Ebor in the news

The courageous and inspiring story of a Leeds man who became successful despite the worst childhood trauma, plus a respected advisor to the Princess of Wales through the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Years, were the keynote speakers at Ebor Academy Trust’s first whole trust staff training event at The Barbican in York. Richard McCann’s...Read More

Two small village schools in North Yorkshire have joined Ebor Academy Trust, a multi-academy trust exclusively for primaries. Luttons Community Primary School and Sherburn Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, between Malton and Scarborough, had been identified by school inspectors Ofsted almost two years ago as needing support and York-based Ebor was asked by...Read More

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...Read More

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...Read More

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...Read More

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...Read More