ABOUT US

ALET is a family of schools united by a mission to Transform Lives Through Learning by delivering excellent teaching and learning for our students; continuous improvement and personal development for our staff; and a collaborative, supportive and ambitious environment for all. We are passionate about the value of working collaboratively, through our shared Learning Philosophy, for the good of all of our pupils, as well as enabling leaders and governors to shape the right provision for their own local community by providing exciting and innovative education for young people by looking at how we learn as well as what
we learn.
 

The Trust is currently made up of six schools – two comprehensive schools and four University Technical Colleges (UTCs), and is run with the support of a number of industry and academic partners.

Jo Harper

CEO, Activate Learning Education Trust

Our schools

OUR VISION

Transforming Lives Through Learning

OUR MISSION

To Transform Lives Through Learning by igniting confidence, expanding opportunities, energising the community and generating prosperity. Through our Learning Philosophy and core values of empowerment, enterprise, connectedness and transformation, we provide our students and staff with a safe and supportive environment in which to thrive.

OUR VALUES

Empowerment, enterprise, connectedness and transformation

OUR LEARNING PHILOSOPHY

Our approach to teaching and learning is driven by a distinctive and award-winning Learning Philosophy, based on neuroscience.

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OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

 

  • March 2022: Theale Green School voted School of the Year in recognition of its remarkable turnaround at the Pride of Reading awards.
  • May 2022: Theale Green School achieved a Good OFSTED rating for the first time in many years
  • September 2022: UTC Oxfordshire launches a new Sports Science qualification available for Year 10 & 11 to study – the only school in the area to do so.
  • October 2022 Theale Green School achieved the Platinum Sports Award from the Youth Sports Trust in recognition of its commitment to PE. The school won the award again in 2023.
  • January 2023 UTC Reading achieved the Gold Careers Mark – the highest grade possible – in recognition of the high and continuous standard of its careers education. 
  • March 2023 UTC Heathrow achieved a Good OFSTED rating for the first time since the school was created
  • March 2023 The Digital Futures Programme, which originated at UTC Heathrow, achieved its third global award. Read more about this initiative here.
  • March 2023 UTC Swindon welcomed the ‘driving force’ behind the UTC movement, Lord Baker, in to see the school’s excellent facilities and student-built kit car.
  • July 2023 UTC Reading won Best Cadet Experience Award from the The Ulysses Trust in recognition of its Combined Cadet Force (CCF) expedition, which saw a crew of cadets field a sailing team and enter the Round the Island race.
  • August 2023 The Bicester School celebrated its best ever A Level and vocational results, a year-on-year upward trend for four years.
  • January 2024 ALET launches its Middle Leaders Development Programme at the annual conference; an aspiration programme to nurture and develop middle leaders across Trust schools. 
  • January 2024 The Digital Futures Programme (DFP) is rolled out across all ALET UTCs; UTC Reading, Swindon, Oxfordshire and continuing at Heathrow. 
  • February 2024 UTC Oxfordshire achieved a Good OFSTED rating for the second time since opening
  • February 2024 UTC Swindon given special recognition for its high standard of cyber security teaching with a CyberFirst School Bronze award from the National Cyber Security Centre
  • March 2024 ALET UTCs and Partners awarded the Best Talent Developer award again at Data Centre World London in recognition of the  Digital Futures Programme
  • April 2024 The Bicester School has maintained its Good OFSTED rating following their inspection
  • May 2024 UTC Oxfordshire’s Year 12 computer scientists clinched the Inspiration Award at the prestigious Raspberry Pi Competition, with a device that aids those with sensory processing difficulties.
  • July 2024 Theale Green School win the Platinum School Games Award for the third year in a row
  • July 2024 Theale Green School unveil the Purple Plaque outside reception in recognition of former student, Laura Bayliss, who won the Women in Innovation award from Innovate UK. Mayor of Newbury Andy Moore was in attendace at the event. 
  • July 2024 UTC Swindon and UTC Heathrow celebrate 10 years of opening their UTC doors
  • September 2024 UTC Oxfordshire’s Katrina Cornell named Science Technician of the Year 

OUR TIMELINE

2015

ALET is formed and The Bicester School joins our Trust

2017

UTC Reading, UTC Oxfordshire and UTC Swindon join our Trust

2018

Theale Green School and UTC Heathrow join our Trust