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'''United Learning''' is a group of [[State-funded schools (England)|state-funded schools]] and fee-paying [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private schools]] operating in England. United Learning is the trading name for '''[[United Church Schools Trust]] (UCST)''' and '''United Learning Trust (ULT)'''. It is one of the largest 10 charities with the most employees in the UK,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/283441/united-kingdom-uk-charities-with-most-employees/|title=Charities with the most employees 2018 {{!}} UK charity|website=Statista|language=en|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> with central offices in [[Peterborough]], [[London]] and [[Salford]]. It is governed by a board of trustees and run by an executive team.<ref name=UL>{{Cite web|url=https://unitedlearning.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/executive-team|title=United Learning > About Us > Who we are > Executive Team|website=unitedlearning.org.uk|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> In 2012, ULT and UCST rebranded to operate under one name, United Learning.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unitedlearning.org.uk/about-us/the-road-to-united-learning|title=United Learning > About Us > The road to United Learning|website=unitedlearning.org.uk|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> They legally remain as two separate charities.

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'''United Learning''' is a group of [[State-funded schools (England)|state-funded schools]] and fee-paying [[Independent school (United Kingdom)|independent schools]] operating in England. United Learning is the trading name for '''[[United Church Schools Trust]] (UCST)''' and '''United Learning Trust (ULT)'''. It is one of the largest 10 charities with the most employees in the UK,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/283441/united-kingdom-uk-charities-with-most-employees/|title=Charities with the most employees 2018 {{!}} UK charity|website=Statista|language=en|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> with central offices in [[Peterborough]], [[London]] and [[Salford]]. It is governed by a board of trustees and run by an executive team.<ref name=UL>{{Cite web|url=https://unitedlearning.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/executive-team|title=United Learning > About Us > Who we are > Executive Team|website=unitedlearning.org.uk|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> In 2012, ULT and UCST rebranded to operate under one name, United Learning.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unitedlearning.org.uk/about-us/the-road-to-united-learning|title=United Learning > About Us > The road to United Learning|website=unitedlearning.org.uk|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> They legally remain as two separate charities.


== History ==
== History ==
United Church Schools Trust began life as the Church Schools Company, formed in 1883 by a committee including the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]. The company was formed in response to the lack of academic education available for girls. The first school the Company opened was [[Surbiton High School]] in 1884. By 1885, the Company had 10 schools with 653 pupils between them.<ref name=UL/>
United Church Schools Trust began life as the Church Schools Company, formed in 1883 by a committee including the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]. The company was formed in response to the lack of academic education available for girls. The first school the company opened was [[Surbiton High School]] in 1884. By 1885, the company had 10 schools with 653 pupils between them.<ref name=UL/>


United Learning Trust was formed in 2002 as a subsidiary of the United Church Schools Trust (which comprised independent schools only) in response to the government's invitation to develop new state academies. United Learning Trust's first academy, [[Manchester Academy (Moss Side)|Manchester Academy]], opened in 2003, replacing Ducie High School, a school with a severe [[truancy]] problem; the academy received an "outstanding" report from [[Ofsted]] in 2009.<ref>
United Learning Trust was formed in 2002 as a subsidiary of the United Church Schools Trust (which comprised independent schools only) in response to the government's invitation to develop new state academies. United Learning Trust's first academy, [[Manchester Academy (Moss Side)|Manchester Academy]], opened in 2003, replacing Ducie High School, a school with a severe [[truancy]] problem; the academy received an "outstanding" report from [[Ofsted]] in 2009.<ref>
In 2016 the OFSTED Full inspection: Requires Improvement.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8022378.stm 'Worst' school praised by Ofsted], BBC News, 28 April 2009.</ref> Inspectors noted: "No matter what their background, all groups of students make outstanding progress as they move through the years."<ref>{{cite web|author=Yakub Qureshi |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/news/education/s/1112168_reborn_school_a_class_act |title=Reborn school a class act |publisher=Manchester Evening News |date=2009-04-28 |accessdate=2013-02-06}}</ref>
In 2016 the OFSTED Full inspection: Requires Improvement.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8022378.stm 'Worst' school praised by Ofsted], BBC News, 28 April 2009.</ref> Inspectors noted: "No matter what their background, all groups of students make outstanding progress as they move through the years."<ref>{{cite web|author=Yakub Qureshi |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/news/education/s/1112168_reborn_school_a_class_act |title=Reborn school a class act |publisher=Manchester Evening News |date=2009-04-28 |access-date=2013-02-06}}</ref>


