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…

Sir, Education in general and reading in particular is only second to health in its importance in any socially developed society in my view. Therefore, the decision of Essex County Council [ECC] to seriously consider closing the majority of locally based community libraries in this…

THERE WAS fun and frolics at Jerounds Primary in the final week of term with staff and children having their photos taken with a photo booth and to top the day off they even had a visit from Father Christmas himself along with his reindeer’s…

STAFF at Pear Tree Mead Academy performed a non-scripted panto for the children on Wednesday morning. The children loved it and the staff had great fun. The story was a mixture of all the traditional pantos and had all the elements of a panto for…

Primary school children return to cheer elderly patients at Christmas A children’s choir was so popular when they sang at their local hospital last year that they were back by popular demand this year. Pupils from Katharines Primary School brought Christmas cheer to elderly patients…

A LEADING house builder has spread some Christmas cheer this season by donating a Christmas tree to a local school in the Essex area. Barratt Homes made sure pupils and teachers at Fawbert & Barnard’s Primary School had their very own Christmas tree, as well…

A campaign to boost attendance has seen primary school children attend class 100 per cent of the time. Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, has been working with parents to raise awareness of the importance of being in school and the effect not being in school…

PASSMORES Academy students got the opportunity to visit the House of Parliament this week. The students received a tour of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords and got to watch them debating Brexit. They saw the Chancellor Phillip Hammond be quizzed…

Harlow Kiddi Caru Delivers Early Christmas Presents To Streets2Homes The staff at Kiddi Caru’s day nursery in Harlow have been putting together packs of essentials for local charity Streets2Homes to distribute to the homeless this Christmas. Secret Santa was cancelled this year and instead the…

SANTA’S elves rolled up their sleeves and helped Harlow children to make festive gifts. The visitors – who looked very much like mums and dads – spent one-on-one time with their own children at Freshwaters Primary Academy. The Elf Workshops are held over the last…

LONGWOOD Primary Academy has introduced a Meditation Pod to help combat stress for staff and pupils but also part of a culture to be more resilient. YH went down to the Paringdon Road school to speak to innovative headteacher, James Hollinsley and find out more.…