Lionheart News. Issue one. July 2022.

LIONHEARTNEWS The latest news from around Lionheart Educational Trust | Issue 01 Jul 2022

Welcome to our first Trust newsletter

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am delighted to welcome you all to our first Lionheart Educational Trust newsletter. Our new termly newsletter has been created in response to parent voice in our most recent set of questionnaires. We are excited to be able to share news with you from around our family of schools.

Over the past year our pupils have responded phenomenally well to their return to a far more normal schooling year. We have all seen pupils working hard and showing absolute determination to overcome challenges and gaps created during COVID times.

This year we have all been focusing on developing metacognition in our schools; we know if our pupils understand the science behind their learning, they will be better prepared for their exam years and life beyond school. I am pleased to share we have seen significant progress in this area with many young people able to articulate how they are learning and why it works, and we are now seeing this translate into their personal study approaches. This is alongside the relaunch of many extracurricular opportunities, both in school and beyond, and we have many pupils taking advantage of these.

Finally, we have continued to see the development of our Estates and IT infrastructure. We are now seeing the technological gains made during lockdown benefit our day-to-day practice; examples include teacher networking, sharing of best practice, shared career talks and flexible revision/ teacher support opportunities for our pupils.

I hope you enjoy reading about our progress. Finally, I would like to wish you all an enjoyable summer with family and friends.

Kath Kelly

CEO of Lionheart Educational Trust & Executive Principal of Beauchamp College

Key dates AUTUMN TERM Training day Friday 26th August 2022 Training day

Tuesday 30th August 2022

Term begins

Wednesday 31st August 2022

Half term

Monday 17th October Friday 21st October 2022

Term ends SPRING TERM Training day

Tuesday 3rd January 2023

Term begins

Wednesday 4th January 2023

Half term

Monday 20th February Friday 24th February 2023

Friday 16th December 2022

Term ends Friday 31st March 2023 SUMMER TERM Term begins Monday 17th April 2023 Bank holiday

Monday 1st May 2023

Half term

Monday 29th May Friday 2nd June 2023

Term ends Friday 14th July 2023 EXAM RESULTS DATES Schools will be open for students to collect their results in person. Please check specific arrangements with your child’s school.

A-Levels

Thursday 18th August 2022

GCSEs

Thursday 25th August 2022

Contact us If you’d like to contact us, offer any feedback about this newsletter, or tell us what you’d like to see in future issues, please email info@lionhearttrust.org.uk

Follow us on Facebook @Lionheart Trust for more updates through each term.

NEWS UPDATE

NEWSUPDATE

Apollo schools join Lionheart

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n December 2021 we were contacted by the Department for Education and asked to support Castle Rock School in Coalville, as it had been identified by Ofsted as requiring Special Measures and so was graded Inadequate. Soon after this support work began it became clear that whilst Lionheart and Apollo Partnership Trust are in very different phases of

their development, our philosophies very much align. We are all equally committed to the principal of striving to provide the very best educational opportunities for all children regardless of their starting points.

Our collaboration has now led to the three Apollo schools; The Castle Rock School, The Newbridge School and Broom Leys Primary School all

Royal celebrations!

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s the first monarch in British history to celebrate a platinum jubilee, celebrating HRH Queen Elizabeth II was truly a once in a lifetime occasion for our students and it was wonderful to see schools across the Trust celebrating.

Students at Beauchamp College embraced the jubilee spirit by decorating their form doors with jubilee-inspired designs. Year 8 student, Tyler, also whipped up a batch of tasty jubilee themed cupcakes for his form to enjoy.

Hallam Fields Primary school invited families to a jubilee picnic on the field, complete with salads created by pupils using their own homegrown herbs. The children then took herb plants and recipe cards to enjoy creating more at home.

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moving into Lionheart. We expect to welcome their colleagues, pupils and families from September 2022.

We think this will benefit all of our pupils longer term as we increase the diversity and breadth of our trust, whilst of course securing a wider range of expertise and further enhanced economies of scale.

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Beauchamp City reaching great heights

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aving just sat their first public exams following two years of study, the founding students of Leicester’s newest sixth form, Beauchamp City, are expected to achieve in line with those at the highest performing Sixth Forms nationally. A fantastic achievement!