In 2012, it was agreed that United Church Schools Trust and United Learning Trust should come together under the same branding, 'United Learning', bringing together the state and independent schools represented by the two related charities. {{cn|date=December 2019}}
In 2012, it was agreed that United Church Schools Trust and United Learning Trust should come together under the same branding, 'United Learning', bringing together the state and independent schools represented by the two related charities. {{citation needed|date=December 2019}}


==United Learning Trust==
==United Learning Trust==
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| registration_id = [https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/04439859/officers 04439859]
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| founded_date = {{Start date|2002|05|15}}
| founded_date = {{Start date|2002|05|15}}
| location = Worldwide House, Thorpe Wood, Peterborough, PE3 6SB <ref name="gias">{{cite web |title=UNITED LEARNING TRUST - GOV.UK |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Groups/Group/Details/5143 |website=get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |accessdate=19 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
| location = Worldwide House, Thorpe Wood, Peterborough, PE3 6SB <ref name="gias">{{cite web |title=UNITED LEARNING TRUST - GOV.UK |url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Groups/Group/Details/5143 |website=get-information-schools.service.gov.uk |access-date=19 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
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| key_people = Jon Coles (CEO) <ref>{{cite news |last1=Jeffreys |first1=Branwen |title=Academy boss warns of grammar risk |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-37513737 |accessdate=19 December 2019 |date=30 September 2016}}</ref>
| key_people = Jon Coles (CEO) <ref>{{cite news |last1=Jeffreys |first1=Branwen |title=Academy boss warns of grammar risk |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-37513737 |access-date=19 December 2019 |date=30 September 2016}}</ref>
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The trust handles all the central bureaucracy that the schools need to have in place, for instance updating all of the statutory policies, such as these used in Lambeth <ref name="policies">{{cite web |title=Policies |url=https://www.lambeth-academy.org/about-us/useful-links/policies |website=www.lambeth-academy.org |publisher=United Learning Trust |accessdate=19 December 2019}}</ref> human resources , capital spending and procurement.


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There were 72 United Learning state-funded schools in November 2019.<ref name=gias/> They are free to attend, and accept students of all backgrounds, all faiths and none. The ethos is distinctly Christian and particularly [[Church of England]].<ref name="NUT">{{cite web |date=Nov 2018 |title=Working in UL Academies |url=https://www.teachers.org.uk/sites/default/files2014/NUT-Briefing-Working-in-UL-Academies-November-2018.doc |access-date=27 August 2019 |website=NEU (NUT)}}</ref>
===Human resources (staffing)===
These schools do not recognise the [[School Teachers' Pay and Conditions Document|Burgundy Book]] teachers' pay and conditions of service agreements. Existing staff are transferred over on their existing contracts, following [[TUPE]] new members of staff enter into an individual contract with the trust.<ref name="NUT">{{cite web |title=Working in UL Academies |url=https://www.teachers.org.uk/sites/default/files2014/NUT-Briefing-Working-in-UL-Academies-November-2018.doc |website=NEU (NUT) |accessdate=27 August 2019 |date=Nov 2018}}</ref>

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==State-funded schools==
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There were 72 United Learning schools in November 2019.<ref name=gias/> They are free to attend, and accept students of all backgrounds, all faiths and none. The ethos is distinctly Christian and particularly [[Church of England]].<ref name="NUT"/>
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The trust handles all the central bureaucracy that the schools need to have in place, for instance updating all of the statutory policies, such as these used in Lambeth <ref name="policies">{{cite web |title=Policies |url=https://www.lambeth-academy.org/about-us/useful-links/policies |website=www.lambeth-academy.org |publisher=United Learning Trust |access-date=19 December 2019}}</ref> human resources, capital spending and procurement.

