THE story of the short life of William Wheatley as read by Burnt Mill Academy student, Lucy. Thanks to Harlow Council’s Civic Fund and HTS Ltd for their support in this project. William (Henry) Wheatley William Wheatley appears on the Memorial Cross but there…

Gratnells Engineering inspires school students to consider careers in STEM THE Harlow-based manufacturer is committed to promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing subjects to young people and recently welcomed local school students on-site for a day of activities. Historically known as the leading name in…

ON Monday 14th January Passmores Academy took part in the County Secondary Boccia Competition at Basildon Sporting Village. Boccia is a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque. The name “boccia” is derived from the Latin word for “boss” –…

UCU members at 16 English colleges including Harlow College will be taking strike action at the end of January in their fight for fair pay. Staff will walk out for two days starting on Tuesday 29 January. The strikes are part of a second wave…

AFTER having sent out thousands of letters to local residents before Christmas and receiving hundreds of responses, Robert Halfon is continuing to work hard and campaign hard to keep Harlow libraries open. Today, he travelled to Essex County Council with pupils from two Harlow schools,…

Confident young speakers are taking over assemblies at their primary school. PUPILS at Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, are stepping up to the challenge of hosting their own ten-minute assemblies. From January, at least one assembly each week will be planned and led by…

THE ROYAL Opera House Bridge hope you can join them for Inspire Harlow 3 which will include some educational inspiration, and of course the opportunity to feed into shaping the creative and cultural education landscape in their lovely town. This time Inspire Harlow will take…

THE LIFE of George Aldridge read out by Stewards Academy student, Katie. This project is brought with the assistance of Harlow Council’s Civic Fund and HTS (Property and Environment) Limited. George Aldridge George’s parents were Thomas Aldridge, born in Roydon in c.1870 and Adelaide Elizabeth…

A teenager’s artistic view on Brexit has seen her win a competition. The Jack Petchey Foundation supports the Take pArt Challenge which invited students aged 11 to 14 across Essex and Greater London to enter the art competition. They had to produce a piece of…

Trustee of Academy Transformation Trust Receives CBE DR Margaret Wilson, a trustee of Academy Transformation Trust, which leads schools across Essex, has been awarded a CBE for her services to education in the New Year’s Honours List. Dr Wilson has been a trustee of Academy…

PARENTS are being reminded they have just over a week left to apply for their child’s primary school place. Children are entitled to start school in the September after their fourth birthday, meaning parents/carers of children born during the period 1 September 2014 and 31…

HARLOW children have been given a special passport to open the door to new life experiences. Every pupil at Little Parndon Primary Academy, in Harlow, has their own Community Values Passport. The passport lists various tasks they are to complete at each age to ensure…

HARLOW’S global female empowerment ambassador, Dr Diahanne Rhiney BCAe recently founded and hosted The Baton Awards 2018 at The Houses of Parliament. SHINING a spotlight on BAME progress, Dr Diahanne Rhiney hosted and founded The Baton Awards: Celebrating BAME Women of Past, Present and Future…

HARLOW primary schools are making good progress when it comes to reading, writing and maths. Results published by the government show that many of our schools are making considerable progress. The national average is 64%. The average in Essex is 66%. 14 schools in Harlow…