Category: School Events

Dying Matters Week This week, we joined in with the Dying Matters Movement taking place from 10th-16th May. The purpose of this movement is to normalise resident, staff and partner organisations’ openness around death, dying and bereavement. We want to provide an open forum for pupils to have discussions about death and bereavement in a …

Autism Awareness Day   The week began with a special assembly raising awareness of Autism.  Did you know, one in 100 children are autistic and without the right support, school can be a confusing and difficult place?  Sadly,  80% of young people with autism experience mental health issues which is why we think it is …

Art Workshop Essex Primary has embarked on an exciting Art project where pupils have been working with artists from Art4space to create a mosaic to showcase the school’s six big ideas: Identity, Diversity, Space-Time, Technology, Interdependence and Sustainability. All children have been involved in the design process and are now taking part in art workshops …

The children in Reception had fun role playing being kings and queens. “We are kings and queens!” said Baheen. “Off with his head!” said Suha.   On Friday 19th March, students and teachers celebrated William Shakespeare’s legacy by dressing up as his well known characters. We saw a fantastic range of costumes which included kings, …

At Essex, we value diversity. We have many talented people from different backgrounds, and we wanted to celebrate this diversity as part of our British Science Week ‘Smashing Stereotypes’ campaign. The science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) sectors are very diverse. There are people working in labs, at universities, in innovation centres, in businesses and …

WORLD BOOK DAY CELEBRATIONS World Book Day is a brilliant celebration of reading and an opportunity to discover new authors and illustrators. Essex Primary School celebrated World Book Day on Thursday 5th March by hosting two WBD Assemblies. It was a little different this year, butit did not stop everyone from taking part and enjoying …

Festive celebrations descended on Essex Primary School on Friday 11th December 2020. Our joyous children couldn’t wait to exhibit their stunningly exuberant Christmas jumpers. Children far and wide across the entire school showcased their festive flair to support the fantastic charity, Save The Children. It was also a special day because the children enjoyed their …