[SEDGEFIELD, UK, 16 May 2022] – Laidlaw Schools Trust, committed to transforming the lives of children and communities through inspirational education, announced today that the ‘Outstanding’ Sedgefield Hardwick Primary School will become a Laidlaw Schools Trust academy. Laidlaw Schools [...]
LONDON, UK, February 7, 2022 – Laidlaw Foundation announced today that Linda Doyle, the 45th Provost & President of Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, will be joining the Laidlaw Foundation Board of Trustees. Professor Doyle is the first [...]
Georgetown and the United Kingdom-based Laidlaw Foundation will launch the Laidlaw Scholars Leadership and Research Program, which will develop the leadership and research capabilities of undergraduate students over two years of supervised research, leadership development and project implementation. December [...]
The Laidlaw Foundation and Trinity College Dublin have announced a new scholarship programme entitled Pathways for Women in Business – Empowering women in business through higher education. In partnership with the Trinity Access Programmes (TAP), these scholarships are intended [...]
December 8th, 2021 Lord Laidlaw of Rothiemay, Chairman of the Laidlaw Foundation, has been nominated as a Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles (Chevalier de l’Ordre de Saint-Charles). The Order of Saint-Charles is a dynastic order of knighthood in Monaco, [...]
Westgate Hill Primary Academy, a member of Laidlaw Schools Trust, has received an "Outstanding" judgment from Ofsted on every category of assessment. In only four years, the leaders, teachers and support staff at Westgate Hill have transformed the school [...]
The Laidlaw Foundation is partnering with The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) to annually offer 25 exceptional undergraduate students a place on the Laidlaw Scholars Leadership and Research Programme, designed to develop a new generation of leaders [...]
The Laidlaw Teaching and Leadership Centre officially opened at Sedgefield Community College, a Laidlaw Schools Trust academy. The £3.2m two-storey building, designed by ADP Architecture, will serve as a learning hub for PGCE teacher trainees, and provide additional classroom [...]
LONDON, UK, October 4th 2021—Laidlaw Scholars Ventures (LSV), a venture capital fund established by the Laidlaw Foundation to invest in businesses led by Laidlaw Scholars, today officially opens for applications. All profits from LSV will be returned to the [...]
Pupils aged 12-15 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne's Excelsior Academy, a member of the Laidlaw Schools Trust, have become the first in the North East region to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. On Wednesday 22nd of September, between 100 and 200 secondary pupils [...]