This term, Wickersley Partnership Trust proudly celebrates the careers and contributions of three dedicated colleagues as they begin their well-earned retirements: Adrienne Neal, Janet Gulliver and Pat Bingham. Adrienne Neal At Rawmarsh Community School, we say a fond farewell to Adrienne, Senior Exams Manager, as she embarks on an exciting new chapter. Although her time at RCS has been relatively short, she has given many years of service to our

On Friday, we hosted another successful WPT Careers Fair – this time welcoming Y10 students from across our Rotherham secondary schools.    At WPT, we are committed to working towards the Gatsby benchmarks, a set of guidelines that ensure that all schools provide the very best careers education for our students.  Within those guidelines, we ensure that students have access to high quality, up to date careers information, access to

We’re proud that Wickersley Partnership Trust has been shortlisted for both the SEND Award and Wellbeing Trust of the Year in this year’s MAT Excellence Awards, delivered by Optimus Education.    The awards celebrate innovation, impact and excellence across multi-academy trusts, recognising those making a real difference to students, staff and communities across the country.   22.8% of our Trust’s student population are identified as having SEN, compared to the

On Monday’s INSET Day, more than 900 child-facing colleagues from across our Trust came together at Magna Science Adventure Centre for our first WPT SEND Conference, ‘Understanding Neurodiversity’ – a significant moment in our shared journey towards more inclusive practice.    The day was designed to deepen our understanding, challenge our thinking and strengthen our collective commitment to children and young people with SEND.    We were privileged to hear

On Thursday 12th February, School Council representatives from across Wickersley Partnership Trust schools came together once again to ensure that student voice remains at the heart of our work. This meeting was particularly significant as students were joined by members of the Trust’s HR Committee, including Directors and Senior Leaders.   By mixing students from different schools around each table and enabling Directors and Senior Leaders to rotate between discussions,

On Thursday 12th February, we were proud to see four of our schools take to the stage for the Rotherham Secondary Schools Battle of the Bands Final 2026, hosted at Rawmarsh Community School. And what an incredible celebration of talent it was!   The event marked an exciting new collaboration between Rotherham Music and Wickersley Partnership Trust as part of Signals 2026, bringing together eight schools and 13 bands from

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