Following a thorough national recruitment process, Ms Kath Pigdon has been appointed as the permanent Headteacher for William Howard School (WHS). Ms Pigdon moved to WHS, part of Cumbria Education Trust (CET), in 2009 as an Assistant Headteacher and was promoted to Deputy Headteacher in 2014. She has most recently undertaken the role of Headteacher…
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Several Cumbria Education Trust (CET) schools have been awarded a National Attendance Award by FFT for good attendance in the Autumn Term. FFT collects daily attendance data from over 10,000 schools. This data helps schools track, monitor and compare their attendance every week. The awards have been given to schools with attendance in the top…
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On Wednesday 6th February, all of our primary schools took part in Safer Internet Day, an annual event that helps children and young people understand the risks associated with using the internet and how to avoid harm. The internet has been associated with a rise in poor mental health amongst young people, including those still…
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Lorrayne Hughes, Chief Executive of Cumbria Education Trust (CET), recently engaged in an exclusive interview with Tes, shedding light on her proudest career moments, imparting crucial leadership lessons for Trust chiefs, and passionately advocating for the prioritisation of efforts to reduce child poverty. You can read the full candid discussion here: www.tes.com/magazine/leadership/staff-management/lorrayne-hughes-cumbria-education-academy-trusts-schools
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We are delighted to announce the continued success of our National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) and congratulate all participants who have recently passed their specialist NPQs in Leading Behaviour and Culture (NPQLBC), Leading Literacy (NPQLL) and Leading Teaching (NPQLT), with Ambition Institute confirming these fantastic results this week. Completing an NPQ is a fantastic achievement –…
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Yesterday, we welcomed our new National Professional Qualification (NPQ) Spring 2024 cohort, as they embark on their NPQSL – Senior Leadership programme. Delivered in partnership with Ambition Institute, our participants joined for their first conference at Annie Mawson’s Sunbeams Music Trust – Sunbeams. This event saw teachers and middle leaders from schools across Cumbria, both…
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On Friday 26th January, 76 students from all of Cumbria Education Trust’s primary schools attended the CET Year 6 Maths Challenge, held at Workington Academy. Designed by Mr McAree, CET’s Maths School Improvement Lead, the challenge was split into five rounds of mathematical problems to solve, as well as a logic test and a KenKen…
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The Whitehaven Academy (TWA) is delighted to announce that it has been recognised by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) as a CyberFirst school achieving Gold level, making it the first school in Cumbria to achieve this award, and one of only 4 in the northwest to achieve Gold status. The award involves a very…
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We are partnering with Nurole, the leading board-level search specialist, to find Trustees. We are looking to appoint two new Trustees with a senior-level background in education who share the Trust’s passion for providing young people with the best possible opportunities to allow them to achieve success. We are interested in strategic-level educational leaders from…
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Last Friday, The Whitehaven Academy proudly hosted the CET Year 8 Interschool Robotics Competition, kindly sponsored and supported once again by Sellafield Ltd. The competition was also supported by STEM. Students from all three CET secondary schools, The Whitehaven Academy, Workington Academy and William Howard School, were joined by St Benedict’s Catholic High School and St…
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