Learning Schools Trust

The Learning Schools Trust (LST) was a charitable trust which operated Kunskapsskolan sponsored academy schools in the United Kingdom between 2010 and 2016.

LST operated four academy schools in England: Hampton Academy [1] and Twickenham Academy[2] in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Ipswich Academy in Ipswich, Suffolk,[3] and the Elizabeth Woodville School (EWS) in Northamptonshire.[4]

History

LST was incorporated in February 2010 when it took over the running of its first three schools.[5][6][7] The Elizabeth Woodville School became an LST Academy on 1 December 2012.[8]

In March 2014 the trust was one of 14 organisations prevented from taking on new schools.[9] The following year, the Department for Education removed Ipswich Academy from LST's trusteeship.[10] Hampton Academy and Twickenham Academy both left the Learning Schools Trust at the end of the 2015 school year.[11] The trust ceased operation in 2016 and was dissolved in 2020.[12][13]

References
  1. "Welcome to Hampton High". www.hamptonacademy.org.uk.
  2. "Welcome to Twickenham School". www.twickenhamacademy.org.uk.
  3. "Ipswich Academy". www.ipswichacademy.org.uk.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2014-01-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Academies open for business in Richmond". Your Local Guardian. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  6. Hollie-Rae Merrick (2 March 2011). "Ipswich: High school has first day as town's new academy". Ipswich Star.
  7. "LEARNING SCHOOLS TRUST". Companies House. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  8. "Elizabeth Woodville School". Ofsted. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  9. http://news.tes.co.uk/b/news/2014/03/20/problem-academy-chains-not-focusing-on-learning-say-experts-as-14-are-banned-from-expansion.aspx/
  10. Hunter, Matt (11 March 2015). "Major shake-up at struggling Ipswich Academy with new sponsor and boss due in September after damning Ofsted report". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  11. Odling, George. "Pair of struggling academies to form multi-school trust with Teddington and Waldegrave Schools". Richmond & Twickenham Times. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  12. http://schoolsweek.co.uk/swedish-company-lets-go-of-its-british-schools/
  13. "LEARNING SCHOOLS TRUST - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
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