Education: Secondary
THIS week, St Alban’s Catholic Academy and St Luke’s Catholic Academy were visited by the Book Bus. A spokesperson said: “This was a fantastic event, the children thoroughly enjoyed the visit and staff thanked all those that supported this. This has helped to raise funds…
CHILDREN at Roydon Primary Academy were inspired to face challenges head-on by a former teacher who lost his sight to a brain tumour. James Shone had been a teacher for 16 years when, in 2012, he was preparing to take on his first headship. During…
HARLOW MP Robert Halfon has questioned why there doesn’t seem to be any system of inspection for parents who home school their children. The subject came up on Tuesday morning as he chaired the education committee in the House of Commons. Mr Halfons’s committee was…
HARLOW MP Robert Halfon rose on the floor of the House of Commons to highlight the plight of staff at the Aspire Academy in Harlow. Mr Halfon said: “When Aspire, an alternative provision academy in Harlow, was taken over by TBAP multi-academy trust in 2017,…
ST MARK’S netball and football teams went close in a number of finals in West Essex. All the teams should be proud of their achievement in getting to the finals in the first place. The teams are: Year 7 Boys lost 2-3 to West Hatch…
THE most outstanding individuals and institutions that the education sector has to offer have been recognised in the shortlist for the Tes Schools Awards 2019. It’s been revealed that Longwood Primary Academy has been shortlisted for the national ‘Healthy School of the Year’ award. This is…
ATTENDING a conference held in another language gave teenagers a boost before their exams. Year 13 A-level French students from Epping St John’s School, in Epping, attended the Hodder A-level French: Literature and Film Study Conference in Conway Hall, London. They had the opportunity to…
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A HARLOW primary school has been praised for its innovative book at bedtime scheme. The school is using Facebook Live as a tool to get pupils engaged with reading. The first broadcast was successful; children said they enjoyed the bedtime routine, listening to the story…
SAFETY online, on the roads and in the event of a fire has been taught to children on the verge of gaining new independence. Year 6 pupils at Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, will move on to secondary school in September and with it…
A DAY dedicated to exercise saw schoolchildren complete a million skips. The primary schools within BMAT in Harlow and Stansted – Cooks Spinney, Freshwaters, Little Parndon, Roydon and Magna Carta – took part in National Skipping Day. A group of 15 Skipping Champions from Burnt…
A HARLOW Pre-School has been high praised after an inspection by the education watchdog, Ofsted. Sunflower Maunds is run by the Great Parndon Community Association. It is based on Paringdon Road in Harlow. The inspection took place on March 27th, 2019. The report states: The…
WATCHING professional dancers perform has inspired youngsters to take centre stage in their school production. A group of 40 Key Stage 3 students from Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, went to Move It – billed as the “world’s biggest dance event” – at the Excel…
THE short life of Thomas William Perry as read by Maddie from Passmores Academy. This project has been brought to you by Harlow Council Civic Fund and HTS Limited. Never Forget.
A RECORD percentage of children in Essex have been offered a place at their parents’ first preference of primary school, Essex County Council has revealed. About 16,100 parents in Essex will today (Tuesday, 16 April 2019) discover the outcome of their primary school place application,…
