Education: Secondary
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…
A PRIMARY school is saying goodbye to its longest serving member of staff this summer. Carolyne Pretty is retiring from her role as catering manager at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, after 25 years. The whole school made a card and gave a standing ovation…
QUICK-fire STEM challenges enabled students to practise all they have learnt in their specialist school. Gratnells, manufacturers of trays and trolleys used in education and healthcare, took their What’s In The Tray activity to BMAT STEM Academy, in Harlow. BMAT STEM opened a year ago…
ON MONDAY, Stewards Academy celebrated a decade of working with Place2Be. Place2Be provides emotional and therapeutic services in primary and secondary schools, building children’s resilience through talking, creative work and play. The partnership culminated in the visit of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2016.…
WEST End stars took time away from the big stage to teach students their famous routine. Layton Williams plays the lead role of Jamie in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Apollo Theatre, London. Along with fellow cast member Jordan Lavinier, who plays Cy in…
ON Friday 12th July, Church Langley played host for the annual KS1 Mini Olympics Festival. Children from a multitude of primary schools around Harlow brought teams to participate in morning and afternoon activities, such as Rob the Chest, Obstacle Course and Target Throw. Teams were…
Tiny musicians have been taking part in their own weekly festivals of sound. EARLY Years pupils at Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, are taking part in Glastonbabies, a music festival for young children. Each week, the Nursery and Reception children are taking part in…
A TEACHER has completed a 150 mile walk around Essex to raise money for and awareness of children with special educational needs. Kierran Pearce, a teacher at Market Field School in Elmstead Market, trekked to all 18 special educational needs schools in the county -…
LESSONS in stage direction were given to young pupils at a working theatre. Year 4 pupils from Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, have been studying the works of Shakespeare, looking at play scripts and stage direction. To enrich their learning, they visited Harlow Playhouse…
ON Wednesday 10th July, NET Academies Trust held an inter-schools Times Tables Rock Stars Tournament. Katherines competed against Latton Green whilst Abbotsweld competed against Jerounds. Children from Year 1 up to Year 6 took part in a variety of team and individual times tables events.…
A sixth form is launching a new vision as it continues to grow. EPPING St John’s Church of England School, in Epping, is offering students leaving Year 11 a “path to an exceptional future” at its sixth form. The new vision states: “Our sixth form…
Stansted Airport College launches first Student Celebration Awards STANSTED Airport College held its first Student Celebration Awards on Wed 3 July, to recognise the outstanding achievements of its first intake of trainees since the College opened its doors in September 2018. The College is a…
LAURA McAlpine Labour Parliamentary candidate for Harlow, commenting on a speech on the importance of lifelong learning made by the Conservative MP for Harlow Robert Halfon, who is also Chair of the Education Select Committee to the Centre for Social Justice on 10 July 2019…
The importance of spelling was highlighted at Cooks Spinney Primary Academy with all students taking part in the annual Spelling Bee. Older children in Key Stage 2 took part in class elimination rounds before the winners went head to head on stage during a finals…
A TROUBLED academy trust in Harlow has been warned it could be stripped of one of its academies after it went into special measures reports the Times Education Supplement (TES). TBAP, which runs 11 alternative provision academies, was last year issued with a Department for…
