Latest News From Across The Trust Community Newsletter Autumn 2019 Trust celebrates another fantastic year of GCSE Page 4 Page results Trust-wide sports day Page 5 Page School updates Page 8 Page LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE TRUST TOGETHER TOWARDS EXCELLENCE AMBITION AND INSPIRATION Our Trust has grown and developed over time, but remains committed to a clear vision and values. While each school operates independently and has established relationships with the local community, it is important to know that the vision and values is what unites our schools in partnership and allows us to offer more support and opportunities to our communities. them happy and how to stay that way; know the Our Vision importance of humour; know how to look after themselves and live healthy fulfilling lives and know Our vision is to educate, empower and inspire how to support others and how they can contribute generations of children through a network of to making society a better place for themselves, outstanding schools that are recognised at a local, others and future generations. regional and national level as being the absolute benchmark in teaching and learning. The Trust will do this by offering them a first class education within each individual academy, and by Our schools will be recognised as the most forward offering outstanding enrichment opportunities which thinking and innovative organisations within the will offer them unique experiences and see them truly communities that they serve, and all children will stand apart from others. leave our care as well rounded individuals who have achieved high levels of academic success and are well prepared for life in modern Britain. Valuing our students Our Values We passionately believe that all children and young people, however challenging their circumstances and The Chiltern Learning Trust is characterised by its whatever their background, can achieve. Our students passionate and unrelenting drive to ensure that every will practise the values of integrity, compassion, one of its students makes extraordinary progress, understanding and tolerance. achieves exceptional standards and realises his or her huge potential within schools where best practice is commonplace, and which pride themselves at being at Valuing our staff the cutting edge of innovation and best practice. We are passionate about our staff, as we are about The Trust is committed to developing the whole our students. We want to employ and create person so that young people know what they care outstanding teachers, leaders and non-teaching staff, about in life and what drives them; know their who genuinely aspire to excellence, are truly excited strengths and aspirations; know how to remain by challenge, love to take risks, and have a passion to optimistic and bounce back from setbacks; know co-develop and co-construct best practice with their how to deal with their emotions; know what makes students and fellow practitioners. Dallow CHILTERN ACINSPIRING ADEMYMINDS BUILDING FUTURES Primary School . 2 LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE TRUST Introduction from the CEO Adrian’s Welcome to everyone for their commitment to their studies and thank you to the families and communities who supported them throughout the process. Many thanks also go to the fantastic team of staff at each school who continue to strive to provide every child with the best opportunities to achieve their potential. At the Trust, we believe in developing the whole child and it was brilliant to see our students taking part in a range of curricular and extra-curricular activities throughout the summer term. From educational conferences to high-level sports competitions and students following their passions, our students have excelled. Thank you to all the staff who organised and ran the events. We also enjoyed our second Trust-wide sports day, with schools from across the Trust competing. It was fantastic to see students making new friends and our wider community coming together. There was great Welcome back to another school year! It is great talent and sportsmanship on show. Well done to all to see students and staff return to school ready to our students. begin the new term. I hope everyone had a joyful and relaxing summer holiday and is as excited as I am for We are delighted to welcome Katharine Lovell as the the next academic year. new Headteacher at Dallow Primary School. Also, congratulations to Mark Gibbs and Tracey Walbank As we begin the Autumn term, it is important to with their appointments as the new joint Heads of reflect on what has been a fantastic end to the School at Linslade. We are also very excited that previous school year. Firstly, we celebrated some Ardley Hill, a primary academy in Dunstable, hopes amazing GCSE and A Level results with success seen to join us on October 1st. across all our schools. I look forward to seeing students take part in the Many key headline figures saw improvements on last great academic and extra-curricular opportunities year’s strong results. Almost 50% of all GCSE students available over the next term and hearing about what achieved 9-5 in English and Maths and expected they get up to. I hope everyone continues to work Progress 8 figures look very positive. It is amazing together in harmony and support each other as we to see our schools go from strength to strength and strive to provide the best possible education for some of them are amongst the best in the country! our communities. I thoroughly enjoyed my tour around the schools Adrian Rogers on results day celebrating with students and I am Chief Executive of Chiltern Learning Trust (CLT) truly delighted with these results. Congratulations 3 LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE TRUST Trust celebrates another fantastic year of GCSE results We are celebrating another fantastic summer of results as our students, across the Trust, achieved strong GCSEs and A Levels. Putteridge High School recorded impressive results as 40% of students achieved grades 5 and above in both English and Maths. Their provisional Progress 8 score is +0.32, meaning that on average students gained a third of a grade higher than the national averages in their subjects. At Challney High School for Girls, 41.3% of students achieved grades 9-5 in both English and Maths, a 7% improvement on last year. Fifty grade 9s were achieved across many subjects including Biology, Business Studies, French and Geography. These excellent results are likely to position Challney High School for Girls in the top 15% of schools nationally. At Challney High School for Boys, a remarkable 49% of students achieved the higher Level 9-5 passes in both English and Mathematics, a 7% improvement on last year’s strong results. Over 25% of students achieved the highest 9-7 grades in at least three or more subjects. Meanwhile, at Denbigh High School, 67% of students achieved a Level 9-4, in English and Maths with 46% achieving a Level 5 or above. This is an improvement of 4% on last year’s already strong results at grade 5 and above, and a 5% improvement on the results at grade 4 and above. Their provisional Progress 8 score is an outstanding +0.74. Students at Cedars Upper School were also celebrating as 68% achieved grades 4 and above in both English and Maths, an increase of 4% on last year. In other core subjects, chemistry, biology and physics each had a 97% pass rate. Media, drama, economics, music technology, children development and physical education were all a 100% pass rate. More than a quarter of grades awarded were a 7, 8 or 9. Cedars Upper School also secured strong A Levels with almost a fifth (16%) of all qualifications awarded at the highest A* or A grades, and almost two thirds (65%) achieved A*-C grades. These strong results were reflected across a variety of different subjects, including Further Maths which had a 100% of students achieve A*-B as well as Business Studies and French where all students gained A*-C grades. We would like to congratulate all students on their hard work and dedication over the last two years to achieve such fantastic results. Thanks also go to our staff who have been committed to helping every child achieve their potential, and to our wider community for supporting our students along the way. 4 LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE TRUST Trust-wide sports day is a home run This summer, we had our second ever Trust-wide sports day. It was a fantastic event and brought together many members of our community including Linslade School, Marston Vale Middle School, Chiltern Academy, Challney High School for Girls, Challney High School for Boys and Denbigh High School. It was brilliant to see all our students get involved and take part in a variety of events including races, relays and field events. There were some amazing performances and sportsmanship, highlighting the talent we have within the Trust. It was also a chance for students to make new friends and connect with people from other schools. Congratulations to Linslade School for winning the tournament and thank you to everyone who helped organise and run the event, as well as those who came along to take part and support our students. Putteridge High School rated Good by Ofsted Putteridge High School has received a glowing report from Ofsted which was rated Good in all areas. The two-day inspection was the first the school has received since joining the Trust in March 2017. The inspectors highlighted the outstanding work the school does to promote pupils’ personal development and welfare, commenting that ‘pupils have flourished in the welcoming, inclusive, nurturing environment that leaders have created’.