By Local Democracy Reporter: Piers Meyler THE number of children ‘missing from school’ in Essex since the Covid-19 pandemic began is almost double compared to three years ago. Figures from Essex County Council (ECC) show that for the 2020/21 year – up until June 17…

LAST Friday, thirty Year 10 pupils participated in this year’s Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge at Stewards Academy. Organised through the Jack Petchey Foundation and Speakers Trust, the all-day event focused on pupils improving their speaking skills through various fun group activities. The climax of…

MOBILE phone bans and other ways to create “calm classrooms” are to be considered to help improve discipline in England’s schools reports the BBC. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said he wants to make the school day mobile-free, describing the devices as “distracting” and “damaging”. A…

STEWARDS Academy student Danny Raymond set the track on fire with an outstanding 400 metres at the weekend. Woodford Green athlete Danny Raymond ran a personal best of 51.22 at Havering to win the U 17 race in Youth Development League. This is ideal preparation…

HARLOW College students have been showcasing their work of Level 3 Fashion students with a film of their work on the runway. The twenty-five minute film displays the fantastic work by the students as guided by their staff. We always have to remember that this…

CHILDREN at Fawbert & Barnard’s Primary School won the inaugural Harlow & Gilston Garden Town’s (HGGT) trophy for the Sustrans Big Pedal. The competition encourages more children, parents and staff to walk, cycle, scoot and wheel to school. The school were the best performing school in Essex…

THIS morning, we published a report by Harlow MP Robert Halfon’s education committee called: “The forgotten: how white working-class pupils have been let down, and how to change it” This afternoon, we went to Passmores Academy on Tracyes Road, Harlow to speak to the chief…

SEVENTY-FIVE incredible young people from schools and colleges in Harlow received their prestigious Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Awards presented at a live digital event last night. The digital event celebrated Achievement Award winners aged 11-25 from Harlow for their contributions to their school/college community. Winners…

WHITE working-class pupils have been badly let down by decades of neglect and muddled policy thinking and only a proper targeted approach will reverse the educational underachievement of this long forgotten disadvantaged group, MPs say today. The Education Committee’s report The forgotten: how White working-class…

INVESTING in libraries is key to driving the national recovery from COVID-19 and enabling children to catch up on lost learning, the Local Government Association, said today. Libraries have a vital role to play in helping to build back the country following the pandemic with…

STEWARDS Academy is proud to work with a number of charities to support vulnerable pupils and families in the academy and wider community. Each year we run the Stewards Christmas Appeal which has gone from strength to strength, but The Bridge team have worked tirelessly…

T Levels are a new technical qualification – starting nationally in September 2020 and at Harlow College in September 2021 – which will follow GCSEs and will be equivalent to three A Levels. T Levels combine classroom theory, practical learning and an industry placement of…

AN INVESTIGATION has begun after a year group at a Harlow primary school has been told to isolate due to Covid-19 concerns. Parents of children at Tany’s Dell Primary School were informed on Saturday night (June 12th) that an individual had produced a “positive PCR…

STEWARDS Academy are delighted to announce that our amazing Year 9 Team won Bronze at the Raytheon Quadcopter Challenge Regional Final.  The challenge was to design a quadcopter drone that would be capable of flight on Mars, with the aim to aid future space exploration.…