HARE Street Community Primary School and Nursery have both full time and part time spaces for September 20206. Full details below.

THE Downs Primary School and Nursery in Harlow are embracing their artistic side this summer as they take part in the Lions on the Loose Art Trail, a community-wide initiative raising funds for St Clare Hospice. As part of the project, the school will design…

WEDNESDAY was Young Carers Day. Harlow MP Chris Vince reflected on the day. Mr Vince said: “Today is Young Carers Action Day, and it is a day that means a lot to me personally as I used to work for the charity Action for Family…

THE HEADTEACHERS of a number of schools have written to parents and carers regarding a viral online “school wars” trend. The letter was signed by the chief executive of the Passmores Co-operative Learning Community, Vic Goddard; the headteacher of Passmores Academy, Natalie Christie and the…

EDUCATION, finance and digital are among the first new V-level subjects rolling out from 2027 reports the BBC. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the “bold reforms” will end the snobbery in post-16 education, and support young people to build secure, future-proof careers. GCSE-level post-16 qualifications…

BOTH events at MHA today were incredibly busy, with over 400 athletes taking part in our final indoor sportshall athletics events of this academic year. The morning saw 17 teams compete in the annual Years 3 and 4 Indoor Sportshall Athletics event. With large numbers,…

CLOSE to 600 pupils put Passmores Academy down as a preference for next year’s school intake. We are not publishing this as a league table with winners or losers but for information purposes only. The breakdown is as follows Burnt Mill Academy 499 put the…

PUPILS at Potter Street Academy in Harlow are getting creative as they take part in this summer’s Lions on the Loose Art Trail, raising funds for St Clare Hospice. The school will be designing and decorating its own lion sculpture as part of the community-wide…

THANK you to all those who sent in World Book Day photographs. There was such an amazing variety of outfits and there is clearly a great appetite for reading. Well done to all the pupils, parents and school staff who got involved. The Lorax Abbotsweld…

IT looks like St Mark’s aren’t only brilliant academically but they are always blazing a trail on the sports pitches. Well done to their U19 Netball team who have just produced two fantastic performances over the last few weeks in the Essex Cup. Firstly, they…

THIRTEEN sixth form pupils participated in The Brilliant Club, Scholars Programme this year. During the programme it gives pupils the opportunity to work with a PhD researcher to develop key academic skills and experience university-style learning, in preparation for successful applications and transitions to higher education. The…

IT is all change at the top of two popular Old Harlow primary schools. Vicky Early has left as headteacher of Harlowbury Primary School and Sophia Ovenlen will be leaving at the end of this term from her position at Fawbert and Barnard School. In…

WITH National Careers Week (2 – 7 March) starting, ACL Essex is showcasing its enhanced hair and beauty courses. The adult education provider is highlighting its unique learner‑centred approach. It is also showcasing the many different careers available in the hair and beauty sector. ACL…

STEWARDS Academy held a ‘careers and preparing for the future’ enrichment morning for Year 10 as part of the Careers Development Programme. Students experienced a range of sessions including financial literacy- budgets, credit and debt led by the maths department, covering letters and formal letter…