Education
A JOURNALIST who swapped office-based Hertfordshire life for a cow-milking career in Northern Ireland has written a book about her adventures reports Harlow College. Former Harlow College student Holly Crawford (36) moved from her homeland in 2020 after marrying Paul Crawford, a vet and sheep…
THE CAPTAIN of Harlow Ladies Football Club is representing her country at the Maccabiah Games in Israel. Former Passmores Academy student, Charis Howell, is representing Team GB. She is team captain. The Maccabiah Games is an international Jewish and Israeli multi-sport event held every four…
LAUNCHING in the autumn ‘Multiply’ is a new initiative that will offer over 14,000 Essex residents easy access to free maths and finance training. Essex County Council (ECC) has asked Government for the maximum £7.9 million allocation to help residents gain a qualification, get into…
SCHOOL-based mindfulness training does not appear to boost wellbeing or improve the mental health of teenagers, according to research that found many pupils were bored by the course and did not practise it at home reports The Guardian. At a time when concern is mounting…
Robert Halfon on recent visit to St Marks A HARLOW school is set to receive funding for major building upgrades through the Government’s School Rebuilding Programme. The programme, backed by an additional £1 billion of funding will provide sixty-one schools across the country with state…
By Emilia DeFreitas KINDRED Harlow, located at the Harlow Leisurezone, received an Ofsted rating of ‘outstanding’ after their recent inspection that occurred on the 12th of April 2022. The inspector, Lynn Clements, didn’t have a bad word to say about the care given to children…
STEWARDS Academy Summer Charity Event. Full details on poster. The school is based at Parnall Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 7NQ For more information, go to https://www.stewardsacademy.org
THE sixth form pupils at Harlow Fields School got the Hollywood treatment as they travelled by limo on their way to the school prom. https://twitter.com/harlow_fields/status/1545550048414638082?s=20&t=lRxLcjcLvHL6uDDggCe_Jw Daniel Robinson and Sons collected the thirty students from the Tendring Road school and conveyed them to Canons Brook Golf…
“Host of indefensible system failings” damaging educational and employment outcomes for children in care MPs call for schools and local authorities to face hit to Ofsted ratings if they fail to ensure that children in care receive full-time, high-quality education. System-wide failings are resulting in looked-after…
HARLOW community school uniform exchange. Full details on poster below.
HUNDREDS visited the Newhall Primary School PTA Fete. It was great to see families flock to the school that has just been open for a few years to enjoy the day. There were dozens of stalls and lots of activities to enjoy. The Newhall PTA…
COLCHESTER High School, Brentwood School, John Warner School, Harwich & Dovercourt School and Brentwood Sea Cadets have been down selected to compete in the regional finals of the Raytheon Technologies Quadcopter Challenge. With ninety-two teams, forty-one schools and Air Cadet groups and over 500 students…
TWO teachers are preparing to take on the “adventure” of leading a school together. Assistant headteachers Dean Beaumont and Amber Wade are preparing to take on shared responsibility for Cooks Spinney Primary Academy, in Harlow, from September. Headteacher Neil Stirrat is taking on a new…
THIS two-hour workshop will give you a great grounding in the basics of writing for children. The session will cover everything from choosing your readership and concept to developing plot and characterisation, with time for questions. To register, you must be over 18, reside in the UK…
ONE of the most exciting aspects of the newly re-furbished Harlow library is the role of Adult Community Learning (ACL). During a very busy open day on Saturday, we spoke to Business Operations Manager, Claire Maynard and Marketing Lead, Rich Kirchel about the role of…