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==State-funded schools==


===Primary schools===
===Primary schools===
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* Cravenwood Primary Academy, [[Crumpsall]], [[Manchester]]
* Cravenwood Primary Academy, [[Crumpsall]], [[Manchester]]
* Dukesgate Academy, [[Salford]]
* Dukesgate Academy, [[Salford]]
* Fulham Primary School, [[Fulham]], London
* The Galfrid School, [[Cambridge]]
* The Galfrid School, [[Cambridge]]
* Grange Primary Academy, [[Kettering]]
* Grange Primary Academy, [[Kettering]]
* Ham Dingle Primary Academy, [[Pedmore]], [[Stourbridge]]
* Hanwell Fields Community School, [[Banbury]]
* Hanwell Fields Community School, [[Banbury]]
* High Hazels Academy, [[Darnall]], [[Sheffield]]
* High Hazels Academy, [[Darnall]], [[Sheffield]]
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* Silverdale Primary Academy, [[Newcastle-under-Lyme]]
* Silverdale Primary Academy, [[Newcastle-under-Lyme]]
* Southway Primary School, [[Bognor Regis]]
* Southway Primary School, [[Bognor Regis]]
* Sulivan Primary School, [[Fulham]], [[London]]
* Timbertree Academy, [[Cradley Heath]]
* Timbertree Academy, [[Cradley Heath]]
* The Victory Primary School, [[Paulsgrove]], [[Portsmouth]]
* The Victory Primary School, [[Paulsgrove]], [[Portsmouth]]
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* Wilberforce Primary School, [[City of Westminster]], [[London]]
* Wilberforce Primary School, [[City of Westminster]], [[London]]
* Windale Primary School, [[Oxford]]
* Windale Primary School, [[Oxford]]
* Winston Way Academy, [[Ilford]], [[Essex]]
* Winston Way Academy, [[Ilford]], [[London]]
* Worsbrough Bank End Primary School, [[Barnsley]]
* Worsbrough Bank End Primary School, [[Barnsley]]
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* [[Barnsley Academy]]
* [[Barnsley Academy]]
* [[Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology]]
* [[Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology]]
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* [[Carter Community School]]
* [[Castle View Academy]]
* [[Castle View Academy]]
* [[Coleridge Community College]]
* [[Coleridge Community College]]
* [[The Cornerstone Academy]]
* [[Ernest Bevin Academy]]
* [[George Eliot Academy]]
* [[Glenmoor Academy]]
* [[Glenmoor Academy]]
* [[Hartshill Academy]]
* [[Heath Lane Academy]]
* [[Holland Park School]]
* [[Huish Episcopi Academy]]
* [[The Hurlingham Academy]]
* [[The Hurlingham Academy]]
* [[Norden High School and Sports College|The Hyndburn Academy]]
* [[The Hyndburn Academy]]
* [[Irlam and Cadishead Academy]]
* [[Irlam and Cadishead Academy]]
* [[John Roan School]]
* [[The John Roan School]]
* [[John Smeaton Academy]]
* [[John Smeaton Academy]]
* [[Lambeth Academy]]
* [[Lambeth Academy]] (now known as "The Elms Academy")
* [[The Lowry Academy]]
* [[Manchester Academy (secondary school)|Manchester Academy]]
* [[Manchester Academy (secondary school)|Manchester Academy]]
* [[Midhurst Rother College]]
* [[Marsden Heights Community College]]
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* [[Midhurst Rother College]]
* [[Newstead Wood School]]
* [[North Oxfordshire Academy]]
* [[North Oxfordshire Academy]]
* [[Northampton Academy]]
* [[Northampton Academy]]
* [[Nova Hreod Academy]]
* [[Nova Hreod Academy]]
* [[The Nuneaton Academy]]
* [[Paddington Academy]]
* [[Paddington Academy]]
* [[Parkside Community College]]
* [[Parkside Community College]]
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* [[Salford City Academy]]
* [[Salford City Academy]]
* [[Seahaven Academy]]
* [[Seahaven Academy]]
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* [[Sedgehill School]]
* [[Sheffield Park Academy]]
* [[Sheffield Park Academy]]
* [[Sheffield Springs Academy]]
* [[Sheffield Springs Academy]]
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* [[Stockport Academy]]
* [[Stockport Academy]]
* [[The Totteridge Academy]]
* [[The Totteridge Academy]]
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* [[Trumpington Community College]]
* [[Walthamstow Academy]]
* [[Walthamstow Academy]]
* [[Winton Academy]]
* [[Winton Academy]]
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* [[Swindon Academy]]
* [[Swindon Academy]]
* [[William Hulme's Grammar School]]
* [[William Hulme's Grammar School]]

===Partnership schools===
* [[Sedgehill School]] Lewisham <ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Alex |title=Sedgehill School to enter academy partnership |url=http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2017/07/sedgehill-school-to-enter-academy-partnership/ |accessdate=28 August 2019 |work=Eastlondonlines |date=10 July 2017}}</ref>


== United Church Schools Trust ==
== United Church Schools Trust ==
{{main|United Church Schools Trust}}
{{main|United Church Schools Trust}}
These are fee paying establishments in the [[United Church Schools Trust]].
Fee paying schools in the associated [[United Church Schools Trust]] include:


