TO CELEBRATE the Platinum Jubilee, Ortu Corringham Primary pupils were treated to a very special appearance from Stephen Metcalfe MP and the Queen herself (… well, almost) Corringham Primary’s very own Bev Bennett arrived at the school, with her own royal guardsman, Mr Luke Seely, to surprise the students at their jubilee street party. The […]
WHAT does a member of the House of Lords, a pioneer in fertility treatment and legend in the science world enjoy doing day-to-day? Well, students at Ortu Gable Hall found out when they were treated to a very special visit from Lord Robert Winston himself last Friday, June 17th.
STUDENTS at Ortu Gable Hall had a fantastic day celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee last week, 13th of June, with a party which undoubtedly had a more exclusive invite list than the one at Buckingham Palace and a visit from the newly elected mayor, Cllr James Halden, and Cabinet Member for Education, Cllr Barry Johnson.
RESEARCHERS from Swansea University and the University of Essex have carried out an independent evaluation of Thurrock Council’s Ask Teddi app, which is run in collaboration with Solutions 4 Health, and offers free advice and information for Thurrock parents and carers with children under the age of 5.
THREE exceptional members of staff from Ormiston Park Academy, which is part of Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT), have been shortlisted for the prestigious Thurrock Education Awards.
THE finalists of this year’s Thurrock Education Awards have been announced following more than 500 nominations from young people, parents and colleagues across the borough.
PLANNING permission for the construction of a new, government-funded primary school and nursery in Aveley has been approved.
IT’S a year of celebrations in 2022, just a few days after the Queen celebrates her platinum jubilee, our very own Thurrock Primary school celebrates turning 100 years old.
University Centre South Essex is relaunching its ‘Rubbish Costume Competition’ again in June 2022. The success of last year’s competition saw entries of all ages from all across the UK showcasing their talent and inventiveness. The ‘Rubbish Costume Competition’, allows entrants to use their innovation and creativity to create costumes, accessories or props out of everyday […]
SOUTH Essex College is holding an Engineering Apprenticeship event for school leavers interested in following this educational route.
DESPITE its “best efforts” in searching for an alternative provider, Thurrock Council has today had to regretfully announce the upcoming closure of two of its nurseries, Little Pirates and Neptunes, both based in Tilbury. The council opened a procurement process in January, in hope of attracting an existing nursery provider keen to offer continuity of […]
THE under 16’s boys basketball team at Ormiston Park Academy (OPA), a part of the Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT), are celebrating a well-deserved win in their latest competition.
LEVEL 3 Dance student, Oliver Hewing, 18, from Grays, is a step closer to achieving his dream of becoming a professional dancer by being accepted to train at two prestigious dance colleges; Bird and Performers.
FOR the first time since the pandemic began, students are sitting exams across the UK.
SOUTH Essex College is launching a new fashion course to prepare students to enter the exciting world of retail business and online shopping.
PARENTS, colleagues and young people have through to this weekend to make a nomination for the 2022 Thurrock Education Awards.
YEAR 4 children at Woodside Academy stirred up an exciting cultural combination last week with Indonesian Gamelan and French composer, Georges Bizet’s opera, Carmen. Working with expert Gamelan practitioner Sarah Stuchfield, children learnt to play the Gamelan percussion instruments consisting of various gongs, drums and metallophones. Children then made Indonesian style shadow puppets which they […]
PLAYING for four nights only at Ortu Gable Hall school, students will be performing their anticipated performance of “Legally Blonde”.
UNIVERSITY Centre South Essex will honour a bestselling author, influential parent podcaster and Queen of the Jungle at their graduation ceremony in October.
ALL Stories, the mentorship for under-represented writers will be working with Essex & Thurrock Libraries and Essex Book Festival to deliver creative writing workshops to aspiring authors who are interested in writing for children and young adults, during May 2022. Catherine Coe of All Stories will be partnering with award winning authors, Patrice Lawrence (who is also […]
A SECONDARY school in Grays which opened its doors in 2020 has been given the go-ahead to build two temporary classrooms to accommodate an extra 120 students.
A NEW report released by the Jack Petchey Foundation asked almost 4,000 young people, including over 700 from Essex, their thoughts on the environment. 2 in 3 young people want to see environmental education prioritised in the curriculum, 1 in 5 is interested in pursuing an environmental career and 70% actively encourage friends/family to take care of the environment.
NEW Vice-Principal of Quality and Curriculum Jon Briggs’ story of growth and development within USP College.
FIGURES released today, Tuesday 19 April, have revealed that the vast majority of children across Thurrock will receive one of their top three primary school choices for the September 2022 academic year.