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Another strong inspection outcome for Rise schools
Mon 06 Mar 2023On 31st January 2023 Ofsted visited Higham-on-the Hill CofE Primary School.
They judged that the school remains good, with the work on subject curriculums being a particular strength. Inspectors noted that there was a ‘well sequenced curriculum in all subjects’ and that ‘pupils learn well’.
Dave Ellison-Lee, Director of Education said: ‘We are delighted that the hard work of staff and leaders has been recognised. As a family of schools we have worked really hard on developing a common curriculum and it was incredibly valuable to have this work looked at through the deep dives that inspectors undertook’.
Inspectors also recognised the positive impact of trust’s ‘comprehensive program of professional development in place for all staff’.
Mark Cole, CEO said: ‘As a family of schools, we have invested significant time and energy in doing our best to develop all of our staff. Our schools are not islands and we intentionally come together often, to learn and grow as educators. We are delighted that Ofsted could see the impact of this.’
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Our Growing Family
Thu 02 Mar 2023Rise are delighted to formally welcome Loughborough CofE Primary and Snarestone CofE Primary into our growing family of schools.
Whilst we have been working in partnership for some time, the formal transfer of the schools took place on March 1st.
Mark Cole, CEO said: ‘It is a great privilege to welcome Loughborough CofE and Snarestone CofE in the Rise family of schools. Both are strong church schools, committed to serving their communities and being the best they can be.’
Tim Jewitt, Headteacher at Snarestone said: ‘We have thoroughly enjoyed working with Rise staff over the last months and are really pleased that we are now officially a Rise school. As a trust, they have a lot of expertise in supporting small rural schools improve and we have already seen the positive impact of their work with us.’
Janine Stillwell, Headteacher at Loughborough CofE said: ‘Leaders, staff and local governors are delighted to be part of Rise. As a single academy, we could feel a little isolated. However, now we have really strong support for HR, our finances and of course school improvement.’