Deputy Lieutenant of Leicestershire, Mr Nixon, cuts the ribbon to officially open The Woodland Building

Learn Academies Trust are delighted to announce the appointments of Sarah Sadler and Martin Fitzwilliam, who will be joining us in the Autumn term 2025 in the roles of Area Directors.  They are looking forward to getting started in these newly created positions, in which they will each have strategic and operational oversight of a group of schools. They will work closely with school leaders, supporting them on every school’s ambitious improvement journey. 

Sarah Sadler has worked in education for 25 years and is currently a National Leader of Education with previous leadership experience across multiple school roles. She is passionate about supporting schools by developing a curriculum that aligns with their school context and pupils, whilst addressing the workload and wellbeing of staff wherever possible, underpinning the core values of Learn-AT. 

Martin Fitzwilliam joins us from E-ACT where he is currently Director of Primary Education. With nearly 28 years in education, he has served as a teacher, headteacher and national leader of education, with a particular passion for leadership development, sustainable school improvement and securing equity of opportunity for disadvantaged pupils and their families. 

We are very excited to have them on board and look forward to the energy, ideas, and experience they will bring to our team. 

Our Trust school St. Andrew’s CE Primary School in North Kilworth is celebrating, after it was praised by Ofsted inspectors for the ‘effective action’ it has taken to ‘maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection’ where it was graded as ‘good’, declaring it is a ‘small school with a big heart’.

Speaking of the outcome, Executive Heads, Alan Eathorne and Heather White, explained: “St. Andrew’s is a fantastic school that is in the top 1% in the country for achievement in reading, writing and mathematics.

"Our pupils are happy, caring and considerate, full of smiles and laughter. Our staff work incredibly hard to ensure every child thrives, and they go above and beyond meaning our children can compete in sporting events, experience creative weeks and enjoy trips and residentials on a regular basis. We are delighted that the Ofsted inspector recognised all of these achievements.”

We are delighted to share with you our end of term newsletter which you can read by clicking on the link below:

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Wishing everyone a wonderful Easter.

As part of British Science Week (7-16 March 2025), students at our Trust school Meadowdale were delighted by a programme of events arranged by Davidsons Homes and DTC Construction to support them in their celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths.

We were delighted to welcome the Children's Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza to our Trust school, Hope Hamilton CE Primary School, last week. Dame de Souza joined Bishop Martyn Snow, Bishop of Leicester, to find out about the ongoing efforts and initiatives dedicated to improving the well-being and rights of children in our community.