Mrs Richier, Ms Noel and Mrs Fricoux from College Jean Monnet said “All the Normans had a lovely time with their pen friends from Grays Convent School. The English families made this week very special. Many thanks to everyone for being so friendly and helpful. We are looking forward to having you in June in Normandy.”
Mr Cowpland said: “Since amalgamation a great deal of positive improvements have been made across the school, in particular to raise the standards of teaching phonics, and reading generally, in Reception and Key Stage 1 with good support from the council and the school’s senior leadership.
AS PART OF our "core subjects" series, YT spent the morning with the science department at St Clere's. This is a fascinating piece, where the teacher slowly and steadily, using a range of methodology, draws out the knowledge of the moon and rotation from the eager year seven students.
WHEN politicians come to the schools, we do feel we need to divide the films into two parts. Last week, we interviewed shadow education minister, Stephen Twigg about education issues, both locally and nationally. But here, the year 10 ask the minister a number of questions on education, careers, law, crime and a host of other subjects.
ANYONE who steps over the threshold and into the Treasure Children Forever nursery cannot fail to be moved by the level of commitment and incredibly high standards. So it was no surprise that Ofsted gave the school an "Outstanding" grade.
"Our son is now home and has returned to school. The time has come for people to realize there was nothing wicked or deliberate about what happened and to allow our son and the family to get on with our day-to-day lives without being pointed at or whispered about behind our backs.
COLLABORATION is one of the key strengths at Hassenbrook Academy. This is illustrated by their work in the science department, where students from local primary school, Graham James come along to add extra science lessons to their learning.
IN THE FIRST week of YT, back in September 2008, we filmed a year 8 language karaoke lesson at Gable Hall. At the back of the hall was a funky young lad with outlandish hair. A few months later, Perri and his dance troupe, Diversity emerged on Britain's Got Talent. The rest they say is history. YT even ended up being interviewed by the morning show on Fuji TV in Tokyo!
Innovations to the dining areas will include new, hig-tech combination ovens and hobs, which will dramatically increase production capacity and reduce energy consumption. The will be an open-plan dining hall, with ‘Subway’-style sandwich bars. The food will be cooked in batches, so dishes come out in succession and food remains of a high quality throughout the service.
THE DEPUTY head of Ormiston Park Academy said the experience of travelling to India and investigating the education system there was a "life changing expereince".Collette Hunnisett travelled there as part of the Connecting Classrooms programme along with a number of primary schools in the borough.
WELL, she was waving and clapping but star of TOWIE, Nanny Pat was certainly enjoying the fantastic show put on by all the dance students at Gable Hall. We understand that a family member was one of the dancers.
His visit, accompanied by prospective parliamentary candidate, Polly Billington and portfolio holder, Oliver Gerrish was a general visit to the school but Mr Twigg was particularly impressed with the plans for the "Studio school" with its strong links to the world of work.
WELL, she was waving and clapping but star of TOWIE, Nanny Pat was certainly enjoying the fantastic show put on by all the dance students at Gable Hall.
So an important subject is resistant materials. To an older generation it simply means the skills you acquired in metal work and woodwork. But the importance is that it may be the dawn of new technicians in Thurrock or simply means the girls are totally proficient at DIY when they buy their first house.
ONE OF the sure signs at to why a school such as the Gateway Academy was acclaimed as an "Outstanding" school is the belief in getting the best out of each and every pupil. The school also believe in developing inquiring minds. So what better subject to augment the students academic abilities than history.
