PAG celebrates successful Wave 2 clients

Wave 2

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