• North Star Academy Trust Gang and Knife Crime Awareness Day

    As a Multi Academy Trust that specialises in Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs (SEMH), we have been alarmed in the recent spike in serious youth violence and gang crime that has struck Bristol and BANES. As a Trust our leaders have long been interested in understanding the link between SEND, Serious Youth Violence and…

  • Global child safeguarding expert gives powerful talk at North Star Academy Trust Conference

    Global child safeguarding expert gives powerful talk at North Star Academy Trust Conference

    Staff from the growing North Star Academy Trust gathered in Bristol last month (September) to hear from inspirational speakers about safeguarding and inclusion and learn more about what they can do as educators to better support pupils. The Trust, which oversees four schools and an outreach service supporting a further 40+ local schools with pupils…

  • Aspire Academy celebrates ‘Good’ Ofsted rating as result of collaboration with North Star Academy Trust

    Aspire Academy in Bath has received a glowing Ofsted report following a recent inspection which dubbed all areas from leadership to the quality of education and behaviour as ‘Good’. The report, published this week, emphasises how ‘pupils’ safety and welfare sit at the heart of the school’s work’, highlighting strong relationships between ‘skilled staff’ and…