GOVERNMENT watchdog Ofsted has made a number of positive observations after a recent inspection at East Tilbury Junior School. The visit was the first monitoring inspection since the school was judged to require improvement following the section 5 inspection in February 2014.
THE Tovi EcoPark which has been named after the site’s Saxon heritage is currently being built alongside the A127, and will process black bag waste, recovering further items which can be recycled and treating the left over waste to reduce its environmental impact. The facility will be capable of treating up to 417,000 tonnes of municipal waste a year.
STUDENTS and staff wore yellow to mark the day and gave donations to the cause. Sarah Allen, Centre Manager of the Young Carers Organisation, said: "A big thank you to Palmer's College staff and students for the donation, which will help towards the daily transport costs for our young carers."
THE BRILLIANT art work from the students at Gateway Academy will be on display on Tuesday July 8th at the Tilbury school. Go down and have a look. You will be amazed.
FOLLOWING an agonising 21 days of eager anticipation, the Benyon Nursery are pleased to welcome Scrambles the Chick into their classroom. The children have learnt about the incubation and hatching process. They were extremely delighted when they saw the first cracks appear on Thursday morning and had to wait until the following morning to meet their new friend.
IF you fancy an afternoon of fun the new Ormiston Park Academy in Aveley will be hosting a summer fete on Saturday 12th July from 1pm-4pm. Come and enjoy the many activities including a bouncy castle and face painting. Pick up a bargain by browsing around the book, jewellery and craft stalls and much more.
THE Deputy Leader of the Conservative group on Thurrock Council has come out in support of Gable Hall, following controversy over plans to change the lunch times, and other policy issues.
THE inspectors praised progress as improving with rising outcomes in reading, writing and mathematics, with very low levels of entry at Nursery and reception. They also found strengths in leadership, governors and teaching at Year 6 and in Early Years. They found pupil’s behaviour good and that the school has a well developed spiritual, moral, social and cultural ethos.
DURING a special assembly at Grays Covent School this morning, student Samantha received an award for a video she made highlighting how people can change the world by wasting less and buying fair trade goods.
BENYON Primary School has recently achieved the Staff Engagement Award which is a national award given to schools in recognition of positive staff engagement in the workplace.
TO MANY Gable Hall observers the relationship between the headteacher Dr Sophina Asong and staff, parents, governors and students has never been a totally harmonious one. Then again, following John King MBE has never been an easy act to follow. And it cannot have been easy when it was believed that you were not Mr King's number one choice to succeed him.
WILL Ockendon Academy, Ormiston Park Academy, Hathaway Academy or Hassenbrook Academy end up closing as the Harris Federation are given the go-ahead to open up a second senior school in Chafford Hundred.? Council leader John Kent gives a measured but cool response.
YEAR 2 teacher Natasha Moore explained: “Mountfitchet Castle offered a unique experience for the children to travel back in time 900 years, to witness life in a Norman Motte and Bailey castle and village. In a fun and imaginative way, the children discovered and learnt about the lives of Norman people by exploring the many houses and exhibits reconstructed as they were during the Norman times.”
MUSIC students have been busy creating and producing tracks to be launched on the College’s very own record label - Distinction Records. This year’s Level 3 BTEC Music Technology students have had the brilliant opportunity to release their own music across all popular digital download websites, thanks to the College’s Music department setting up the College’s very own record label.
