Author: Simon Spry

Ofsted have been back in the LAT…. AGAIN! Earlier this week Ofsted visited Hyde Park Infants school and when they arrived on Tuesday morning it was looking absolutely amazing. We will let you all know how it went in due course! …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Ofsted’s report on the work of our teaching school, PTSA, as an apprentice provider is now […]

A fun packed run on the Hoe! The dark, brooding skies and the occasional threat of rain didn’t put us off! We had a great time! Take a look at some of the pictures below. Hundreds of children and staff from most of our LAT schools congregated on the Hoe and enjoy a fantastic morning together with thousands […]

Ofsted’s inspection report on Widewell is now out and it’s fantastic! Ofsted at Widewell A few weeks ago, Ofsted visited Widewell Primary and their report from the inspection has just been published and sent to parents at the school. We are absolutely delighted with the report, which has 5 ‘expected’ judgements and 2 ‘strong’ judgements for ‘Behaviour and […]

We have a new interim CEO! As you may have already seen in yesterday’s all staff email from the LAT Board, Ciara Moran has been appointed as the LAT’s new interim CEO for 12 months from 1st September 2026. This is really fantastic news for the LAT and I am sure you will all join me in congratulating […]

Welcome back to the first newsletter of the summer term. This week I have had the pleasure of visiting 3 of our wonderful LAT schools, within 2 days. I went to Mount Wise, Prince Rock and Knowle for various reasons and all 3 were fabulous. Every time I go to Mount Wise Primary, I always arrive a few […]

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… It’s farewell to Claire at Pomphlett! After a professional lifetime in the teaching profession, Pomphlett’s headteacher, Claire Makelis, leaves us next Thursday. Claire has been the headteacher at Pomphlett since she stepped up from the role of deputy in 2019. Claire has done an amazing job leading a marvellous school and we wish her all the best […]

There are still a couple of spaces left for teams of up to 6 in the LAT quiz …… in less than 2 weeks time! If your school or team would like to enter, please let Amy in HR know asap!  ENTER NOW LAT QUIZ 2026 Time is now running out to join the LAT’s annual social event […]

The Ofsted news on Knowle is now out and as you can see from the picture above, it is really good news!! The Knowle Ofsted inspection report was released after we published this newsletter last Friday and you can now read the whole thing by clicking here….. https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.knowle-plymouth.co.uk%2Fattachments%2Fdownload.asp%3Ffile%3D180%26type%3Dpdf&data=05%7C02%7Csimon.spry%40learningat.uk%7C0794c38d02ae4dca14b708de80325e8e%7Cefd2b652cf7c465190bf6e93da426a51%7C0%7C0%7C639089151011933616%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C4000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=QEcAirAbawQE82honjIvxa7nQdypGMacrS3akJYWBEI%3D&reserved=0 Knowle were the first school in the LAT and the […]

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. A trip down memory lane at Victoria Road I always get an immense feeling of both nostalgia and pride when I set foot in Victoria Road, because it’s 100% the reason I am here today, I work in Plymouth and the LAT as we know it exists. 36 years ago, I started a 10 week PGCE placement […]

Resilience is a key skill we seek to teach our children and it’s one we definitely subscribe to across the wider MAT. We genuinely felt that we had enjoyed a really positive year last year, with some huge successes. All of our schools with an Ofsted grade finally got to good or outstanding, our overall data was above […]