Purford Green scoops pioneering mental health award!
We are proud to announce that we have achieved the School Mental Health Award which is delivered by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools. We have been awarded a Silver standard for our effective mental health and wellbeing provision.
Purford Green Primary Local Governing Body Needs You!
Purford Green Primary is part of Passmores Co-operative Learning Community, a successful and dynamic multi-academy trust located in Harlow. We have an opportunity to recruit an additional Community governor to our Local Governing Body.
Parents thank staff for home learning and support during hard times
The last nine months have undoubtably presented some of the biggest challenges schools and parents have ever faced in education. When schools first had to provide home learning for their pupils during Lockdown#1 last spring, feedback from Purford Green's school community was overwhelmi...
Fletcher takes on a reading challenge to raise money for his good friend, Jacob
Fletcher has decided to raise money for a charity very close to his heart. Jacob, aged 8, is a close friend of Fletcher's and was born with retinoblastoma- a form of childhood eye cancer, which has caused him to be almost completely blind.
With summer gone, another new school year has begun at Purford Green Primary and autumn term is in full swing. Some things look the same, but in other ways we are making great strides to adapt to ever-changing times.
With schools opening to all pupils as normal from September after dealing with the challenges and disruption caused by the pandemic, we had to think creatively about how we could manage our transition arrangements for new pupils entering reception.
With the pandemic disrupting many social events, children across the land have missed out on summer term trips and farewell traditions of their schools. But at here at Puford Green Primary, staff were determined to find a way to celebrate our Year 6 pupils’ achievements, and allow them to say...
How we strengthened links with our community during lockdown
Way back at the start of March, when we began planning for the prospect of school closure due to the Covid 19 outbreak, we knew our first priority would be to stay in touch with each and every one of our pupils’ families.