Trust Newsletter – Autumn 2024
Our Autumn Trust newsletter is here! Click the image below to read all the latest from Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust and see what our academies have been up to over this term:
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Grant Provides Shireland Students With Dubai Work Placements
Shireland Collegiate Academy is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a significant grant of £83,742 from the Turing Scheme. This funding will enable 30 year 13 students to embark on a transformative 10-day work placement trip to Dubai…
Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust Nominated As Sandwell Anti-Violence Champion
The Trust was officially honoured for its ongoing commitment to tackling violence during the Knife Angel Opening Ceremony, held earlier in October outside the Sandwell Council House in Oldbury. The Knife Angel is a powerful national sculpture made entirely from…
Connexions Careers Fair February 2025: Shape Your Future With A Shireland Education at Sixth Form
Sixth Forms across Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust will be exhibiting at the Connexions Sandwell New Year New Start Careers Fair, the largest event of its kind in the Black Country. This free event offers young people aged 14-25 an exceptional…
Alan Fletcher Wins Emerging Talent Award for Outstanding Contribution to Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust
Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust is delighted to announce that Alan Fletcher, Trust Estates Manager, has been honoured with the prestigious Emerging Talent Award at the Education Estates People’s Awards. The award ceremony, hosted by stand-up comedian and Britain’s Got Talent…
Running for change: Brierley Hill Assistant Principal completes 35-mile marathon for WaterAid
In an inspiring display of determination and community spirit, Mo Cusworth-Yafai, Assistant Principal at Thorns Collegiate Academy, completed a 35-mile run across Shireland Collegiate Academy Trust’s 12 schools in a day. This remarkable feat was undertaken to raise funds for…
Running for Change
On Friday 25 October, Mr Cusworth-Yafai, Assistant Principal at Thorns Collegiate Academy, will be taking on an incredible challenge – a 35-mile ultra marathon across the Trust’s 12 schools in just one day – to raise funds for WaterAid! His…
Shireland CBSO Academy Developing Partnership with Laney Amplification
Shireland CBSO Academy was delighted to host representatives from Laney Amplification for a visit that could mark the beginning of a promising partnership. Established in 1967 by Lyndon Laney in West Bromwich just a few miles from where the Academy…
Shireland Collegiate Academy Closes Attainment Gap with Latest Exam Results
Following the release of their exam results in August, Shireland Collegiate Academy achieved a remarkable milestone by significantly closing the gap between its advantaged and disadvantaged students to just 0.02. Disadvantaged students – those facing economic, social, or educational challenges…
Izaan Ahmed Wins People’s Choice Award At The Royal Academy of Arts’ Exhibition
Year 8 student, Izaan Ahmed, has been awarded the People’s Choice Award for 2024 at the Royal Academy of Arts’ Young Artists’ Summer Show. This achievement comes in recognition of their soft pastel drawing, titled ‘Benjamin Zephaniah’, which was showcased in…