NEW habits are being cultivated in young people to give them access to a worldly-wise future. The BMAT group of schools are working to create a more modern curriculum full of knowledge to enable young people to compete on the world stage. At Burnt Mill…

Kellogg’s is doubling the number of grants it offers to school breakfast clubs across the UK. THE scheme will help to provide breakfast to more than 600 schools in the communities that need them the most. Local schools can apply for £1000 grants to help…

The creative writing of young people from Stansted has gone on display in an exhibition. The work of 13 Year 7, 8 and 10 students from Forest Hall School forms part of the Library At Night project at Harlow Library. The poems and 100-word short…

Netball v Stewards Year 7 won 21-0 Year 8 won 11-2 Year 9 won 10-1 Year 10/11 won 20-2 Football v Stewards Year 9 won 4-3

THE short life of Henry Belbie as read out by Burnt Mill Academy student Ashley. This project has been supported by Harlow Council’s Civic Fund and HTS Ltd. Never Forget. <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/tVwbM1jpzJ4″ title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture” allowfullscreen></iframe>…

OFSTED has praised Purford Green Primary School following a short inspection. They came to the school in February. The report states: This school continues to be good. The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the previous inspection. Purford…

Young leaders are inspiring their peers to be on their very best behaviour at school. MEMBERS of the Student Senior Leadership Team (SSLT) at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, are taking responsibility for ensuring classmates demonstrate good behaviour at all times and have perfect attendance.…

PASSMORES Academy’s English department recently took on the monumental task of putting on the play of Jekyll and Hyde; not only is it a very difficult text to study, it is also originally a novel. Laura King (English Teacher) produced a script adapted from the…

Young Citizens Mock Magistrates’ competition SIXTEEN pupils from Stewards Academy attended Stratford Magistrates Court on Saturday 9th March to take part in the national Young Citizens Mock Magistrates’ Court competition. To prepare for this pupils have been studying details of a theft case and organising…

Football v Stewards Year 8 lost 0-2 Year 10 won 5-1 Football v Ongar Year 8 won 4-0 Year 10 won 3-0 Netball v Passmores Year 7 won 20-0 Year 8 lost 0-25 Year 9 lost 14-40 Year 10/11 won 16-4 Netball v St Nicholas…

Environmentally-friendly teenagers are taking their eco mission to the top. YEAR 10 students at BMAT STEM Academy, in Harlow, have launched the STEM Academy Green Army (SAGA) with a mission to make their school more green and eco-friendly. Students contacted Harlow MP Robert Halfon to…

MYSTERY surrounds the arrival of lily pads, water and glitter all over desks in a Harlow primary school. Year 2 pupils arrived at Freshwaters Primary Academy to make the discovery which sparked endless discussion and wonder around the event. The surprise was set up as…

CHILDREN stepped into a fairytale world as they were immersed in literature for a day. World Book Day at Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, saw pupils drawn into a fairytale storyline which developed throughout the day. The excitement started in assembly when they were…

THE short life of George Fairchild read by Maxwell, a Stewards Academy student. This project was brought with the assistance of the Harlow Council Civic Fund and HTS Ltd. Never Forget. George Bradley Fairchild George was born in c.1899 in Great Parndon. Other than when…