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27/03/24

Year 1 have had a lovely Easter service at St Luke’s Church ⛪️💐🌷🐣 pic.twitter.com/DYe831nzrX

27/03/24

Samuel Ryder Football Academy Trials for any current Year 11s:NEXT THURSDAY 4th April 2024, 12:00pm-2:00pm Register here: https://t.co/CNNheqJ5eWhttps://t.co/WdfdssGwUW#football pic.twitter.com/SlmE8sH451

27/03/24

Staff Wellbeing lunch is ready - we love how brilliant our staff are here! Thank you for all that you do for our children. pic.twitter.com/SplNtUe9ci

27/03/24

Ladybirds have been on an Easter egg hunt with a difference today - we had to read the words and find the pictures on our checklist. We had such fun! pic.twitter.com/RkeNT2k8jw

27/03/24

A throwback to Careers Day last week, when over 70 businesses gave employer talks and filled our sports hall to capacity for the Careers Fair. A huge thank you to everyone who took part!https://t.co/xmRh3N1FlM pic.twitter.com/RwaqwWWlZa

27/03/24

Delighted to unveil the newly launched Chaulden schools website featuring a sleek and user-friendly navigation system. Gratitude to for their exceptional design expertise.Welcome to Chaulden Infant & Junior Schools (https://t.co/vsQqmBQ1Lj) pic.twitter.com/IxB0pJLO13

27/03/24

Year 4 exploring the local environment to find different living things. We will be back in 4 weeks to see how the habitat has changed. pic.twitter.com/hSjtcqzs0Y

27/03/24

Year 9 Graphics are learning how to hand cut stencils and spray paint designs pic.twitter.com/eB4a0KFZH8

27/03/24

Congratulations to Kate, Ruhani and Tsun who have been awarded Head’s Commendations for passing their Cambridge Latin Course Stage 4 Attainment test with flying colours! pic.twitter.com/KgSgpYRJgk

27/03/24

Well done to our Year 12 Enterprise team, Force 10, who raised £2400 for through a series of fundraising events. They won the most money raised and the best presentation. pic.twitter.com/1bBywleZem

27/03/24

KS2 have really enjoyed thinking about the wonderful community we have in Buntingford. The children have used their Computing skills to create a summary of their work. pic.twitter.com/jHZdMm1Xxz

26/03/24

Over 900 students attended Sir John Lawes School's annual Careers Day on March 19 https://t.co/ZF12M7qtxI 👇 Full story

26/03/24

* Geography Teacher vacancy *MPS/UPS - Full TimeStart date: September 2024https://t.co/NbeRRe6gUf#stalbansjobs pic.twitter.com/icvOSzulGB

26/03/24

Great performances from our Year 7 Netball teams at the District Tournament yesterday, topping the group and making through to the final! A big thank you to Yr10 Sports Leader Poppy for helping. 👏👏👏👍🏐 pic.twitter.com/15KOW4yDYd

26/03/24

Such a brilliant evening of debating last night. Big thanks to , and St George's School for joining us and to all the students for their fantastic performances. pic.twitter.com/dHfD3NIHg9

26/03/24

Exemplary demonstration of compassion extending beyond the school community https://t.co/IG7VaswEEm

26/03/24

Today we had a workshop with the fabulous Year 9 artists had a wonderful day pic.twitter.com/zqWycSgdek

26/03/24

Year 9 artists working hard on their inspired canvases with acrylic paint pic.twitter.com/TroU9xeahm

26/03/24

A brilliant first day at the children have been incredible and have begun to create some amazing pieces of work 🕺🎨🎭🎶 pic.twitter.com/88Ynep9MaD

22/03/24

Extremely proud of Yr10s who competed in the District Football Cup Final. After a strong performance the game finished 1-1 aet. Louie with a great free kick before half time for our goal. The dreaded penalties followed and unfortunately we were defeated 8-7! ⚽️🏅 pic.twitter.com/c0RisEeqWr

21/03/24

Good luck to our Year 10 boys football team who are competing in the District Cup Final this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/qg6qlrN51H

21/03/24

Fantastic day with at meeting the next generation of scientists and discussing career opportunities . Thanks for having us!#CareerFair pic.twitter.com/MaBKkGcazK

21/03/24

Yesterday we welcomed author Anna Mazzola who talked about becoming a writer, her creative process and publishing journey. We’re really grateful for the inspirational insights and encouragement Anna gave our students and for the copy of 'Book of Secrets'! pic.twitter.com/gf6AWccWYL

21/03/24

Fantastic achievement from Yr7 boys and girls who qualified for yesterday’s County Sportshall Athletics Finals. Some outstanding performances against 10 other schools from both teams. Congratulations to the boys who finished as County runners up! 🏅🏅🏃🏻🏃‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/3b5Bnv11NO

21/03/24

Our talented musicians performing in their end of term concert with pic.twitter.com/6qyWQ8DgWW

Trust Senior Leaders

Scholars’ Education Trust

Position Name
Chief Executive Officer Claire Robins OBE, BA, MEd, NLE
Deputy Chief Executive Officer Matt Gauthier
Chief Operations Officer Hazel Wale FISBL

 

CLAIRE ROBINS OBE - Chief Executive Officer

Claire Robins

Claire taught at a number of schools in Hertfordshire before becoming head of Sir John Lawes School in 2006. In 2008, Sir John Lawes became a National Support School and Claire was made a National Leader of Education, since when she has led on school to school support work with a number of schools, leading to the setting up of the Scholars’ Education Trust in 2011. In September 2022, she stepped down as head of SJL and became full-time CEO of the Trust.

