Passmores Academy achieves anti-bullying award 7 years in a row IN recognition of its commitment to tackle and prevent bullying in school, Passmores has achieved the BIG Award (Bullying Intervention Group) for the SEVENTH consecutive year. This is a national award for excellence in bullying…

‘An Inspector Calls’ at Passmores… PASSMORES students delivered a gripping performance of J.B. Priestley’s classic thriller, An Inspector Calls in the latest of the school’s illustrious productions. Directed and produced by the English Department, the show was four months in the making and featured a…

Passmores Students explore ‘Fake News’ phenomenon ‘Fake News’ was the headline at Passmores Academy’s latest Cultural Appreciation Day held at the school recently. LESSONS across the curriculum delved deep into the origins and wide-ranging uses of this world-wide phenomenon. Students learnt the truth about the…

PASSMORES headteacher, Vic Goddard has criticised the government’s new school funding website for displaying figures for his school that are hundreds of thousands of pounds higher than the sum he will actually receive reports schoolsweek.co.uk The Department for Education launched a new online tool last…

A Night to remember as Potter Street and Purford Green pupils take on the O2! PUPILS at Potter Street Academy and Purford Green Primary showed off their vocal talents by performing at one of the UK’s biggest arenas, the O2 in London. The event was…

PURFORD Green Primary school has been given a Bronze award for their work to make sure students don’t miss out on an education because they are young carers. Young carers are responsible for emotional, practical or physical care for a parent, sibling or other family…

Potter Street Academy pupils meet the residents of Wrights Court LAST term, Potter Street Academy introduced its ‘Sixty-Five Life & Learning Experiences’ programme. This initiative ensures that throughout primary school, the children get involved in a diverse and enriching range of activities. So, always keen…

Passmores Academy bids a fond farewell to long serving governor ONE of Passmores Academy’s most experienced governors has retired after serving the school community for an astounding forty years. Harold Rush was thanked at a recent school event and his years of service commemorated with…

Project to turn all schoolchildren into lifesavers Initiative to teach all Year 10 pupils CPR launches at Anglia Ruskin University AN initiative to teach CPR to all Year 10 school pupils in Essex was launched at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) last night with the support…

An insightful and inspirational day at Cambridge University FOURTEEN of our Year 9 and 10 students have visited Cambridge University (Homerton College) as part of their studies working towards Higher and Extended Project Qualifications (HPQ /EPQ). The projects are a fascinating way to carry out…

Potter Street Academy pupils inspired by former international basketball player POTTER Street Academy was delighted to welcome former Team GB international basketball player, Pierre Henry-Fontaine, when he led a sponsored fitness challenge at the school. As part of an initiative run by Sports for Champions…

Cultural Appreciation Day: A Celebration of Religious Diversity PASSMORES Academy has held the second of its Cultural Appreciation Days, this time focussing on religion. Throughout the day the religious theme was woven into a variety of lessons. In Technology, students explored how the architecture of…

STUDENT progress by pupils across the town was recognised at the Harlow Educational Awards of 2019. The awards have grown so much that they were held for the first time in the main auditorium of the Harlow Playhouse. If you wondered about the backdrop,, Jack…

A Christmas Carol ­-Dickens has Year 7 captivated. ON Thursday, a visiting theatre company performed A Christmas Carol for all of Year 7. This Christmas classic is a sentimental and moving text that immersed our students in a Yule-scented melange of hope and faith and…