The Royal Navy & Marines visit King’s Oak Academy

Tuesday 10th October
The highly-respected Royal Navy and Royal Marines outreach team visited King’s Oak Academy recently to work with pupils and students on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) activities. This week-long project saw 350 students from the Kingswood school’s Years 6, 7 and 8 spending time with the Navy and Marines,

Wallscourt Farm Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Friday 6th October
Fireworks and a dance parade were among the highlights of a packed day of celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of Wallscourt Farm Academy (WFA). More than 400 students from the present and past joined a packed day of celebrations at the Bristol school to commemorate the landmark. The day

Doors open on multi-million-pound expansion at Taunton specialist school

Thursday 5th October
Extra pupil capacity has been added to specialist school The Sky Academy in Taunton after a £4.9million expansion was formally opened. Invited guests from Somerset Council, academy staff and governors, and representatives of the school’s parent trust Cabot Learning Federation attended a cake-cutting ceremony to unveil the extension this week.

Nikki and Lucinda earn book dedication from celebrated children’s author

Wednesday 4th October
What began as a learning process for a Weston-super-Mare mother and daughter has turned into a YouTube channel with more than 11,000 subscribers and inspired a book dedication by author Dame Jacqueline Wilson. Nikki Holt’s daughter Lucinda was born with Down syndrome, which meant she had difficulty communicating with her

Summerhill Academy on ITV West News

Tuesday 3rd October
ITV West Country News filmed a report about the impact Dyslexia can have on children and adults. They visited Summerhill Academy where they spoke to Luke Wilson-Reid about this.

CEO Steve Taylor features in Schools Week

Monday 2nd October
Steve Taylor, our CEO sets out the Queen Street Group’s top priorities for the year ahead – and to set the MAT-led system on a stable long-term course. To read the full interview please click here.

‘Welcoming and Inclusive’ Uphill on the path to ‘Outstanding’, says Ofsted

Thursday 28th September
‘Aspirational and inclusive’ Uphill Primary Academy is a school where staff have ‘the highest ambitions for every pupil’, according to an Ofsted report which says the school could be rated as ‘outstanding’ in its next inspection. The school – part of the Cabot Learning Federation – was recently visited by

Herons’ Moor in the Weston Mercury

Tuesday 26th September
Past staff and students are invited to return to the classroom when a Weston-super-Mare  school celebrates a landmark anniversary this week. Herons’ Moor Academy, part of the Cabot Learning Federation, is marking its 20th anniversary by inviting ex-pupils, parents, staff and governors to relive their happy school memories at two

Uphill Primary Academy wins School Games Silver Mark Award

Monday 25th September
Uphill Village Academy has been rewarded for its athletic opportunities and achievements by securing a School Games Silver Mark Award for the 2022/23 academic year. The School Games Mark is a Government-led award scheme launched in 2012, facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward schools for their commitment to

Bristol Live features Snowdon Village

Thursday 7th September
Staff at Bristol’s Snowdon Village family of schools have been praised for their ‘dedication and expertise’ by Ofsted inspectors who have rated the school ‘good’ for the first time. To read how Bristol Live reported this please click here.