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Media enquiries: Contact Tim Moat, director of communications, on 07395 604168.

November 10, 2023

Ebor school awarded ‘Primary School of the Year’

Haxby Road Primary Academy in York has scooped the title Primary School of the Year. Assistant headteacher Josh Hind has been declared Hero of the Year. The school, one of seven Ebor schools in York, had already beaten 2,000 other nominations from the Yorkshire region to get to the prestigious final, held in Manchester on...
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September 1, 2023

No Ebor schools to close because of failing concrete

No schools in Ebor Academy Trust were on the government list to close because of failing concrete. Ebor has completed initial tests at all of its schools and there are no obvious signs of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC). We have commissioned detailed, intrusive surveys on schools which may be affected because they were built...
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April 20, 2023

Funding success will help service families

Good news for children and young people of military families in York. The role of Service Families Liaison Officer has been secured for a further two years thanks to a successful funding bid, submitted by Ebor Academy Trust, to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Educational Support Fund. The grant means the role can now continue, supporting...
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March 31, 2023

What a relief: art helps mental health in the toilets at Park Grove

A York primary school’s Pupil Parliament has artistically transformed toilet blocks to help improve children’s mental health. Youngsters at Park Grove Primary Academy enlisted the skills of local artist Jess Beniston to bring to life their ideas to turn functional but uninspiring spaces into something more special. “We chose ways to improve mental health as...
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March 31, 2023

Apprentices applauded at Ebor’s first graduation ceremony

The hard work of apprentices who have successfully completed their courses in the education sector has been celebrated at the first graduation ceremony of its kind in York. Ebor Academy Trust, which operates 23 schools across York, Selby, Hull, the East Riding and on the Yorkshire Coast, presented certificates to apprentices at their business centre...
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November 23, 2022

Extra help for children with communication and interaction needs

Ebor Academy Trust is joining forces with City of York Council to provide an additional Enhanced Resource Provision (ERP) for young children with communication and interaction needs in York.   The new provision, to be introduced at Lakeside Primary Academy, on Clifton Moor, will run on the same lines as the flourishing provision at Haxby...
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November 9, 2022

Boost for apprenticeships as Ofsted award Ebor ‘Good’ rating

Apprentices learning how to effectively support children in schools and nurseries are receiving high quality training from Ebor Academy Trust, say Ofsted inspectors. In awarding the work of the apprenticeships team a judgement of “Good” in all areas, inspectors said apprentices “develop significant and relevant new skills, knowledge and behaviours” and that they feel valued and...
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October 10, 2022

Big dig underway at Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy

There’s been a “big dig” at Robert Wilkinson Primary Academy. The school is planning to establish a brand new allotment site and nearly 50 people came along earlier this month from across the community to help fill raised beds with soil, dig out new planting spaces and build paths. Not content with digging, the team...
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May 27, 2022

Ebor pupils design bunting for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

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...
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