We are excited for @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social in March 2026. Take a look below at the books your book token could buy #WBD

A fantastic day at LIFE Education Trust! We were delighted to welcome Professor Alex Hill, to our first Executive Team meeting of the year where he shared fascinating insights. Then we welcomed our newest LIFE school, Dr Walker's, to the Trust officially, with a welcome party for colleagues.

Join us this Thursday for our Open Evening for prospective students and parents. There will be the opportunity to tour the school, speak to students & teachers, & to attend the Headteacher’s talk. Headteacher talks at 5:15pm & 6:15pm. We look forward to seeing you there! Find out more: fbaok.co.uk

Today is the end of our first full week back to school and what a busy week it has been! Our school community is ready for an exciting academic year #CVambition

Frances Bardsley School @fba_official And we are back and so is our weekly newsletter secure.smore.com/n/m4k9r #greatthingshappenhere

Following Dr Walkers CofE Primary School joining the Trust last week, we are delighted to announce the launch of their brand new website www.drwalkers.co.uk. Take a look to find out more about this new LIFE school. #everyoneflourishes #aTrustYouCanTrust #essexschools #churchschools #primaryschools

Excited that our CEO Julian Dutnall and Director of People & Curriculum Development Lekha Sharma will be speaking at the ResearchEd National Conference this year. They will be sharing their thinking on uniting people, purpose and performance in service of measured and lasting school improvement.

We are thrilled to announce that Dr Walker's CofE Primary School in Fyfield has now officially joined LIFE Education Trust. Welcome to all Dr Walker's pupils, parents/carers, colleagues and governors , we look forward to working with you all. #everyoneflourishes #multiacademytrust #chruchschool

We were delighted to welcome Jaques Pretorius, CEO/Executive Director of the Anglican Board of Education for Southern Africa (ABESA) to the Trust yesterday. With his wealth of experience in education, we’re excited that our partnership is growing. #education #churchschools #everyoneflourishes

We are delighted to announce our 2025 GCSE results for The Bridge. Our small cohort of students performed extremely well in the face of many personal challenges, with 91% of students achieving 4 or more GCSEs and 88% of all students meeting or exceeding their target grades! 🎉🌟

The Frances Bardsley Academy, is seeking to appoint a passionate & inspiring Head of Year to join a talented and supportive Pastoral Team. This is a non-teaching role so being a qualified teacher is not a prerequisite. Find out more & apply here: mynewterm.com/jobs/138326/...

Jessica achieved 3 A* and is heading off to study Medicine at Exeter University #alevels2025 #greatthingshappenhere

Our Head Girl Ire is off studying Social Policy at Cardiff University #Alevels2025 #greatthingshappenhere

Our BTEC students have also achieved fantastic results in Health & Social Care. A huge congratulations all our students. Your hard work, resilience, and ambition have truly paid off. Here’s to the next chapter. #alevels2025 #greatthingshappenhere

Several students are beginning exciting apprenticeships with leading companies such as Balfour Beatt. We are very proud of our results with 78% of grades at A levels/ BTEC being equivalent to A*-C, & close to 20% of grades at A*-A. #alevels2025

We have 2 students enrolled into Medicine & 1 into Oxford. Many have secured places at top universities including Warwick, Exeter, Bristol in a range of courses from Physics & Astrophysics to Fashion Marketing & Law. #alevels2025

We are incredibly proud of our amazing Y13 students & their outstanding achievements this year. A large number have accepted their first-choice university offers with many of our students taking places at prestigious universities all over the UK. #alevels2025

Last Friday was the deadline for Year 7 students to submit their entries to be considered for the NATRE Spirited Arts competition and we’ve had some really lovely entries. #greatthingshappenhere

Have you read our final newsletter for this academic year ? secure.smore.com/n/jmu9d #greatthingshappenhere

We've finally reached the last few days of term. With many schools across the country finishing today including some at LIFE Education Trust, we wanted to send our best wishes to everyone in the education sector for a lovely summer ahead. #everyoneflourishes #summerholidays #endofterm #schoolsout

Great to have LIFE Executive Head, David Turrell, representing the Trust at the Children's Commissioner's Roundtable at Cambridge University yesterday for a strategic discussion about the key challenges and priorities in the education system. #everyoneflourishes #educationleadership #education

In January, we launched a Trust initiative A MILLION PAGES, challenging everyone in the Trust to collectively read 1,000,000 by the end of 2025 to help improve pupils’ vocabulary & literacy skills. Announcing that we’ve smashed the target! lifeeducationtrust.com/a-million-pages-reading-challenge/

The 2nd of our LIFE Primary Celebration Events last night - more fantastic performances from talented pupils at 4 of our Colchester schools & our Affiliated Primary Spring Meadow in Harwich, plus presentations of more well deserved awards to our flourishing children. Thank you to everyone who came.

