Education
THE SHADOW Secretary of State for education, Bridget Phillipson visited Passmores Academy on Tuesday morning. The MP was shown around the school by chief executive of the Passmores Learning Community, Vic Goddard. She then spoke to a variety of pupils including a session with many…
CONGRATULATIONS to the all-female team from Church Langley, who triumphed in this year’s Girls Dynamos competition at Harlow Town CC. Once again, the girls’ event was disrupted by late withdrawals (stolen minibuses, school photos and lack of practice time) which reduced the number of teams…
LONGWOOD Primary had the pleasure of inviting the author and illustrator Simon Murray into the school to meet and work with the children. The workshop was based on his Icky Doo Dah picture book character and the children learnt to draw and design their very own characters alongside…
KIDS, the disabled children’s charity, is seeking young autistic people and their families to take part in an innovative new project to help people when they first receive a diagnosis of autism. Being diagnosed with autism can be a confusing and frightening time for young…
OVER 60 incredible young people from schools and colleges in Harlow received their prestigious Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Awards presented at a live event at Harlow Playhouse. The live event celebrated Achievement Award winners aged 11-25 from Harlow for their contributions to their school/college community, where…
PUPILS and staff at Longwood Primary Academy and Nursery are celebrating that the school continues to be rated as Good by Ofsted. Ofsted said that pupils at Longwood Primary “get a great start to their educational journey” and “enjoy attending such a warm, welcoming and…
IT HAS been another very busy month for Passmores Academy. Firstly, we say farewell to presenters Maria and Logan however, we may well see more of them as they go on to sixth form. Logan has also just been appointed Media Manager at Harlow Town…
ADULT education provider ACL Essex, part of Essex County Council (ECC), has launched a new strategic plan, outlining their continued commitment and focus to providing a high-quality learning offer that makes a positive difference to the lives of residents and businesses of Essex. By 2025…
ADULT education provider ACL Essex has launched its new courses for September 2023 with a range of qualifications and training courses to help upskill people across the county. The courses, which range from GCSEs in English and Maths to Languages and Art plus vocational qualifications,…
HARLOW college theatre students are set to perform Calendar Girls The Musical. The show by Tim Firth and Gary Barlow follows the lives of a group of ordinary women in a small Yorkshire Women’s Institute as they do an extraordinary thing after the death of…
THE National Space Academy has announced its participation in Space to Learn, a new scheme funded by the UK Space Agency which is dedicated to improving access to STEM careers and learning opportunities for young people across the UK. Since 2008, the National Space Academy…
BURNT Mill Academy has been graded Good by Ofsted following the first full inspection of the school in over a decade. Under new inspection framework, Burnt Mill matches a national trend where 60% of schools previously graded Outstanding have been downgraded (Source BBC News). All…
LATTON Green Primary set to host School Fair. Full details below.
WEDNESDAY June 7th was a historic day for the children of The Henry Moore Primary School Year 5/6 football team, as they travelled to Leicester to compete in the Football Associations Primary Schools National Football Finals. Their journey began back in the autumn term of…
HARLOW MP, Robert Halfon, has welcomed planning consent for a multi-million pound project to rebuild Burnt Mill Academy. The First Avenue-based school is currently located in 1960s facilities and is in urgent need of rebuilding. Following lobbying from Mr Halfon in Parliament, the Government confirmed…
THE planning application for the redevelopment of Burnt Mill Academy has been approved by Harlow Council Development Management Committee at a meeting on Wednesday 7th June. A BMAT spokesperson said: “BMAT Education is delighted with the committee’s decision. We thank the DfE and B&K for…
