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02/12/23

One of our Sports Academy partners invited our academy players to attend a stadium tour of the home of Watford FC, Vicarage Road Stadium. Our thanks to our partners at Watford FC and their Trust members for their hospitality.https://t.co/WdfdssGwUW pic.twitter.com/sIGT8zosNU

02/12/23

Christmas has started at Harpenden Academy....with our magical foyer! pic.twitter.com/ywHho4A7Gj

02/12/23

* Music Academy Rock Band Workshop *Yesterday some of our Year 9, Year 10 and Sixth Form students took part in a brilliant Music Academy Rock Band Workshop.We thank Mr Wilkinson, a professional drummer, for delivering such a fantastic session.#rockband pic.twitter.com/K7kQZXINgI

02/12/23

RBA ‘Thoughtful Decorations’ - students busy preparing our Christmas 🎄 decorations which have a deeper meaning. pic.twitter.com/s6yrKj1Xia

02/12/23

We’ve had some incredible entrants into our design a Christmas Card competition, with 225 entries this year. We will be sharing some of the fantastic designs on our countdown to Christmas over the next few weeks.First up is this gorgeous digital drawing from Charm in Year 10. pic.twitter.com/XTS85kcAl6

02/12/23

Oak class taught the naughty elves how to decorate the tree, with the help of Rudolph! 🎄 pic.twitter.com/wyZXvFSZYP

02/12/23

This morning Year 11 were treated to a performance of A Christmas Carol by to support their learning of this GCSE Lit set text. Absolutely fantastic - students and staff were equally impressed. Would highly recommend to schools that teach this text. pic.twitter.com/J81JEJfJ19

02/12/23

Our fabulous and talented library assistants have been hard at work today to make the library look fun ‘n’ festive. They have done a great job! pic.twitter.com/LyldphvOHD

01/12/23

Oh no… some cheeky elves got into the school overnight and have tried to decorate for Christmas! They haven’t done a very good job so I think we’d better help them today… 🎄 pic.twitter.com/ZeJt4h923L

01/12/23

Year 9 Enrichment PEAfter learning about different Methods of Training the students braved the sub-zero conditions to take part in a Continuous Training Session down the Lee Valley Path. Amazing effort this morning! 👏 pic.twitter.com/uxbqv8wI7T

01/12/23

* Latest News * joins Scholars' Education Trust. Read full news story here https://t.co/Otup4WGqKQ pic.twitter.com/EPPst54s33

30/11/23

Sounding great! https://t.co/Cj3goXdC5O

30/11/23

Providing high-quality education for more than 5000 children across 7 schools, has chosen Alps to support the sharing of best practice across the Trust. You can find more information around Alps and how we support Trusts here: https://t.co/ypAWTzwgRJ pic.twitter.com/954u8KEq0N

30/11/23

Ladybirds have had a fantastic time learning new skills on the iPad this morning with Nick from Select Academy. pic.twitter.com/Vd2dn5LVOy

30/11/23

* Samuel Ryder Rugby Academy Trials *NEXT MONDAY, 4th December: 4.15pm-5.45pmTrials for current Year 11 students for a Sept 2024 place at our academy for a rugby programme alongside A-Levels.Register here: https://t.co/NRnbqI02jIhttps://t.co/WdfdssGwUW#rugby pic.twitter.com/YwSrwKGUlf

30/11/23

Support roles closing soon! Highly sought after term time vacancies including:▶️After School Club Asst▶️Cover Supervisor▶️First Aid Co-ordinator▶️Teaching Assistant▶️Wraparound Care Managerhttps://t.co/aB9AAKLNmT#schooljobs pic.twitter.com/Ajs5hEu4k0

30/11/23

Congratulations to the students in yr8 who were recognised for their effort and achievement this month. pic.twitter.com/fN8YjZkIb8

30/11/23

JLT Virtual Reality! JLT being RBA Ambassadors testing out the new RBA VR system 🖥️😀 pic.twitter.com/iL8g1HLltR

30/11/23

We are so impressed by the confidence of Yr8s leading Yr12 form promoting Maths! pic.twitter.com/1ZAGadX8Kx

30/11/23

Thank you to Miss Pett for organising. Lovely get together for year 7, friendship & pizza 🍕 pic.twitter.com/FwVd7q0oNZ

30/11/23

In Oak class, the Message Centre is our favourite place to play. Today, we made a rainbow pen and used it to create lots of interesting marks. Even Mrs Ward wanted to join in the fun! pic.twitter.com/l85Go9sywe

30/11/23

Teaching vacancies closing soon! Join a supportive and expanding MAT across Beds and Herts including :🟢Asst Head of Science🟢Design & Technology🟢English🟢Geography (MAT)https://t.co/aB9AAKLNmT#teachingvacancies pic.twitter.com/4pRxeDhdx4

30/11/23

Year 13 students in A Level Chemistry class were measuring the pH of acids using data loggers as part of their practical assessment. pic.twitter.com/FQZeTwd7xP

30/11/23

Wonderful design. Congratulations Anna. https://t.co/MjnijtVa09

30/11/23

Workshop wonders. Great creativity seen from the students, in the session on ‘strange designs’. A design and make brief on taking an existing ‘boring’ but functional product and creating something new and fun. pic.twitter.com/i7Htpa3Azj

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. 

 

@SRA_StAlbans
One of our Sports Academy partners invited our academy players to attend a stadium tour of the home of Watford FC, Vicarage Road Stadium. Our thanks to our partners at Watford FC and their Trust members for their hospitality.https://t.co/WdfdssGwUW pic.twitter.com/sIGT8zosNU
@HarpAcademy1
Christmas has started at Harpenden Academy....with our magical foyer! pic.twitter.com/ywHho4A7Gj
@SRA_StAlbans
* Music Academy Rock Band Workshop *Yesterday some of our Year 9, Year 10 and Sixth Form students took part in a brilliant Music Academy Rock Band Workshop.We thank Mr Wilkinson, a professional drummer, for delivering such a fantastic session.#rockband pic.twitter.com/K7kQZXINgI
@re_rba
RBA ‘Thoughtful Decorations’ - students busy preparing our Christmas 🎄 decorations which have a deeper meaning. pic.twitter.com/s6yrKj1Xia
@sirjohnlawes
We’ve had some incredible entrants into our design a Christmas Card competition, with 225 entries this year. We will be sharing some of the fantastic designs on our countdown to Christmas over the next few weeks.First up is this gorgeous digital drawing from Charm in Year 10. pic.twitter.com/XTS85kcAl6
@BuntingfordFS
Oak class taught the naughty elves how to decorate the tree, with the help of Rudolph! 🎄 pic.twitter.com/wyZXvFSZYP
@SRAEnglishDept
This morning Year 11 were treated to a performance of A Christmas Carol by to support their learning of this GCSE Lit set text. Absolutely fantastic - students and staff were equally impressed. Would highly recommend to schools that teach this text. pic.twitter.com/J81JEJfJ19
@SRALibrary_
Our fabulous and talented library assistants have been hard at work today to make the library look fun ‘n’ festive. They have done a great job! pic.twitter.com/LyldphvOHD
@BuntingfordFS
Oh no… some cheeky elves got into the school overnight and have tried to decorate for Christmas! They haven’t done a very good job so I think we’d better help them today… 🎄 pic.twitter.com/ZeJt4h923L
@SJLPhysEd
Year 9 Enrichment PEAfter learning about different Methods of Training the students braved the sub-zero conditions to take part in a Continuous Training Session down the Lee Valley Path. Amazing effort this morning! 👏 pic.twitter.com/uxbqv8wI7T
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