Dear All, Welcome to the start of our Autumn term 2019. I hope you have had some wonderful, uplifting and memorable moments over the Summer. Welcome to those who are joining our Trust: NQTs, teachers, headteachers, teaching assistants, school support and Central team staff, governors and Trustees. ...
Dear All, Firstly, this week, I would like to share our Trust's provisional 2018-19 outcomes that were released on Tuesday. There have been so many results that evidence impressive improvement for individual pupils, groups, classes, year groups, schools, Hubs and across our Trust. In EYFS and across Key...
Dear All, As we approach the end of the Summer term, joyful and uplifting learning is thriving across our Trust. St Michael’s Junior Church School have taken part in the Primary Readers' Scheme, which was organised by Bath Spa University and its students in January. The purpose of...
Dear All, Thank you to everyone in our schools, the Central team and the Trustees, for the commitment you show and the many incredible things you do every day to put what is best for pupils' learning at the heart of our Trust. Congratulations and thanks to Nigel...
Dear All, It has been a wonderful week as teachers, leaders, staff, governors and the wider community have worked together to promote and develop the highest quality teaching, learning and leadership. St Stephen’s Church School were fully immersed in their various topics for Core Values Week. Some pupils...
Dear All, It has been a week filled with evidence of the amazing learning experiences that teachers, staff and leaders are creating, and of the high-quality outcomes our pupils achieve as a result. Year 4 at Staplegrove Church School visited Coates Willow and Wetlands Centre as part...
Dear All, I hope you all had some restful, enjoyable moments throughout the last week. This week’s update celebrates the joy of learning and incredible success of pupils across our Trust, that is so strongly evident. This joy of learning is evident in the reading of Arthur, a Year...
Dear All, Thank you to all our Year 6 teams across our Trust for the support you gave Year 6 pupils during KS2 SATs week. I have seen the many ways teachers and staff gave thought, care and time, to ensuring pupils felt calm, positive and...
Dear All, Over the last few weeks, it has been fantastic to see and hear about so many activities that support, nurture and challenge our pupils' learning in mind, body and spirit. I am delighted to share that St Georges Church school who entered the Trust in...
Dear All, Thinking ahead to Key Stage 1 and 2 English and Mathematics SATs this term made me reflect for a moment not only on the tests' undoubted importance for our pupils, staff and our schools. It also reminded me these tests capture just some of the...