==Independent schools==
===Primary & preparatory schools===
===Primary & preparatory schools===
* Banstead Preparatory School
* Banstead Preparatory School
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===Senior & all-through schools===
===Senior & all-through schools===
* [[Arnold KEQMS|AKS Lytham]]
* [[AKS Lytham]]
* [[Ashford School]]
* [[Ashford School]]
* [[Dunottar School]]
* [[Dunottar School]]
* [[Embley (school)|Embley]]
* [[Guildford High School]]
* [[Guildford High School]]
* [[Hampshire Collegiate School]]
* [[Tranby School]]
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* [[Hull Collegiate School]]
* [[Lincoln Minster School]]
* [[Lincoln Minster School]]
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* [[Princess Helena College]]
* [[Surbiton High School]]
* [[Surbiton High School]]
* [[The Royal School, Haslemere]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|https://unitedlearning.org.uk/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110730190604/http://www.ult.org.uk/ United Learning website]
* [https://expedite-consulting.com/united-learning-helping-turnaround-struggling-academies-interview-mandy-coalter/ Consultant interview with Mandy Coulter of UL over HR challenges]
* [https://expedite-consulting.com/united-learning-helping-turnaround-struggling-academies-interview-mandy-coalter/ Consultant interview with Mandy Coulter of UL over HR challenges]
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United Learning is a group of state-funded schools and fee-paying private schools operating in England. United Learning is the trading name for United Church Schools Trust (UCST) and United Learning Trust (ULT). It is one of the largest 10 charities with the most employees in the UK,[1] with central offices in Peterborough, London and Salford. It is governed by a board of trustees and run by an executive team.[2] In 2012, ULT and UCST rebranded to operate under one name, United Learning.[3] They legally remain as two separate charities.

History

United Church Schools Trust began life as the Church Schools Company, formed in 1883 by a committee including the Archbishop of Canterbury. The company was formed in response to the lack of academic education available for girls. The first school the company opened was Surbiton High School in 1884. By 1885, the company had 10 schools with 653 pupils between them.[2]

United Learning Trust was formed in 2002 as a subsidiary of the United Church Schools Trust (which comprised independent schools only) in response to the government's invitation to develop new state academies. United Learning Trust's first academy, Manchester Academy, opened in 2003, replacing Ducie High School, a school with a severe truancy problem; the academy received an "outstanding" report from Ofsted in 2009.[4] Inspectors noted: "No matter what their background, all groups of students make outstanding progress as they move through the years."[5]

In 2012, it was agreed that United Church Schools Trust and United Learning Trust should come together under the same branding, 'United Learning', bringing together the state and independent schools represented by the two related charities. [citation needed]

United Learning Trust

United Learning Trust
GegründetMay 15, 2002 (2002-05-15)
TypMulti-academy trust
Registration no.04439859
FocusBildung
Standort
  • Worldwide House, Thorpe Wood, Peterborough, PE3 6SB [6]
Key people
Jon Coles (CEO) [7]
Websitewww.unitedlearning.org.uk
UID 5143

There were 72 United Learning state-funded schools in November 2019.[6] They are free to attend, and accept students of all backgrounds, all faiths and none. The ethos is distinctly Christian and particularly Church of England.[8]

The trust handles all the central bureaucracy that the schools need to have in place, for instance updating all of the statutory policies, such as these used in Lambeth [9] human resources, capital spending and procurement.

State-funded schools

Primary schools

Secondary schools

All-through schools

United Church Schools Trust

Main article: United Church Schools Trust

Fee paying schools in the associated United Church Schools Trust include:

Primary & preparatory schools

  • Banstead Preparatory School
  • Coworth Flexlands School
  • Rowan Preparatory School
  • St Ives School Haslemere

Senior & all-through schools

References

  1. ^ "Charities with the most employees 2018 | UK charity". Statista. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "United Learning > About Us > Who we are > Executive Team". unitedlearning.org.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. ^ "United Learning > About Us > The road to United Learning". unitedlearning.org.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. ^ In 2016 the OFSTED Full inspection: Requires Improvement.'Worst' school praised by Ofsted, BBC News, 28 April 2009.
  5. ^ Yakub Qureshi (28 April 2009). "Reborn school a class act". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  6. ^ a b "UNITED LEARNING TRUST - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  7. ^ Jeffreys, Branwen (30 September 2016). "Academy boss warns of grammar risk". Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Working in UL Academies". NEU (NUT). November 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Policies". www.lambeth-academy.org. United Learning Trust. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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