Children have designed their own bunting to commemorate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. In an Ebor Academy Trust-wide competition among all its 23 primary schools, three winners were chosen from a wealth of entries – Isla, aged 9, Haxby Road; Brooke, aged 10, Marfleet; and Sophie aged 11 from Sproatley. The bunting was professionally produced...Read More

Children at Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy received an unexpected treat when Strictly Come Dancing star Rose Ayling-Ellis publicly thanked Ellie Blackley’s Year 1 class on Instagram for their cards and messages of support. The EastEnders actress – who was born deaf and uses British Sign Language (BSL) – scored a perfect 40 alongside professional dancer...Read More

Children at a Selby school are taking action to help homelessness in the town. Years 3 and 4 at Staynor Hall Community Primary Academy gathered donations of adult clothes, toiletries and tinned food to help support people in the local community and even experienced what a soup kitchen might be like when there’s nowhere else to...Read More

A thank-you letter from England football manager Gareth Southgate awaited a class from Staynor Hall Community Primary Academy in Selby when they returned to school after the summer break. Year 3 pupils had written to the football boss following the national team’s defeat in the final of Euro2020 against Italy – and subsequent social media...Read More

Education inspectors Ofsted have awarded top marks to Ebor Academy Trust for its apprenticeship programmes. We attracted “significant progress” in all three judgement areas. This rare achievement is only shared by between five and ten per cent of training providers across the country. Ebor is currently the only training provider to achieve the maximum award...Read More

Ten Ebor schools share the honours in our great, trust-wide poetry competition – Camblesforth, Park Grove, Robert Wilkinson, Brotherton and Byram, Hob Moor, Tadcaster, Lakeside, Alderman Cogan’s, Osbaldwick and Braeburn. Over 400 entries on the theme of looking forward to life after lockdown were received, with the majority in the 5-7 and 8-11 age group...Read More

Ebor Academy Trust is encouraging pupils to take part in a poetry competition which looks forwards to a world without the current restrictions. Ebor, which has 24 schools across York, Selby, the East Riding and Hull and on the Yorkshire Coast, also wants its staff and governors to join in. Sponsorship from United Carlton and...Read More

The work of Ebor Academy Trust in looking after vulnerable children during the public health crisis has been presented as an example of best practice to the education select committee in Parliament. Ebor, who have 24 schools, set up a bespoke team at the start of the lockdown to focus on supporting vulnerable children. The...Read More

As the country gradually eases lockdown from the coronavirus covid-19 public health crisis, and in accordance with government requirements to open schools to wider year groups on a phased basis, we have completed a robust and comprehensive risk assessment process of all of our 24 schools. Trustees of Ebor Academy Trust have to be satisfied...Read More

Ebor Academy Trust has said a cautious, gradual and phased opening of its schools to more pupils will take place during the first week of June 2020 – but only if risks are minimised to an acceptable level and if government criteria on safety has been met. In a letter to parents dated 19 May,...Read More