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Leigh Academies Trust
Leigh Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust, formed of 31 schools based in the Kent, Medway and South East London areas. Its Head Office is on the same site as Strood Academy, housing its Executive Team and central teams including Finance, Estates, Marketing, HR, Engagement and IT. The trust has a number of subsidiaries such as LAT Apprenticeships, which runs a number of apprenticeship schemes and LAT Enterprises which generates income which is fed back into the trust's academies. History Leigh Academies Trust was formed in 2008, linking the Leigh Academy and Longfield Academy, under a single governing body with Frank Green CBE as Chief Executive. In November 2013 Simon Beamish was appointed as Chief Executive, replacing Green who was appointed National Schools Commissioner by the Department for Education. Over the next ten years the trust grew steadily and in January 2019 merged with The Williamson Trust, absorbing five additional schools. Schools Leigh Academies Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strood
Strood is a town in the unitary authority of Medway in Kent, South East England. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Chatham, Rochester, Gillingham and Rainham. It lies on the northwest bank of the River Medway at its lowest bridging point. Strood began as a manor then chapelry of Frindsbury until gaining its own parish status in 1193. Today Frindsbury is effectively, in all but a few associations such as in the Church of England, the northern part of Strood. Strood's history has been dominated by the river and facing port-associated towns, particularly its road and rail bridges since the Roman era to Rochester and the two other Medway Towns immediately adjoining and beyond from the north-east quarter of Kent to London and the rest of Britain. It has a mixed retail and leisure area at its heart. Most of its sources of employment are the other Medway towns, their associated commercial, industrial and logistics parks. Among its broadest named neighbourhoods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hundred Of Hoo Academy
The Hundred of Hoo Academy (formerly The Hundred of Hoo School) is a 4–18 Mixed-sex education, mixed, all-through school and sixth form with Academy (English school), academy status in Hoo St Werburgh, Kent, England. It is part of the Leigh Academies Trust. History In June 2008, it was announced the school was one of forty schools in Kent and Medway ordered to meet the Government target of 30 percent achieving five or more General Certificate of Secondary Education, GCSE A* to C grades, including English and Maths within three years, or face closure; the school achieved 22 percent in 2007. In June 2009, the school was placed into special measures following an inspection by Ofsted. This led to the resignation of its principal Tony Williams, and Gary Holden, head of Rochester Math School became executive head of both schools. A new governing body was appointed to "handle all governance matters and provide strategic direction for the school". In the same month, the school was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stationers' Crown Woods Academy
Stationers' Crown Woods Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the Eltham area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London, England. The school is built upon the land that was formerly King Henry VIII's hunting grounds (hence 'Crown Woods'). First known as Crown Woods School, the school was founded in 1958. It was reopened in new £50 million buildings designed by Nicholas Hare Architects in 2011 and was renamed Crown Woods College. In 2014 the school was renamed Stationers' Crown Woods Academy after the school gained academy status and joined the Leigh Academies Trust, the first Leigh academy outside Kent. The school also featured in BBC series ''Tough Young Teachers'' as two trainee teachers went to the school to learn on the job. History At one point Crown Woods was the largest comprehensive school in London with 2600 pupils. Between 1964 and 1985 or later the school had a boarding section for 120 children, mainly of ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Academy Blackheath
Leigh Academy Blackheath is an 11–18 mixed, free secondary school and sixth form in Blackheath, Greater London, England. It was established in September 2018 in temporary accommodation, with the first cohort of Year 7 pupils. It is part of the Leigh Academies Trust. History The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) approved the school in January 2015, and 18 potential sites were considered. Plans were submitted for the former Blackheath Bluecoat school site, with detached playing fields in Hervey Road, during July 2018. Interim school The school opened on a temporary site, Victoria House on Shooters Hill Road, in September 2018 with the first Year 7 cohort of 180 students and 45 staff. In September 2019 it moved, with Years 7 and 8 into custom-built temporary buildings on its new site, the former Blackheath Bluecoat School. It had to wait for possession until the St Mary Magdalene School, which was temporarily occupying the Bluecoat buildings, moved to itś new per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Halley Academy
The Halley Academy is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status located on Corelli Road and near the Kidbrooke area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in southeast London. It originally opened as Kidbrooke School in 1954 as an all-girls school and was one of Britain's first purpose-built comprehensive schools. It started admitting boys in 1982. It changed its name to Corelli College in September 2011 when it became an Academy. It adopted its current name (after Edmond Halley) in March 2018, when it joined the Leigh Academies Trust. History Kidbrooke School The buildings were planned in 1949 and subsequently redesigned (by architect Charles Pike) in 1951 to meet spending cuts. It was built on the eastern part of the site of a former RAF glider school, situated on land adjacent to RAF Kidbrooke, by London County Council for "the children of the heroes of the second world war", with the school colours based on the blue and grey uniform of the Royal Air Force. Originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mascalls Academy
