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Westgate Hill Primary Academy recognised as ‘Exceptional’ for Inclusion by Ofsted
Westgate Hill Primary Academy, part of Laidlaw Schools Trust, is celebrating after being awarded an ‘Exceptional’ judgement for Inclusion following its recent Ofsted inspection. The recognition places the Academy among only a small number of schools nationally to achieve the highest judgement for Inclusion under Ofsted’s new toolkit framework, recognising the Academy’s unwavering commitment to…
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Laidlaw Schools Trust Launches Apple Regional Training Centre
Laidlaw Schools Trust Launches Apple Regional Training Centre to Drive Innovation and Inclusion Across the North East Laidlaw Schools Trust (LST) proudly marked the official launch of its Apple Regional Training Centre (RTC), bringing together educators, industry partners and innovators to explore the future of teaching and learning across the North East. The launch event…
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Laidlaw Schools Trust Opens ‘Skylight’ – A New Model for Inclusive SEND Provision
Laidlaw Schools Trust is proud to announce the opening of Skylight, a new specialist SEND provision designed to support pupils aged 3 to 14 within a mainstream setting. Positioned between Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy and Sedgefield Community College, Skylight will be accessed by pupils from both Academies, creating a seamless, inclusive approach that spans the primary to secondary…
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Secretary of State Launches New Fellowship of Education
Place-based approach that partners schools with local businesses, civic institutions and community groups, provides a blueprint for solving the schools funding crisis. SUNDERLAND, Friday 5 September 2025 On Friday 5 September at Academy 360, Bridget Philipson, Secretary of State for Education, formally opened the Fellowship of Education, a place-based model that brings schools together with…
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Six Sunderland schools join new fellowship to overcome challenges
About 2,000 pupils in Sunderland will benefit from the partnership, education bosses say.
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How we’re modelling a new kind of civic leadership in Sunderland
A new grouping of the city’s schools, employers and charities hopes to show what’s possible when communities work together.
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Rethinking School Accountability: Beyond Grades and Exams
December 11, 2023 By: Susanna Kempe and Sally Newton There is an idea – persistent in the debate about public sector reform – that voters really want strict accountability regimes. We hear this time after time. Whenever the teaching profession points out how Ofsted has terrible unintended consequences for both teacher retention and curriculum narrowing…
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Report | Building Tomorrow’s Healthy, Confident and Productive Citizens: an Education for Our Children
December 11, 2023 We believe passionately that education can transform lives. It is why we are proud to sponsor the Laidlaw Schools Trust in the North East, not just in name but with our time, resources and funding. 88% of all schools are judged to be good or outstanding by Ofsted. Yet education is simply…
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Parents and teachers want a more transparent, well rounded and less high stakes accountability system in schools
December 11, 2023 Parents and teachers want Ofsted inspections and the school accountability system to be more transparent, well-rounded, and less high-stakes, a major new report into public support for education reform has found. The research, commissioned by the Laidlaw Foundation, found that mums, dads and carers are overwhelmingly in favour of a report card-style…
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Atkinson Road Primary and Nursery Maintains Ofsted Good Grade
Atkinson Road Primary Academy, part of the Laidlaw Schools Trust, received a Good Ofsted grade, with ‘Outstanding’ Personal Development following a two-day visit. This was the school’s first inspection since being judged to be ‘Good’ in January 2018, with the new report, released on the 27th June, confirming that it remains “Good” with an “Outstanding” grade…
