Learning Schools Trust Explained

The Learning Schools Trust (LST) was a charitable trust which operated Kunskapsskolan sponsored academy schools in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2016.

LST operated four academy schools in England: Hampton Academy[1] and Twickenham Academy[2] in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Ipswich Academy in Ipswich, Suffolk,[3] and the Elizabeth Woodville School (EWS) in Northamptonshire.[4]

History

LST was incorporated in February 2010 when it took over the running of its first three schools.[5] [6] [7] The Elizabeth Woodville School became an LST Academy on 1 December 2012.[8]

In March 2014 the trust was one of 14 organisations prevented from taking on new schools.[9] The following year, the Department for Education removed Ipswich Academy from LST's trusteeship.[10] Hampton Academy and Twickenham Academy both left the Learning Schools Trust at the end of the 2015 school year.[11] The trust ceased operation in 2016 and was dissolved in 2020.[12] [13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome to Hampton High. www.hamptonacademy.org.uk.
  2. Web site: Welcome to Twickenham School. www.twickenhamacademy.org.uk.
  3. Web site: Ipswich Academy. www.ipswichacademy.org.uk.
  4. Web site: Elizabeth Woodville Secondary School - Home . 2014-01-07 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131226154955/http://www.ews.northants.sch.uk/ . 2013-12-26 .
  5. News: Academies open for business in Richmond. 23 October 2017. Your Local Guardian. 11 September 2010.
  6. News: Ipswich: High school has first day as town's new academy . . 2 March 2011 . Hollie-Rae Merrick.
  7. Web site: LEARNING SCHOOLS TRUST . Companies House . 26 November 2019.
  8. Web site: Elizabeth Woodville School . 28 March 2019 . Ofsted . 27 November 2019.
  9. Web site: New Magazine Experience.
  10. News: Hunter. Matt. Major shake-up at struggling Ipswich Academy with new sponsor and boss due in September after damning Ofsted report. 19 June 2015. Ipswich Star. 11 March 2015.
  11. News: Odling. George. Pair of struggling academies to form multi-school trust with Teddington and Waldegrave Schools. 10 October 2016. Richmond & Twickenham Times.
  12. Web site: An academy trust that follows Gove's favourite Swedish model is dissolving…. 24 June 2016.
  13. Web site: LEARNING SCHOOLS TRUST - Overview (free company information from Companies House). 2020-07-19. beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. en.

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