TRUST NEWS
Trust annual report published
We're delighted to announce the publication of our Annual Report. This document celebrates the key achievements of the Trust and our schools during...
Innovative UTC Reading programme gives second chance to students left without Sixth Form places
UTC Reading cuts local NEET numbers by 15% in a single day with pioneering Sixth Form programme. The school has welcomed a special new class...
Deputy Prime Minister hopeful visits UTC Reading
It’s not every day you get to meet with the potential Deputy Prime Minister (and Education...
ALET schools unite to tackle sustainability and embrace core values
Students from all six schools within the Activate Learning Education Trust (ALET) got together for a day of collaboration at the historic Maison...
Annual conference delves into ALET culture
‘Culture’ was the theme of this year’s annual Activate Learning Education Trust (ALET) conference and gave colleagues a chance to reflect on our...
UTC Reading celebrates ‘Good’ Ofsted
UTC Reading is celebrating a momentous milestone as it has been officially rated ‘Good’ in all categories by Ofsted following its latest inspection...
Strengthening the digital talent pipeline
Strengthening the Digital Talent Pipeline: Highlights from the Digital Futures Programme (DFP) Strategy Day ALET welcomed our Digital Futures...
Yondr Group donates robotic dogs to ALET
In a paw-some new development designed to collar the next generation of engineers and IT professionals, two robotic ‘dogs’ have officially joined...
New teaching campus for SEND youngsters opens at UTC Swindon
The ribbon was cut on Wednesday, 11 December, on a new space for sixth formers with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in a bespoke building...
Trust steps up to empower future generation
Trust’s approach to employer engagement helping a critical UK growth industry realise its potential The ground-breaking partnership between ALET and...
Emotionally based school avoidance: parents and schools must work together to transform lives
EBSA, and the enormous impact it has on children and young people, their families, school staff and therefore on wider society, is considered by...
Just what is a UTC?
There’s a lot of confusion around what a UTC is – but quite simply a UTC (university technical college) is state-funded school that offers...
🎉 Celebrating 10 Years of UTC Swindon and UTC Heathrow 🎉
We are thrilled to mark 10 years of two of our University Technical Colleges being open! On Tuesday 23 July, governors and members of ALET's...
Trust welcomes DataX Connect as Digital Futures Partner
Activate Learning Education Trust is delighted to welcome DataX Connect to its award-winning education/industry partnership, designed to give...
Trust Partners look to future with Digital Futures Programme
Alet's Trust Partners spent a fruitful morning on Thursday 13 June, reviewing the achievements of the past year's Digital Futures Programme, and all...
The Bicester School retains ‘Good’ Ofsted
The Bicester School has retained its ‘Good’ Ofsted rating, following an inspection in March 2024 which graded it Good in all areas. Ofsted...
Plans for Digital Futures Programme take step forward
Our award-winning Digital Futures Programme took a big step forward when Trust partners got together for a BTEC planning day. On April 17, leaders...
Schools across the Trust discover uses of AI at conference
Held at UTC Oxfordshire, the theme of this year’s annual Activate Learning Education Trust (ALET) conference ALET Digital, was Empowering Education...
Rachel Cave appointed ALET Chief Education Officer
ALET is delighted to announce the appointment of Rachel Cave as Chief Education Officer (CEdO), effective September 2024. After a thorough and...
How do we rebuild the social contract between our schools and our parents?
The qualifications, social skills and experiences children develop in school impact their attitudes, their self-belief and ultimately both their...
ALET UTCs & Partners named Best Talent Developer
Trust scoops award for digital curriculum at Data Centre World An education project designed to aid social mobility and address a chronic skills gap...
Lord Baker to open VIP Student Zone at Data Centre World
BACK TO NEWS The ‘driving force’ behind the UTC movement, The Rt. Hon Lord Kenneth Baker, will officially open ALET UTCs & Partners VIP Student...
National Apprenticeship Week 2024
It’s National Apprenticeship Week from 5 – 11 February, an annual, week-long celebration of apprenticeships and anyone involved with them. The week...
Digital Futures Programme rolls out to UTCs
Activate Learning Education Trust's award-winning education programme Digital Futures is rolling out to three Thames Valley schools – UTC Reading,...
Middle Leadership Matters
Middle Leadership Development Programme unveiled at Trust conference "Middle Leadership Matters" An inspiration and uplifting day of development...
UTC Oxfordshire retains “Good” Ofsted
UTC Oxfordshire, part of the Activate Learning Education Trust, has retained its ‘Good’ Ofsted rating, following an inspection in December. Ofsted...