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School in special measures for a decade transformed


A Leeds school that spent almost a decade in special measures is celebrating after being rated ‘Good’ in its latest Ofsted report. Springwell Leeds Academy has undertaken an extraordinary journey under


the stewardship of Wellspring Academy Trust since 2016, when it replaced its predecessor Elmete BSD Special School. Wellspring Academy Trust, working together with Leeds City Council, has


completely transformed education provision for some of the most vulnerable pupils in the city. Specialising in supporting children with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs, Springwell Leeds Academy now has three state-of-the-art buildings in three separate locations across the city, supporting almost 300 pupils. Elmete BSD was inspected numerous times before it was taken over by the


trust and was deemed to be in special measures for 10 years, bar a single nine-month period. As well as taking on Elmete BSD, Wellspring Academy Trust also merged four other schools offering SEMH in Leeds to create one central school over three sites specialising in SEMH. The Ofsted report scores the school as ‘Good’ in all areas and highlights


the school’s leaders as having ‘established a strong vision to promote pupil wellbeing and achievement’ and ‘demonstrated they can bring about improvement.’ The report also states that ‘pupils develop effective personal and social skills and achieve well’ and ‘they are prepared well for the next steps in their education and training.’


uhttps://springwellacademyleeds.org/


New Staff at Hunter Hall School L-R: Kirsty Fletcher and Ella Tarrant


As children across the county start the new school term, Hunter Hall School in Penrith welcomes two new members of teaching staff. Mrs Kirsty Fletcher takes up the position of Deputy Head, Year 6 leader,


Head of Girls’ Games and English. Joining her will be Mrs Ella Tarrant, who will be Head of Art, in charge of Year 2 and play a significant role in the running of Lower School. Mrs Fletcher has been teaching for eighteen years. She taught English in an


Independent Senior School in Nottingham for eight years after studying English at Loughborough University and gaining her PGCE. After having children, she moved to Cumbria, and worked for four years at William Howard School in Carlisle as their A Level English Coordinator. Joining Kirsty is Ella Tarrant who is making the move to Cumbria from


Birmingham, where she previously worked as a class teacher and whole school English and MFL leader at Stanville Primary School. Kirsty and Ella joined ten new pupils beginning at Hunter Hall in the new


term, so first day nerves all round for teachers and pupils alike. uhttps://www.hunterhall.co.uk/


Leeds City College reaches new heights with Royal Marines abseil


As part of a week-long programme of activities to celebrate the opening of its brand-new £60m Quarry Hill Campus, senior staff and students from Leeds City College, and ex-Quarry Hill flats resident, Jack Longbottom, have participated in a daring abseil down the 25-metre face of one of the campus’ walls. The abseil was facilitated by volunteers from the Royal Navy and Royal


Marines, who were involved in planning the activity and regularly work with Leeds City College to support the training and education of the college’s Public Services students. The Royal Navy and Marines are just two of a number of Public Service


organisations the college has strong links with – students also benefit from visits to HM prisons and fire stations, as well as participating in public order training with West Yorkshire Police and dog handlers. The group from the college were joined by 75-year old Jack


Longbottom, who lived at the Quarry Hill flats that existed on the site of the campus until demolition in 1978. The abseil comes after an iconic new mural was unveiled on the wall of the campus last month, which shows Jack Longbottom alongside fellow former resident, Mary Beaumont, and celebrates the history of the location.


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