Airbus Foundation Launches the First Flying Challenge in the UK
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The voice of the Federation October 2019 newsletter Welcome to this very special 10th Anniversary edition of the Cabot Learning Federation newsletter. Inside this Anniversary edition is a celebration of some of the amazing news and events from previous editions of the newsletter that have taken place across our Federation. From business partnerships, VIP visits, expressive arts, to sporting achievements, this edition will be a snapshot of the Federation’s history as we embark on the next phase of our journey. Airbus Foundation launches the First Flying Challenge in the UK • Olympian and astronaut launch programme for Bristol students • The programme aims to motivate young students to continue towards higher education September 2016 Students, employees and special guests celebrate the launch of the Airbus Foundation Challenge in the UK Bristol, 14 September 2016 – At the launch of Bristol airport and have a flying lesson. By the Phillipa Evans, Design and Technology the UK’s first Flying Challenge programme, time they graduate from the Flying Challenge, Teacher at Bristol Metropolitan Academy said: 30 young people from Bristol Metropolitan participants will have undertaken a wide “Today has been a really great opportunity to Academy in Fishponds met Olympian Kriss range of aerospace experiences, worked with engage and meet with the team from Airbus at Akabusi and French Astronaut Claudie committed employee mentors, completed a the start of this amazing project, our students Haigneré. The programme sees the 13 and skills portfolio and worked towards a nationally are really excited and looking forward to 14 year old students embark on a unique and recognised qualification. this huge challenge. Our students were also potentially life-changing opportunity to work inspired to hear from three times Olympic with Airbus employees. During the year-long This Airbus Foundation programme is being medallist, athlete Kriss Akabusi and Astronaut programme they will learn about flight, careers supported by two local charities ABLAZE, Claudie Haigneré about their hard work in aviation, develop new skills, and gain who aim to raise young people’s aspiration, and effort that took them to the top of their practical experience. attainment and skill levels, and fly2help, who professions! A truly inspiring morning for staff use the power of flight to help people change and students alike.” The Flying Challenge programme, which their lives. is the Airbus Foundation’s largest youth Since the start of the Airbus Flying Challenge mentoring programme, will include 20 weekly Trevor Higgs, UK Head of Engineering at in 2012, approximately 1,460 young students sessions at Airbus where students get “behind Airbus said: “This cohort of students will be across France, Spain and the USA have the scenes” access to aviation design and test the UK’s first to embark on the journey. We at completed the programme. They have been experts and facilities on the Filton site. They Airbus in Filton are proud to be a part of these mentored by 585 Airbus Group employee will also visit other aviation organisations in students’ lives, and look forward to seeing volunteers. the Bristol area including Rolls Royce and their talents develop over the coming year.” The voice of the Federation Federation News June 2014 Dear Colleagues, July 11 will be my last day as CEO of the will achieve success and prosperity in life. Sometimes they react Cabot Learning Federation. The CLF against us because they see this to be true. Sometimes our has been a wonderful experience. At times expectations are higher for them than they are for themselves. challenging and certainly demanding of However because we are leading and teaching better than ever, my leadership skills but fulfilment beyond and because our support staff and administration staff are expectation. Together, we have built so capable, we can and do make a massive difference to something very special that many others the majority. around the country want to emulate and On September 1 2014 I will begin life as the Regional Schools learn from. Collaboration is the oxygen of school improvement and it Commissioner for the South West. The CLF will be on my patch is the way we have been able to change the life chances for young and I will continue to support, champion and challenge the great people in our 11 Academies that is so significant. We deliver better work that you do. I want to help more children across our region outcomes than before, create better progression routes from to be successful, to go to great schools and to use their talent primary school to secondary school and help more young people find to make a contribution to the community in which they will live as their place in university or the workplace. This is possible because an adult. My aim is to make the South West the best place to of the work that takes place in our academies every day and for educate a child. If I achieve that, then the experience of leading that you have my thanks and respect. the CLF will have been integral to that success. Our students need us to be outstanding and we should not rest until that happens every day in all of our settings. Many of the Thank you for believing in me, the CLF, 6000 children we educate cannot take for granted that they and the children in your academy. Steve Taylor appointed CEO of Cabot Learning Federation Cabot Learning Federation, which runs 2009, the federation has grown from three 12 schools in the greater Bristol area, secondary schools in east Bristol to 12 has named Steve Taylor as its next academies - one in Bath one in Weston- chief executive. super-Mare, and the rest in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. It is due to open Mr Taylor, an Executive Principal at the a primary academy in Kingswood and a federation, came out top of a strong field studio school in Warmley in September of applicants from around the country next year. following an extensive interview process. He will take up his post on January 1, The CLF was led until September this 2015. It is a key role for education in the year by Sir David Carter, now a Regional region and in England. Cabot Learning Schools Commissioner. Sujata McNab is Federation is one of the leading schools interim chief exeuctive officer. groups in the country. It has about 5,600 January 2015 students aged from 3 to 19 and more than The federation’s motto is Collaboration 1,000 staff. Its annual budget exceeds £50 for Outstanding Achievement and it is million. executive principal a year ago and led recognised as one of the best providers moves to raise GCSE performance in the of school-to-school support. It leads a Professor Ron Ritchie, chairman of the six CLF secondary academies, making it Teaching School Alliance, which includes CLF board, said: “Steve has played a the second most improved federation in excellent practitioners from many schools major part in the development of the the country in 2014. He was part of the in the region. federation over the past five years and Mayor of Bristol’s Education and Skills is the ideal person to take us on to the Commission and is committed to the Mr Taylor said: “Our core moral purpose next stage. We look forward to a new era vision of Bristol as a Learning City and to is to provide outstanding education for for the CLF, building on our considerable working with other education providers all children aged from 3 to 19, bringing strengths and embracing fresh ideas in the city region and more widely. Mr together the best ideas so that everyone so we can continue to provide the very Taylor, 43, said: “I am delighted to have can benefit. We are committed to best opportunities for children, young the chance to lead the CLF forward into spreading our learning and making a people and families.” Mr Taylor joined its next chapter. It is a great privilege and contribution across the education system. the federation at its formation in 2009 as a responsibility I do not take lightly. The One of my priorities will be to go out and the first principal of Bristol Metropolitan federation plays a vital role in improving learn from the best schools and school Academy in Fishponds. He worked lives in the communities we serve and groups in the country how we at CLF previously at Backwell School in North developing the citizens of tomorrow.” can continue to improve life chances Somerset and as a principal in a schools CLF is sponsored by the University of the for the families who put their trust in our federation in The Netherlands. He became West of England and Rolls Royce. Since academies.” Update: The Federation now educates over 10,000 students and employs over 1,800 people. 1 The voice of the Federation Federation News CLF students Battle of the Bands photo exhibition at The Arnolfini May 2011 Shamha Begum, Naila Shabbir and Karabo Moruakgomo, Post 16 students at the Cabot Learning Federation, created on a photo exhibition at the Arnolfini. This groundbreaking project has been produced in conjunction with Envision. Envision was set up by four young people in 2000 to challenge the stereotype of ‘the youth’ as apathetic and disengaged with the issues going on around them. The three academies within the Cabot Learning Federation battled it out to see who has the best band. The theme of the project was to challenge discrimination and in Bands from Bristol Brunel, Bristol Metropolitan and John Cabot Academies took part in the Cabot particular racism.