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WhiteRoseAcademiesTrust
Feb 4, 20213 min read
WRAT CPD Blog – Lessons in Leadership
Nicola Widnall, Trust Vice-Principal We have learned so much from our CPD programme last half term, here is a breakdown of our Leadership...
WhiteRoseAcademiesTrust
Feb 4, 20215 min read
WRAT CPD Blog – TLA Updates
Michelle Minton, Rebecca Ashraf, and Alex Halpin – Teaching, Learning and Assessment Links Our TLA Links provide perspectives on...
WhiteRoseAcademiesTrust
Feb 3, 20212 min read
WRAT CPD Blog – “Less marking, more feedback.”
Rebecca Ashraf, Trust TLA Link (Leeds East Academy) One of my goals for this Academic year is to engage more in academic research. I...
WhiteRoseAcademiesTrust
Jan 15, 20211 min read
CEO Employee of the Term
Congratulations to Jenny Cain, Receptionist at Leeds East Academy, for being the recipient of Andrew Whitaker’s, Chief Executive Officer...
Amy Armstrong
Nov 13, 20202 min read
Growing in confidence
I have worked for the White Rose Academies Trust for just over two months now and I have already seen a massive change in my confidence...
Tom Walker
Oct 16, 20201 min read
Preparing for the unexpected
As the first couple of cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the UK my role at Leeds East Academy changed dramatically. I have learned...
Kavita Panesar
Oct 8, 20202 min read
Coming to the end of my Apprenticeship
Hello, I am back! I hope you are all well. It has been quite a while since I have done a blog. Ever since March 2020 it has been a...
Matthew Morgan
Sep 29, 20203 min read
The start of my NQT year
The class were laughing. Everything I tried to do to get them to focus on their work wasn't working. The students had found my weak spot...
Mia McTighe
Sep 22, 20202 min read
Securing My Dream Internship
Hello all, my name is Mia McTighe and I am an undergraduate student from the University of Leeds reading BA Linguistics and Phonetics. At...
Amy Armstrong
Sep 14, 20202 min read
Becoming an Intern at The White Rose Academies Trust
Amy Armstrong, University Student, has joined The White Rose Academies Trust on her one year University Industrial Placement. Amy has...
Halima Sohail
May 11, 20202 min read
Hopeful, Grateful and United
'After hopelessness, there is so much hope and after darkness, there is the much brighter sun’. -Rumi Looking back, just a few months ago...
Trust Projects Team
Mar 13, 20203 min read
Consistency is key
It has been at least two months since I last wrote a blog. I have since completed all exams for this year. During this time I have been able
Trust Projects Team
Mar 13, 20202 min read
Working to time constraints
Time. Everything we do is measured by time. We are closing in on the end of the second full term. I am seven months into my apprenticeship a
Trust Projects Team
Mar 13, 20202 min read
Positivity breeds Productivity
Since my arrival at Leeds East Academy I have been pleasantly surprised with the administration team and the way they regularly help one ano
Trust Projects Team
Mar 13, 20203 min read
Efficiency in the workplace
In my last blog post, I discussed a number of topics and events that had occurred in the organisation. I reflected upon these events and how
Trust Projects Team
Mar 13, 20203 min read
Changes happen, the question is what are you going to do about it?
Evolution, adaptation, dynamic, progressive are all synonyms of the word change. We all face change. In our business, staff change, selected
Trust Projects Team
Mar 13, 20202 min read
Seeking for Learning Opportunities
Before I started my apprenticeship, I had some pre-conceived ideas of what it was going to be like, specifically with regards to the trainin
Trust Projects Team
Mar 13, 20202 min read
All about accounting
Studying for an accounting qualification often seems daunting when faced with a new topic. I along with my classmates at college regularly s
Trust Projects Team
Mar 13, 20202 min read
"Obsess about the why."
“Obsess about the why.” That was the advice I and three other apprentices were given during the first Trust apprenticeship meeting with Mr W
Trust Projects Team
Mar 13, 20202 min read
Support
It is human nature to want to do things by ourselves. That’s just the way we are, however in almost every profession there are moments when
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