Happy Easter to all our pupils, staff, families, and communities who are celebrating. Wishing everyone a restful half-term break. We look forward to welcoming you back after the holidays, refreshed and ready for the summer term ahead.
Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT)
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A leading school trust in England, with a belief that every child can thrive. Committed to providing a great education for over 35,000 pupils across 44 schools.
Happy New Year! Welcome back to our pupils and staff – here’s to another year of excellent learning opportunities, both inside and outside the classroom.
Today marks the start of Hanukkah. Warm wishes to everyone celebrating across our trust and communities. #HappyHanukkah
This week our National Student Advisory Panel met with Trustees. They reviewed the evidence from across our schools on what motivates students to attend regularly, highlighting the vital role that warm, caring relationships between staff and students play in this.
🌟We were delighted to be joined by a stellar panel of practitioners for our webinar earlier this week on Noticing and Meeting Pupils Needs. Catch up or revisit the recording here: inclusioninpractice.org.uk/webinar-incl...
Webinar - Inclusion in Practice: Meeting needs early - Inclusion in Practice
This is an Ambition Institute recording of the recent webinar: Inclusion in Practice: Noticing and Meeting Needs Early. The event took place on Tuesday 2nd December 2025. In the final instalment of a ...
inclusioninpractice.org.uk
Kicking off day two of #OATConf25 with a fantastic performance by Lucy from Ormiston Victory Academy! Her moving musical theatre performance is energising the room and setting the tone for a day of learning and collaboration focused on inclusion. #OATConf25 #Inclusion
Day one closed with energy at #OATConf25! Bird Vision, the talented pupil band from Ormiston Sudbury Academy and proud third-place winners of Ormiston’s Got Talent, wowed the audience. Our pupils continue to inspire and drive our mission to transform lives. #OATConf25
Dr Jennifer Barker, National Director of Learning: inclusive teaching benefits all pupils, and especially those who depend on it most. Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/49cbjn3w #OATConf25 #Inclusion
Our trust improvement strategy is built on our principles for inclusion and equity. Any system of improvement cannot be in addition to a system for inclusion. Only by doing this can we deliver truly inclusive practice. #OATConf25 #Inclusion
Inclusion means having the ambition, confidence, people, and resources to help every child succeed—whether their goal is an Oxbridge degree or to live independently; whether they face barriers to learning or wider challenges in life. #OATConf25
This morning, we celebrated Peter Murray who founded our Trust on the belief that every child deserves an excellent education both inside and outside the classroom. Our CEO Tom Rees thanked Peter and our staff who continue the legacy: lots done, lots still to do. #OATConf25
We’ve kicked off our Annual Leadership Conference with pupils centre stage. Frankie and Jake from Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy opened the event, and our pupil co-host Morgan from Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy highlighted the power of pupil voice. #OATConf25