Rise welcomes three new schools to the family.
We are delighted that Frisby C of E Primary School, St Paul's C of E Primary School (Woodhouse Eaves), and Measham C of E Primary School have joined the Trust.
These strong and ambitious schools are highly regarded in their communities and Rise are excited about what each school will bring to the growing family of schools. Rise will be a trust of 26 church and community schools across Leicester City, Leicestershire and Derbyshire.
Mark Cole, CEO commented “Although we have been working with these schools for some time now, we are thrilled to finally have Frisby, St Paul’s and Measham join our growing family of schools. It is of particular significance to us that these schools are all strong. For too long, joining an academy trust was seen as a decision that only vulnerable schools made or were forced to make. Each of these schools brings a genuine appetite to collaborate, want be part of something bigger and are ambitious for their pupils, staff and school communities. They are a perfect fit for Rise.”
Hannah Carter, Headteacher of Measham C Of E Primary school added “We are all excited to be joining Rise. The CPD and networking opportunities that my staff are accessing are fantastic. The Central team are very supportive, and we already feel like we are part of the Rise family.”
Lisa Gilchrist, Headteacher at St. Paul’s commented ‘We are delighted to have joined Rise. I have been working with other senior leaders in Rise and so have my subject leaders. The support the school received prior to joining, without doubt, contributed to our recent 'Outstanding' Ofsted judgement. We are very excited to have joined the Rise MAT family, which know will help our whole school community to further flourish and succeed.’
Charmaine Ainge added, “Since our Board reached the decision that Rise was our MAT of choice, we could not have felt more welcome or supported by them. There is always somebody at the end of the phone/email, either from the Central Team or the wider family of schools, who is willing to provide advice, guidance and/or the resources that the school needs in order to support our children and our staff. I am excited to see what the future holds for Frisby as part of the Rise family.”