PAG celebrates successful Wave 2 clients
Premier Advisory Group is delighted to celebrate the trusts who were successful in their bids to open new SEND/AP Free Schools via Wave 2 of the DfE programme. These successful applications include a number of PAG’s clients:
Ambitious about Autism Academies Trust
Ambitious About Autism Academies Trust has been selected to sponsor a new 4 to 19 school for children and young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder / Condition (ASD/C). The school will serve families in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust
Learning in Harmony Multi Academy Trust was successful in Newham where it proposes to open a school for pupils aged 5 to 10 with ASC.
The Beckmead Trust
The Beckmead Trust has been approved to end pre-opening for two Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) specialist schools. The first of these is a 7 to 16 provision for children and young people in Essex. The second is a 7 to 19 school located in Richmond upon Thames.
The Sovereign Trust
The Sovereign Trust will be opening their new school in Warrington for children and young people aged 7 to 16. The school will meet the needs of pupils with ASD/C and SEMH and Speech, Language and Communication Needs, where needed.
Commenting on the announcement Tom Legge, Managing Director of PAG, stated:
"We're delighted to have been able to support a number of clients in their bids for Wave 2 schools. This builds on our track record in Wave 1 of this application process and, more broadly, across the range of DfE and LA organised competitions. We’re now working with clients to bring their plans to fruition though pre-opening. It is pleasing that we have been able to make so much progress so soon considering the current constraints of COVID."
Opening a new school is a challenging process that requires vision, determination and strong leadership. Our pre-opening project management and post-opening support services were designed by our expert team of project to facilitate as smooth a process and as timely a delivery as possible. Keep an eye out for our Top Ten Tips for Pre-opening Project Management coming soon to our website and LinkedIn.
A full list of successful trusts moving into the pre-opening phase can be found below.
Trinitas Academy Trust |
Bexley |
No successful bidder selected, applications to open the school have reopened |
Bromley |
Shaw Education Trust |
Bury |
Special Partnership Trust |
Cornwall |
Delta Education Trust |
Dorset |
The Beckmead Trust |
Essex |
The Yes Trust |
Halton |
Spark of Genius Academy Trust |
Hartlepool |
James Marks Academy |
Hertfordshire |
SABDEN MAT |
Kent |
Ambitious About Autism |
Kingston |
Humber Education Trust |
Kingston upon Hull |
Co-op Academies Trust |
Leeds |
Community Inclusive Trust |
Leicestershire |
Learning in Harmony MAT |
Newham |
The Bridge London Trust |
Norfolk |
Wellspring Academies Trust |
North Lincolnshire |
Wave MAT |
North Somerset |
Wellspring Academies Trust |
North Yorkshire |
Prosper Learning Trust |
Northumberland |
The Gallery Trust |
Oxfordshire |
Special Partnership Trust |
Plymouth |
The Beckmead Trust |
Richmond |
Newbridge Multi Academies Trust |
Rochdale |
Kings Academy Trust |
Salford |
Victoria Academies Trust |
Sandwell |
Wellspring Academies Trust |
Sheffield |
No successful bidder, applications reopened |
Shropshire |
Forward Education Trust |
Solihull |
Wave MAT |
Somerset |
Prospere Learning Trust |
Stockport |
Manor Hall Academy Trust |
Stoke-on-Trent |
Paradigm Trust |
Suffolk |
River Tees |
Tees Valley |
The Sovereign Trust |
Warrington |
YMCA George Williams Academy Trust |
Warwickshire - AP |
Reach South |
Wiltshire |
Maiden Erlegh Trust |
Wokingham/Reading |
The Rivers C of E Academy Trust |
Worcestershire - AP |