The school are very proud (and rightly so) of their achievements. Now second in the rankings for 5 A* to C (inc Eng/Maths) in the borough, they also make the point of highlighting how they are also ahead of schools in Brentwood, Rayleigh and Billericay.
AS THE schools break up, year 11 students all across the borough have all sorts of plans. For many it is a six week holiday and then off to sixth form. For some, it is the spectre of unemployment. For one young man, it is off to serve his country in the armed forces.
Learners were nominated by their tutors in one of four categories - Several learners overcame their nerves and took up the option to say a few words of thanks to their tutors and families including Edith Ross-Watson and her son, who had flown in from Singapore.
HAIRDRESSING staff from South Essex College were amongst the first in the world to see a brand new hair colouring technique set to revolutionise the hairdressing industry.
PARENTS, staff and students from St Clere's co-operative academy gathered together last week to celebrate the work and achievement of its pupil in year 8 and 9.
Raise the quality of teaching and learning from satisfactory to good or better by: ensuring that learning activities provide sufficient challenges for all pupils, especially the more able, so that they all achieve as well as they can making sure that pupils’ presentation and handwriting skills are developed consistently across the school.
Ryan Day and Amelia Kavanagh had the honour of laying the wreath on behalf of the school at the service. The group also had the opportunity to find the graves and memorials of their own family members at Tyne Cot Cemetery, pay their respects and walk around the beautifully kept grounds.
THE TURNING OF THE TURF is always a highly symbolic event and this was clearly so, when local MP, Jackie Doyle-Price came to Ormiston Park Academy to make the first insertion into the soil as the school starts to transform into a new building over the next two years.
IT HAS BEEN masterclass in organisation by Thurrock Schools Sports Partnership (TSSP) led by Alexa Joel and her team. Over the last five days, pupils from all the schools in the borough have relayed a baton from school to school
FIRSTLY, a few words of praise for the St Clere's choirs teacher, Jo Nyland-Bell. She is an old-fashioned taskmaster and she gets the absolute best out of the young people. Plus, she is not even a music teacher but the Business manager!
Dr Sophina Asong, Headteacher of Gable Hall School, said: “This partnership is a very welcome development for all young people in Stanford and Corringham. It makes possible an enriched skills and qualifications offer which further strengthens the ability of the three Academies in the North East of Thurrock (Gable Hall, St Clere’s and Hassenbrook) to provide a richer and more inclusive, work relevant curriculum.”
Tickets for the Festivals are available at the door at each performance and are priced at £4.00 each for the Infant Music Festival and £5.00 each for the Junior Music Festival. For further information please contact Thurrock Music Services on Tel: 01375 413680/413681 or email [email protected].
ATTENDANCE IS on the up at Ormiston Park Academy. No wonder: the school is in a really great place and with the turf having been turned for the new build, it is an exciting place to be.
THIS has been a busy time for the Harris Academy on the sports field. The students went to compete against other schools from the Harris Federation at Crystal Palace last week. They also did well at the Thurrock schools track and field champs. Plus they are part of the schools Olympic baton relay.
