Education: Secondary
A CONSULTATION has been launched into plans to open a new sixth form for Harlow. The views of the public are being sought into plans to expand BMAT STEM Academy to include a post-16 provision. The school, which opened in September 2018 with its first…
A PRIMARY school has adopted a new pet – that does not need feeding, watering or walking. Freshwaters Primary Academy, has adopted a donkey statue as part of the tenth anniversary of Harlow becoming the UK’s first sculpture town. The school will receive a certificate…
THEY may be miles from the beach, but children in Harlow are enjoying their own bit of the seaside. Pupils at Freshwaters Primary Academy arrived at school to find a seaside beach hut had appeared in the grounds. They each had an opportunity to visit…
THE NET Academies Trust schools in Harlow celebrated ‘Special Male Day’ this week. Each of the 5 schools held activities for pupils and their significant special males which was a big success. The pupils Katherines Primary Academy spent a special morning with the special males…
KEY figures, beliefs, traditions and celebrations within the Hindu religion have been explained to children. Year 4 pupils at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, welcome David Joseph, an expert on the Hindu religion, in to school to discuss the topic. He took with him a…
CHILDREN have launched a campaign to tackle the “dangerous” road outside their village school. Members of the school council at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, raised the issue of the road outside during drop-off and pick-up times. As a result, the school has joined forces…
A BUSINESS-focused school has employed heads of department and senior creators among its teenagers. BMAT STEM Academy, in Harlow, operates with the same structures and practises as those traditionally in the business world, with uniforms replaced with workwear and HR meetings instead of detentions. Following…
A POPULAR primary school is looking to double the number of pupils it enrols each year. A public consultation has been launched to gather views on the expansion of Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow. Ofsted confirmed the school as Good in March, having first given…
THE HEAD of University College London (UCL) Michael Arthur was educated in Harlow. He was a student at Mark Hall Academy. Today, UCL has grown to 42,500 students with plans to recruit a further 4,000, making it the largest UK university apart from the Open…
Report from Harlow School Sports Partnership CONGRATULATIONS to the teams from Church Langley (A) and Nazeing who shared this year’s Brister Cup after a thrilling morning of Rounders. Again the rounders event was held during the school day at Harlow Town CC with 18 teams…
A PENGUIN made from rubbish was so lifelike it won young artists runner-up place in a competition. Year 3 pupils at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, worked with Paradise Wildlife Park on the HEART9Helping Endangered Animals by Recycling Trash project. As part of the park’s…
Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, visited Kingsmoor Academy in Harlow today to witness how its pupils are taking advantage of an award-winning financial education programme – the Kickstart Money project, delivered by MyBnk. Research by the Money Advice Service has found that behavioural attitudes to…
Be More Chill Harlow College Level 4 Professional Diploma Students Glass Box Theatre June 6th. BE More Chill is a recent Broadway smash that feels like a lot of other musicals put together bu this a definite feel of its own. It centres around High…
