Tees Valley Education 2015

Tees Valley Education is a Multi-Academy Trust and sponsor which is currently made up of three academies across Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland. The two founding academies, Brambles and Pennyman, formed a dedicated partnership in 2010 underpinned by a passionately shared commitment to improve outcomes for all children and their communities. Over the seven years we have worked together, there have been a number of significant events, which have led to the formation and development of the Trust. Brambles and Pennyman were two of the first primary schools in Middlesbrough to become academies in September 2012. Both academies were recognised as 'outstanding' in every category by Ofsted in the summer of 2014. Both academies were then designated as 'National Support Schools' in February 2015. At the same time, the leaders of the academies were recognised as National Leaders of Education. Teaching School status was awarded to Brambles and Pennyman in February 2016. Within the Trust, there is a wealth of knowledge and expertise across both mainstream and specialist provision. We pride ourselves on our inclusivity: we have over 1000 mainstream places and 110 specialist unit places across the three academies. We also offer a range of outreach for both mainstream and specialist settings as well as leadership development and individual curriculum areas as national support schools. As a group, we have constantly demonstrated our commitment and ability to nurture, share and encourage outstanding educational practice in a range of settings. We firmly believe that excellence happens, not in isolated moments, but when we strive to achieve it on a daily basis: An aspiration we have for all.