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Secretary of State visits Haltwhistle

We were honoured to welcome the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson, to our Early Years Stronger Practice Hub lead school, Haltwhistle Primary Academy, on Thursday 20th February 2025. During her visit, we had the opportunity to showcase our accomplishments as a Stronger Practice Hub and highlight the importance of hubs like ours in supporting the entire …

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Ashley Academy Early Years pupils thrilled by improvements

Ashley Academy has benefited from a brand new purpose built outdoor area for Early Years pupils.  WISE Academies has invested in the site to allow children to explore, learn and play in an inspirational outdoor environment and provide opportunities for development across all areas of the Early Years curriculum. Tony Irvine, Headteacher of Ashley Academy welcomed the development which has …

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THE WISE ACADEMIES FAMILY GROWS AGAIN!

1 st September 2024 saw three additional schools joining our Multi Academy Trust.Our new academies are Thornley Academy, St. Andrew’s Academy and EshWinning Academy. All three are from the Durham area and this means that WISEAcademies now comprises sixteen schools across five different Local Authorityareas. To reflect the growth and geographical spread of WISE Academies, we operate on aRegional Hub …

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Another WISE Memorable Moment: WISE Olympics

The WISE Olympics took place on 12 July 2024 at Gateshead Stadium.  We were thrilled to bring together pupils from across our 12 participating WISE Academies schools for a momentous event filled with friendly competition, school pride, and unforgettable memories. Memorable Moments Take Centre Stage The WISE Olympics is part of our exciting “Memorable Moments” program, fostering connections and collaboration …

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Celebrating Local Company’s Support with Our Schools

We held a special thank you event for the wonderful volunteers from AESC who have donated their time to improve our outdoor spaces at WISE Academies. We invited these amazing individuals, who have given us an incredible total of 2,880 hours of service, to say a special thank you for all they have done for our schools and children.  The …

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New Funding Announced for Various Projects to Support Schools Across The Trust

We are delighted to announce that we have secured funding supported by the North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA). This comes off the back of our Childhood Pledge, an initiative to ensure all children in our trust have amazing childhood experiences. We believe that every child deserves a fair opportunity to flourish and grow as an independent individual. This funding …

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WISE Academies: Championing the Advanced Good Work Pledge

We are proud to have achieved the Advanced Good Work Pledge by the North of Tyne Combined Authority. This achievement showcases WISE’s commitment to ensuring our Academies and Trust environment is a thriving place for our employees.  At WISE, we know our employees are passionate about delivering the best education for our pupils. We want to reward this passion by …

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Another Outstanding achievement

Haltwhistle Primary Academy has achieved the highest rating from Ofsted in its recent inspection.   Haltwhistle joined the WISE Academies family of schools in 2018 and this is its first inspection since then, so it is fantastic to report that the judgement was outstanding in all areas.   Before becoming part of our Trust the predecessor school was judged to be requiring …

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Malvin’s Close Academy is Outstanding!

WISE Academies is delighted by the outcome of the Ofsted inspection of Malvin’s Close Academy which took place in the spring term 2023. Inspectors judged the academy to be outstanding in all areas.  Their report opens with this comment on the standard of provision at Malvin’s Close: When you step through the doors of this school, the positive environment wraps …