Russell Gray
rgrayed.bsky.social
Russell Gray
@rgrayed.bsky.social
Regional Director of Schools (Primary)
Astrea Academy Trust
Reflecting on how to improve the experience of starting school for families and children after an insightful day in Leeds with the DfE RISE team 🧐
June 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Taking delivery of our cross phase collaboration on Year 6-7 transition materials to support our 750 trainee Y7s as they make the move from primary to secondary is a real moment! ⭐️
May 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
All of our academies are now rated 'Good' by Ofsted! 👏

This achievement is a testament to the hard work and dedication of all our colleagues across the Trust and schools, but most importantly, it reflects our commitment to providing the very best for the students and communities we serve ❤️📚
February 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Huge thanks to Hull Collaborative Academy Trust’s Catherine Corner and Thoresby Primary School for hosting leaders from Astrea Academy Trust this week. An incredible example of what can be achieved with attention to young people’s character development 🥇
February 14, 2025 at 10:32 AM
What says love on Valentine’s Day more than an extra day’s worth of pedagogy CPD for all 200 Astrea Academy Trust primary teachers trust-wide? Great to have their collective strength coming together on behalf of our 5000 young learners!
February 14, 2025 at 9:22 AM
An exciting afternoon at Astrea Academy Trust! Our new group of super-motivated leaders from both primary and secondary have begun co-developing the first of our innovative Year 6-7 transition materials to make the move to KS3 a strong one for each of our learners 💪.
January 29, 2025 at 7:47 AM
My favourite Autumn Term post:
After going to their local food bank to learn about what was needed in their locality, this group of 9-11 year olds made sure that harvest assembly was good for their community. Here they are leading their school assembly… what a powerful group of young citizens!
January 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
First Bluesky post… starting with what I strive to start with!
January 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM