ofsted after the school was inspected in June. Ofsted rated the school “Good” in all departments. The results of the inspection are seen as the culmination of two years of hard work by headteacher, Emma…
STEM students put all they had learnt into practise when they welcomed younger peers into their unique school. Year 10 students at BMAT STEM Academy, in Harlow, have spent a year at the newly established school, which focuses on science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM)…
A FORMER Harlow teacher battling a rare disease in Canada is taking a virtual trip down memory lane. Michael Koutis was a supply teacher in the town in 2005. He returned to his home in Canada with the dream of visiting Harlow again one day…