Claire sat on the Regional Schools’ Commissioner’s Head Teacher Board for the NWLSC region for 8 years and is also a founder director of the Harpenden Secondary Schools’ Trust, which was established to promote wider educational opportunities across the town. She is a Member of the Harpenden Secondary Education Trust, the governing body for Katherine Warington School, a free school which opened in Harpenden in 2019, and also a trustee of the Atlas Academies Trust and The Kemnal Academies Trust. Claire was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in June 2018 for Services to Education, is a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching, and an honorary fellow of Worcester College, Oxford University. In March 2023 Claire became an Ofsted Inspector.

MATT GAUTHIER - Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Matt Gauthier

Matt taught Business and Economics at a number of schools in Hertfordshire before being appointed deputy head at Sir John Lawes School in 2007.  Matt was appointed Head of Francis Bacon School in 2011 after it was placed in an OFSTED category and led its transformation into Samuel Ryder Academy, Herts’ 1st all-through school.

As Deputy CEO, Matt is now supporting other schools in the Trust, mentoring newly appointed head teachers and providing leadership and strategic guidance, particularly over data and curriculum.  Matt is a board member of the Alban Teaching School Alliance, Governor and Chair of the Resources Committee at the local Pupil Referral Unit (PRU), as well as a member of the St Albans Strategic Partnership Executive Group.

HAZEL WALE FISBL - Chief Operations Officer

Hazel

Hazel has worked in education for a number of years achieving her SBM qualification in 2004 followed by the NPQH in 2008.  She is a NASBM Fellow and was awarded NASBM School Business Manager of the year in 2015. 

Hazel was part of the original EIP team that supported Samuel Ryder and is now responsible for our central operational provision that encompasses finance, payroll, governance, IT, attendance, HR, SCR, Estates, administration & data, governance support and PR/marketing. Hazel’s expertise has led to her being frequently approached to speak at local and national conferences and to provide consultative support for a number of schools. Hazel is a key member of the school to school support team. 

 

@ScholarsEdTrust
Year 1 have had a lovely Easter service at St Luke’s Church ⛪️💐🌷🐣 pic.twitter.com/DYe831nzrX
@ScholarsEdTrust
Staff Wellbeing lunch is ready - we love how brilliant our staff are here! Thank you for all that you do for our children. pic.twitter.com/SplNtUe9ci
@ScholarsEdTrust
Ladybirds have been on an Easter egg hunt with a difference today - we had to read the words and find the pictures on our checklist. We had such fun! pic.twitter.com/RkeNT2k8jw
@ScholarsEdTrust
A throwback to Careers Day last week, when over 70 businesses gave employer talks and filled our sports hall to capacity for the Careers Fair. A huge thank you to everyone who took part!https://t.co/xmRh3N1FlM pic.twitter.com/RwaqwWWlZa
@ScholarsEdTrust
Delighted to unveil the newly launched Chaulden schools website featuring a sleek and user-friendly navigation system. Gratitude to for their exceptional design expertise.Welcome to Chaulden Infant & Junior Schools (https://t.co/vsQqmBQ1Lj) pic.twitter.com/IxB0pJLO13
@ScholarsEdTrust
Year 4 exploring the local environment to find different living things. We will be back in 4 weeks to see how the habitat has changed. pic.twitter.com/hSjtcqzs0Y
@ScholarsEdTrust
Year 9 Graphics are learning how to hand cut stencils and spray paint designs pic.twitter.com/eB4a0KFZH8
@ScholarsEdTrust
Congratulations to Kate, Ruhani and Tsun who have been awarded Head’s Commendations for passing their Cambridge Latin Course Stage 4 Attainment test with flying colours! pic.twitter.com/KgSgpYRJgk
@ScholarsEdTrust
Well done to our Year 12 Enterprise team, Force 10, who raised £2400 for through a series of fundraising events. They won the most money raised and the best presentation. pic.twitter.com/1bBywleZem
@ScholarsEdTrust
KS2 have really enjoyed thinking about the wonderful community we have in Buntingford. The children have used their Computing skills to create a summary of their work. pic.twitter.com/jHZdMm1Xxz
@ScholarsEdTrust
Over 900 students attended Sir John Lawes School's annual Careers Day on March 19 https://t.co/ZF12M7qtxI 👇 Full story
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