News Archive

E-ACT is the proposed new sponsor of an academy at Parklands Girls’ High School in Leeds. ... more

SCHOOLS should not build-up excessive surpluses in their budgets, according to the former Schools Commissioner and Director General of EACT. ... more

PUPILS from the former College High School in Erdington, Birmingham, will start 2010 as students of the new North Birmingham Academy, which opens its doors on January 6. ... more

LAMBETH council in London has chosen EACT to sponsor a new academy in the Borough. ... more

Government Minister and Brent MP Dawn Butler, and Sarah Teather, MP for Brent East, praised year 8 students from EACT’s Crest Girls’ Academy for their outstanding debating talents at a recent competition. ... more

THE Prime Minister, who recently visited the city of Leeds to speak with MPs, community heroes and local activists, took time out of his busy schedule to meet with Bramley Community Leaders who included Leeds West Academy Principal Annette Hall. ... more

EACT’s Trent Valley Academy has won a national award, the prestigious Inclusion Quality Mark recognising its efforts to provide high quality learning for all. ... more

On September 1, E-ACT became responsible for around 6000 students and almost 1000 staff. We now manage seven open academies, with more in the pipeline for next year. ... more

SCHOOLS Secretary Ed Balls has agreed to fund the third of EACT’s academies to open in Birmingham. ... more

A new accreditation process designed to select partners and sponsors for trust schools, federations and academies, has been welcomed by EACT. ... more

Chief Consultant Lene Jensby Lange of School Development Grontmij Carl Bro Ltd, shared her experience of working on a remarkable educational experiment on a visit to Parkwood Academy. ... more

SIR Bruce Liddington, Director General of EACT, has welcomed the Shadow Schools Secretary’s plan to expand the academies programme. ... more

A LEADING Danish architect responsible for award-winning schools is set to provoke debate when she visits EACT’s Parkwood Academy to discuss design options for its new buildings. ... more

We need to embed a culture of high expectation throughout the primary sector, says former schools commissioner Sir Bruce Liddington. ... more

Three cabinet ministers have visited new EACT academies as part of the Government’s announcement of plans to expand the academies programme. ... more

Sir Bruce Liddington, the Director General of EACT, has welcomed the Government’s commitment to the academies programme outlined by the Education Secretary. ... more

PUPILS from the former Heartlands High and Shenley Court Schools will start the academic year as students of new academies as Shenley and Heartlands Academies open their doors on September 7. ... more

PUPILS from the former Intake High School in Bramley, Leeds, will start the academic year as students of the new Leeds West Academy, which opens its doors on September 7. ... more

PUPILS from the former Parkwood High School in Sheffield will start the academic year as students of the new Parkwood Academy which opens its doors on September 7. ... more

PUPILS from the former John Kelly Boys’ and Girls’ Technology Colleges will start the academic year as students of the new Crest Boys’ and Crest Girls’ academies which open their doors on September 7 ... more

STUDENTS from Trent Valley Academy (TVA) are starting the school year in a brand new, state-of-the-art academy building in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. ... more

EACT is set to welcome 6,000 students and almost 900 staff with the opening of six new academies across the UK in September. ... more

A new principal has been appointed to lead the Crest Boys’ Academy when it opens in September, replacing John Kelly Boys’ Technology College. ... more

Edutrust Academies Charitable Trust (EACT) and Oldham Council are pleased to announce the appointment of Colette Burgess as Principal Designate of Oldham’s new EACT Academy. The Academy, which is due to open in September 2010, is proposed to replace the Grange School. ... more

A LEADING architect with ‘super green’ credentials is preparing to inspire and challenge pupils and parents about designs for a new multi-million pound academy in Sheffield. ... more

The development of two new academies in Birmingham reached a major milestone after the Government signed funding agreements with multi-academy sponsor, Edutrust Academies Charitable Trust (EACT). ... more

The trustees of Edutrust Academies Charitable Trust (EACT), one of the largest multi-academy sponsors in the UK, have agreed a settlement with their former Chief Executive, Ian Comfort, over employment issues. Mr Comfort has agreed to withdraw his tribunal claim. ... more

Oldham council has cleared the way for EACT’s first academy in the town. ... more

Edutrust Academies Charitable Trust (EACT) has established a new board and revised its management arrangements following recommendations included in the DCSF review of the organisation’s governance and procedures, which was conducted between November 2008 and February 2009. ... more

PLANS to close Intake High School Arts College in Bramley , Leeds, and reopen it as an EACT academy have been approved by Leeds City Council’s executive board. ... more

EACT’s first academy, Trent Valley in Lincolnshire, has achieved recognition for its significantly improved GCSE results by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. ... more

ACADEMY sponsor EACT has appointed Bev Bell as its principal designate as it prepares to open a new academy in Brent replacing John Kelly Girls’ technology college in September. ... more

A LEADING adviser on the Government’s academies programme, Sir Bruce Liddington, has joined multi-academy sponsor EACT as it prepares to establish nine new academies. ... more

Parents, pupils and staff at two Brent schools are being given the chance to have their say on plans to develop two new state-of-the-art academies. ... more