Learning Schools Trust

The Learning Schools Trust (LST) was a charitable trust which operated Kunskapsskolan sponsored academy schools in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2016.

LST operated four academy schools in England: Hampton Academy[1] and Twickenham Academy[2] in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Ipswich Academy in Ipswich, Suffolk,[3] and the Elizabeth Woodville School (EWS) in Northamptonshire.[4]

History

LST was incorporated in February 2010 when it took over the running of its first three schools.[5][6][7] The Elizabeth Woodville School became an LST Academy on 1 December 2012.[8]

In March 2014 the trust was one of 14 organisations prevented from taking on new schools.[9] The following year, the Department for Education removed Ipswich Academy from LST's trusteeship.[10] Hampton Academy and Twickenham Academy both left the Learning Schools Trust at the end of the 2015 school year.[11] The trust ceased operation in 2016 and was dissolved in 2020.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to Hampton High". www.hamptonacademy.org.uk.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Twickenham School". www.twickenhamacademy.org.uk.
  3. ^ "Ipswich Academy". www.ipswichacademy.org.uk.
  4. ^ "Elizabeth Woodville Secondary School - Home". Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Academies open for business in Richmond". Your Local Guardian. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  6. ^ Hollie-Rae Merrick (2 March 2011). "Ipswich: High school has first day as town's new academy". Ipswich Star.
  7. ^ "LEARNING SCHOOLS TRUST". Companies House. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Elizabeth Woodville School". Ofsted. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  9. ^ "New Magazine Experience".
  10. ^ Hunter, Matt (11 March 2015). "Major shake-up at struggling Ipswich Academy with new sponsor and boss due in September after damning Ofsted report". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  11. ^ Odling, George. "Pair of struggling academies to form multi-school trust with Teddington and Waldegrave Schools". Richmond & Twickenham Times. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  12. ^ "An academy trust that follows Gove's favourite Swedish model is dissolving…". 24 June 2016.
  13. ^ "LEARNING SCHOOLS TRUST - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 July 2020.