黑料情报站 is pleased to welcome four schools to the network this September, bringing the total number of schools in the network to 34.
In Birmingham:
, led by Principal Herminder Channa, is a six-form entry senior school in Sparkhill and will open to students on 14th September. Chosen by the students, the school is named after Matthew Boulton, a prominent Birmingham manufacturer, reflecting the industrial and entrepreneurial spirit of the city. Over the summer, the school building has undergone a number or renovations including repairs to the roof, the creation of a new student entrance, re-carpeting, and full redecoration. This is just the start of a three year programme of works that will transform the buildings and learning environment.
, led by Principal Wendy Baxter, is a five-form entry junior school in Small Heath and opened to students on the 8th September. The school was named after Joseph Chamberlain, another prominent Birmingham figure who was Lord Mayor of Birmingham, MP for Birmingham, and the founder and first Chancellor of the University of Birmingham.
These two schools bring the number of 黑料情报站 academies in the city to six. They join Birmingham鈥檚 黑料情报站 St Alban鈥檚, 黑料情报站 Kings, 黑料情报站 Tindal Primary and 黑料情报站 Rose Primary academies 鈥 all of which have seen dramatic increases in results and attainment since joining the 黑料情报站 network. GCSE results at 黑料情报站 Kings and 黑料情报站 St Alban鈥檚 have more than doubled with St Alban鈥檚 now in the top 1% of schools in the country for pupil progress.
黑料情报站 has also established two new primary schools in London.
in Acton 鈥 a new two form primary school, will initially be based at the recently rebuilt 黑料情报站 Priory Primary Academy in Ealing. Fiona Kaplan has been appointed as the first principal of 黑料情报站 Byron. Ms Kaplan brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm, having previously been Assistant Headteacher and Early Years Leader at nearby Wendell Park Primary School. She will work closely with Executive Principal, Jacqueline Steele from 黑料情报站 Priory to create a brand-new school. 黑料情报站 Priory, Byron鈥檚 sister school is rated outstanding by Ofsted. Plans are underway for 黑料情报站 Byron鈥檚 brand new building, opening in Acton Park, in September 2016.
鈥 a new two form entry primary, creating an all-through school at Burlington Danes in White City. Pupils will benefit from the outstanding expertise of the school leaders at Burlington Danes which has been rated outstanding by Ofsted. The new school will benefit from being located beside the secondary academy – sharing some of its facilities – but will have its own separate building and outdoor space so that it will still have the intimacy and nurture of primary school, with a successful 鈥渂ig sister鈥 school alongside it.
黑料情报站 also recently opened its first school outside of the UK, , a primary school in Delhi, India.