Education
SCHOOLS watchdog Ofsted has said it will make changes after the suicide of headteacher Ruth Perry in January reports the BBC. Chief Inspector Amanda Spielman said Ofsted was piloting changes to its complaints system, but added the single overall grade for schools would stay. Ms…
OFSTED has praised a Church Langley preschool following a recent inspection. The school is based in the grounds of Church Langley Primary School. The school was inspected in February 2023. The report states: Children develop strong, nurturing relationships with staff at this warm and welcoming…
A SCHOOL community will be supported through the cost-of-living crisis thanks to the launch of an eco-farm. Sixth form students at Epping St John’s Church of England School, in Epping, are creating a green eco-farm on the school grounds. Working with eco club members, the…
MORE than 120 new members have joined a community gym since £120,000 of improvements were carried out. The gym at Mark Hall Sports Centre, in Harlow, has undergone a complete overhaul, including new flooring, new mirrors, LED lighting, electrical repairs and decorating. Equipment has also…
THE NSPCC can today reveal new data from a joint UK wide survey of 8,329 teachers, with the teaching union NASUWT, which highlights the essential role that schools play in safeguarding children and the concerning landscape of abuse and neglect. More than 400 teachers were…
ALMOST 16,000 parents and carers across Essex will find out the outcome of their primary school applications today (Monday 17 April). Out of a total of 15,923 applications received, 14,455 pupils who are due to start in Reception Year in September 2023 have been offered their…
STEWARDS Academy’s Phoenix Pathway pupils have experienced brilliant opportunities during March. The Year 11 group were invited to Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge. Pupils were spoken to about university life, given a tour of the campus, and participated in activities. Head Girl, Leslie, said: “Going…
ADULT education provider ACL Essex, part of Essex County Council (ECC), has joined Multiply in Essex, a new programme run by ECC to boost maths skills of Essex residents. Courses begin 17 April 2023. Multiply in Essex aims to show how maths applies to everyday…
A NEW briefing note from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has calculated that between 2009-10 and 2019-20 school spending per pupil in England fell by 9% in real-terms reports LocalGov. Last year the Government allocated extra funding to schools and explicitly stated that this would restore…
OFSTED inspectors have been accused of a “reign of terror” over teachers and school leaders in England, as a second major teaching union backed a campaign to abolish the schools watchdog reports The Guardian. Delegates to the NASUWT annual conference voted for a motion describing Ofsted as a…
MORE than one in ten (13%) teachers have been physically assaulted by a pupil in the last year, research by the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union has revealed. Assaults are being treated as a normal part of working as a teacher in too many schools, representatives at the Annual…
AN unbelievably HUGE and SOAKING WET thank you to all the 200+ pupils and school staff who attend the Quad Kids events at Mark Hall Sports Centre recently. The rain did it’s best to prevent the event from taking place, but once again the primary…
ADULT education provider ACL Essex, part of Essex County Council (ECC), has opened a new Skills Hub in Harlow to encourage learners to take advantage of the different ways to learn that work around them. To showcase the new Skills Hub, an open day will…
ESSEX County Council’s decision to close a respite centre for children is to be re-examined in arguments that some children will not be able to cope with the extra travel time reports the Local Democracy Reporter. Lavender House, near Colchester, which was given a three-year…
ONE OF our favourite regular news items is Passmores News. It is a great video magazine from the academy, that lets you now what is happening in the school. This month the presenters are Ella and Joel. The news items are: Good Eco News with…
PARENTS at Newhall Primary Academy in Harlow have reacted to the proposed plans by REACH2 Academy Trust to impose cuts at three primary schools in Harlow that will reduce staff and take control of school budgets. In just two days the Friends of Newhall, the…
