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  • The Rookeries Junior, Infant & Nursery School are Making Music Accessible for Deaf Children

    Wakefield Music Education Hub has secured funding to run a new project called Vocalise at The Rookeries Junior, Infant & Nursery School in Pontefract. The project provides an opportunity for The Rookeries deaf children to be involved in music. Phil Needham, Principal of Wakefield Music Education Hub in collaboration with Danny Lane, Artistic Director of…

  • Local 9-Year-Old Receives an Award From the Mayor

    George, a 9-year-old from Carleton Park Junior & Infant School part of Pontefract Academies Trust, has been awarded a “Mayor says thanks” recognition award for fundraising over £1,750 for children’s mental health charities and for continually giving up his own time to litter pick in his local area. George was nominated by a local councilor…

  • Pontefract Academies Trust Secondary School Students Delivering Phenomenal Results

    Carleton High School and The King’s School, both a part of Pontefract Academies Trust have achieved incredible performance in their 2021/22 GCSE Examinations, as verified by The Department for Education (DfE) performance tables published in October. The Department for Education’s Progress 8 performance tables showcase that Carleton High School and The King’s School students achieve…

  • Trust Supports World Mental Health Day

    The initiative, led by the Mental Health Foundation and recognised by the World Health Organisation, is held every year on the 10th October. The theme for the day changes each year, and this year’s theme is ‘Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority’. All week, schools across our Trust will be holding…

  • Walk for Rob

    Orchard Head Junior, Infant and Nursery School are holding a fundraising event to raise money for Motor Neurone Disease Association starting in the week commencing the 10th of October. Most of you will already know that this is a charity that means a lot to the school, not least as a result of one of our…