In 2016, Lionheart Educational Trust identified a need to provide a high-quality academic A-Level provision to students in Leicester and Leicestershire in order to secure access to the most prestigious universities and higher-level apprenticeships. With the Trust’s belief that any person from any background should be empowered to

achieve, Beauchamp City prioritised applications from students who may have experienced disadvantage.

In the Department for Education performance tables it was noted that only 7% of post 18 learners in Leicester go on to study at a Russell Group University. This was compared to a national average of 12% in 2018. Remarkably, a huge 47% of students at Beauchamp City have been offered a place at a Russell Group University opening up a world of possibilities, with all students having worked with the careers and guidance team to secure destinations matched to their high aspirations.

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Alongside their study, students have also embarked on the Beauchamp City Citizen Programme which rewards them for active participation in extra-curricular activities, super-curricular development and community engagement. This exemplifies Beauchamp City’s commitment to holistic development alongside academic excellence.

Principal, James McKenna and the staff team can’t wait to celebrate the first ever exam results and student destinations in the summer, and of course, welcome their new cohort into the Beauchamp City culture of academic endeavour, this September.

NEWS UPDATE

Hitting sixes with Leicestershire County Cricket Club

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e’ve been thrilled by the exciting new partnership forged with Leicestershire County Cricket Club (LCCC) this year to provide Lionheart schools and students with a range of opportunities, both on and off the field.

During the summer term, children across both primary and secondary schools were offered the chance to learn the game through professional cricket coaching from LCCC, developing all aspects of the game, from batting to fielding. Over 200 students have so far taken part in the coaching, and with LCCC coaches having kept an eagle eye out to spot exceptional talent, we’re

hoping they find their next sporting superstars within Lionheart schools!

As well as coaching, all students and parents have enjoyed complimentary and discounted tickets to county and international cricket matches at Leicestershire’s Uptonsteel home ground this summer, which has provided an opportunity for Lionheart families to experience live games. If you missed out on matchday opportunities this year, watch this space for more next season too as for every ticket you buy, £1 is ploughed back into coaching sessions for our students.

Although the competitive cricket

season ends in September, LCCC will offer another round of coaching across Lionheart schools from September.

The end of the professional cricket season does however afford LCCC to focus on other aspects of the club, so along with Lionheart, they are planning a series of careers sessions with cricket club employees, from catering to physio and from marketing to finance, for our students later this year.

We’re looking forward to sharing more information with you as this exclusive partnership with LCCC develops.

See more on Lionheart students’ moment of fame on Sky Sports in our ‘In the Media’ section!

Knowledge organisers: supporting learning

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s part of our commitment to supporting our learners gain the essential knowledge and skills needed to be successful at this stage of their education, the next stage and in their lives in the future we have developed Lionheart Knowledge Organiser booklets that all KS3 children will receive from Autumn 2022, following a successful pilot with year 7s.

Partnering with you at home is an

incredibly important part of our provision and working together we can best support your child to develop in confidence and understanding.

We know from our recent parent and carer survey that there are times that you would like more information about the taught curriculum. We hope these booklets, detailing subject by subject the key knowledge taught, can be reviewed carefully at home, by you and your child, and will support 4

them to remember and know more in harmony with the lessons and the curriculum taught in school.

Lionheart teachers will use a range of low stakes quizzes and questioning techniques to retrieve key knowledge and allow learners to practice what they know and can remember.

We welcome any feedback about this approach as we move forward into the new academic year.

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Celebrating diversity

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t Lionheart we know that every young person in our community is an individual and that their individual identity, including their cultural background, makes them unique and enriches our institution as a whole.

We also know that a strong holistic education that teaches learners to celebrate difference and value themselves and others equally, is essential as they grow into confident, self-assured and wellrounded people who can contribute positively to society in the future.

We are always exploring how we can ensure that the curriculum

provides our young people with the opportunity to develop their character, enable them to develop their interests and talents and prepares them for life in a modern world.

Lionheart schools. The Lionheart Pride event mirrored the core pride values of equality, visibility and dignity for all LGBTQ+ learners and everyone was invited to support these values.

A key priority this year has been to ensure a culture of inclusivity for all in our community and we are launching a series of events that will seek to celebrate diversity and ensure inclusivity for all our learners across our schools.

A wide range of students from across all schools, with varied families, backgrounds, identities and perspectives came together to support this event, make friends, enjoy live music, listen to guest speakers, learn from information stands and feel recognised and celebrated.

