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Learning Schools Trust
The Learning Schools Trust (LST) was a charitable trust which operated Kunskapsskolan sponsored academy schools in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2016. LST operated four academy schools in England: Hampton Academy and Twickenham Academy in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Ipswich Academy in Ipswich, Suffolk, and the Elizabeth Woodville School The Elizabeth Woodville School, in Northamptonshire, England, is a secondary school with academy status, run by the Tove Learning Trust. It was formed by the merger of Roade Sports College and Kingsbrook Specialist Business and Enterprise Colleg ... (EWS) in Northamptonshire. History LST was incorporated in February 2010 when it took over the running of its first three schools. The Elizabeth Woodville School became an LST Academy on 1 December 2012. In March 2014 the trust was one of 14 organisations prevented from taking on new schools. The following year, the Department for Education removed Ipswich Academy from LST's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunskapsskolan
Kunskapsskolan (translates as "the knowledge school") is a Swedish group of independent schools for students from grades 4–9 (ages 10–16) in elementary school. Some of the Swedish schools also include gymnasium (school), gymnasium schools for grades 10–12 (ages 16–19). About All Kunskapsskolan schools are built by architect Kenneth Gärdestad, brother of the Swedish pop singer Ted Gärdestad. The architecture is open, with glass and colourfully painted walls. Kunskapsskolan worldwide There are a total of 80 Kunskapsskolan schools ("kunskapsskolor") in operation around the world. 36 of them are located in Sweden. United Kingdom In the UK Kunskapsskolan sponsored three academies through the Learning Schools Trust, which operated four academy schools in England. It operated Hampton Academy (London), Hampton Academy and Twickenham Academy in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Elizabeth Woodville School in Northampton, and Ipswich Academy in Suffolk. In March 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy (English School)
An academy school in England is a state-funded school which is directly funded by the Department for Education and independent of local authority control. The terms of the arrangements are set out in individual Academy Funding Agreements. Most academies are secondary schools, though slightly more than 25% of primary schools (4,363 as of December 2017) are academies. Academies are self-governing non-profit charitable trusts and may receive additional support from personal or corporate sponsors, either financially or in kind. Academies are inspected and follow the same rules on admissions, special educational needs and exclusions as other state schools and students sit the same national exams. They have more autonomy with the National Curriculum, but do have to ensure that their curriculum is broad and balanced, and that it includes the core subjects of English, maths and science. They must also teach relationships and sex education, and religious education. They are free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hampton Academy (London)
Hampton High is a co-educational Secondary School, with a Sixth Form, in Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England. Its latest refurbishment, for £15, was completed in 2014. The school has had three previous names and was founded in 1936. Rebecca Poole has been the headteacher since September 2017. Hampton High is an academy operated (substantially governed) by the Bourne Trust, a multi-academy trust which operates two other academies in the same borough: Twickenham School and Teddington School. Performance As with other schools, latest examination results and related data are published in the Department for Education's national tables. History The first school to be built on the site of Hampton High was named Rectory School, established in 1936. It was later renamed Hampton Community College. By 2001, the school buildings at Hampton Community College, and other local schools, were considered inadequate for a modern education system. The school w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twickenham Academy
Twickenham School, is a co-educational secondary school located in Whitton, in the London Borough of Richmond, south-west London. It has two predecessor schools: Twickenham Academy and before that Whitton School. Twickenham School is an academy operated by the Bourne Trust, which operates several other schools, including nearby Hampton High and Teddington School. Performance As with other schools, latest exam results and related data are published in the Department for Education's national tables. History The first school to be built on the site of Twickenham School was named Whitton School. It was established in 1959, to cater for boys from the former Kneller School and girls from Stanley Road School. By 2001, the school buildings at Whitton, and other local schools, were considered inadequate for a modern education system. In 2003, plans were put forward for it to be replaced by a Catholic Secondary School, with a new community school to be built on the site of Heathf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Borough Of Richmond Upon Thames
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames () in southwest London forms part of Outer London and is the only London borough on both sides of the River Thames. It was created in 1965 when three smaller council areas amalgamated under the London Government Act 1963. It is governed by Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council and is divided into nineteen wards. The population is 198,019 and the major settlements are Barnes, East Sheen, Mortlake, Richmond, Twickenham, Teddington and Hampton. The borough is home to Richmond Park, the largest park in London, along with the National Physical Laboratory and The National Archives. The attractions of Kew Gardens, Hampton Court Palace, Twickenham Stadium and the WWT London Wetlands Centre are within its boundaries and draw domestic and international tourism. Settlement, economy and demography The borough is approximately half parkland – large areas of London's open space fall within its boundaries, including Richmond Park, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipswich Academy