Great evening at the 1st LIFE Primary Celebration Event last night featuring fantastic performances from talented pupils across 6 Havering & Mid Essex primaries, plus the presentation of very well deserved awards to some of our flourishing children. Thanks to everyone who came. #everyoneflourishes

We are delighted with the 2025 SATS results achieved by pupils across the Trust with an overall average pass rate 70%, well above National Average, and with 10% of pupils achieving greater depth. We thank our dedicated primary colleagues and wish the year 6 pupils every success for the future.

We're recruiting! We have several governor roles on offer at two of our Colchester schools - Fordham and Holy Trinity Primaries. Find out more below or get in touch: holytrinityeightashgreen.co.uk/contact allsaints-fordham.essex.sch.uk/contact/ #governor #schoolgovernor #schoolleadership

Delighted our CEO Julian Dutnall has been invited to speak at this year's CST Annual Conference in Oct which will explore, through the theme of flourishing, how schools can move from good to great to deliver excellence, inclusion & equity for all children & the adults that support them.

Have you read our latest newsletter ? secure.smore.com/n/nfz4tx #greatthingshappenhere

Today we are celebrating Zoe Bear's 9th Birthday.🎂

We are delighted to announce the exciting news that the DfE have granted an Academy Order for Spring Meadow Primary School & Schoolhouse Nursery in Harwich this week with a view to them joining the Trust later in the year. #multiacademytrust #education #schools #flouishing #lifeeducationtrust

2 celebrations today! Happy 9th Birthday to our LIFE mascot, Zoe Bear & Happy 190th Anniversary to Roxwell Primary school who will be celebrating this milestone school year today too! We hope everyone enjoys the celebrations! #everyoneflourishes #celebrate #education

Robin Class are learning so much today, fully immersed in Tutankhamun

The Children in Robin Class are having a truly immersive learning experience today #Tutankhamun

Congratulations to Margaretting who just received an excellent SIAMS inspection. "The school is a vibrant community. The bespoke curriculum, with boundless creativity at its heart, inspires & motivates pupils, igniting a love of learning. Read Full report: margaretting.essex.sch.uk/wp-content/u...

Thank you to everyone who helped make the Havering Festival of Education 2025 such a success. Please do let us know if you enjoyed it here: docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/...

Amazing night at the Optimus MAT Awards where we were shortlisted for Wellbeing Trust of the Year. Great to hear & meet host @JasonMohommad and spend time with Leora Cruddas CBE, Tamsin Owens, Ernest Jenavs, Emma Wigmore, Simon London & over 400 other great educators.

Having a great day at the Flourishing Trusts Network event looking at how Trusts can manage financially sustainable growth. Lovely to be here with Tamsin Owens, Andy Wolfe & of course LIFE Education Trust mascot Zoe Bear! #flourishing #MultiAcademyTrusts #networkingevents

Congratulations to LIFE affiliated school, Spring Meadow, part of Harwich Education Partnership, & to Nicky Patrick, Head & Partnership Lead, on receiving their well deserved School Partnership Award in recognition of the impact of their Diversity & Inclusion Festival. Well done to all involved!

It's the final day of the Festival & we can't wait to hear from Key Speaker, Sue Cowley, later on. Also don't forget, if you are local to Havering, we have an in-person Teach Meet session at 4.30pm. Sign up here to join us: mondale-events.co.uk/event/festiv... #HFestEd #TeacherCPD #FreeCPD

Have you seen our latest vacancies? fbaok.co.uk/work-with-us... #greatthingshappenhere

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The children in Y4 had a wonderful time @ColchesterZoo where they saw lots of the animals that they have been learning about in Science #CVrespect

Don't forget we have our upcoming Art Week at Benhurst. Is there any waste items you can donate to people our children to make something wonderful? #CVcreativity

We're half way through the 2025 Festival already but don't worry, we still have another 2 days of great FREE CDP for you! Today from 4.15pm, hear from education expert Tom Sherringham. Sign up here: mondale-events.co.uk/event/festiv... #HFestEd #TeacherCPD #FreeCPD #virtualcpd

#teachers #thankateacher #thankateacherday #education

Really looking forward to attending the MAT Excellence Awards on Thursday where LIFE Education Trust (UK) have been shortlisted for Wellbeing Trust of The Year! #MATExcellenceAwards #educationawards #lifeeducationtrust

The Havering Festival of Education 2025 is now underway. Thanks to Mary Myatt for a great session yesterday to launch the event. This afternoon from 4.15pm, join us to hear from education expert, Ross McGill. Sign up here to join us for some free CDP: mondale-events.co.uk/event/festiv... #FreeCPD

The Havering Festival of Education Starts today kicking off with our Key Speaker @MaryMyatt for our launch event at 4.30pm! See you there for some free CPD for educators! Not signed up yet? There's still time: mondale-events.co.uk/event/festiv... #HFestEd #TeacherCPD #FreeCPD #VirtualCPD

Can't wait for the Havering festival of Education to start tomorrow! There's still time to sign up for some amazing Free CPD for teachers and school leaders. Sign up here: mondale-events.co.uk/event/festiv... #HFestEd #TeacherCPD #FreeCPD #VirtualCPD