In line with this priority, this summer we hold our first Lionheart Pride Event to celebrate our LGBTQ+ student community and allies across the 5

An important and valuable experience that we hope to make an annual event.

IN FOCUS

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t Lionheart we understand that the decisions we make around what children learn are absolutely crucial in opening doors to the future for all our young people. The highest quality education is a fundamental right that every child is entitled to and we work tirelessly as a team to research, plan, design and develop detailed sequences of learning that enable learners to know more, remember more and understand more across the range of subjects taught.

expert teachers who research and design highly effective approaches in their specialist subject area.

We know we have a huge responsibility to provide young people with the strongest foundations and to continuously reflect on the world around us to ensure what is taught is robust, relevant and representative of today.

Understanding that each of our schools has its own special and unique identity, our Curriculum Directors collaborate closely with staff across our schools to adapt central plans to meet need, whilst never compromising on quality, to ensure a strong and coherent learning journey for all.

To do this to the best of our ability, we have invested in a team of expert subject specialists who work across all the Lionheart secondary schools. Our Curriculum Directors are specially appointed

Our Curriculum Directors, who are all excellent teachers and experienced leaders, are provided with time and space to read widely, adopt evidence- led strategies and design central curriculum programmes that are carefully considered, taking into account everything that is known about how children learn best.

We are proud of a strong collegiate professional development community whereby staff work alongside our Curriculum Directors, as they hone their skills, talk passionately 6

about lessons, schemes of learning and topics, and dedicate time to continuously evaluate and seek to improve. Lionheart practitioners are positively committed to the education they provide and are able to draw from a vast range of experience and expertise across all of our schools, both primary and secondary, with a supportive professional ethos.

We were thrilled that this work was recently acknowledged during Beauchamp’s Ofsted inspection this year, where the Quality of Education was judged to be ‘Outstanding’ and the Lionheart central curriculum was recognised as ‘ambitious and demanding’ allowing all learners, ‘including those with SEND’, the opportunity to succeed and thrive; it was so rewarding to hear our young people describe confidently their lessons, their learning journey and their deepening understanding of knowledge and skills over time.

SUBJECT SPOTLIGHT

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Subject Spotlight PE Fostering a love of life-long physical activity

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e have been incredibly proud of the way our learners have bounced back from the challenges of lockdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. We have often talked about resilience, but this word has taken on a whole new meaning in recent years and it has been heart-warming to see how our children have grown as independent thinkers and learners despite the challenges of home learning.

One particular challenge we have sought to mitigate against has been the inevitable inactivity levels that crept in, particularly following winter lockdowns and as a result of social distancing measures. Our PE Curriculum Leader, Rebecca Ardley, is hugely passionate about instilling a love of lifelong physical activity in all our learners, regardless of their ability or starting point. She has built a core PE curriculum based on ensuring all children have a deep knowledge and

understanding of the abundant health benefits of physical activity and the dangers of living a sedentary lifestyle.

Rebecca knows the damage can be far reaching, from mental health concerns to high levels of childhood obesity and says it’s ‘our moral obligation and ambition for all our children’ to learn a curriculum based on an explicit message: that it matters less how 7

good you are and more how often you take part and how hard you try.

Rebecca’s approach further builds independence as progress checks on the Virtual Learning Environment are completed as home learning activities and a clear message is communicated beyond sport pitches, and embedded in the fabric of PE learning.

SCHOOL ROUNDUP

SCHOOLROUNDUP Beauchamp City Sixth Form

Oxford University visit

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n an attempt to break stereotypes and generate interest from a more diverse range of students, Oxford University has invested in a range of outreach initiatives for state schools, which meant that 34 of Beauchamp City’s year 12 students spent the day at St Edmund Hall in June.

As the only school party there, the College tailored a programme to include talks about what the University can offer, the admissions

process, writing personal statements and a workshop which demonstrated how interviews aim to assess not what students know, but instead attempt to gauge their ‘teachability’.

The exercise involved interpretation of a data set and students were shown how they would be prompted and challenged on their answers. It was an effective task and students were engaged, perceptive and articulate.

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Beauchamp City students had a tour of the college from current university students and after lunch they explored the wider city, visiting the bookshops, museums and colleges before returning to the coach.

