On Thursday 12th October, the Newsquest Golden Apple Awards were held at the Greenhill Hotel in Wigton. The coveted awards ceremony recognises talent, resilience and achievements in the education sector, as well as its inspiring people. This event brings together the best leaders, teachers, support staff and schools from across the Cumbrian education sector. We…
As the largest Trust in Cumbria, we are looking to grow again and launch a new education hub in the county. We have been in talks to partner with Kendal’s The Queen Katherine School (QKS) to start a new southern hub for our Multi-Academy Trust, just how we have established similar school groups in the…
Following on from Yewdale Primary School’s last Ofsted inspection in July 2018, in which they were rated Good, they received another inspection from Ofsted on 19th and 20th September, in what is called an ungraded inspection. This inspection is carried out around once every four years to ensure that, as a school, they are still…
Last Friday, numerous cakes, biscuits, buns and hot drinks were devoured across all of our Trust schools for CET’s Big Coffee Morning, in an effort to raise money for the Macmillan Cancer Support charity. Castle Carrock Primary School held a Grandparents Coffee Afternoon, followed by a celebration assembly whilst Caldew Lea Primary School had a…
Yesterday, Cumbria Education Trust (CET) held a New Starters event, where they invited all new employees to meet their new colleagues across the Trust. Hosted at Yewdale School, guests had the opportunity to meet senior leaders and colleagues before Lorrayne Hughes, Chief Executive, opened with a welcome speech. Various members of the CET Team shared…
Last night, leaders from each of our Trust schools and our Central Services Team came together for a Quality Leadership and Organisational Culture event, held at Workington Academy. In the first of a series of events led by Lorrayne Hughes, Chief Executive, over 40 leaders came together to collaborate, discuss strategies and brainstorm ideas on…
On Wednesday 20th September, ten primary schools from Cumbria Education Trust (CET) took part in the annual Be The Best You Can Be Sports Day. Held at the Copeland Stadium in Whitehaven, more than 200 Year 5 pupils attended the fun outdoor event which included activities such as a mini-Olympics, tag rugby and dance. Sports…
On Thursday 21st September, two Cumbria Education Trust (CET) schools held a Safeguarding Showcase event, attended by distinguished visitors including Lorrayne Hughes, Chief Executive, Martin Birch, Director of Children and Family Wellbeing at Cumberland Council, Josh McAllister, Executive Chair at the Early Intervention Foundation and What Works for Children’s Social Care and Cllr. Emma Williamson,…
Castle Carrock Primary School is celebrating following their recent Ofsted inspection. The school has worked hard to drive improvements and this has been officially recognised within their Ofsted report.
Yesterday, we hosted our 2023/2024 INSET day at William Howard School, where we took the opportunity to bring together over 600 members of staff from all 13 Trust schools. Following an engaging welcome speech from Lorrayne Hughes, Chief Executive, our staff split up into groups to participate in conferences, proactive workshops and business-specific training. There…