Welcome St Peters CofE Primary School to NEAT Academy Trust
Welcome St Peters CofE Primary School to NEAT Academy Trust! Joining our family on 1st January 2025, we’re excited to grow potential together.
Season’s Greetings from NEAT Academy Trust – Dec 24
As we come to the end of another year, we want to take a moment to send our warmest wishes to all our students, families, staff, and the wider community.
Letter to Parents
Parents, please read about the end of the first term of the new school year and the end of 2024 letter to parents.
NEAT Academy Trust Christmas Message 2024
As 2024 draws to a close, Debi Bailey, CEO of NEAT Academy Trust, shares her reflections on a successful year and her hopes for the year ahead.
Public Consultation for Benfield School Admissions Policy 2026-27
NEAT Academy Trust seeks public input on proposed changes to Benfield School’s 2026-27 Admissions Policy. Share your feedback by Jan 31, 2025.
Public Consultation for St Hild’s School Admissions Policy 2026-27
NEAT Academy Trust seeks public input on proposed changes to St Hild’s School’s 2026-27 Admissions Policy. Share your feedback by Jan 31, 2025.
NEAT Community Social Justice Meeting – 18th December 2024
At NEAT Academy Trust, we’re committed to making our community stronger and fairer for everyone. We want to invite all community groups and local partners in the Walker and Walkergate areas to join us for the NEAT Community Social Justice Meeting.
Reflecting on last week’s NEAT Business Breakfast – 22nd November 2024
Last Friday, NEAT hosted a successful business breakfast with employers, community leaders, and educators. We discussed how to prepare our students for future careers. We thank everyone who attended.
Walkergate’s contribution to Operation Christmas Child – The Shoebox Appeal
Learn about how Walkergate Year 6 children Contributed 59 Shoeboxes to Operation Christmas child.
Announcing the Newcastle Research School SEND Conference 2024
Join the SEND Conference 2024 by Newcastle Research School. Free event for educators to explore effective SEND strategies. Book now for expert insights and workshops!
Shaping a Sustainable Future: NEAT Academy Trust Embraces Green Careers Week
Join NEAT in celebrating Green Careers Week! Explore sustainable careers and shape a greener future. #GreenCareersWeek #Sustainability
Leadership and Attendance: Benfield School’s Journey to Success
Benfield School is leading the way in improving attendance through strong leadership and collaboration. Ranked among the top 10 most improved schools in England, Benfield focuses on personalised approaches, collective responsibility, and data-driven strategies. #NEAT
NEAT Academy Trust’s Governance Away Day: Strengthening Collaboration and Encouraging Volunteering in Schools
NEAT Academy Trust’s Governance Away Day brought together over 70 volunteers and leaders to collaborate on key school and trust priorities. With a focus on attendance, outcomes, and community engagement, the event highlighted the power of volunteering. #NEA
Leadership and Attendance: How NEAT’s Benfield School is Making a Difference
Discover how Benfield School is boosting student attendance through strong leadership and a supportive, student-centred approach. Read more on NEAT Academy Trust’s latest blog.
Celebrating Dyslexia Awareness Week at NEAT Academy Trust
Join NEAT Academy Trust in celebrating Dyslexia Awareness Week! We’re shining a light on our pupils with dyslexia and the incredible staff who support them. Discover how our schools are creating a supportive, inclusive environment for every learner.
NEAT Business Breakfast Invite
NEAT Business Breakfast invite. Taking place at Benfield school on Friday 22nd November 2024.
National Teaching Assistants’ Day 2024
National Teaching Assistants' Day 2024 At NEAT Academy Trust, we are incredibly proud of the fantastic work our staff do every day. On National Teaching Assistants' Day 2024, we wanted to take the opportunity to shine the spotlight on our non-teaching colleagues,...
Identifying and Supporting ‘Under-the-Radar’ Pupils: How NEAT Academy Trust is Leading the Way
NEAT Academy Trust identifies and supports under-the-radar pupils early, helping them thrive through primary to secondary school transitions with targeted interventions.
St Hild’s School Ofsted Results
St Hild's Church of England School, one of our NEAT schools, recently had its Ofsted inspection in March 2024. You can view the results of that inspection below.
Meet Whitehouse Primary School’s New Headteacher!
Following his appointment last term, Whitehouse Primary School’s new Headteacher, Michael Moran has gotten underway in the role. In this blog, find out more about his background, and his plans for the future at Whitehouse! Talking about his key values as an educator,...
KS3 & KS4 Newcastle Dance Festival 2024!
