Since 2020, Ed McEwan has raised over £3,000 and cycled over 21,000 miles on behalf of the Nottingham Samaritans.
Ed McEwan, history teacher and head of year 13, has been cycling since 2020 to raise money for the Nottingham Samaritans.
This month, we are celebrating the remarkable young men and women who have been supported through the Spencer Superstars Charitable Foundation to pursue their passions and live their dreams.
The Foundation aims to provide funding to children with outstanding ability to ensure they can access the resources they need to learn, grow and nurture their talents. We are proud to share with you the stories of these nine superstars whom we have had the privilege of supporting.
Donations totalling £1,300 from the Zobel Charitable Trust and members of the community will enable Year 6 students to spend two nights at Hagg Farm.
After a request from the school, Sunnyside Spencer Academy governors successfully engaged the local community to provide £1,300 to send Year 6 students on a traditional residential to Hagg farm.
Students in Year 7 took initiative to gather clothes and raise funds to donate to Salcare, a local charity that provides a range of support to the community.
Motivated by the school value of unity, Year 7 students at Heanor Gate Spencer Academy took initiative to raise £400 to donate to Salcare.
The programme will create a direct path for current students to become apprentices within the Trust.
Through partnership between Spencer Apprenticeships and the Trust’s secondary academies, Spencer Academies Trust is launching a talent pool for current students to work for the Trust.
The local estate agent provided £275 to put on the popular discos as part of their campaign to support local schools.
Robert Ellis Estate Agents donated £275 to Fairfield Spencer Academy after a serendipitous business opportunity left them with the opportunity to support local schools.
This new programme offers aspiring primary teachers a three-week placement within one of our Trust schools to gain hands-on experience in the classroom.
Through the Spencer Alliance for Leadership and Teaching (SALT), Spencer Academies Trust is launching a three-week internship for aspiring primary teachers, the first programme of its kind in the country.
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Three teaching assistants and one senior midday supervisor were honoured with flowers and a commemorative certificate in gratitude for their service.
Inkersall Spencer Academy recently celebrated 25 years’ service from Susan Jaques, Heather Miles, Catherine Kinley and Hayley Southey.
Members of the school and community came together for the opening ceremony at Castleward Spencer Academy, which included performances from children and a speech by the Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire.
Children, teachers and parents gathered in the hall of Castleward Spencer Academy yesterday to celebrate the official opening of the school with addresses by school leaders, performances by the pupils, and a ribbon-cutting by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant Elizabeth Fothergill, CBE.
Anna and Erin Green came second place in the Mark Bates Ltd National Championships held the 24–26 of March.
Two students at George Spencer Academy—Anna Green, Year 12 and Erin Green, Year 13—competed in the Senior National Championships in table tennis, bringing home silver medals.
For the first time in 20 years, Ashwood Spencer Academy rated as “Good” in every Ofsted category.
In its first Ofsted inspection since joining Spencer Academies Trust in 2018, Ashwood Spencer Academy was rated “Good” in all categories.
Children from seven primary schools within the Trust performed in a large choir at Albert Hall for the community.
Through partnership with Music for Everyone and Inspire Nottinghamshire Music Hub, children from Chetwynd Spencer Academy, Fairfield Spencer Academy, Portland Spencer Academy, Sunnyside Spencer Academy, Glenbrook Spencer Academy, Rosecliffe Spencer Academy, and Millside Spencer Academy came together on Friday, 17 March to perform a selection of music at Nottingham’s historical Albert Hall.