LIFE Education Trust
@lifeeducationtrust.com
Website: lifeeducationtrust.com
Building great learning communities where children flourish through courageous optimism, boundless creativity & heartfelt compassion. 11 schools currently.
Building great learning communities where children flourish through courageous optimism, boundless creativity & heartfelt compassion. 11 schools currently.
One of our Trust-wide initiatives to help our pupils flourish, is the LIFE Ambassadors Programme which brings together representatives in Years 5 & 7 from 12 of our LIFE Education Trust (UK) schools. The 2026 Ambassador Programme launched this week with an event was held at Fordham Primary School.
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
One of our Trust-wide initiatives to help our pupils flourish, is the LIFE Ambassadors Programme which brings together representatives in Years 5 & 7 from 12 of our LIFE Education Trust (UK) schools. The 2026 Ambassador Programme launched this week with an event was held at Fordham Primary School.
It was a pleasure to be joined by Iona Jackson, MD of Edurio, at our Executive Leadership Team meeting yesterday. Iona shared some fascinating insights into better understanding feedback and how to assess the listening maturity of our organisation.
#educationleadership #everyoneflourishes
#educationleadership #everyoneflourishes
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
It was a pleasure to be joined by Iona Jackson, MD of Edurio, at our Executive Leadership Team meeting yesterday. Iona shared some fascinating insights into better understanding feedback and how to assess the listening maturity of our organisation.
#educationleadership #everyoneflourishes
#educationleadership #everyoneflourishes
SAVE THE DATE - Mon 15 June - Thu 18 June 2026!
We are delighted to announce the Havering Festival of Education is back for 2026. Clear your diaries and join us for some extensive, purposeful CPD opportunities for everyone in education.
#HFestEd #TeacherCPD #FreeCPD
We are delighted to announce the Havering Festival of Education is back for 2026. Clear your diaries and join us for some extensive, purposeful CPD opportunities for everyone in education.
#HFestEd #TeacherCPD #FreeCPD
November 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
SAVE THE DATE - Mon 15 June - Thu 18 June 2026!
We are delighted to announce the Havering Festival of Education is back for 2026. Clear your diaries and join us for some extensive, purposeful CPD opportunities for everyone in education.
#HFestEd #TeacherCPD #FreeCPD
We are delighted to announce the Havering Festival of Education is back for 2026. Clear your diaries and join us for some extensive, purposeful CPD opportunities for everyone in education.
#HFestEd #TeacherCPD #FreeCPD
LIFE CEO Julian Dutnall & CPO Peter Whitelock are delighted to be speaking for the 4th time at the ASCL Trust Leaders Executive Programme focusing on people. Julian will speak about culture, motivation, teams & coaching and Peter will speak about D,E&I, belonging & effective HR practice.
#education
#education
November 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
LIFE CEO Julian Dutnall & CPO Peter Whitelock are delighted to be speaking for the 4th time at the ASCL Trust Leaders Executive Programme focusing on people. Julian will speak about culture, motivation, teams & coaching and Peter will speak about D,E&I, belonging & effective HR practice.
#education
#education
What a great day we had yesterday with 2 great welcome events for our newest edition to the Trust, Spring Meadow Primary & the official opening of our brand new nursery, Mudlarks, at Langenhoe Primary! Thank you to LIFE Chair Louise Douglas & Mayor of Colchester, Michael Lilley.
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
What a great day we had yesterday with 2 great welcome events for our newest edition to the Trust, Spring Meadow Primary & the official opening of our brand new nursery, Mudlarks, at Langenhoe Primary! Thank you to LIFE Chair Louise Douglas & Mayor of Colchester, Michael Lilley.
Delighted that LIFE primary school, Fordham, has received an excellent SIAMS inspection report. Inspectors recognised "Pupils & adults alike flourish both socially & academically in a community built on support & hope." Read full report here: allsaints-fordham.essex.sch.uk/wp-content/u...
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Delighted that LIFE primary school, Fordham, has received an excellent SIAMS inspection report. Inspectors recognised "Pupils & adults alike flourish both socially & academically in a community built on support & hope." Read full report here: allsaints-fordham.essex.sch.uk/wp-content/u...
Delighted that LIFE CPO, Peter Whitelock has been invited to speak at Disrupt HR's Cambridge event tomorrow. The event for bold thinkers, HR innovators, and tech trailblazers will come together to challenge the status quo and reimagine the future of work.
#innovation #people #everyoneflourishes
#innovation #people #everyoneflourishes
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Delighted that LIFE CPO, Peter Whitelock has been invited to speak at Disrupt HR's Cambridge event tomorrow. The event for bold thinkers, HR innovators, and tech trailblazers will come together to challenge the status quo and reimagine the future of work.
#innovation #people #everyoneflourishes
#innovation #people #everyoneflourishes
Proud to see our schools taking part in Armistice Day commemorations today.
"A hero remembered is never truly gone".
