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Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT) and Cambridge Primary Education Trust (CPET) have confirmed their voluntary merger – and will be known as Meridian Trust. Under the new Meridian Trust, 23 CMAT primary, secondary and special schools have come together with five CPET primary schools, educating approximately 17,000 pupils. These schools include Ely College, Downham Feoffees …
Staff from the Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT) pushed themselves to the limit as they took on the Lake District 10 Peaks challenge in 10 hours on the 10th October to mark the Trust’s 10th anniversary. The Lake District 10 Peaks Challenge was a one-day event which drew in 11 summits over a walking distance …
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Ely College and Bishop Laney Sixth Form has achieved the School Mental Health Award which is delivered by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools. Ely College and Bishop Laney Sixth Form were awarded a Gold standard for its outstanding mental health and wellbeing provision. This award, compiled and submitted by Assistant …
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The headteacher of The Harbour School has thanked the school’s community for their support as the school reaches the end of its first term as part of Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT). The Harbour School, in Wilburton, near Ely, caters for a full role of 89 boys with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs …
Pupils from Lantern Community Primary School put their best foot forward to help raise more than £4,000 for the school in the FOTLS (Friends of The Lantern School) fun run. The fun run, organised by FOTLS, was started as a creative alternative to the many fundraising activities that could not happen due to Covid-19. The …
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Mark Woods, CEO of Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT), is asking for the public to have their say on the future of his lockdown beard as part of a fundraising campaign for Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice. In March this year, Mark Woods promised that he would grow a beard during lockdown and not shave …
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Downham Feoffees Primary Academy has become one of just 160 schools across the country to be recognised for its excellence in science. The school, which is part of the Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT), was awarded a Primary Science Quality Mark (PSQM) for its teaching and learning in the subject. Downham Feoffees Primary Academy’s Principal, …
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The show goes on for Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust’s (CMAT) Arts Festival after initial plans were changed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Staff and students across CMAT have taken the opportunity to move their talents to the virtual stage, with the online festival already receiving endorsement from celebrities including Matt Allwright, star of The One …
The show must go on for CMAT Arts Festival – with celebrity endorsement! Read More »
Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT) runs five primary schools in the Peterborough and Cambridgeshire area. Mark Woods, CEO of CMAT, said: “As a Trust, we are continuing to closely follow the guidance being provided by the Government in relation to the reopening of schools. “We are working hard to be prepared to welcome more students …
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In its first Ofsted inspection since joining the Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust (CMAT), Ely College has been rated Good with Outstanding leadership and management. It has been a fantastic three years for the college, who were announced last summer as ‘Secondary School of the Year’ at the Cambridge News Education Awards and achieved some of …
Ely College ‘transformed’ as Ofsted rate the school Good with Outstanding features Read More »
Ely College management is inviting everyone to see changes made since CMAT (Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust) which it took over more than 2 years ago. The event which takes place on October 11th between 5:30pm and 8:00pm will be to showcase changes made and advancements to the school over the last 2 years. Teachers, students and …
Lantern Community Primary School, Ely, rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted, officially joined CMAT on 1st June 2018. The school had already been working closely with the Trust since the start of the year while the plans were approved by the Department for Education. CMAT (Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust) was formed in 2011 and enabled Swavesey Village …
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Hundreds of students had their eyes opened to a variety of careers during a special event at Ely College today. The college hosted its annual careers event, bringing together year five students from six different primary schools and year eight secondary students. Littleport Community Primary School, Millfield School, Downham Feoffees Primary Academy, the Lantern Community …
Careers event draws hundreds of primary kids to Ely College Read More »
Ely College is taking a proactive approach to tackling the issue of mental health in young people by arranging a special session on Monday, aimed at getting students to talk openly. At a time when mental health of children and young adults is increasingly hitting the headlines, the college, together with Talking FreEly, hopes to …
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Ely College students recently got to build and test their own wind turbine models as part of a special scheme aimed at giving them a taste of careers in science and technology. They also got to learn about a super sonic, jet and rocket fueled racing car that’s being developed with the hope of eventually …
Budding Ely College engineers put their energy into wind power Read More »
“We are back in business and moving forward”. That’s the message from Ely College principal Richard Spencer. Since taking up his post in the summer, Mr Spencer has been on a massive mission to win back the hearts and minds of the local community, making a raft of radical changes, recruiting staff and hoping to …
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The principal of Ely College has announced she will step down at the end of the academic year – just 18 months after taking up her post at the struggling school. In a letter to parents, principal Evelyn Ford said she was “extremely proud of all that has been achieved by everyone in the school …
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