STUDENTS on the College’s Level 4 Creative Enterprise course were thrust in front of a panel of four formidable dragons earlier this month, as they pitched their creative ideas and received some much-valued professional business advice. The one year Creative Enterprise course is designed for…

CHILDREN with bandaged arms and legs were found strewn around their school. There was no need to panic, however, as the Year 2 pupils were recreating hospital scenes from the Victorian era as part of their Florence Nightingale day. The pupils from Roydon Primary Academy,…

STUDENTS and staff at Burnt Mill Academy, in Harlow, enjoyed an inter-house singing contest. The lunchtime event gave the school community an opportunity to share some fun – while seeing an alternative side to their teachers. Hundreds of students attended the sing-along to support their…

A WHOLE school community came together for a picnic to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Pupils, teachers and parents joined together at Roydon Primary Academy, in Roydon, to mark the historical moment. Children created their own crowns to wear for the village celebration and members…

CONGRATULATIONS to the team from Little Parndon (Year 6’s) who narrowly edged out Cooks Spinney 2 in a very close final match in this year’s Rounders Finals. Played at Harlow Town CC on a bright but breezy morning, eight teams came across to take part…

ST MARKS West Essex Catholic School held their first leavers assembly for three years on Thursday. In a packed hall, full of Year 11 students and their very proud families, Headteacher Mrs Elaine Heaphy, Head of Year, Erica Larke and the Year 11 form teachers,…

A HARLOW nursery has received an outstanding report by government inspectors Ofsted. Kindred Harlow is based within the Harlow Leisurezone on Second Avenue in Harlow. The report states: Children thrive in this stimulating nursery. They are exceptionally curious learners both inside and outside, clearly enjoying…

WATER Lane Primary celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. What wonderful celebrations took place at the school.

Required: Site Manager for Holy Cross Catholic Primary Academy Harlow Scale 6 (Range 12-17) £23,207-£25,557Monday to Friday 37 hours per week(Monday to Thursday 7am-10.30 am & 2pm to 6pm)(Friday 7am-10.00 am & 2pm to 6pm) and some flexibility with evenings and weekends. Holy Cross Catholic…

THE DEPUTY Head of a popular Harlow school was honoured with a Civic Award on Thursday night. The awards are given out annually at the first meeting in the new council year at the Water Gardens. Cooks Spinney Deputy Head, Dean Beaumont was nominated by…

JUST what did Travel and Tourism students from Stansted Airport College discover on their recent trip to Portugal? Students from the HNC (Higher National Certificate) in International Travel and Tourism Management have just returned from a fact-finding trip to the Algarve in Portugal, where they…

ARLENE Dilloway, a teaching assistant at Latton Green Primary Academy in Harlow is named one of just 80 Pearson National Teaching Award Silver Award winners across the country. Arlene is honoured with a Silver Award in the category of Teaching Assistant of the Year for…

BMAT have a vacancy for a Breakfast Club Assistant Based at Based at Roydon Primary Academy, Epping Road, Roydon, CM19 5HN BMAT is committed to equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an…

THE BMAT community are shocked and saddened to hear of the passing of Sir Frederick Gibberd College’s Classics and Latin teacher Chris Pilcher. Mr Pilcher joined SFG in September 2020 as a trainee, part of the pioneering team that launched the school. As a newly…