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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 were conversations about strategic priorities for school improvement, result reviews, phase and subject conferences and specific sessions on topics such as ‘Understanding ADHD’ and ‘Behaviour & Challenge’. A fantastic day was had by all, with lots of interesting ideas, plans and conversations throughout the day – all in preparation for starting a brand-new term. We look forward to seeing all staff, parents and pupils back
Cumbria Education Trust (CET) is delighted with the GCSE results attained by the students who attend one of the three secondary schools within the Trust. The Whitehaven Academy, Workington Academy and William Howard School all opened their doors today to welcome their GCSE students back, as they received and celebrated their results. The Headteacher of The Whitehaven Academy, Nigel Youngman, commented, “This morning has been a chance to celebrate with students who have overcome huge challenges over the past few years. Results this year have been hard won and it is satisfying to see students achieve success across a range of subjects.” The Headteacher of Workington Academy, Mark Bedford added, “Our students reflect our ethos of ‘Be the Best You
We are really proud of our Sixth Form students, who have worked extremely hard to achieve fantastic A Level results. Our West Coast Sixth Form (which is a collaboration between The Whitehaven Academy and Workington Academy) and William Howard School have welcomed students into school today to collect and celebrate their results. The Headteacher of West Coast Sixth Form and Workington Academy, Mark Bedford said, “Our students have reflected our ethos of ‘Be the Best You Can Be’, as they strive for their own personal success. We are incredibly proud of the students who have achieved the results required to take their next steps, whether that be university, an apprenticeship or employment and we wish them well for the future.”
Each year, we celebrate Be The Best You Can Be Week, as part of Cumbria Education Trust’s endeavour to create a stimulating environment in which our students can thrive. The purpose of this week is to give students and pupils in all schools across CET the opportunity to push, challenge and express themselves in as many different ways as possible – academically, physically, mentally and socially – while encompassing our CET core values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience. Everyone focused on the following areas: Be the best you can be by helping others Be the best you can be by helping the environment Be the best you can be by challenging yourself Be the best you can be in your
The application period is now open for our next cohort of NPQ participants – with the programmes starting in October 2023.
After a very successful Ofsted inspection, we are so proud to announce that The Whitehaven Academy is now officially rated a ‘Good’ school.
Today marks the start of our annual CET Be The Best You Can Be Week. The purpose of this week is to give students and pupils in all schools across CET the opportunity to push, challenge and express themselves in as many different ways as possible – academically, physically, mentally and socially – while encompassing our CET core values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience. Everyone will be focusing on: Be the best you can be by helping others Be the best you can be by helping the environment Be the best you can be by challenging yourself Be the best you can be in your own learning (Curriculum challenges) Be the best you can be physically by completing the CET
On Thursday, Cumbria Education Trust welcomed the future environmentalists of the world to battle it out in the CET Innovate Final.
The Whitehaven Academy has been recognised for delivering high-quality computing education to young people, developing their digital skills and preparing them for the future.