PARENTS of children starting primary school in the academic year starting in September 2019 are now able to apply online for their child’s Reception school place. Children are entitled to start primary school in the September after their fourth birthday so parents and carers of…

RAYTHEON UK have supported the relaunch of the Science Alive Centre in Harlow – with CEO Richard Daniel and Robert Halfon MP in attendance. The relaunch is the start of a new chapter in the life of the Centre. Raytheon UK has donated £15,000 and…

ON Friday, Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, was welcomed by Sophie Laing, Headteacher at Little Pardon Primary Academy, and opened the academy’s brand new library and their Sensory Room. Robert met with pupils from the academy and had a sit-down discussion with them, asking them…

STEWARDS Academy’s Year 11 Art and Photography pupils were lucky enough to attend Kew Gardens, London as part of their Natural Forms coursework. Thankfully it was a beautiful autumnal day and pupils were able to explore all aspects of the gardens. The exceptional sunshine brought…

ROBERT Halfon has joined over 500 other MPs to plant trees as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy, a network of forest conservation initiatives to mark Her Majesty’s lifetime of service to the Commonwealth. The trees – two silver birch, two rowan, and a hazel…

ON THURSDAY afternoon, Simon Rowell gathered family and friends in the playground of Little Parndon primary school to open a new memory garden. Simon’s story is as follows: “At the end of December 2017 having spent a week that included Christmas Day in hospital my…

HARLOW nurse Sara Wood-Kwasniewska graduated alongside Olympic curler Eve Muirhead in Inverness today (Friday 2 November). Sara, 47, graduated from the University of Stirling, after undertaking a BSc degree in Adult Nursing at the Western Isles campus. More than 90 students graduating from Stirling’s Faculty…

OFSTED has praised a Harlow day care centre for children following a recent inspection. The education inspectors came to Smiles Montessori in Newhall in October. The school has been rated as “Good”. The report states: Good reflective practice includes the feedback from staff, parents and…

THE donation of computer equipment has enabled a school to launch a specialist club. Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, is on a mission to give its pupils the best experience in technology. Job website Indeed has donated ten laptops to the school which means it…

PRIMARY school children are getting prepared for their first residential school trip. Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, is giving 70 pupils the opportunity to experience a three-day adventure to Kingswood today (Wed). . The Year 6 pupils will take part in a range of…

ONCE again the children of Abbotsweld were treated to an extraordinary day at SELF launch 2018/2019. The day began with parents meeting with Mrs Benson and Mrs Nee for a breakfast celebration of all the wonderful SELF activities that took place in the summer term…

THE education of children attending Harlow’s newest secondary school will be enriched with an extra hour of opportunity each day. Sir Frederick Gibberd College is being opened by BMAT to provide a solution to the critical shortage of school places in the town by 2019.…

THERE is a whole host of opportunities to learn how to code at Science Alive at the Harlow Leisurezone. Club Code Leaflet PDF New to Science Alive – Club Code Club Code is a new venture, set up by STEM charity Science Alive. It’s aim…

NEWHALL Primary Academy in Harlow celebrated its official opening with pupils marking the occasion by burying a time capsule.  Part of the REAch2 academy trust – the largest family of primary schools in the country – Newhall Primary Academy has been established to meet the…