9 January 2025
Why do schools close when it snows?
CEO of Red Kite Learning Trust, Richard Sheriff talks about the “tricky balancing act” of deciding whether to close schools during ‘snow days’ and the toll of abuse teachers face on social media.
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9 January 2025
CEO of Red Kite Learning Trust, Richard Sheriff talks about the “tricky balancing act” of deciding whether to close schools during ‘snow days’ and the toll of abuse teachers face on social media.
3 December 2024
We are delighted to annouce that the DfE has approved the proposal for Saltergate Schools to join our Trust.
16 July 2024
As we approach the end of the academic year we want to share some of our Cluster Team highlights, successes and feedback from the past year.
9 January 2025
CEO of Red Kite Learning Trust, Richard Sheriff talks about the “tricky balancing act” of deciding whether to close schools during ‘snow days’ and the toll of abuse teachers face on social media.
3 December 2024
We are delighted to annouce that the DfE has approved the proposal for Saltergate Schools to join our Trust.
16 July 2024
As we approach the end of the academic year we want to share some of our Cluster Team highlights, successes and feedback from the past year.
Everybody at Austhorpe Primary School believes you have the potential to SHINE : S uccess H appy and Healthy I nclusion N urturing E nrichment
Our core values are to create a school that enables children to: be successful, be healthy and happy, feel included, are nurtured and are enriched. We are ever on the lookout for new, dynamic and exciting ways to meet these values. In Year 5 we are lucky enough to have a Class Dog, Otis, who’s presence does just that
Our curriculum extends beyond the academic. It provides for learners' broader development, enabling them to develop and discover their interests and talents.
S uccess
Everybody at Austhorpe Primary School believes you have the potential to SHINE
H appy and Healthy
Everybody at Austhorpe Primary School believes you have the potential to SHINE
I nclusion
Everybody at Austhorpe Primary School believes you have the potential to SHINE
N urturing
Everybody at Austhorpe Primary School believes you have the potential to SHINE
E nrichment
Everybody at Austhorpe Primary School believes you have the potential to SHINE