
Award nomination for young fundraiser Tristan

Record-breaking day at Lantern Academy

School’s out for teachers – takeover day at Burton Borough
Students turned the tables on their teachers at Burton Borough School in Newport when they staged a ‘takeover day’. Staff stood aside to allow more than 70 students to take...

Lantern shines brightly with best-ever Ofsted inspection
Lantern Academy in Telford is celebrating the most successful Ofsted inspection in the school’s history. The Ketley Bank primary school was described as ‘happy and welcoming’ by inspectors who spent...

Student council members on fact-finding trip to Newport Guildhall
Newly-elected members of the student council at Burton Borough School have met with Newport Town Council for a fact-finding tour and discussion. President Alexander Bevington-King, vice president Freya Dunbar, communications...

Out of this world: HLC students off to NASA space camp
Two Telford secondary school students are quite literally being given the chance to reach for the stars after securing places at a NASA space camp in America. Harry Yeung and...

A ‘Good’ Ofsted report for Ercall Wood
Ercall Wood Academy in Telford has been declared ‘Good’ across all areas by Ofsted – including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development and leadership and management. Inspectors described...

Class of ’24 are celebrated at Burton Borough
Newport’s Burton Borough School welcomed back its ‘class of 2024’ for a celebration evening including award presentations, musical performances and guest speakers. Year 11 students who graduated last summer were...

Top mentoring award for geography teacher Rick
A Shropshire teacher has been officially recognised for his incredible mentoring skills and his support for colleagues. Rick Kelso-Davies is head of geography at Burton Borough School, in Newport, and...

Bugsy Malone performances are a huge hit
Newport’s Burton Borough School transported audiences back to the roaring 1920s as students put on their first full-scale musical production in more than five years. The cast and crew brought...

Students take part in Holocaust memorial service
Students from Burton Borough School in Newport took part in a civic service to mark the 80th anniversary of the Holocaust, and the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Telford & Wrekin Council...

Holocaust survivor tells his powerful story to students
A Holocaust survivor has shared his powerful life story with a group of nearly 300 Shropshire students, describing his time in the Nazi concentration camps as ‘hell on earth’. Manfred...

Burton Borough students raise cash for youth project
Students from Burton Borough School in Newport have raised cash for a volunteer-run youth project in the town. They took part in a charity sports week to raise more than...

Free maths and English courses for adults
Adults are being given the chance to boost their maths and English skills in a series of free courses running at three LCT secondary schools. The community-based courses, which have...

Severndale celebrate their recent Ofsted
Congratulations to Severndale and its entire community! We’re thrilled that the inspection team acknowledged the passion, dedication, and care that the staff demonstrate every day. Severndale specialist academy in Shrewsbury...

A ‘whirlwind of positivity’ at Burton Borough
By Caroline Bedford, principal of Burton Borough School This term has been a whirlwind of positivity, growth, and achievement at Burton Borough School. Together, we are nurturing not just academic...

At Wrekin View, leaders, staff, and the wider community are working together to develop a diverse range of activities for all pupils, fostering participation and inclusion for all.
Our ethos at Wrekin View centres around an inclusive approach to personal development. We aim for every pupil to have had the opportunity to represent our school by the time...

Severndale pupils add sparkle to awards event
Pupils from a Shrewsbury school have added sparkle to an environmentally-friendly awards ceremony for one of Shropshire’s biggest businesses. Students from the Futures programme at Severndale Academy were invited to...

LCT thrilled to be offering Adult maths and English courses across our communities
Working with Telford College, the Learning Community Trust are pleased to introduce Maths and English courses for our communities, taking place within a number of our schools. Classes will be...

Fact-finding visit for LCT executive team

Glowing Ofsted inspection for Wrekin View primary school

Hadley Learning Community primary school students cast their votes

Record nominations for Burton Borough work experience awards

Sharing magical memories at Crudgington community celebration

Ercall Wood Academy 300 place expansion is making great progress
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,...

New Road Academy: Launch of an exciting new era

HLC students play a starring role on BBC TV

Greenhous raise over £5,000 for Severndale Academy
Greenhous Group has presented a cheque for over £5,000 to local charity, Friends of Severndale, following a successful charity golf day attended by Greenhous customers at Hawkstone Park, Shrewsbury. Friends...

All hands on deck!
Parents of children attending Crudgington Primary School have given their valuable time, skills and resources to help improve the school’s facilities and give back to their local community. Ian Crampsie,...
