AN emotive new film, ‘The Unseen,’ has been made by Essex County Council’s Essex Year of Opportunity to challenge employers’ perceptions of young people leaving care. The film follows the journeys of young care leavers and their experiences in the workplace. ‘The Unseen’ is narrated…

SPECIAL educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support in England is facing its biggest shake-up in a generation, potentially provoking a political backlash, leaked details suggest reports the BBC. The reforms will be a complete system redesign, with children with Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)…

IN its first months since opening, David Lloyd Harlow Club is celebrating the success of its new team, following successful recruitment partnerships with Harlow College and Jobcentre Plus. The new health and wellbeing Club has created over 150 jobs for local people, with a wide range of roles from sport and fitness to business admin and hospitality.  Jo Miller, general manager at…

THE Stan Newens Bursary is a bi-annual fund administered by Harlow Health Centres Trust designed to enable an individual from the Harlow community to pursue further study or research in to an aspect of Health / Wellbeing and Healthcare Sciences, the results of which will…

A GROUP of students who are studying at Memorial University of Newfoundland’s Harlow campus have taken a trip to Italy, to check out the 2026 Olympic Games reports NTV.CA. The group took in the Canada vs. Czechia men’s hockey game, where Team Canada defeated Czechia…

THE primary schools from across the PCLC Trust have come together to form the brand- new PCLC Primary Choir, marking an exciting milestone in collaborative music-making across the Trust. The choir made its first ever performance on Tuesday 3rd February, performing to an audience of…

PROFESSOR Claudia Wascher will explore what it means to be social – both within the animal kingdom and across the scientific community – during her inaugural lecture at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) on Wednesday, 11 February (6pm). Timed to coincide with the International Day of…

NEW simulation facilities designed to enhance practical training for students studying for a BA (Hons) Early Childhood Education degree have been unveiled at the University of Hertfordshire, 25 years after it launched one of the UK’s first ever degree courses in this subject in 2000.…

YOUNG Essex residents can meet employers and receive expert careers guidance through a series of events. Free events taking place across National Apprenticeship Week (9 to 15 February) will help young people in Essex discover local opportunities and get personalised support with their next steps.…

“ST Mark’s students performed to full houses for both showings of Sister Act Jr., and the atmosphere was electric. As always, it was a wonderful chance to welcome families and friends into the school and celebrate the many talents of our performers. This was a whole-school…

A LARGE number of students undertake work experience across the town. Recently, two students did their work experience down at Parndon Mill. They wrote to us to tell us how it went as well as sending us a very well written story on th represent…

MARK Hall Academy is shut today due to a water supply problem. A spokesperson said: “Due to unforeseen circumstances affecting the external water supply to the main building, the Academy will be closed on Wednesday 4th February 2026. All students will need to remain at…

BISHOP’S Stortford College was delighted to host the first ever Bishop’s Stortford Educational Trust (BSET) Futures Fair on Saturday 17 January 2026. Running from 11.00am – 4.00pm, the Fair saw over 950 attendees from 19 local secondary schools, including Aldenham School, Avanti Grange, Birchwood School,…

A NEW research project will examine the scale and nature of dog attacks in the UK, in the face of a lack of reliable data on the nature and prevalence of incidents. Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University’s Centre for Access to Justice and Inclusion (CAJI)…