
Possible travel disruption caused by Icelandic volcano The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) have asked schools and colleges to make students taking exams aware of the risks of going abroad over during next week’s half-term, following news that ash from the Icelandic volcano may disrupt...
Superman, Wolverine and Batman were among the heroes who turned up for lessons today at Palmer’s College, Grays, for Superhero Friday. The Palmer’s Student Executive spent the day in fancy dress, sold homemade cakes and organised a tug of war tournament for the event to raise money for...
The efforts of over 100 Palmer’s students has been celebrated with a certificate presentation. Each student who received a certificate had been awarded an effort rating of Grade 1 – Outstanding in their April progress update. Those who received Grade 1 for all four progress reports for...

EMA is a weekly payment for students aged 16 who are planning to continue in further education. From September 2011, EMA will be replaced with a new £180m bursary scheme. Read on to find out how these changes could affect you. New bursary scheme If you’re aged between 16 and 19 years...