Whilst it was an enjoyable day in a beautiful city, far more importantly, Beauchamp City’s young people left inspired and informed, having taken full advantage of the opportunities on offer.

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Beauchamp College

High achievers at Beauchamp College

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ecently, students have achieved academic excellence in mathematics with a whopping 145 students participating in the national Junior Maths Challenge.

20 students achieved the revered gold award, 37 achieved silver, 39 a bronze, and 9 students qualified for the follow-on round, The Junior Kangaroo. In the Modern Foreign

Languages department, eight students represented Beauchamp at the Trust’s Spelling Bee Final at Judgemeadow on 22nd June.

Well done to all who took part!

Brocks Hill Primary School

Brocks Hill wins big at area athletics competition

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rocks Hill Primary School continue to put physical activity and wellbeing at the heart of their curriculum.

This term the children have competed in an impressive number of competitions, festivals and developmental events. From in-school coaching with Leicester Tigers,

Leicestershire Cricket and England Handball, to virtual platforms, they are a school that is doing it all!

In June, the children competed in the Area Athletics competitions against the other Oadby and Wigston schools in the School Sports Partnership.

It’s fair to say that Brocks Hill were one of the top winners in the event

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with children winning medals and qualifying for the finals in almost every event. Their children showed determination, sportsmanship and incredible skill throughout.

Following their success, they will now compete at the Level 3 County Finals in Loughborough.

Great work, Brocks Hill!

SCHOOL ROUNDUP

The Cedars Academy

Battle of the bands

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n June, The Cedars Academy hosted the inaugural Lionheart Battle of the Bands event; an interschool competition pitting the best contemporary bands from each Trust secondary school against each other, and it was definitely the noisiest event of the year!

Nine bands in total entered the competition, playing raucous classics such as Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon

Jovi and Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes. Bands comprised all age groups and it was amazing to see younger students ‘rock’ alongside their more seasoned counterparts.

the champions will play a set at Marshall’s special summer show held in Nottingham. There they will play alongside Marshall artistes and meet music industry VIPs.

In the end, Aaron, Luke and Torin from Martin High’s ‘The Firestarters’ were declared the worthy victors.

Congratulations to all participants – you rocked!

The prizes included musical instrument lessons from MLC and

Hallam Fields Primary School Hallam goes green

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allam Fields Primary have been busy working hard on eco projects, with lots of progress and many achievements in the summer term.

Children were excited to receive over 400 trees from the Woodland Trust in the spring term, with every child in school having the opportunity to plant a tree; an incredible way for the children to connect with nature, while helping the planet. Furthermore, they achieved a Bronze Green Tree

Award from the Woodland Trust in May and have recently received the Eco Schools Green Flag.

As part of the ‘Big Green Month’, children at Hallam Fields grew

their own herbs and used them to make salads, which parents had the opportunity to purchase at the end of the day. All of the children also took home a pot of herbs and a salad recipe to share with their families.

And finally, pupils participated in the Botanica Project, where the Eco team learned about pollinators and as a consequence, are now supporting pollinators by growing a wildflower meadow on the school grounds.

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Highcliffe Primary School

Celebrating diversity

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t Highcliffe, inclusivity, diversity and the British value of mutual respect are embedded within all that they do. Their curriculum is woven with threads of inclusivity which help to make diversity a natural part of our pupils’ life and learning.

The children at Highcliffe have also recently enjoyed several events

celebrating the diversity in their Birstall community. At the end of April, children dressed in blue or orange and engaged in activities to mark Vaisakhi day, an important event in the Sikh calendar. They were visited by three gentlemen from the gurdwara who educated children and staff on many aspects of Sikh life and culture, as well as Vaisakhi itself.

The following week, pupils dressed brightly and spent the day learning about Eid al-Fitr.

Highcliffe’s events calendar and curriculum reflects their approach to inclusivity and their pupils are wonderfully enthused by these opportunities.

Humphrey Perkins School Afternoon tea with Team HP

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n 26th of May, Humphrey Perkins school was bursting with life.

They invited all of the parents/carers of their future Year 7 students to join the Senior Leadership Team and Head of Year 7 for a welcoming and stunning Afternoon Tea whilst listening to some excellent poetry chanting from current Year 7 students.

excitement of visiting Team HP: what a fantastic event it was.

