Northern Education Trust
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| Founded | March 15, 2010 |
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| Type | Multi-academy trust |
| Registration no. | 07189647 |
| Focus | Education |
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| Coordinates | 53°42′32″N 1°30′47″W / 53.70895°N 1.51292°W |
Key people | Rob Tarn, CEO |
| Website | northerneducationtrust |
| UID 4036 | |
Northern Education Trust is a multi-academy trust operating in the North of England, established in 2010. It operates both primary and secondary academies. The Northern Education Trust (NET) is a founder and member of the Northern Alliance of Trusts.
Academies
As of September 2024[update], there were a total of 29 academies run by the Northern Education Trust.[1] As of 2023, all NET schools inspected by Ofsted were judged "Good" or "Outstanding", even in cases where the predecessor schools had been deemed "Indadequate".[2]
Secondary academies
- Buile Hill Academy
- The Blyth Academy
- Dyke House Academy
- Essa Academy
- Farringdon Community Academy
- Freebrough Academy
- The Grangefield Academy
- Hetton Academy
- Kearsley Academy
- Kirk Balk Academy
- Manor Community Academy
- North Shore Academy
- Red House Academy
- Thornaby Academy
- Thorp Academy
- Walbottle Academy
Primary academies
- Abbey Park Academy
- Badger Hill Academy
- The Ferns Primary Academy
- Frederick Nattrass Primary Academy
- Hilton Primary Academy
- Merlin Top Primary Academy
- Mount Pellon Primary Academy
- Norton Primary Academy
- The Oak Tree Academy
- Whitecliffe Academy
Northern Alliance of Trusts membership
In 2017 it was instrumental in setting up the Northern Alliance of Trusts. In 2019, the academies minister, Lord Agnew, announced a new growth fund to support smaller academy trusts to merge to create bigger trusts and share resources, in response criticisms of the efficiency academies.[3][relevant?] Northern Alliance of Trusts received a grant from the Department for Education Strategic School Improvement Fund. This was funding aimed at in-need schools to improve school performance and pupil attainment, and favoured schemes in which schools helped each other. Funding opened in 2017 and gave grants for two years.[4]
The Northern Alliance is the first formal partnership of its kind between larger chains. Members share resources but continue to act as independent legal entities.[5] The Alliance works on common procurement, leadership standards, fund raising, and strategies for the recruitment and retention of teachers.[6] It has eight members:
- Northern Education Trust
- Astrea Academy Trust
- Delta Academies Trust
- Dixons Academies Trust
- Horizons Specialist Academy Trust
- North East Learning Trust
- Outwood Grange Academies Trust
- WISE Academies
References
- ^ "NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST | Academies (29)". Get Information about Schools. UK Government. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Find an inspection report and registered childcare". 13 August 2022.
- ^ "No point giving schools more money if it's not spent properly". Schools Week. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Strategic School Improvement Fund". GOV.UK. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Prominent academy chains form 'Northern Alliance' – Edexec.co.uk". Education Executive. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "Northern Alliance of Trusts". Northern Education Trust. Retrieved 31 August 2019.