THE report has been welcomed by Cllr Oliver Gerrish – the portfolio holder for education. He said: “Orsett primary has gone from ‘satisfactory’ to ‘good’ with two ‘outstanding’ areas – exactly what we are looking for in all our schools.
FOR THE RECORD, there were twenty outstanding acts at The Grays School and Media Arts College, Christmas show on Tuesday night. The full recording will be on YT on Thursday.
ELECTED school councillors in years 2-6 from Aveley primary school and year 6 from the Gateway primary free school visited the Mayor of Thurrock with their head teachers in the council chamber last week.
WELL it looked great at their dress rehearsal. William Edwards school in Stifford Clays is performing Hairspray the musical for three nights on December 11th, 12th and 13th.
THE SNOWS on Wednesday could not prevent the grand opening of the Stanford and Corringham skills and sixth form centre.
Baroness Smith of Basildon joined the mayor of Thurrock, cllr Yash Gupta, portfolio holder for education, cllr Oliver Gerrish as well as headteacher of Gable Hall school, Dr Sophina Asong and chief executive of St Clere's Co-operative Academy Trust, Paul Griffiths in celebrating the opening.
AS part of their coursework, the year 10 students at Harris Academy (Chafford) were set a challenge to construct, design and shape a magazine.This year, more and more of the students referred to the on-line version of the magazine than the one made from dead trees.
IF YOU say it enough, then people are going to believe in themselves and at Ockendon Academy, staff and students really do believe in themselves.
Last week, parents, staff and pupils gathered together for a celebration assembly.
HASSENBROOK Academy canteen in Stanford le hope was buzzing at lunchtime today where Year 11 Citizenship students held the finale of their Fair Trade Campaign. A cake sale was staged to raise awareness with staff and students of the benefits of buying fair trade produce. All the cakes baked for the event were made in school and decorated with Fair Trade products, the profits from the sale will be donated to OXFAM.
THIS will be the first Christmas for the four schools that comprise the St Clere's Academy Co-Operative Trust. The four schools are: East Tilbury Infants, East Tilbury Juniors, Thameside Primary and St Clere's Co-Operative Academy.
THURROCK SSP has recently established a Multi Sport Disability Club for children in mainstream education to experience participating in a number of Olympic and Paralympic sports on the back of London 2012.
TREETOPS school welcomed back its past pupils and sixth formers in order to celebrate a wide variety of achievements in the last year. Headteacher Paul Smith seemed bowled over himself with the level of attainment and commitment the students had achieved.
THE SCHOOL has been following its dreams since it opened and it certainly seems that their success is a wonderful reality. Guest of honour, Thurrock MP, Jackie Doyle-Price told the students of her educational experiences. Of her dream of going to University of Durham and being advised by a teacher: "You are aiming a bit high there Jackie."
Headteacher Edward Caines said “These are exciting times in education. We have become used to failed secondary schools being reopened with a massive cash injection and a face lift but now good primary schools which are already successful are becoming independent academies with the freedom to continue their improvement we are going to see something really special.”
Thurrock Local History Society
Walking the Mardyke
by John Matthews
John Matthews, local historian, opened the November meeting by declaring that there is a lot of history...
IT WAS, simply the best set of results in the school's history. And the results came in a year when Ofsted judged William Edwards school and sports college as outstanding. Headteacher, Steve Mundays key not address was full of fulsome praise for the students, staff and parents who had contributed to the success.
