Education

IN late 2018, Thurrock was named as one of the few areas of the country to have sent fewer than two state-school students to Oxbridge over the last three years.

THE HEAD of Stifford Clays Primary school, Sharon Walker is set to quit her post.

A TEAM of pupils from The Gateway Academy have been named winners of this year's Thurrock's Next Top Boss competition. The contest, which tasks students...

MORE than 30 USP College Palmer’s Campus students showcased their final project to parents, staff and peers at the End of Year Extended Project Show.

THE Women's Storm Football Academy at USP College were announced as AoC Sport Premier League champions after a record breaking season - only losing one league game!

CHILDREN at Woodside Academy delighted parents with their own versions of three Shakespearean plays: Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet which they performed at the Thameside Theatre this month in the school’s very own Shakespeare Festival.

DID you know that singing can improve brain development, language and communication skills, boost confidence, reduce stress and generally improve health and wellbeing?

ELLA Durose, a Business Administration Apprentice at USP College, has reached the final two in the Mayor’s Apprentice of the Year Award 2019.

USP College student, Sophia Wylie, has been ‘Highly Commended’ in the Royal Opera House Design Challenge in the Marketing Strategy and Design category.

IN the summer of 2018, building work began at The Ockendon Academy for a large sports hall featuring 6 courts, changing facilities and office space.

LAST Wednesday 50 students from Thurrock schools met at the Thurrock Cruise Terminal to take part in this year’s Technology Tournament. The event was organised by the Rotary Club of Grays Thurrock, South Essex College and supported by the Tilbury Cruise Terminal.

FOLLOWING the in-house success of their production, acting students at South Essex College will perform at the Queen’s Theatre in Hornchurch as part of a project by the National Theatre.

A SPECIAL ceremony this week recognised and celebrated the positive results of Thurrock's Early Years childcare services.

A CAMPAIGN led by the British Science Association (BSA) to inspire pupils to embrace STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects in the classroom was given a major boost by Amazon during British Science Week when 180 school children took part in the latest Camp Amazon STEM workshops at Amazon in Tilbury.

South Essex College is launching a new exciting range of science and animal care courses at its Thurrock Campus. FROM September the College’s Grays High...