Mascalls Academy (formerly Mascalls School) is a co-educational secondary school and a sixth form with academy status located in Paddock Wood, Kent. Etymology The name comes from the nearby Mascalls corner. History The school opened in 1956 as Mascalls School, a foundation school administered by Kent County Council. It became an academy in 2011, and in 2015 it joined the Leigh Academies Trust. Stuart Reeves, headteacher since 2010 was promoted to LAT Executive Director of the West Kent cluster of academies at the time of the school's accession to the Leigh Academies Trust in 2015. Wayne Barnett then became principal, having previously served as vice principal since 2013. In 2019, Barnett was promoted by the Leigh Academies Trust to serve as the principal of Stationers' Crown Woods Academy. The vice principal at the time, William Monk was then promoted to principal of Mascalls. Monk oversaw the school's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in line with the UK Government's pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
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Leigh Academy Rainham
Leigh Academy Rainham is an 11–18 Mixed-sex education, mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Rainham, Kent, Rainham, Kent, England. Established in September 2021, it is a Free school (England), free school, and part of the Leigh Academies Trust. Background In 2016 Central government announced an initiative to relieve the school place pressure in Medway. The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) managed and determined the process. There were thirteen bids and the Leigh Academies Trust won the bid to build the 1150 place Free school (England), free school; it will be a non-selective school for students aged 11–19. (ISCED Levels 2–3). This will represent an additional capital investment of between 20–30 million pounds. The Leigh Academies Trust runs 25 academies in the North Kent area incorporating many larger than average secondaries. In an interview a previous chief executive, Frank Green explained the small schools model of education as a way to prevent s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Leigh UTC
The Leigh UTC is a University Technical College (UTC) for the Dartford area of Kent, England, that opened in September 2014. The UTC specialises in Engineering and Computer Sciences. Building work started in October 2013 at the Bridge development, where Joyce Green Hospital once stood. The main building opened to students in September 2014. The Leigh UTC has a project-based approach to learning. As with all UTCs, a number of businesses and organisations support the College. These include: * University of Greenwich * Bluewater * Kenard Engineering * Eurostar The Leigh UTC has opened a five-form entry Key Stage 3 feeder college, the Inspiration Academy, on the UTC site, in effect converting the education model into one of an 11–18 free school. The Leigh UTC is part of Leigh Academies Trust Leigh Academies Trust is a multi-academy trust, formed of 31 schools based in the Kent, Medway and South East London areas. Its Head Office is on the same site as Strood Academy, housi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochester, Kent
Rochester ( ) is a town in the unitary authority of Medway, in Kent, England. It is at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway, about from London. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Chatham, Rainham, Strood and Gillingham. Rochester was a city until losing its status as one in 1998 following the forming of Medway and failing to protect its status as a city. There have been ongoing campaigns to reinstate the city status for Rochester. Rochester was for many years a favourite of Charles Dickens, who owned nearby Gads Hill Place, Higham, basing many of his novels on the area. The Diocese of Rochester, the second oldest in England, is centred on Rochester Cathedral and was responsible for founding a school, now ''The King's School'', in 604 AD, which is recognised as the second oldest continuously running school in the world. Rochester Castle, built by Bishop Gundulf of Rochester, has one of the best-preserved keeps in either England or France. During ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williamson Trust
The Williamson Trust is a multi-academy trust centred around the Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, and the Hundred of Hoo Academy in Rochester, Kent. The trust embraces Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School, The Hundred of Hoo Academy, High Halstow Primary School, Elaine Primary Academy, Allhallows Primary Academy and Stoke Community School. With the Rochester Diocese Board of Education, they co-sponsor of St James’ Church of England Primary Academy School in Grain. The Trust is governed by the board of twelve directors. It delegates many powers to local governing bodies- the local body at Hundred of Hoo has six governors- one of whom is a staff governor and one a parent governor. On 5 November 2018 it was confirmed that The Williamson Trust would merge with Leigh Academies Trust (LAT), although the wording of the press release suggests that The Williamson Trust is effectively being taken over. History The trust was established by governors of the selective Roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
