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Staff, pupils and families at Inkersall Spencer Academy are celebrating following a successful Ofsted inspection which recognised the academy’s nurturing environment, strong leadership and unwavering commitment to supporting every child to thrive.

Inspectors recognised strengths across every area of the academy’s provision, highlighting pupils’ achievement, behaviour, personal development, leadership, safeguarding and the quality of education.

We are pleased to share that Spencer Academies Trust will play an active role in the Department for Education's new Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) programme, following the publication of the RISE Regional Plans on 29 June.

RISE is a national school improvement programme designed to help schools work together to raise standards, share effective practice and improve outcomes for children and young people. It forms part of the government's Opportunity Mission, which aims to break the link between a child's background and their future success.

Andy Haywood, Teaching Assistant at Rushcliffe Spencer Academy has been shortlisted for this year’s Tes Schools Awards, which celebrate the UK’s most inspiring teachers and schools from both the state and independent sectors, following a record-breaking number of nominations. 

Students across Spencer Academies Trust have been given a powerful insight into life at two of the world’s leading universities, following a three-day Oxford and Cambridge trip that is already helping to raise aspirations.

Led by Executive Director of Post-16, Susan Sharp, the visit saw 168 students and 17 staff members travel over 650 miles to experience academic life at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and Peterhouse, Cambridge. More than 80 of the students were from Spencer Academies Trust sixth forms, alongside learners from the wider Spires collaboration with the Redhill Trust.

After months of preparation and hard work, students and staff at Heanor Gate Spencer Academy were proud to present this year’s whole-school production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

As the academy’s biggest and most ambitious production to date, the show builds on the strong tradition of performing arts at Heanor Gate. Performing Arts colleagues have led rehearsals for more than 50 students from across all year groups, with many evenings spent refining performances and preparing every detail ahead of an exciting week of live theatre.

Fifty pupils from Chetwynd Spencer Academy were proud to represent Spencer Academies Trust at the opening night of Young Voices in Birmingham last month - one of the world’s largest school choir events.