Leading Lights mentor Sophie Carr braves the high seas!
Sophie shares her experience of mentoring as part of the Leading Lights project in May this year.Year of Saying Yes: Part 1Unbeknown to me at the time, last October started a year of saying “yes” to o…
One year on from being awarded the Chairman’s Award
In 2018 Ormiston Rivers Academy and Ormiston Victory Academy were recipients of the Chairman’s Social Action Award at the Ormiston Academies Trust annual awards ceremony. The grant aims to fund projec…
Cowes Enterprise College navigates pupils through maritime course
Cowes Enterprise College, part of Ormiston Academies Trust, said the new curriculum would help pupils get jobs in a growing sector that suffers skills shortages.The new maritime-based curriculum will…
Mpower project gets funding for two more years
A charity supporting Great Yarmouth women who have had their children taken into care will run for another two years after securing funding of more than £100,000.Ormiston Families says that its Mpower…
Major school revamp could mean new building for 900 pupils
A major regeneration of one of Ipswich’s main schools could see a new building for up to 900 pupils created as part of a bid to raise educational standards.The Department for Education has developed a…
Ormiston Families launches campaign ‘Add a splash of colour this Christmas’
The new ‘Add a splash of colour this Christmas’ campaign, featuring mascot Penelope Penguin, offers businesses and other groups of people a festive fundraising resources pack including 12 fundraising…
Charity quiz night being hosted by star of BBC’s The Apprentice
Ormiston Bushfield Academy are delighted to announce that their charity quiz night on 7th December 2018 will be hosted by Khadija Kalifa, star of this years BBC’s ‘The Apprentice’.A fantastic team of…
Outstanding! School gets top marks in Ofsted inspection
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy was awarded the “outstanding” Ofsted rating on Wednesday, November 8 – to the joy of the school staff and pupils.The academy provides specialist education for 94 childre…
‘Recovery is a work in progress’ – Liz shares her story seeking help from Ormiston Families
Liz Ellis was a functioning alcoholic for 10 years. But her life spiralled out of control and she found herself in prison for theft, which led to serious mental health issues.She said: “I was surround…
Recruiting mentors for our Leading Lights project!
Ahoy!We are delighted with just how well our first year of the three year pilot of ‘Leading Lights’ has gone and wanted to share with you the brand new film which we had produced and which is now up o…