World Hunger is an important issue faced in today's world, worsened by COVID-19. What can we do to help?
​Many people around the school probably wonder who Interact really are and what we do. Find out more here! Don't forget to check out the Doughnut Day on the 21st June!

Archive

Mental Health Week in May

DOE and Charity Work
Amelia looks into how Mental Health Week will be celebrated this year, why it was founded and how Herts and Essex will be raising awareness.
Ginnie explores the DOE scheme's contribution to charity work and outlines the aspects of the award. Read on to see if you have got what it takes...D of E
Recently Laura Bates, the founder of the Everyday Sexism movement, took part in a discussion with employment lawyer Hina Belitz. Click here for Simone's special report
Click here to learn about the ground-breaking  #METOO campaign which aims to encourage everyone to speak freely about sexual assault.

Black History Month 2017

Amnesty:  Esther's Fight for Justice
People of colour across the world make it known that they will no longer be subdued under the fist of oppression, be it subtle words or angry bullets. 
In 1995, Esther Kiobel's husband Barinem was executed by the Nigerian army. She believes that Dutch oil giant Shell, is to blame.

Stop Harming Our Planet

A Guide To Loving Yourself

LGBT+ and homelessness

The Stortford Winter Night Shelter
The Equalities group, set up to support LGBT+ students and allies within Herts and Essex, attended the annual Stonewall education conference. Click here for more
The Reading Agency announced its Reading Well campaign - a booklist that seeks to help boost mental health for 13 to 18 year olds. Click here to read Ellen Jones' guide
"I’ve never much liked needles, and no doubt I’m not alone in this. Nevertheless, I signed up to the register. Why? Because I could save a life". Read more about out Stem Cell Heroes
Herts and Essex's relationship with the Stortford food bank has gone from strength to strength. Read how Orla and Emma are getting the school involved in making a difference once again.
Wouldn’t it be nice if we did away with labels for our gender and sexuality? Isn’t the modern world confusing enough already? Read the full feature.  
On the 25th of February, 2016, Madie McCarthy is going to be donating 18-20” of her hair to the Little Princess Trust. 
Click here for more on this inspiring story

REFUGEE SPECIAL: Alice Dutton

On Friday 5th February, former and very much loved student, Alice Dutton, came back to host an assembly on the Calais refugee crisis. Watch her video exclusive here

Action meets Natasha Devon

The Self Esteem Team were able to share their diverse, and intriguing back stories that the book is based upon. Read more here.
The first serving transgender officer in UK Armed Forces, and flight lieutenant, Caroline Paige, visits Herts and Essex.  Click here for more.
Asexuality is a fairly unknown sexual orientation that is only recently gaining representation in the wider media. So what exactly does it mean to be asexual? Find out here.

NEW! The Support Network

​The Support Network is being launched! We aim to use this feature to help you with any and all problems that you may be having. Click here for more.

Change for Lesvos: LIVE UPDATES

Herts and Essex students get behind local volunteer Carolyn Westlake and help raise Euros fro her humanitarian trip to Lesvos. Click here for more.

Kim Cox's Charity Ball

On December 21st, Kim Cox will be hosting a Christmas Ball for the charity Crisis. Click here to read about how she hopes to bring 33 homeless people in from the cold.

Local Action: The Talking Newspaper

The Talking Newspaper aims to send an audio version of the Herts & Essex Observer to the local visually impaired. Want to be part of this ? Click Here.

Equality at Christmas

Let’s face it, Christmas can be hard. The seemingly inescapable festivities can be stressful and not as wonderful as everyone else seems to think they are. For LGBT+ people, this is especially true. Click here for the full feature.

Food Bank Collection Project

After our recent feature on the food bank, Orla and Emma have set up an amazing project. Herts and Essex are pioneering an innovative half termly collection, click here to find out how our first collection went.

Our guide to getting help

Finding help can be scary. You may not know where to go or you think that you might be wasting someone’s time. However, this is not the case  and there are people who really do care. Click here for more.

H&E's Equalities Group

Equalities Group meets every Wednesday in C4. The primary purpose of the group is to provide a safe space where things can be discussed confidentially and without fear of judgement. Click here to read more.
 

Food banks and how we can help

Recently, the school collected so much food it didn't fit in the van sent to collect it. But what are food banks and what can we do to help? Read our article featuring Stortford food bank's dedicated volunteers.

 TPP, the death of the Internet as we know it?

The TPP, short for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, has also been described as the ‘dirtiest trade deal you’ve never seen’. Read the full article to find out more about the deal and how you can take action.