Education: Secondary
LOCAL fine artist Jack Freeman, recently stopped by Passmores Academy to hold an interactive portraiture session for pupils and staff. Jack demonstrated the techniques and styles that he most often uses within his portraiture work as well as his use of charcoal as his material…
PEOPLE who help us have been introducing themselves to nursery children. The youngest pupils at Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow, were visited by police officers and firefighters as part of their project on people who help us. The police officer explained his role to pupils…
COMPETITION was fierce at the annual Battle of the Bands competition! On Wednesday 13th February, four rock bands and the concert band from Mark Hall Academy brought their musical talent to Harlow College to win the judges’ vote. Students from years 7 – 11 wowed…
ONCE again, the choir at Latton Green travelled to the O2 to showcase their hard work and dedication. They have worked tirelessly over the past four months and finally it was the big day. After a delicious lunch at Frankie and Benny’s, they took their…
DETERMINED teenagers are attending school six days a week in an effort to achieve their full potential. Aspirations sessions have been launched on Saturdays at Epping St John’s School, in Epping, to give Year 11 students extra time in the classroom to prepare for their…
BARRATT Homes North Thames donated 70 hi-visibility kit bags to the school for its pupils to wear while walking to and from school, making them easier to be seen on the road in the dark. The homebuilder’s development, Gilden Park in Old Harlow, is located…
ON Friday 8th of February, Passmores Academy took forty keen scientists to the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London for the GCSE Science Live to see speeches by renowned Scientists and BBC presenters. The passion of the speakers was thoroughly inspiring and each of them spoke…
LAST week, the Minister of State for Skills and Apprenticeships, Anne Milton visited Harlow College. Much of the minister’s tour centred on the Harlow Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Centre (HAMEC) which clearly impressed the minister. YH spoke to the minister after she had discussed matters…
GCSEs should be scrapped and A-levels should be replaced by a mix of academic and vocational subjects, says Harlow MP Robert Halfon, chairman of the Education Select Committee reports the BBC. His radical rewriting of England’s exam system is designed to give young people a…
A BRAND-new show choir is bringing smiles to the faces of its audiences. Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, has launched the performance choir to breathe new life into performances by encouraging singers to move and dance as they sing. Cristin Casey, director of performing arts,…
By Ian Beckett YCT is the Harlow-based counselling and therapeutic support charity, specialising in helping children and young people aged 5 – 25 years, their families and the professionals who work with them. I had the pleasure of supporting their work whilst I was a…
A TV actor is taking time out of his EastEnders filming schedule to coach teenagers in Harlow. Rudolph Walker, who plays Patrick Truman in the long-running BBC soap opera, is working with students at Burnt Mill Academy with a passion for media. The Rudolph Walker…
By Local Democracy Reporter Piers Meyler PASSMORES Academy in Harlow has been praised for its education policy in supporting disadvantaged children in Channel 4 Dispatches – given the number of children being home schooled across Essex has risen by more than 40 per cent in…
Stewards Academy Digs into the Past NINE Stewards Academy pupils were involved in Cambridge University’s Archaeological Dig programme before the summer holidays. Stewards has been invited to participate in this for a number of years and it is an excellent opportunity for pupils to explore…
Saint Mark’s emerge winners for the second year running in IET Faraday challenge STUDENTS from St Mark’s West Essex Catholic school, Passmores Academy and Steward’s Academy took part in an IET Faraday Challenge Day (FCD) sponsored by Jack Petchey Foundation. The students became real-life…
HOW to stay safe around dogs was the topic of a workshop given to primary school children. Key Stage 2 pupils at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, worked with the Dog’s Trust to understand more about handling their own pets and dogs belonging to others.…