#Lestweforget #Honoringthebrave #Theygaveeverythingforoureverything
"A hero remembered is never truly gone".
#Lestweforget #Honoringthebrave #Theygaveeverythingforoureverything
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Proud to see our schools taking part in Armistice Day commemorations today.
"A hero remembered is never truly gone".
#Lestweforget #Honoringthebrave #Theygaveeverythingforoureverything
"A hero remembered is never truly gone".
#Lestweforget #Honoringthebrave #Theygaveeverythingforoureverything
A thought provoking blog by our CEO, Julian Dutnall exploring how metaphors can be applied to organisations, allowing us to describe complex systems, relationships, and cultures in ways that simple charts or descriptions cannot.
lifeeducationtrust.com/how-metaphor...
#everyoneflourishes
lifeeducationtrust.com/how-metaphor...
#everyoneflourishes
How Metaphors Reveal the Heart of LIFE
As a former English teacher, I have always loved metaphors — their ability to illuminate simple things as well as complex ideas, to reveal hidden connections, and to help us see familiar things in …
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November 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A thought provoking blog by our CEO, Julian Dutnall exploring how metaphors can be applied to organisations, allowing us to describe complex systems, relationships, and cultures in ways that simple charts or descriptions cannot.
lifeeducationtrust.com/how-metaphor...
#everyoneflourishes
lifeeducationtrust.com/how-metaphor...
#everyoneflourishes
We are thrilled to announce that Spring Meadow Primary School in Harwich has now officially joined LIFE Education Trust. We welcome all Spring Meadow pupils, parents/carers, colleagues and governors.
#everyoneflourishes #multiacademytrust #aTrustYouCanTrust #primaryschool #essexschools
#everyoneflourishes #multiacademytrust #aTrustYouCanTrust #primaryschool #essexschools
November 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
We are thrilled to announce that Spring Meadow Primary School in Harwich has now officially joined LIFE Education Trust. We welcome all Spring Meadow pupils, parents/carers, colleagues and governors.
#everyoneflourishes #multiacademytrust #aTrustYouCanTrust #primaryschool #essexschools
#everyoneflourishes #multiacademytrust #aTrustYouCanTrust #primaryschool #essexschools
Yesterday we launched 'Headship Excellence', a course developed by LIFE Education Trust, The Learning Partnership Trust & DSAMAT to develop headship expertise. 25 school leaders from 5 different MATs came together for a great first session.
#educationleadership #cpd #headteachers #flourishing
#educationleadership #cpd #headteachers #flourishing
October 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Yesterday we launched 'Headship Excellence', a course developed by LIFE Education Trust, The Learning Partnership Trust & DSAMAT to develop headship expertise. 25 school leaders from 5 different MATs came together for a great first session.
#educationleadership #cpd #headteachers #flourishing
#educationleadership #cpd #headteachers #flourishing
Great to hear from Sir Martyn Oliver, Chief Inspector of Ofsted, this morning at day two of the Confederation of School Trusts Annual Conference. It's been a fantastic event so far with a real sense of expectancy and interest.
#everyonefluorishes #flourishing #educationleadership #MultiAcademyTrust
#everyonefluorishes #flourishing #educationleadership #MultiAcademyTrust
October 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Great to hear from Sir Martyn Oliver, Chief Inspector of Ofsted, this morning at day two of the Confederation of School Trusts Annual Conference. It's been a fantastic event so far with a real sense of expectancy and interest.
#everyonefluorishes #flourishing #educationleadership #MultiAcademyTrust
#everyonefluorishes #flourishing #educationleadership #MultiAcademyTrust
We are so excited to be at the Confederation of School Trusts annual conference in Birmingham for the next two days, with our CEO, Julian Dutnall due to speak about flourishing shortly, joined at the conference by colleagues, as well as LIFE Mascot Zoe Bear who had a great trip up on the train!
October 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
We are so excited to be at the Confederation of School Trusts annual conference in Birmingham for the next two days, with our CEO, Julian Dutnall due to speak about flourishing shortly, joined at the conference by colleagues, as well as LIFE Mascot Zoe Bear who had a great trip up on the train!
It's almost time for the CST Annual Conference and we're delighted that our LIFE Education Trust (UK) CEO Julian Dutnall will be speaking this Thursday on the subject of flourishing, alongside colleagues Leanne Bridgwood from Windsor Academy Trust and Iona Jackson from conference partner Edurio.
October 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It's almost time for the CST Annual Conference and we're delighted that our LIFE Education Trust (UK) CEO Julian Dutnall will be speaking this Thursday on the subject of flourishing, alongside colleagues Leanne Bridgwood from Windsor Academy Trust and Iona Jackson from conference partner Edurio.
An excellent day at our Annual Governance Conference. Thanks to all our governors & colleagues who attended this great learning & networking event, with presentations from Trust leaders, recognition awards for the hard work our governors carry out for our schools, & a lovely celebratory lunch!