Ipswich Academy (formerly ''Holywells High School'') is a mixed secondary school in Ipswich, Suffolk for students aged 11 to 16. Since September 2010, it has been an Academy. It has the capacity for over 1,300 students but had around 900 as of 2021. It has a large sports complex and a large multipurpose sports pitch.It has a large indoor sports facility. It also has a main area with a library with a Sixth Form block, and it is building new ball game courts on one of the surrounding fields. History In September 2010, ''Holywells High School'' become an academy, originally ran by the Learning Schools Trust, and was renamed Ipswich Academy. In September 2015, Paradigm Trust - a multi-academy trust formed in September 2013 - took over operation of the academy. Paradigm Trust was formed with a very simple ethos: it is that every child is entitled to an outstanding education, with equal access to knowledge, skills, opportunities, aspirations, life chances and dignity. It aims t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line railway and the A12 road; it is north-east of London, east-southeast of Cambridge and south of Norwich. Ipswich is surrounded by two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB): Suffolk Coast and Heaths and Dedham Vale. Ipswich's modern name is derived from the medieval name ''Gippeswic'', probably taken either from an Anglo-Saxon personal name or from an earlier name given to the Orwell Estuary (although possibly unrelated to the name of the River Gipping). It has also been known as ''Gyppewicus'' and ''Yppswyche''. The town has been continuously occupied since the Saxon period, and is contested to be one of the oldest towns in the United Kingdom.Hills, Catherine"England's Oldest Town" Retrieved 2 August 2015. Ipswich was a settleme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, and Felixstowe which has one of the largest container ports in Europe. The county is low-lying but can be quite hilly, especially towards the west. It is also known for its extensive farming and has largely arable land with the wetlands of the Broads in the north. The Suffolk Coast & Heaths and Dedham Vale are both nationally designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. History Administration The Anglo-Saxon settlement of Suffolk, and East Anglia generally, occurred on a large scale, possibly following a period of depopulation by the previous inhabitants, the Romanised descendants of the Iceni. By the fifth century, they had established control of the region. The Anglo-Saxon inhabitants later b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Woodville School
The Elizabeth Woodville School, in Northamptonshire, England, is a secondary school with academy status, run by the Tove Learning Trust. It was formed by the merger of Roade Sports College and Kingsbrook Specialist Business and Enterprise College (or Kingsbrook College) in 2011. It is located at two sites in the villages of Deanshanger, and Roade, both in South Northamptonshire. The merged school was named after Elizabeth Woodville, who was born in Grafton Regis, halfway between the two sites, and was Queen consort of King Edward IV. The school's inspection report, latest results and related data are published in the Department for Education's national tables. History Elizabeth Woodville School Kingsbrook and Roade Colleges were merged and renamed to Elizabeth Woodville School in September 2011. On 1 December 2012 the school became an academy, run by the Learning Schools Trust. It was transferred to the Tove Learning Trust on 1 November 2016. Kingsbrook College The catchmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipswich Star
The ''Ipswich Star'' (formerly ''Evening Star'') is a daily evening local newspaper based in Ipswich, UK published by Archant. The newspaper started publication on 17 February 1885 and is published Monday to Friday. History The newspaper was known as The Star of the East from 1885 until 1893 when it became ''The Evening Star''. On 23 January 2012 ''The Evening Star'' was rebranded as the ''Ipswich Star'', for sale in Ipswich, and the ''Felixstowe Star'' for sale in Felixstowe. Both editions are published Monday to Friday only, with a Saturday edition no longer viable. The newspaper has long been published by the same company as the ''East Anglian Daily Times The ''East Anglian Daily Times'' is a British local newspaper for Suffolk and Essex, based in Ipswich. History The newspaper began publication on 13 October 1874, incorporating the ''Ipswich Express'', which had been published since 13 August ...''. The news operations were merged in 2010. In the period December 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Learning Schools Trust
The Learning Schools Trust (LST) was a charitable trust which operated Kunskapsskolan sponsored academy schools in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2016. LST operated four academy schools in England: Hampton Academy and Twickenham Academy in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Ipswich Academy in Ipswich, Suffolk, and the Elizabeth Woodville School The Elizabeth Woodville School, in Northamptonshire, England, is a secondary school with academy status, run by the Tove Learning Trust. It was formed by the merger of Roade Sports College and Kingsbrook Specialist Business and Enterprise Colleg ... (EWS) in Northamptonshire. History LST was incorporated in February 2010 when it took over the running of its first three schools. The Elizabeth Woodville School became an LST Academy on 1 December 2012. In March 2014 the trust was one of 14 organisations prevented from taking on new schools. The following year, the Department for Education removed Ipswich Academy from LST's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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