Future Year 7s enjoyed the chance to meet their fellow classmates and experienced the

Humphrey Perkins are looking forward to their new Year 7 starting next academic year.

Parents shared their enjoyment of the event on HP’s Facebook page claiming that it was “a lovely event for the children and parents alike!” and that they “really enjoyed getting to speak to the students and teachers.”

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SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Judgemeadow Community College A cultural celebration!

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n April, Judgemeadow held a vibrant Culture Day to celebrate the wide range of cultures represented among their students , parents and staff.

Students were taken on a journey round the world from the comfort of their school! Both students and staff performed varying genres of music during break and lunch time, Bollywood dancers performed, the menu was adapted to include

Caribbean food and Indian samosas, and Judgemeadow’s corridors were a sea of colour and sparkles as students paraded in cultural dress. There was even a fashion show of cultural dress which really enthused students, and year 11s were treated to a Culture Day Show where students shared stories of their culture and heritage.

amazing day for us! We absolutely loved every minute of it!” and a year 9 student added “Such vibes today, best day ever at Judgemeadow!”

In all, Judgemeadow’s students and staff celebrated over 30 different cultures together on what was an inspiring day for all.

One year 11 student said, “Thank you to all teachers for putting on this

Martin High School Rainbow flag awarded

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issues during LGBT+ History month and pride month in June. In addition, Pride club now runs every Monday, in response to learner requests, and offers a safe and welcoming space for LGBT+ learners and allies. Martin High learners were delighted to join other schools across our trust to participate in the Lionheart pride festival at The Cedars Academy in July.

n recent months, Martin High underwent a journey to gain the Rainbow flag award; a national certificate for schools which recognises LGBTQ+ inclusion and visibility. There are six key aspects to the award which include training for staff, an inclusive curriculum and learner voice. Among the many positive developments while striving for this award have been sessions for students focused on LGBTQ+ 12

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Riverside Primary School

Riverside children rock!

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he children at Riverside enjoyed an exciting summer term assembly delivered by ‘Rock Steady’, who delivered music sessions which enabled pupils from across the

school to form their very own band!

The first session taught the children about different instruments and they loved getting involved by clapping and singing along to different beats.

It was really engaging and the children loved it.

Watch this space for performances from the new Riverside bands!

Sir Jonathan North Girls’ College Student council recognise important women in history

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The school are absolutely thrilled with the results and celebrated learning more about the women chosen during their diversity day in July. Over the summer break the school will rename five of their buildings after:

very year Sir Jonathan North (SJN) student council (SC) works hard to try and make an impact across the college in the hope of leaving a positive legacy for students in the years to come. They have certainly done that this year.

The curriculum focus on diversity and representation this year led the SC to question the building names on the school campus; 4 of which are named after nineteenth century white males. The SC thought it was time the building names were more representative so that they could provide a source of inspiration to the 1200 students who attend SJN.

• They thought it was time the names of the buildings were more representative and diverse so that they could provide a source of inspiration to the 1200 students who attend SJN. 150 nominations were sent in from across the community and once these had been checked, a shortlist of 35 was offered to staff and students to vote on.

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Ada Lovelace, the first British female computer programmer Wilma Pearl, Native American Activist Japanese female, Murasaki Shikibu, believed to have written the world’s first novel Dorothy Hodgkin, British Nobel Prize-winning chemist Zaha Hadid, IraqiBritish architect

IN THE MEDIA

INTHEMEDIA

Lionheart students on Sky Sports

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hanks to our fantastic partnership with Leicestershire County Cricket Club, around 40 Lionheart students took up the opportunity to engage in matchday activities, including flag

bearing, at the T20 match in May, which was live on Sky Sports! They had a great day, with encouragement from the crowds and a mention over the tannoy at the interval. You can

watch our partnership video which was shown on the big screen at: vimeo.com/717941647/9458e0b977

Brocks Hill Year 6 on BBC radio breakfast show

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our year 6 children from Brocks Hill Primary were interviewed on the BBC Radio Leicester Ady Dayman breakfast show on 11th May, to talk about how their SATs breakfast club was supporting their wellbeing during the return of KS2 SATs week.

Zaiden, Guneet, Henry and Nia were nervously excited to let the listeners know how much they appreciated having time to chat and relax over breakfast with their friends.

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everyone just gets to eat and sit down with their friends before we actually start the SATs papers.’’

