Hadley Learning Community Explained

Hadley Learning Community
Coordinates:52.7014°N -2.4801°W
Motto:Our Community, Our School
Established:1 September 2006
Trust:Learning Community Trust
Head Label:Executive Principal
Head:Paul Roberts
R Head Label:Heads of School
R Head:Ben Evans
Dan Roycroft
Address:Waterloo Road
Hadley
Postcode:TF1 5NU
Ofsted:yes
Urn:144853
Enrolment:1580
Lower Age:5
Upper Age:16
Website:http://www.hadleylearningcommunity.org.uk

Hadley Learning Community (HLC) is a coeducational all-through school, for students from 3 – 16 years of age, located in the community of Hadley in central Telford, Shropshire.[1]

Description

Hadley Learning Community facilities include a secondary school, a primary school, nurseries and special needs schools, in addition to community facilities for sports, called The Circle, with a swimming pool and fitness suite, as well as a public library, coffee shop, theatre and dance studio, all for public use.[2]

Programs at HLC include:

HLC is a member of the Learning Community Trust.[3] [4] [5]

History

Hadley Learning Community opened on 1 September 2006, a £70 million PFI project, in partnership with Interserve,[6] (now Mitie).[7]

Synetrix provided the information and communication technology infrastructure for the opening of the Hadley Learning Community, including training programmes for teaching staff.[8]

Previously a community school administered by Telford and Wrekin Council, Hadley Learning Community converted to academy status in March 2018.[9]

Telford College formed a partnership with the Learning Community Trust in 2019, allowing HLC and other secondary schools to explore "joint delivery of some post-16 education, as well as staging 'masterclasses' which give secondary school students a taste of college life".[10]

In 2020, Hadley Learning Community opened a Careers and Enterprise Hub, a one-stop-shop for careers advice and mentoring, supported by local businesses and community organisations. As a result, HLC received "Gold accreditation for meeting all eight of the internationally recognised Gatsby Benchmarks, for best careers provision in secondary schools".[11]

There were two special events with Hadley Learning Community primary children in 2022. First, HLC hosted the launch of a children's novel, Leon's Magic Mantra, with Olympic diver Leon Taylor and author Sarah Griffiths.[12] Second, the HLC children's choir was one of only five choirs in England selected to participate in a national choir, singing Keane's Somewhere Only We Know as part of nationwide BBC Children In Need coverage.[13]

School ratings

In 2012, based on students' GCSE scores, the country's Department for Education recognised Hadley Learning Community as "one of the top 100 schools in the country to have continuously improved". Minister of State for Schools Nick Gibb MP congratulated "staff, governors and pupils for their hard work and success". He thanked the management of the school for "leadership in continuing the drive towards the highest standards and educational achievement".[14]

According to its 2022 Ofsted report, "This is a school which sits at the heart of the local community. Pupils are proud to attend here, and wear their uniform with pride... Leaders understand the community they serve exceptionally well. They have developed a highly ambitious and inclusive curriculum... parents are highly complimentary about the school's work."[15] Ofsted rated both primary and secondary phases "Good" after its 2022 and 2023 inspections.[16] [17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hadley Learning Community . 2024-02-23 . Hadley Learning Community . en-GB.
  2. Web site: 2016-08-05 . Facilities . 2024-02-21 . Circle . en-US.
  3. Web site: Learning Community Trust Learning Community Trust . 2024-02-23 . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Hadley Learning Community Primary Learning Community Trust . 2024-02-23 . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Hadley Learning Community Secondary Learning Community Trust . 2024-02-23 . en-GB.
  6. Web site: The School of Tomorrow, Today . 2024-02-21 . Change Learning . en.
  7. Web site: Pitcher . Greg . 2022-03-02 . Interserve plc administration process ends . 2024-02-22 . Construction News . en.
  8. News: 11 January 2007 . Synetrix provides ICT for Hadley Learning Community . Telecomworldwire . 1 . . The facility consists of a 1200 pupil secondary school and a 400+ pupil primary school and SpecialNeedsSchool, which opened earlier this month, and community facilities such as a library, gym, swimming pool and adult learning facilities... The ICT includes a secure cabled and wireless network infrastructure, with services such as IPTV, Video on Demand and digital signage PC, along with interactive whiteboard equipment. Synetrix created training programmes for teaching staff and provides a support service, in partnership with Interserve, to keep network, applications and IT equipment operating..
  9. Web site: Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase - GOV.UK . 2024-02-21 . get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . en.
  10. News: 2019-06-03 . Education partnership will be a boost for Telford students and local economy . 2024-02-23 . Shropshire Live . en-GB.
  11. News: 2020-01-31 . New careers and enterprise hub opens at Hadley Learning Community . 2024-02-23 . Shropshire Live . Shropshire Live Business . en-GB.
  12. News: Westbury . Ollie . 24 June 2022 . Olympian dives in with stories to tell in children's book . Shropshire Star . 18 . . An Olympic medallist paid a visit to a school to launch a children's book based on his sporting journey. The children's novel, Leon's Magic Mantra, was unveiled by former Olympic diver Leon Taylor and the book's author Sarah Griffiths. The launch took place at the Hadley Learning Community (HLC) school, in Telford to the primary phase. And the pair led assemblies and workshops for the children from key stages one and two. Leon said: 'I am so excited to be launching my children's book in Telford. 'During my sporting journey as a diver, I developed certain habits and behaviours that really helped me to overcome barriers in my life. This book is about supporting the younger generation to embrace these practices and share how they can apply them to make a positive difference in their own lives.'.
  13. News: Roberts . Dominic . 18 Nov 2022 . Pupils are filmed for Children in Need choir . Shropshire Star . 2 . . Pupils from a county school's choir are set to feature in a major televised national fundraiser. Hadley Learning Community in Telford is one of only five choirs in England chosen to take part in the national Children In Need choir - where they will be singing a version of Keane's Somewhere Only We Know. They were filmed performing the song at Blists Hill Victorian Town in the Ironbridge Gorge. Their performance is scheduled to air some time between 7.30pm and 8pm, as part of the nationwide BBC Children In Need coverage tonight..
  14. News: 2012-03-12 . 2024-02-23 . Landmark Telford learning community hailed by Minister . Shropshire Live . en-GB.
  15. News: 4 July 2022 . Glowing Ofsted report for Hadley Learning Community . 21 February 2024 . Shropshire Live.
  16. Web site: Ofsted Communications Team . 2022-07-25 . Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase . 2024-02-23 . Ofsted.
  17. Web site: Ofsted Communications Team . 2024-01-04 . Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase . 2024-02-23 . Ofsted.

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