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Students come together to celebrate wellbeing and diversity
̨swag Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) students came together for their third student voice conference last week. The focus for the event was championing mental wellbeing and celebrating diversity, which had been chosen by student voice teams at last year’s conference.
Thousands raised for charity by ̨swag Academy Newbold students
More than a thousand students at ̨swag Academy Newbold have taken part in a charity run to fundraise for Comic Relief.
̨swag Academy Foxhills achieves IQM Flagship status
̨swag Academy Foxhills (OAF) continues to be an inclusive, high performing school that very much lives up to its mission statement of “Students first: raising standards and transforming lives”.
̨swag Academy Hemsworth student celebrated for bravery
̨swag Academy Hemsworth student, Lacey, has been celebrated for her bravery in dealing with a medical emergency at school by the Leeds United first-team squad, receiving a signed certificate from the players.
Students ‘speechless’ at Stuart Dallas visit
Students at ̨swag Academy Hemsworth have completed a four-week physical activity programme which was delivered by Leeds United Foundation.
̨swag Grange Academy Achieves Inclusive School Award
̨swag Grange Academy has achieved has achieved the Inclusive School Award.
Film celebrating life of inspirational Rotherham teen in finals for national award
A moving film celebrating the life of inspirational Rotherham teenager Lulu Blundell, who died of cancer on New Year’s Day 2023 aged 19, has been announced as a finalist in the 2024 Charity Film Awards.
̨swag Academy Ripon achieves IQM Centre of Excellence
̨swag Academy Ripon has achieved the Inclusive School Award with Centre of Excellence status.
Nuffield Foundation awards £2.4m grant to National Institute of Teaching-led project to revolutionise teacher development
The Nuffield Foundation has awarded £2.4m to the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) for an innovative five-year project targeting teacher preparation and development.
̨swag Primary Academy Alne Achieves Inclusive School Award
There is a strong inclusive ethos across ̨swag Primary Academy Alne and both pupil and staff wellbeing are fully embedded and shape all aspects of school life