Saluting our Sisters this Black History Month
October is Black History Month and this year's theme was 'Saluting our Sisters'!
October is Black History Month and this year's theme was 'Saluting our Sisters'!
At this year’s Awards we welcomed 350 people to the Royal Armouries Museum, in Leeds, to celebrate everything that makes us a Co-operative Trust.
Andy Burnham recently visited Co-op Academy Belle Vue after the school wrote to tell him about the #TheBelleVueDifference.
On Thursday 5th October, our HR colleagues from across the Trust gathered together for their annual HR Conference.
Co-op Academy Penny Oaks, formerly St Mary’s and St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, has joined Co-op Academies Trust to secure the school's future for the long-term - giving assurances to the local community!

I am very proud of all of your achievements, particularly in such difficult circumstances during the pandemic, and the disruption it brought to your education.
You showed fantastic resilience and determination to make sure you achieved the best qualifications possible - results that can help with your next steps in your chosen career. Well done and congratulations! So richly deserved for all the hard work and dedication you showed through tough times.
Below are a few exceptional achievements from our students, sometimes against the odds, which we want to celebrate. Although we can't write about all our leavers, we're extremely proud of you all. And we hope you're proud of your fantastic achievements.
You have been a pleasure to learn with - all the very best for the future!
Co-op Academy Bebington achieved Good across all areas in their recent Ofsted report.
The report’s opening summary describes Bebington as a school where 'pupils, and students in the sixth form, thrive. They know that leaders and teachers have high expectations of them and they rise to meet them'. It continues to praise the academic support given in which 'all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit from an ambitious and carefully designed curriculum'.
The academy received ‘Good’ in May 2023 - praised for their inclusivity and expert knowledge.
Our co-operative model allows us to build a network of educational academies that support local communities. Providing connectivity to our students and staff is an essential part of learning and accessibility. Gaining the Friendly Wifi Certification was a key move for us to provide a network in academies that filters out all inappropriate content. Whether it be indecent images and advertisements, this supports our commitment to keeping all students, staff and visitors safe online.
We’re thrilled to be partnering with Mission 44 and Sky Group.
Our Trust and Oasis are receiving £450,000 each from Mission 44 and Sky’s ‘Preventing Exclusions Fund’. This will go towards piloting new innovative approaches to reduce exclusions across our schools.