October 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
An excellent day at our Annual Governance Conference. Thanks to all our governors & colleagues who attended this great learning & networking event, with presentations from Trust leaders, recognition awards for the hard work our governors carry out for our schools, & a lovely celebratory lunch!
Delighted to announce 2 of our LIFE primary schools, Langenhoe & Dame Tipping, have been recognised in the 2025 Edurio Awards. Both schools are TOP IN THIER REGION & in the TOP 10 performing schools IN THE COUNTRY for pupil choice! Well done everyone involved in achieving this.
#schoolawards
#schoolawards
October 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Delighted to announce 2 of our LIFE primary schools, Langenhoe & Dame Tipping, have been recognised in the 2025 Edurio Awards. Both schools are TOP IN THIER REGION & in the TOP 10 performing schools IN THE COUNTRY for pupil choice! Well done everyone involved in achieving this.
#schoolawards
#schoolawards
Now that the new academic year is in full swing, it seemed like a great time to continue our 'Meet the Team' series.
Introducing: Rebecca Beach - Trust People Manager
Find out all about Rebecca here: lifeeducationtrust.com/our-team/
Look out for more 'Meet the Team' posts coming soon.
Introducing: Rebecca Beach - Trust People Manager
Find out all about Rebecca here: lifeeducationtrust.com/our-team/
Look out for more 'Meet the Team' posts coming soon.
October 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Now that the new academic year is in full swing, it seemed like a great time to continue our 'Meet the Team' series.
Introducing: Rebecca Beach - Trust People Manager
Find out all about Rebecca here: lifeeducationtrust.com/our-team/
Look out for more 'Meet the Team' posts coming soon.
Introducing: Rebecca Beach - Trust People Manager
Find out all about Rebecca here: lifeeducationtrust.com/our-team/
Look out for more 'Meet the Team' posts coming soon.
LIFE CFOO, Tamsin Owens and Finance & Payroll Manager, Gretel Talwar, had a great day at Fintech in Education today, networking and talking about how to use AI better in the education sector, and speaking to suppliers about what we actually need as an industry.
#techineducation #everyoneflourishes
#techineducation #everyoneflourishes
October 3, 2025 at 2:41 PM
LIFE CFOO, Tamsin Owens and Finance & Payroll Manager, Gretel Talwar, had a great day at Fintech in Education today, networking and talking about how to use AI better in the education sector, and speaking to suppliers about what we actually need as an industry.
#techineducation #everyoneflourishes
#techineducation #everyoneflourishes
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We are excited for @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social in March 2026. Take a look below at the books your book token could buy #WBD
September 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
We are excited for @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social in March 2026. Take a look below at the books your book token could buy #WBD
A fantastic day at LIFE Education Trust! We were delighted to welcome Professor Alex Hill, to our first Executive Team meeting of the year where he shared fascinating insights. Then we welcomed our newest LIFE school, Dr Walker's, to the Trust officially, with a welcome party for colleagues.
September 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A fantastic day at LIFE Education Trust! We were delighted to welcome Professor Alex Hill, to our first Executive Team meeting of the year where he shared fascinating insights. Then we welcomed our newest LIFE school, Dr Walker's, to the Trust officially, with a welcome party for colleagues.
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Join us this Thursday for our Open Evening for prospective students and parents. There will be the opportunity to tour the school, speak to students & teachers, & to attend the Headteacher’s talk. Headteacher talks at 5:15pm & 6:15pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
Find out more: fbaok.co.uk
Find out more: fbaok.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Join us this Thursday for our Open Evening for prospective students and parents. There will be the opportunity to tour the school, speak to students & teachers, & to attend the Headteacher’s talk. Headteacher talks at 5:15pm & 6:15pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
Find out more: fbaok.co.uk
Find out more: fbaok.co.uk
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Today is the end of our first full week back to school and what a busy week it has been! Our school community is ready for an exciting academic year #CVambition
September 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Today is the end of our first full week back to school and what a busy week it has been! Our school community is ready for an exciting academic year #CVambition
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September 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Frances Bardsley School
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And we are back and so is our weekly newsletter
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#greatthingshappenhere
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And we are back and so is our weekly newsletter
secure.smore.com/n/m4k9r
#greatthingshappenhere
Following Dr Walkers CofE Primary School joining the Trust last week, we are delighted to announce the launch of their brand new website www.drwalkers.co.uk. Take a look to find out more about this new LIFE school.
#everyoneflourishes #aTrustYouCanTrust #essexschools #churchschools #primaryschools
#everyoneflourishes #aTrustYouCanTrust #essexschools #churchschools #primaryschools
September 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Following Dr Walkers CofE Primary School joining the Trust last week, we are delighted to announce the launch of their brand new website www.drwalkers.co.uk. Take a look to find out more about this new LIFE school.
#everyoneflourishes #aTrustYouCanTrust #essexschools #churchschools #primaryschools
#everyoneflourishes #aTrustYouCanTrust #essexschools #churchschools #primaryschools