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Aspire Course at Gable Hall and Hassenbrook praised

LOCAL Church 24-7 Prayer Stanford has recently celebrated the end of two successful Aspire courses at both Ortu Gable Hall and Ortu Hassenbrook Academy. The Aspire Course is a 10-week bespoke course for students in Year 9.

Stanford-le-Hope Primary Nursery receive national award

STANFORD-le-Hope Primary School Nursery are celebrating being awarded the nationally recognised Portage Stamp of Approval.

St Joseph’s Primary begin quest to use less plastic

THE Pupils, Teachers, Staff and Governors of St. Joseph's RC Primary School in Stanford Le Hope celebrated St Joseph's day on Monday 19th March and began their quest to reduce the schools use of plastics.

Aliens land during the Great Deneholm Write-Off

CHILDREN from reception to year six took part in The Great Deneholm Write Off.

Gateway Learning Community sponsor wells in Africa

THE GLC are proud to announce that they have sponsored a second drinking well (the first was in 2006), with the help of AquAid Water Coolers and the Africa Trust.

Carpool Karaoke at Thurrock Adult Community College

TAKE your Carpool Karaoke or family's love of singing to the next level. Join a fun and active after-school singing course for families, just launched by Thurrock Adult Community College in Grays.

Harris Primary Academy highly praised by Ofsted

STAFF and pupils at Harris Primary Academy Chafford Hundred are celebrating after receiving the outcome of a short Ofsted inspection. Ofsted's report recognises the progress made by the academy since its last inspection and suggests that it is 'improving towards becoming Outstanding'.

South Essex College business lecturer visits Kenya to help those in need.

A business lecturer at South Essex College has visited a town in Kenya to help those in need.

Grammar schools success down to “privilege” claims academic report

CONSERVATIVE-run Thurrock Council has pledged that "There will be a grammar school in Thurrock"

Gateway Academy and William Edwards students blaze a trail at the Barbican

TWENTY-TWO Year 7 and 8 William Edwards and 30 Gateway Academy students attended the Barbican Box event as part of their ROH Thurrock Trailblazer...

Grays Convent are crowned Thurrock’s Top Bosses

A TEAM of students from Grays Convent High School have been named the winners of this year's Thurrock's Next Top Boss.

Grays Rotary Club impressed by students at Mathletics competition

TWENTY primary schools from across Thurrock recently participated in the fifth annual Mathletics competition, hosted by the Gateway Academy and sponsored by the Rotary Club of Grays Thurrock.

Achievements of Thurrock students celebrated at Jack Petchey awards

AN incredible 86 young people from schools across Thurrock came together to receive prestigious Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Awards presented at the Civic Hall...

The Great Bake-Off at the Gateway Academy

STAFF and students from the Gateway Academy have now hung up their aprons after competing in the hotly contested annual Bake-Off competition. This year for the first time, students had their own section too!

Acclaimed author set for book reading in South Ockendon

FIONA Bowman will read from her acclaimed memoor "Did I Wake You Pet" at Belhus Library, South Ockendon Hub at 11am on Tuesday March 20th.

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