Each scholar has demonstrated academic excellence and strong leadership potential. September 8th, 2021 | Original story by Oxford University's Saïd Business School The Laidlaw Foundation invests in education to create systems change through breaking poverty cycles and reducing inequality. All of [...]
LONDON, UK, September 10th, 2021—Laidlaw Foundation appoints Niall Santamaria as Chief Investment Officer of its new investment fund, Laidlaw Scholars Ventures (LSV), opening for applications on October 4th this year. Niall will start at LSV on September 13th, joining [...]
Year 11 students at Academy 360, Excelsior Academy and Sedgefield Community College have celebrated success as they received their GCSE and Level 2 results after a year of uncertainty and challenges due to the pandemic. Students have dealt with [...]
As students celebrated their success after a challenging two years of sixth form, they had the opportunity to receive a Covid vaccine from a pop-up vaccination centre at Excelsior College. August 11th, 2021 | Photo by Alan Sill As [...]
Thomas Walling Primary Academy, a member of the Laidlaw Schools Trust, has been judged as ‘Good’ following the previous judgement of ‘Inadequate’ in 2019. July 7th, 2021 The school, which is in Blakelaw, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, was described as ‘warm and [...]
Sedgefield Community College, a member of Laidlaw Schools Trust, has been awarded Secondary School of the Year in the Tes Schools Awards 2021. June 29th, 2021 Secondary school of the year is awarded to schools ‘that have had an [...]
Lord Laidlaw makes a €1million donation to Monaco's Princess Grace Hospital for innovative, non-invasive pelvic treatment. July 13th, 2021 Press release from the Princess Grace Hospital (Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace) Lord and Lady Laidlaw, generous and loyal supporters of the CHPG [...]
June 28, 2021 Excerpt from The Northern Echo. Read full article. "Sporting superstar Jamie Peacock attended Sedgefield Community College, in County Durham, earlier this week to inspire youngsters to be their best selves. Mr Peacock is working in partnership with [...]
London Business School Laidlaw Scholars Gigi Jia and Margarita Bicec become founding members of FLII - First-Generation, Low or Intermediate-Income. The club aims to promote socioeconomic diversity within the student body and beyond. May 17th, 2021 This is an excerpt [...]
April 28, 2021 Excerpt from Royal Opera House's article. Read full version. As the country emerges from lockdown restrictions, the Royal Opera House is delighted to announce a suite of performances, partnerships and events, as well as a special [...]