OVER THE summer, we were sent two sports stories. Passmores Academy student, Sam Howard represented Team GB in the Maccabi Games in Israel winning a bronze in the 4 x 100 relay. Harlow Town Ladies captain Charis Howell also represented Team GB in the Maccabi…

PASSMORES Academy’s annual press release regarding exam results would normally be full of individual names and grades showing how well they have performed. However, the last few years have impacted on each of our young people differently; some have lost close relatives, had to isolate…

THE CHIEF executive of Passmores Learning Community (PLC), has issued a stark warning over the impact of energy bills on his schools in Harlow. The PLC covers Passmores Academy (secondary), The Downs, Purford Green and Potter Street (primaries). Vic Goddard appeared on Good Morning Britain…

YOU may have noticed a little bit of to and fro from Harlow MP Robert Halfon and the Chief Executive of the Passmores Learning Community, Vic Goddard. Previous correspondence can be found on our education and politics pages. We thought, we would give Mr Goddard,…

A HEADTEACHER of a Harlow school has responded to claims that Harlow schools are set to receive over £84 million in funding from the government. In a press release issued on Friday, just as schools were breaking up for the summer, Mr Halfon announced that:…

LAST night I had the pleasure of watching the production of Annie by Passmores Academy and I was thoroughly impressed writes Emelia De Freitas. Due to it being a junior musical I wrongly had the view that it may struggle to pull of the demands…

THE CAPTAIN of Harlow Ladies Football Club is representing her country at the Maccabiah Games in Israel. Former Passmores Academy student, Charis Howell, is representing Team GB. She is team captain. The Maccabiah Games is an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport event held every four…

OPPORTUNITY to try British Sign Language. Full details on poster.

TWO Harlow schools are set to receive funding for major building upgrades following a continued campaign by Robert Halfon MP to secure further investment into Harlow’s schools. Passmores Academy and Purford Green Primary School will see the investment from the Condition Improvement Fund, which comes…

TWO senior government ministers were very impressed with the provision for special needs and mental health at Passmores Academy in Harlow. Minister for Education, Will Quince MP and Minister for Social Care, Gillian Keegan along with Harlow MP Robert Halfon came to the school on…

TIKTOK, Snapchat, Instagram, Yubo are words that parents may or may not have heard. As adults when we think about the internet we may think of funny cat videos, shopping online or sharing photos of our dinner on Facebook, but the digital world that our…

THERE was a series of impressive performances by Harlow athletes in the Essex Cross Country Championships on Saturday. There as an impressive run by St Nicholas’ Year 9 student Alistair Mizon who came 19th in the Junior Boys run at Writtle. St Marks West Essex…

PASSMORES Academy deputy head boy, Logan Young gives us an insight into how school life has changed since the beginning of the pandemic. The film was made after ITV’s Good Morning Britain contacted the Tracyes Road school as part of their on going coverage on…

THE CHIEF executive of Passmores Academy has questioned Harlow MP Robert Halfon’s stance on schools re-opening. Vic Goddard was speaking to BBC Look East after they had spent the day at the Tracyes Road school as it prepares for the pupils to return for the…