Horizons Specialist Academy Trust is a
multi-academy trust
Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) or school trust is an academy trust that operates more than one academy school. Academy schools are state-funded schools in England which are directly funded by the Department for Education and independent of local autho ...
(MAT) that operates five special schools with academy status across northern England.
It is an
exempt charity An exempt charity is an institution established in England and Wales for charitable purposes which is exempt from registration with, and oversight by, the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Exempt charities are largely institutions of furth ...
, regulated by the
Department for Education
The Department for Education (DfE) is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for child protection, child services, education (compulsory, further and higher education), apprenticeships and wider skills in England.
A Department ...
.
Philosophy
The trust champions the right of students with special educational needs. It is committed to helping to develop into:
* confident individuals who are positive about who they are and what they can do,
* successful enthusiastic and motivated learners,
* positive participants in the local and wider communities.
It will do this by quality, expert teaching, providing a range of teaching and non-teaching professionals who have a comprehensive skill set and flexible teaching to enable the student to successfully move on to the next learning stage and personal independence.
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History
The trust was founded in 2013, growing out of the Abbey Hill single academy trust.
Academies
* Abbey Hill Academy
* Green Gates Academy
* Westlands Academy
* Hollis Academy
* Mo Mowlam Academy
References
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Academy trusts