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                                                February 2023       

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Welcome

Dear colleagues,

It has been a great privilege to welcome Burrington, Wrington, Churchill and Golden Valley primary schools to our Trust in Term 3. This marks the fourth phase of growth for our Trust and will be completed when Churchill Academy and Sixth Form joins us in April. By then, our Trust will have grown to include 30 schools with over 12,000 students and a staff of over 1,600. This signifies the end of one era and the start of a new one, and I am filled with pride for all that we have accomplished since 2016. We have established effective systems and built a robust and inclusive partnership between our schools, which has been recognised by Ofsted inspections. Our Heads, leaders, and governors now consider the capacity and potential of our entire Trust and not just their own schools, but there remains lots more to do.

To help guide us in our future endeavours, our Trustees commissioned a Challenge Partners Trust Peer Review. MAT Leaders from outside our region visited us for three days in January and provided valuable insights and thought-provoking challenges on how we can improve. As a result, we are currently considering changes in our leadership in Early Years, as well as in our management of information. This is a time for us to consider how our Trust needs to adjust to scale up our ambition to match our size.

Recently, I have been thinking about the relationships between our colleagues. I am proud to say that despite the context of a national strike, we were able to maintain positive and supportive relationships with one another. Our colleagues who participated in the strike felt that our schools were respectful and did not undermine their actions. The NEU was also courteous and positive in their communications with us, and I am particularly grateful for their early notifications of the strike, which allowed us to make early decisions on school closures and maintain the support of our parents.

Lastly, I would like to acknowledge the list of long service awards for our staff. Congratulations and a big thank you to those who have dedicated themselves to public service. If anyone has been missed, please inform your school, and we will ensure they are recognised in the next round of awards.

Best wishes,

Gary


Trust News


02 Feb 2023
Churchill CofE and Golden Valley Primary Schools join the Trust ​​​​​​​
We are delighted to announce that Churchill CofE Primary School and Golden Valley Primary School have joined the Trust as of February 2, 2023, bringing the total number of schools in the Trust to 29.
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05 Jan 2023
Burrington and Wrington CE Primary Schools Join the Lighthouse Schools Partnership
We are delighted to announce that Burrington and Wrington CE Primary Schools have joined the Lighthouse Schools Partnership as of January 1, 2023.
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16 Feb 2023
Inaugural LSP Young Leaders Conference 2023
Student leaders from across the secondary schools in the Trust had the opportunity to gain new leadership skills, enhance existing strengths and inspire one another at the inaugural LSP Student Leadership Conference, which took place on February 9, 2023, at Gordano School.
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03 Jan 2023
LSP Business Breakfast
Over 120 people attended our Business Breakfast on 2 December. Mark Kelly, Managing Director of Bristol Sport and Ashton Gate Ltd. shared his knowledge and experiences and gave a fascinating insight into his journey, including how he built an international brand at Bristol Sport and how this ambitio...
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Wellbeing

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Awards & Recognition

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Our Trust has Long Service Awards that recognise 25 years continuous service in our schools and their predecessors.  The award is £250 in retail gift vouchers (so that it isn’t taxable!). 

We are delighted to thank and commend the following staff for their commitment to our schools and communities:

 

Backwell School

Richard Bonney

Stephanie Hollington

Claire Landbeck

Antony Newall

Terence Read

Jon Nunes

Carol Gair

Nick Blundell

Deborah Hardiman

Judith Lewis

Sally Walton

Paul Pritchard

 

Chew Valley School

Michael Chidzey

Rhian Gordon

Joanne Hibbert

Simon O'Connell

Lindsey Woodgate

 

Grove Juniors

Wendy Akers

 

High Down Juniors

Nicola Wright

 

Yatton Infants

Polly Beynon  

 


Eco News


Carbon Reduction Update

We are continuing to work to reduce our carbon emissions.

We have completed 29 out of the 30 school visits to follow up on the carbon reduction launch held in the summer term last year. These visits, combined with the audit data and reports we already have, will help to support the individual carbon reduction plans that each school either has or will have soon.

The Trust is moving forward with two centrally arranged trust-wide schemes: PV and LED lighting. Both of these will focus not only on carbon reduction but also on cost savings for the school. This, together with the recently announced DfE funding, is great news for pushing our sustainability agenda ahead. 

Click here to read a case study on Portishead Primary School.

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Portishead Primary – ECO Champions!

Over the course of the year, Portishead Primary has run many initiatives to increase the sustainability of the school. 

The school was awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag Award and the Eco Club presented at the Trust's Carbon Neutral Launch in July.

As a thank you for all the hard work that the Eco Team does in their school and beyond, the Trust gifted a bird bath. presented by CFOO Louise Malik.

 


06 Oct 2022
Eco Award for Portishead Primary
Congratulations to Portishead Primary School for winning the Smart Futures Award at the North Somerset Smart Living conference on Friday 30 September! 
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School News


31 Jan 2023
Wild Science Encounter
Wild Science paid a visit to Whitchurch Primary School last term for a hands-on animal session where students handled a variety of creepy crawlies and cuddly mammals!
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31 Jan 2023
Sporting Achievements for Portishead Primary
Portishead Primary School are celebrating a number of recent sporting achievements including Year 5 and 6 winning Bronze in the regional Sportshall Athletics finals and Year 5 and 6 boys' football team being crowned county champions after a dramatic day at the Somerset Finals...
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09 Dec 2022
Lord of the Flies Production
A group of Year 10 and 11 Backwell students tackled a stage version of William Golding’s classic tale ‘The Lord of the Flies’, which sees a group of young castaways, freed from the restraints of civilisation and parental control descend into savagery.
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02 Dec 2022
Whitchurch Primary's Readerthon is a Big Success
Whitchurch Primary launched their readathon with 'Bedtime Stories' where children enjoyed stories from their teachers, before snuggling down to enjoy hot chocolate and popcorn for a whole school story session!It was a big success, with nearly half of the school attending...
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13 Dec 2022
Time Machine at High Down
As part of their Great Fire of London writing activity in Year Two, High Down infants were busy writing questions for Thomas Farriner, Pudding Lane bakery owner and potential fire starter, when their time machine spat out not one but THREE Thomas Farriners!
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Social Media

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