Ercall Wood Academy 300 place expansion is making great progress

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Work to expand Ercall Wood Academy in Telford is progressing well with almost a third of the project complete. The expansion, which has been supported by Telford & Wrekin Council, will enable an additional 60 Year 7 pupils to start at the school from September 2025. Over time, the project will help the school to […]

Friends of Severndale officially open refurbished sensory room

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On Monday 8th July, we had the privilege of welcoming ‘Friends of Severndale’ (FoS) members to officially open the refurbished sensory room.  FoS work tirelessly to fundraise for Severndale and they have made significant contributions to enable the sensory room refurbishment to take place.   The sensory room has been equipped with a range of high and […]

Learning Community Trust seeks a new chair of trustees

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The Learning Community Trust, which runs more than a dozen school sites across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, is looking to recruit a new chair of trustees. The multi-academy trust runs five secondary schools – Hadley Learning Community, Ercall Wood, Charlton, Telford Priory, and Burton Borough – plus primary schools in Wellington, Hadley, Ketley Bank, […]

Holiday activity club days offer a ‘lifeline’ for families

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A specialist education academy in Shrewsbury says it is planning to hold more ‘holiday club days’ this summer following the huge success of its latest sessions. Severndale Specialist Academy at Monkmoor, which is part of the Learning Community Trust, specialises in educating young people with moderate, severe and complex learning difficulties. It took part in […]

Celebrity chef cooks up a treat at Telford primary school

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Pupils at a Telford primary school have been learning from one of the country’s top chefs as part of a national project that aims to improve healthy eating habits. The Lantern Academy in Yates Way, Ketley Bank, has partnered with chef Idris Caldora through the “Adopt A School” programme run by the Royal Academy of […]

Burton Borough School is officially welcomed into the Trust

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Newport’s Burton Borough School has become the fifth secondary school to join the Telford-based Learning Community Trust. The Trust already runs more than a dozen primary and secondary school sites across the county including Hadley Learning Community, Charlton, Ercall Wood, and Telford Priory. It has been working closely with the Newport school’s leadership team since […]

New £1 million dining hall opens at Burton Borough School

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A new £1 million dining hall and canteen has opened at Newport’s Burton Borough School as part of a major upgrade and expansion.Work on the project – which has included an extension of the dining hall and a complete kitchen refurbishment – has been going on since last summer.“It is such a pleasure to see […]