DID you know, there are 40 types of penguins? That is just one of the many facts Year 1 and 2 pupils from Freshwaters Primary Academy, in Harlow, learned on a trip to Colchester Zoo. The school trip gave pupils an opportunity to learn from…

Young leaders have taken on new responsibilities at their primary school. ROYDON Primary Academy, in Roydon, has appointed Year 6 pupils as leaders across the school. Posts as leaders in reading, writing, maths, science and PE, as well as house champions, launched last year. Keen…

KIDDI Caru’s 2019 calendar was launched this week, complete with a front cover design by Henry Grimley, one of the budding artists attending its Harlow day nursery. Henry won the honour in a competition run by Kiddi Caru, giving all the children at its nurseries…

A NURSERY based in Netteswell has been highly praised by Ofsted. The education inspectors came to Banana Moon Day Nursery based at Netteswell Hall Annexe in October. The report made the following observations: Children are very happy, confident and extremely well behaved. They show that…

SAINT Nicholas School pupil, Albie Perkes, who is currently in Year 1, has won the Harlow Pets Corner scarecrow competition. This is a great achievement and his brilliant scarecrow fought off some tough competition from hundreds of other school children across Harlow. His prize is…

PROJECTS to increase the number of people trained in the construction industry and tackle skills shortages in the sector have secured funding through the Construction Skills Fund, provided by the Department for Education and managed by the CITB (Construction and Industry Training Board). Of the…

ON Friday November 16th, Passmores Academy competed in the regional final of Raytheon’s 2018 Quadcopter Challenge. Under the expert guidance of STEM ambassadors, four Year 9 students (Tony, Scott, Joshua and Cameron) had spent September and October building and practicing to fly their quadcopters in…

THE Harvey Centre is set to host a movie awards night with a difference at their Cineworld Cinema on Thursday 29th November, complete with a red carpet and photo opportunities for all. Eight teams of students from Harlow College have been working tirelessly to create…

‘In The Making’ Opens For Business By Callum Hibberd ON Saturday, a shop completely run by the students from Harlow College’s supported studies department opened to the public. The shop, which was officially opened by Carly Duff, is to sell unique products which have been…

Heroes and Villains meet Children in Need at Stewards Academy To support Children in Need 2018 the charity team at Stewards Academy decided on a theme of Heroes and Villains! All staff and pupils participated in a non-uniform day with many dressing up in their…

TEENAGERS are looking forward to making a difference to lives in Cambodia. A group of nine Year 11 students at Epping St John’s School, in Epping, have signed up to spend 28 days in Cambodia next summer. Between now and then, they each must raise…

Stewards Academy meets Shakespeare! Stewards Academy took to the stage as part of the Shakespeare Schools Festival last week. This is the 11th year that Stewards has been involved and, due to the high demand from our pupils, we continued with our tradition of performing…

Stewards Academy remembers… IT is easy to forget the sacrifices that have gone before us but pupils at Stewards Academy took the time to reflect and remember as one. In a culmination of a week of ‘Remembrance’ the entire staff and student body observed a…

THE challenge is on as teachers – and a student – battle it out to produce the best facial hair for Movember. The Movember Foundation is on a mission to stop men dying too young by encouraging them to talk more about prostate cancer, testicular…