Listen to the interview: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/ play/p0c6498n

UPDATES FOR PARENTS

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UPDATESFORPARENTS Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE)

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id you know that our Trust secondary schools offer the DofE awards programme from year 9 onwards?

Highly respected by employers and Higher Education, the programme is known and celebrated for encouraging personal development and togetherness of young people. Experience tells us that participants gain new insights into their capabilities and, by trying new things, it helps build confidence and enables development of useful skills.

There are three levels of award; Bronze (year 9), Silver (year 10/11) and Gold (year 12) and each level has four elements that have to be completed typically over three to twelve months: • • • •

Volunteering - in the local community that could be combined with work experience Physical - Regular participation in a sport or fitness activity e.g. club participation Skills - Learn or improve a skill over a period of time e.g. cooking Expedition - A two-to-four-day walking and camping journey, to develop teamwork.

We launch the programme from September each year and take applications.

If your child is interested this opportunity, you’ll find more at dukeofedinburgh.lionhearttrust.org.uk Or contact Ian Coward, DofE Manager: ian.coward@lionhearttrust.org.uk

Beehive updates Consent Over the summer our developers will be working on an important update to our parent and student portal, Beehive, that will remove the need for paper consent forms when asking for your permission to take photos or video. This will all be facilitated digitally, through Beehive.

Extra-curricular activities From the new academic year, extra-curricular activities, such as after school clubs, will be visible and bookable via a new ‘Events’ section on Beehive.

booking, it will also log student participation which lead to certificates and rewards, known as ‘Medal Mission’.

Watch out for updates in September.

Not only will it display the choice of clubs and allow you easy online

Lionheart Fitness – discounts for parents/carers

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ionheart Fitness – a newly refurbished fitness suite with brand new equipment – opened at Beauchamp College, Oadby, in February and we’re pleased to offer a discounted rate of £12.50 per month to parents/carers of children attending Lionheart schools*.

Featuring state-of-the-art equipment,

including running machines, indoor bikes and ellipticals, through their interactive screens the equipment offers 20,000 engaging activities across the world’s seven continents.

Find out more at lionhearttrust. org.uk/fitness and email fitness@ lionhearttrust.org.uk if you’d like to join.

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*proof required

TRUST IMPROVEMENTS

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TRUSTIMPROVEMENTS We’ve been busy investing and improving

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very school in Lionheart Educational Trust benefits from relinquishing some of the operational aspects of running a school, to the Trust, allowing them to focus on your child’s education. Our central Trust team is made up of experts in their field, who work with every school to drive forward a plan of improvement each academic year.

Here’s just some of the current and recently completed projects:

Migration to cloud-based storage for students across the Trust means they can now save and access their schoolwork whether at school or at home.

Sir Jonathan North Girls’ College have received over 300 new laptops and iPads for student use, all with mobile storage and charging trollies.

Riverside and Brocks Hill Primary Schools now have an 88” interactive mobile touch screen in their school halls meaning school assemblies benefit from this exciting new technological addition.

A new social emotional mental health (SEMH) unit on site at The Cedars Academy will open in August and offers specialist provision for students who may struggle in mainstream education.

We have funded a set of virtual headsets for use across all Trust schools, with educational content curated by our curriculum leads allowing teaching staff to enhance the curriculum for students.

Martin High have a new ICT Suite with 30 devices to help with timetabling.

The teacher walls in the RE and Geography departments at Beauchamp College have had a full AV refresh to aid teaching.

Students at Humphrey Perkins are enjoying a new covered outdoor seating area which allows them to enjoy the fresh air while also protecting them from inclement weather at breaktimes.

Students at Beauchamp are enjoying a new recreation area at breaktimes, complete with table tennis tables.

Improvements have been made to the dining area at Beauchamp City

Old classroom blocks have been demolished at Humphrey Perkins and Martin High, with building work underway for modern replacement classrooms.

Judgemeadow’s Football Foundation building has been refreshed to enhance the sporting facilities for students.

SEN students at Hallam Fields, along with other Trust primaries, have received new iPads to support their learning.

A multi-million pound sports hall opened at Martin High School in June, which includes a multipurpose four court badminton centre, gym facility, performance studio and changing rooms.

Highcliffe students have enjoyed spending time in their new forest school and multi-use games area.

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