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Thurrock students win D-Day art competition

THE results for the D-Day 80 Art Competition winners are finally in! With over 150 submissions it was a tough call, but 3 winners stood...

Proud community comes together to celebrate ‘Respect’

ON Thursday 9th May, youngsters from across Thurrock came together at the Seabrooke Rise Community House to celebrate their achievements in the Essex Boys...

HMRC app speeds up student loan applications

WITH many A level students in the East of England planning their next steps in life, those starting university in September can ‘tap the...

Education: ‘White working-class boys’ falling behind at school

WHITE working-class boys’ in Essex are falling behind at school while children from ethnic minority groups are excelling, according to council findings reports the...

Aspiring businesswomen had a taste of life working within a global bank.

Aspiring businesswomen had a taste of life working within a global bank. Students from USP College Seevic Campus, in Benfleet, and Palmer’s Campus, in Grays,...

Death announced of highly respected former Hathaway Academy headteacher

THE death has been announced of James Howarth, the former Principal of the Hathaway Academy in Grays. He passed away on Tuesday, 23 April after...

Hassenbrook Academy teacher up for top award

A TEACHER at Stanford-le-Hope's Hassenbrook Academy is in the running for a top award. Mrs Samantha Toman has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Teacher of...

Thurrock students take part in competition by Rotary Club

STUDENTS from schools across Thurrock have attended an event hosted by the Rotary Club of Grays Thurrock. The event saw schools compete against each other...

Children living near Sure Start centres did better at GCSEs, study suggests

CHILDREN from low-income families who grew up near a Sure Start centre did better than their peers at GCSEs, says the Institute for Fiscal...

Head of Belmont Castle Academy set to leave after sixteen years of service

THE long-serving head of Grays' Belmont Castle Academy has paid tribute to staff, pupils and parents after leaving. Mark Jones has seen many generation of...

Childcare: Free 15 hours expands to two-year-olds in England

PARENTS in England can now access 15 hours of free weekly childcare for their two-year-olds. The government hopes the scheme, which extended to include this...

Education: Gable Hall figures show big payouts to former staff

A SOUTH Essex academy trust which runs a school in special measures paid out more than £300,000 in severance and redundancy payments, the latest...

It all adds up for Gateway Primary pupils

PUPILS in Year Five at Tilbury's Gateway Primary Free School had great fun celebrating their Year 4 Multiplication check data (MTC) 2023 results being...

Pupil behaviour ‘getting worse’ at schools in England, say teachers

NEARLY one in five teachers in England has been hit by a pupil this year, a survey commissioned by the BBC says. One teacher told...

Gateway students lead the way to create a ‘Futures’ programme to help young people find their path

STUDENTS across The Gateway Learning Community (GLC) have created a programme to help their peers and other local pupils broaden their horizons and...

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