THE staff at Kiddi Caru’s Harlow day nursery have been busy helping to prepare its pre-school children and their parents for the exciting move to ‘big school’. As part of the nursery’s Readiness For School programme Jennie Ferguson, a reception class teacher at Henry More…

HEAD teachers in Harlow are keeping up the pressure on school funding, sending a letter warning about “cash-starved” schools to almost two million families reports the BBC. As the government prepares to set out its plans in the Queen’s Speech, school leaders across 17 councils…

EIGHT students from Stewards Academy competed in the 2017 ADS UK Youth Rocketry Finals at Stow Maries Aerodrome. Following a fourth place position in the South-Eastern regional finals the group had a challenge on their hands against nine other regional finalists from across the country.…

A HARLOW primary school has been placed into special measures following an inspection by government watchdog Ofsted. Jerounds Primary School in Pyenest Road, was inspected over two days in March 2017. The inspectors have told the troubled school: “In accordance with section 44(1) of the…

A HARLOW primary school has been richly praised by government watchdog Ofsted. Pear Tree Mead Academy, just off Southern Way in Harlow, was the subject of a short inspection in May. The report states: The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in…

THE inspirational headteacher of the Burnt Mill Academy Trust has been made a Commander of the British Empire in Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Helena Mills has revolutionised education at Burnt Mill and it’s sister schools since coming there in 2010. Helena Mills left the Royal…

HARLOW students have entered the space race, triumphing in the national finals of a rocket building competition by taking first and third place. Students from Sweyne Park School won the competition, which took place at Stow Maries Aerozone on 23 May, while the Stewards’s Academy…

Sir Frederick Gibberd College – A new School for Harlow THE number of pupils in current Year 4 surpasses the number of secondary school places available in Harlow secondary schools. Our town is forever growing and the population increasing. Therefore, it is not only secondary…

THE Sir Charles Kao University Technical College (UTC) has been told by government inspectors Ofsted that it “requires improvement”. Ofsted inspected the college in April and published the report on June 8th. Amongst the criticisms are: Leaders have not done enough to ensure that teaching,…

EIGHTY KS3 students from Stewards Academy took part in the Junior Maths Challenge 2017 with great success. The challenge involves students answering 25 questions under exam conditions with results compared to schools across the UK.  The top 40% of students nationally receive a gold, silver…

IN April, we travelled to France and Belgium, as a part of our history trip – to well and truly understand the consequences of the First World War. To show us the traumatic events that took place right in front of our very eyes, like…

THERE were brilliant efforts all-round, and some excellent finishes, as the Essex County FA hosted the Under 14s Boys and Girls East Region Futsal Finals on Sunday 4th June at the Copper Box Arena in East London. Essex’s Under 14s representatives were Harlow’s Passmores Academy…

Little Parndon Primary Academy kicked off their enterprise project today with special guest Max McMurdo. http://www.maxmcmurdo.co.uk/ The entrepreneurial upcycler presented a special assembly which included a video of his appearance on the BBC programme ‘Dragons Den.’ He explained what it was like going up in…

STEWARDS Academy welcomed representatives from the National Citizen Service (NCS) in to a recent year 11 assembly to celebrate our achievement in getting students involved. With 70 students ready to take part in this year’s programme Stewards is number one in Essex and second in…