Education
Year 13 students at BMAT STEM Academy, in Harlow, collected their A-level results today after the summer’s exams. The oversubscribed sixth form has a focus on subjects in the fields of science, technology, engineering and maths and provides students with regular and direct links…
Harlow College students were celebrating today with some fabulous results, improving significantly on last year with a 98% pass rate, with 55% of all our A Level students gaining A*-C grades overall. And our A Level students have gained places at some of the country’s…
IT has been another strong of results for students at St Mark’s with some fantastic individual achievements. Students were delighted with their outcomes and nearly all have secured their first university choices or have met the conditions required for Degree Apprenticeships, employment or other apprenticeships…
EVERY sixth former completing the first year of their further maths course at Epping St John’s Church of England School achieved top grades. Year 12 and 13 students at Epping St John’s Church of England School Sixth Form, in Epping, collected A-level results today after…
STUDENTS across Essex have received their A-level, vocational and technical (level 3 qualifications) results today (Thursday 15 August). Across Essex this year, thousands of young people have completed courses and sat exams at schools or academies, further education colleges, sixth form colleges and training providers.…
PHASE two of the Harlow Futures programme will support young children with speech and language development. A project to inspire young people in Harlow to be ambitious and give them the support and tools to succeed is entering phase two. Working in partnership with Harlow…
ECCO is proud to announce that Milwards Primary are the first recipients of the ECCO Environmental Fund After launching the ECCO Environmental Fund earlier this month, ECCO is proud to announce the first recipient of a grant, Milwards Primary School. The team at ECCO are…
THE Society of Editors has welcomed an announcement by the government that differentiating fake news from accurate reporting online may be taught in primary and secondary schools in the wake of far-right riots across the UK. The announcement of a widespread curriculum review was…
A SPONSORED walk by staff, parents and most importantly, the little ones, at a Bush Fair pre school raised over £2,000 for St Clare Hospice. The team at Smiles Montessori Pre-School undertook a number of sponsored walks around the Bush Fair area. This was not…
A FREE financial wellbeing programme to help people improve their relationship with money has been expanded following a successful bid for funding. The workshops help people learn more about budgeting, creating positive relationships with money, and how to manage income-related anxiety. Research has shown there is…
THIS summer, hairdressing learners showed off their innovative creations and designs at the ‘Celebrating Creativity and Sustainability in Hair Design’ competition held at ACL Colchester. ACL Essex teamed up with Debut Training Academy and Kleek Apprenticeships to put on a hairdressing showcase at ACL Colchester.…
THE Harlow Community Uniform Exchange is back for another year. Find the exchange on the First Floor by the Harvey Management Office. This will be open 10am-2pm Monday to Friday throughout the whole of August, excluding Bank Holiday Monday on the 26th August where this…
AN opportunity has arisen to join our successful and friendly school, which is committed to helping children achieve happiness and their full potential. We are looking for a Teaching Assistant, required for 11 hours, 2 day per week (Tuesday and Thursday) during term time. The…
ESSEX County Council plans to spend more than £300,000 on improving special educational transport after demand increases by a predicted 70 per cent over the next 10 years. The council has said it is facing unprecedented funding challenges over home-to-school transport – last year home-to-school…
ESSEX County Council is funding additional summer holiday activity spaces across the county this summer for children and young people with SEND, and their families. An additional 1,200 inclusive summer holiday activity spaces are available across Essex for children and young people with Special Educational…
OFSTED HAS returned to a Harlow-based training provider following a “requires improvement” inspection last year. DRL Services Limited (DRL) based at Horsescroft Road, was inspected in September 2023. At that time,inspectors judged the overall effectiveness of the provision to require improvement. The focus of this…