Last Tuesday, Benfield School were lucky enough to host the Newcastle KS3 and KS4 Dance Festival which was organised by the Newcastle PE and School Sport Service team. The event welcomed six schools from across the local area to take part in a dance festival that...
NEAT Academy Trust Celebration Event Video
Back in March, we hosted our first Celebration Day for our NEAT family of schools. The day saw each of our schools come together and show off their best classwork and some of their talented performers. Take a look at our video footage from the event below. You can...
Interested in Teaching? Sign up for a School Experience at NEAT Academy Trust
Find out what it’s like working as a teacher, sign up for a school experience at a NEAT Academy Trust school.
End of Term Message from Debi Bailey, CEO
As we reach the end of another very busy but positive term across our trust, I wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on our continued journey of improvement across the trust. This term saw us welcome Whitehouse Primary into the trust, we have really enjoyed...
Our First NEAT Celebration Event!
This week, NEAT Academy Trust hosted our first Celebration event at Walker Activity Dome. The event saw pupils from each of our academies come together to show off the best of their classwork and take part in a whole trust performance. The day got off to a great start...
National Apprenticeship Week at NEAT – Meet some of our Apprentices
The 5th to the 11th of February is National Apprenticeship Week and we'd like to spotlight some of the amazing current and former apprentices from across our trust. We value the contribution and the skills that our apprentices have brought to the trust. One of our...
NEAT Academy Trust Workload & Wellbeing Charter
We're excited to share the NEAT Academy Trust Wellbeing Charter, created with valuable input from our staff. Thanks to our Engagement Leads, we've listened to our team and made changes to improve how we work. This charter fits right in with our goals to know each...
Conquer Blue Monday: 10 Quick Fixes to help and support our Staff Community
Conquer Blue Monday: 10 Quick Fixes to help and support our Staff Community Blue Monday, they call it—the most challenging day of the year. As January's gloom sets in, NEAT Academy Trust is mindful of how this can impact our staff's wellbeing. So here are the 10...
Welcome to NEAT Academy Trust: Whitehouse Primary School
We are delighted to welcome Whitehouse Primary School to the NEAT Academy Trust family. As of January 1st, Whitehouse Primary School has officially become a part of our Trust, and we are so excited to help change the lives of young people at the North Shields-based...
NEAT ITT: The Challenges and the Triumphs of Our First Complete Term of delivering the NEAT SCITT Trainee Programme
NEAT ITT: The Challenges and the Triumphs of Our First Complete Term of delivering the NEAT SCITT Trainee Programme Delivering our first full-term of NEAT Academy Trust's SCITT Programme - an update on our journey so far. This past term has been an exciting one for us...
Reflecting on a Transformative Year at NEAT Academy: Building The Trust’s Digital Future
Reflecting on a Transformative Year at NEAT Academy: Building The Trust’s Digital Future #DigitalInnovation #EducationTechnology #NEATAcademy January 2023: The Beginning of a Digital Journey This year marked the onset of an inspiring journey to establish the...
NEAT Academy Reflects on “Our Economy 2023”: Shaping Future Paths for Pupils
NEAT Academy Reflects on Our Economy 2023: Shaping Future Paths for Pupils On the 15th of November 2023, Helen Taylor, NEAT Academy Trust, attended the final “Our Economy” event hosted by NE LEP at The Catalyst, Helix. Impact on NEAT Pupils The Our Economy...
NEAT Academy Trust Empowers Future Environmental Leaders at Newcastle City Council’s Youth Climate Change Summit
NEAT Academy Trust Empowers Future Environmental Leaders at Newcastle City Council’s Youth Climate Change Summit Monday 13th November 2023 - Pupils from Benfield School, one of the Trust’s two secondary schools, proudly participated in the Newcastle City Council’s...
Unlocking Futures: Insights from North East Ambition Careers Conference
10th November 2023, saw Helen Taylor, NEAT Academy Trust, attend the Regional Careers Conference hosted by North East Ambition. The event brought together secondary schools, FE providers, and partners at the Great North Museum. This pivotal event explored the...
Embracing Green Careers: Insights from Net Zero North East Summit
This week in our NEAT Calendar highlights it as being Green Careers Week. Coincidentally, on Monday 6th November, the Net Zero North East Summit was held at the Crowne Plaza in Newcastle and marked the region’s continued commitment to to addressing the climate...
Exploring the Impact of AI on Education and our Preparing Students for the Future
In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, it is vital for educational institutions to equip students with the skills needed for success in the 21st century. At NEAT Academy Trust, we are committed to ensuring that our students are prepared for the future by...
