News & Events

Throughout the year we hold a whole host of events, training sessions, seminars and much more to knowledge share and network with our schools, teachers and key partners. Learn about our upcoming events and the latest news from the Trust below.

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25th June 2021 News

Shropshire Telford & Wrekin Beam Training Sessions

Please see the below details from Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin Beam, outlining training sessions that they are offering over July and August. All sessions take place on Microsoft Teams, and are open to parents, carers and professionals who are interested in attending. There is no need to book – just click into the link at […]

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26th May 2021 News

The Marches Academy Trust Students to Positively Benefit from Expansion of Collaborative Working

The Marches Academy Trust and Shrewsbury School are set to expand their successful partnership work supporting students following a bid earlier in the 2019/20 academic year for a Department for Education (DFE) grant. The collaboration between The Marches Academy Trust and Shrewsbury School, now in its third year, helps young people throughout Shropshire supporting higher […]

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26th May 2021 News

Students from Sir John Talbot's School Get Creative

Students from Sir John Talbot’s School have helped design the Caldecott Arts Festival logo. The Caldecott Arts Festival is a new arts festival inspired by artist and writer, Randolph Caldecott who lived in Whitchurch in the 1860s. The inaugural event is planned for Saturday 19th March 2022. Roisin Porter designed the main part of the […]

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2nd March 2021 News

Woodlands School is working with the Marches Academy Trust to become an academy on 1st April 2021.

Based in Wem, Woodlands School is a specialist provider of education to local children with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. By joining the Marches Academy Trust, Woodlands will gain access to local support from the Trust in ensuring the highest standards of education, together with securing the on-going sustainability of the school into […]

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26th February 2021 News

A tribute to Lee Sims

It is with deep sadness and regret that we have to let you know that Lee Sims passed away earlier this week.  Lee has been part of The Alliance of Leading Learning team for 4 years taking a key role as Professional Learning Programme Lead. He has worked with Cavelle for 10 years running DfE leadership training […]

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22nd February 2021 News

Trust receives donation towards social farm projects

Throughout 2021, Aico’s CSR programme, ‘Aico in the Community’, will focus on helping young people to tackle prevalent issues such as deprivation, education and mental health. Aico will support several local organisations, charities and schools through donations and volunteering. For the first of the fundraising efforts for 2021, Aico colleagues took part in a virtual […]

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29th January 2021 News

Gift Wellness

Gift Wellness Last spring just as lock down was announced we had a conference day planned for children across the Trust. The children were going to meet Dr Zareen Roohi Ahmed, listen to her story of how and why she set up not for profit company Gift Wellness. I have put a link to her […]

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21st January 2021 News

Our first Trust Podcast - Carla Whelan

🤩 Our Director of Primary Education, Carla Whelan has been talking to Jaz Ampaw-Farr, Motivational Speaker inspiring tens of thousands of people around the globe that they really can do the impossible. Check out the latest Podcast to hear them talk all things education and more #TogetherWeGrow

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