Category Archives: Leigh Academies Trust

TES Article – Boosting special school capacity across a MAT

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Boosting special school capacity across a MAT The CEO of Leigh Academies Trust explains how the trust has developed two models to boost its special school provision and better support pupils with SEND. Capacity within the special school estate has been an issue for many years, driven by increasing numbers of education, health and care […]

LAT recognised nationally by TES for its trail-blazing T Level programmes

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Despite growing interest in T levels from schools, numerous barriers still exist to more doing the same, as Dan Worth discovers In February, the Department for Education (DfE) released data on T-level providers that showed 153 schools – classed as academies, maintained schools or local authority sixth-form colleges – will offer the qualification from September 2024. […]

Schools Week Article – How trusts can support schools to adopt AI safely

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How trusts can support schools to adopt AI safely Executive teams have a responsibility to ensure their schools can benefit from new tools while minimising the risks Leigh Academies Trust (LAT) was using AI in many background systems before the launch of ChatGPT 3 in November 2022. When that event brought generative AI into greater […]

TES Article – How our trust has launched a 3-year digital road map

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How our trust has launched a 3-year digital road map The CEO of 31-school Leigh Academies Trust talks about the creation of a digital road map to ensure that all of its schools benefit from innovative use of technology. Last month the government unveiled more digital guidance for schools that included the importance of having […]

Horsmonden Primary Academy Ofsted Inspection

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Dear Parents Following our recent Ofsted Inspection, I am delighted to be able to share the final report, in which the first line states, ‘Pupils thrive at Horsmonden Primary Academy.’ The ethos of the school really shone through and Ofsted noted ‘A culture of personal growth permeates and supports all aspects of school life.’ This […]