Exciting Careers Opportunities at British Army Engagement Event
This week, NEAT Academy Trust had the honor of attending the Army Engagement event - 'Meet Your Army' - at St James Park on September 13th. Two members from the trust attended the event: Debi Bailey (Trust CEO) and Helen Taylor (Careers Strategic Lead). This event was...
Celebrating A Level Results Day!
We are so proud of our students' collecting their A Level results today. We congratulate every student for their hard work, dedication, and perseverance throughout their educational journey. At NEAT Academy Trust, we firmly believe in the power of education to...
What’s On? Summer Holidays 2023
This Summer holidays there are a whole range of activities to get involved with right across Newcastle for families and children of all ages. Below you can find links to access a list of activities from the Newcastle Support Directory. Summer What's On | Newcastle...
North East Devolution: Empowering the Local Economy and Our Students’ Future
Staff from NEAT Academy Trust attended the the North East Devolution Briefing. Organized by NE LEP, this event, took place at Newcastle catalyst on Tuesday 18 July, and briefed the business community about the foundations being laid for a transformative journey towards regional growth and economic prosperity.
Celebrating Refugee Week 2023
We are proud to come together in a celebration of the creativity and resilience that refugees bring to our community. At our schools, we are lucky to include a number of refugee families, and we’re proud for our school communities to be welcoming to those in need of...
SHINE Trust Celebration Event with NEAT CEO Debi Bailey
On Wednesday 15th June, NEAT Academy Trust/ our CEO, Debi Bailey, attended and spoke at a Celebration Event hosted by SHINE Trust in Newcastle. Debi was invited to talk to delegates about our trust values and vision and how SHINE has supported our work through...
GCSEs 2023
This week our students will be starting their GCSE and A Level exams. This year's GCSE exams will be taking place from the 15th of May until the 21st of June. A Level exams take place during the same period, starting on the 15th of May and finishing on the 26th of...
NEAT welcomes St Hild’s into our family of schools
To coincide with the fourth anniversary of the set up of our trust, we are delighted to welcome St Hild’s Church of England School in Hartlepool into the NEAT family of schools from 1 April 2021. We have been working increasingly closely with St Hild’s over the last...
Benfield wins Kellogg’s Best Breakfast Club Award
Brilliant news for Benfield this week with its breakfast club judged to be the best in the north east region by a panel of judges at the Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Awards. The award includes a cash prize of £1,000 to spend on the club, as well as a “party pack” to help...
Benfield School Assistant Head shortlisted for Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Award
Congratulations to Sarah Wardle, who has been shortlisted by Kellogg’s Breakfast Club Network for their regional awards. The awards are for the “unsung heroes” in schools who have gone above and beyond to keep pupils healthy and safe during the ongoing coronavirus...
NEAT welcomes new school improvement lead for secondary
We are delighted to welcome Carol Davison to the NEAT Central Team as the trust’s Lead for Secondary School Improvement. Carol joins us from her recent headship at St Cuthbert’s High School in Newcastle, which under her leadership achieved an ‘Outstanding’ judgement...
NEAT selected as sponsor match for St Hild’s Church of England School in Hartlepool
NEAT Academy Trust is delighted to announce that we have been selected by the Department for Education as the sponsor match for St Hild’s Church of England School. This recognises our continuing journey of improvement since the trust was formed in 2017 and that we...
Launch of NEAT Academy Trust YouTube Channel
We’re delighted to announce the launch of the NEAT Academy Trust Youtube channel. Featuring our fantastic pupils and staff across the trust, the Welcome to NEAT video tells you who we are, what we do and what’s important to us. Our journey is about to take a big step...
Newcastle United Foundation support for families
When West Walker Primary School in Newcastle-upon-Tyne needed help to integrate two of their new children who had just arrived from Iran, Dyar Kakrash, 8, and his three-year-old sister Sakar, Newcastle United Foundation had just the man for the job. Shayan Gazerani,...
Half-term fun – Dance in An Envelope
Keeping children amused and active over half-term holidays can be a challenge, especially when some fun activities aren’t possible due to Covid-19 restrictions. We’re super pleased that Company of Others, a charity in the North East that tackles inequality through...
School-based counselling across NEAT
We’re delighted to celebrate Rachael Nevin-Lewis’s first half-term as School Counsellor with NEAT Academy Trust. This new post benefits pupils who need support with emotional wellbeing, as we know that children are not ready to learn until they feel safe and happy....