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Innovative partnership for Abbey College Manchester
E21C joins forces with the William Willett Learning Trust
Multi Academy Trust, E21C (Education for the 21st Century) is delighted to announce that it has been joined by the William Willett Learning Trust, following approval from the Secretary of State for Education. E21C, based in Bromley, South East London, now comprises eight schools
from both the Primary and Secondary phase. The Trust is now responsible for the education of over 5,000 children between the ages of 5 to 18 years. The existing schools of E21C are: The Ravensbourne School, Eden Park
Abbey College Manchester has partnered with a dynamic university to launch an innovative new programme, offering students unrivalled prospects. The city centre-based college is presenting A-Level and International
Foundation Programme students with the valuable opportunity to enrol onto a distance learning business management or engineering module in association with Teesside University, ensuring that they are better prepared for higher education. As part of the unique university accredited module, the students will attend
a three-day residential visit to the university. The practical, hands-on, problem-solving trip run by the university lecturers in top class facilities, will provide the students with a much-coveted insight into their future studies. Throughout the remainder of the course, dedicated students will work
remotely online from the college, completing activities and quizzes to cover the skills required such as planning, presenting, report writing and referencing. Principal Liz Elam commented: “Our partnership with Teesside University is
flourishing and we are excited to see how our students progress and develop with this new initiative. “The new module is a great way for our students to build on the skills that
they will need in order to make a successful transition to university study, ensuring that they can overcome the challenges of this. The benefits of this preparation are not to be underestimated as it will enhance subject knowledge as well as skill acquisition.”
uwww.abbeymanchester.co.uk Let’s keep SATs in perspective, says NAHT
This week, thousands of children aged ten and eleven will be sitting their SATs. Commenting on SATs week, Nick Brook, deputy general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said: “This is an important time, but it is also
important to keep this week in perspective. As we have said many times at NAHT, test data is only part of the picture when judging a school’s effectiveness or a pupil’s success. “NAHT would like to see less testing in Primary
schools overall, leaving more time and space for a broad range of subjects and activities in the school day so that children’s opportunities are not limited. “School leaders share many of the concerns that parents have about SATs. Children have
many interests and talents ranging from music to sports. They have acquired many life skills which will stand them in good stead for the future. They are not just numbers on a page. "It’s certainly true that the assessment and
accountability regime in primary schools is not working for parents, schools or children but we have made decent progress by working collaboratively with the DfE and there is more to come. The government is scrapping Key Stage 1 SATs thanks to some sensible persuasion from NAHT. “There is a statutory duty for schools to make
sure all their pupils who are eligible and can sit the key stage one or key stage two national curriculum tests, do so.
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www.education-today.co.uk “If parents are concerned about how their
children are feeling about SATs, it is a good idea to find out exactly what is bothering them the most and then seek advice from the school. Making sure that children get lots of rest and sleep this week is a good way to help them do their best. If parents want their children to be withdrawn from the tests, the best thing to do is discuss any concerns with the school in the first instance.”
uwww.naht.org.uk May 2018
High School, Mottingham Primary School, Scotts Park Primary School, Blenheim Primary School and Spires Academy. Coopers School and Mead Road Infants are now part of this wider family of schools. E21C Trust has a strong ethos of promoting individuality for students and constituent schools, with a clear focus on developing comprehensive and effective strategies for school improvement. “It’s a pleasure to welcome the staff, students and parents from Coopers
School and Mead Road Infants into the E21C family,” says Paul Murphy, CEO of E21C. Mr Murphy adds, “E21C is now keenly looking forward to continually developing our school improvement work to the benefit of all the schools within the Trust.” E21C has an experienced and dedicated group of Members and Trustees,
all of which can be found on E21C’s website.
uwww.e21c.co.uk
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