GABLE Hall School broke their record with 73% of students getting at least 5 GCSE's. Their mark goes up from 70% in 2012 and 66% in 2011. Ormiston Park Academy were also delighted as they gained 40 of students gaining at least 5 GCSE's incl English and Maths. This mark may go up to 42%. This will be their highest ever mark.
HARRIS ACADEMY produced (yet again) a magnificent set of exam results for the GCSE's. 93% of students achieved 5 A* including English and Maths. The results illustrate the progress the school has made since 2008.
SKANSKA, the main contractor on the new £32 million Thurrock Campus of South Essex College, is inviting members of the public to experience what it is like to work on a construction site. The Open Doors Weekend is being held on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 September and will offer members of the public the chance to learn more about the project, its development and the fascinating world of construction.
WHEN LANSDOWNE ACADEMY student, Enya McCarthy received a few sunflower seeds at school, she was determined to see if they would grow.
So, Enya went home to Linford and showed her mother Dena.
ANYONE who witnesses the opening of the Harris Academy Sixth Form back in September will have witnessed the energy and ambition in the Mayflower Road school. And the first series of A Level exam results show the first year has been a roaring success.
BIG smiles, endless cheers and happy tears were all part of the jubilation on campus during today’s A-level Results Day at Palmer’s College.
Students celebrated gaining superb results with fellow students and proud staff after achieving the grades they needed to secure places at universities across the country. The College’s A-level pass rate remained high at 97.4% with 63% of students gaining A*- C grades. An impressive 16 subjects gained a 100% pass rate. They included English, Physics, Law and Further Mathematics
LIFE will never be the same without you, you're absolutely irreplaceable, and the day you passed away was a day which I just never thought would come. I cry whilst writing this, but know this Grandad, we knew how much you adored us, and you knew how much we adored you. The last time I saw you, you could barely speak, you took my hand and gripped it tight, it was your way of saying how much you loved me, and I'll never forget that. You were one of a kind and it absolutely pains me that I'll never be able to see you again and have a conversation with you again. I know, though, that you're up in Heaven now, looking down on us and you'll guide us through our lives. It was an absolute honour being your Grandson, Grandad. Thank you for 19 and a half years of unconditional love. You'll always live on in our hearts.
THURROCK Council’s education portfolio holder and Leader, Cllr John Kent, has reacted angrily to government figures which make the borough the worst performing for getting some young people into higher education. Speaking on Tuesday (13 August) he said: “A close look at the figures show they relate to children entitled to free school meals up to 2007, children who would have entered higher education in 2009. At this time GCSE results across the borough were still quote low in comparison to others.
THURROCK students on free school meals (FSM) are the least likely in the whole of the country to go onto Higher Education. The figures released by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) show that whilst some boroughs have seen student numbers blossom, Thurrock has remained anchored at the bottom of the table.
A Curriculum For Life is run by the UK Youth Parliament with young people focusing on the needs of today’s youth by lobbying politicians and schools and gaining the views of their peers. Ejaay Manalastas, Thurrock’s Deputy Member of Youth Parliament, said: “A Curriculum For Life allows students to prepare themselves for the bits of life that isn’t covered in standard education.
SENSATIONAL 60s singer Sandie Shaw is to be awarded an honorary degree at South Essex College’s Graduation ceremony later this year in October. The 66 year old singer, who was born and lived in Dagenham before her career took off, will receive her honorary degree in front of a packed Cliffs Pavilion in Southend on Tuesday 22 October with an audience made up of graduating students from South Essex College of Further & Higher Education and their family and friends.
On Friday (12 July) the volunteers were at a Thank You presentation and coffee morning in Thurrock Council’s Civic Offices, Grays, where they were presented with certificates of achievement. They were also all entered in a prize raffle, with donations from intu Lakeside, The Wharf Public House, The Swan Public House, QD Stores, Tesco, Impulse Leisure, Palmer’s Fitness, Lush and Wilkinsons.
THIS year’s guest speakers were Mike Rawlings (Chair of GB), Cllr John Kent and Jackie Doyle-Price MP. Mike spoke about the role of the governing body, Cllr Kent about the growth of the college to good and its further onward journey to outstanding importance of giving adults in Thurrock the skills needed for the new job opportunities, Jackie Doyle-Price spoke about the challenges overcome by some adults to enter learning, she also thanked staff for their professionalism, support and dedication.
FUNDING for pre-school education is now on offer in Thurrock, with the ‘two-year-old early years entitlement’ which provides free high-quality early education and childcare for children whose parents or carers are on a low income and in receipt of certain benefits.
SPORTS staff at Palmer’s College donated over 70 pieces of unwanted PE kit which was being replaced following the recent rebrand of the College. Santasi Junior School in Kumasi, Ghana benefitted from 32 shirts and a Community Football Club in Okpanam, Nigeria who received a range of kit which was much needed.
