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19Archived releasesArticles are listed by date, most recent first. <h3 align="center">Please purchase a fully licensed copy of RichTextBox</h3>To use RichTextBox™ on this web site without this message appearing, purchase a fully licensed copy of RichTextBox. You can purchase a copy by visiting the RichTextBox website The RichTextBox web site is at http://www.RicherComponents.com/. 31523Link to spark students' interest in science

Specialist science colleges are helping ignite students’ love of science, increase the take-up of the subject and find the next generation of teachers through their innovative approaches and links with universities.

03 Jul 2008 2008-07-03T10:38:54.4030000+01:001522Prime Minister delivers SSAT’s 12th Annual Lecture

Nearly 500 school leaders, educationalists and business sponsors gathered in London to listen to the Prime Minister deliver the SSAT’s 12th Annual Lecture on 23 June 2008.

27 Jun 2008 2008-06-27T14:42:07.5300000+01:001512Teachers gather for innovative education show

Over 1,000 school leaders have attended the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust’s (SSAT) first ever Achievement Show.

20 Jun 2008 2008-06-20T13:16:14.8270000+01:00151179 schools awarded specialist status

A further 79 schools have achieved specialist status, it has been announced today. 92% of all maintained secondary schools are now specialist and 33 local authorities are one hundred percent specialist.

18 Jun 2008 2008-06-18T14:26:40.1070000+01:001510Reforming the school workforce raises standards

New research shows that school staff don’t have to just keep working harder to raise achievement – there are other things that can be done.

10 Jun 2008 2008-06-10T10:34:21.3270000+01:001508Full-time Mum goes back to school and wins award

Marie Theresa Harvey, aged 46, from Birmingham, has escaped an abusive background by taking literacy and numeracy courses and become a role model to her 8 children.

13 May 2008 2008-05-13T10:49:40.1400000+01:001507Educational organisations link to boost learning

The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust has partnered with an innovative all-through schools organisation to help school children’s development.

08 May 2008 2008-05-08T09:02:13.5130000+01:001505Data key to allowing teachers to know pupils

Good data can be as important as good leadership and good teaching in helping low-attaining schools to improve their results, a Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) report has found.

01 May 2008 2008-05-01T10:46:05.4030000+01:001502Schools rewarded for value-added success

Specialist schools and academies have been recognised by the SSAT for adding value to students’ GCSE achievements. The awards coincide with the publication of the SSAT’s Educational Outcomes report.

25 Apr 2008 2008-04-25T15:37:49.1870000+01:001495Recognition for services to education

Elizabeth Reid, Chief Executive of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) has been made an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Education in recognition of her services to education.

07 Mar 2008 2008-03-07T17:11:50.2000000-00:001492Most improved schools recognised for their achieve

Specialist schools and academies have been recognised by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) for making outstanding improvements to their GCSE results in 2007.

27 Feb 2008 2008-02-27T09:47:37.9670000-00:00148089 schools awarded specialist status

Comment by Elizabeth Reid, Chief Executive of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust on the announcement by Schools Minister Andrew Adonis that a further 89 schools have been awarded specialist status.

04 Feb 2008 2008-02-04T13:41:33.0430000-00:001464SSAT announces winner of Sponsor of the Year 2008

The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust has presented Leo Noe with its 2008 Sponsor of the Year Award.

21 Jan 2008 2008-01-21T12:00:14.8900000-00:001440SSAT appoints new Board and new Chairman

Following a review of its corporate governance, the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust has appointed a new Board which elected Sir James Hill to be its new Chairman.

20 Dec 2007 2007-12-20T14:44:23.6870000-00:001431Children's Plan

A comment on the Children’s Plan, launched by DCSF on 11 December 2007, by Elizabeth Reid, Chief Executive of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.

13 Dec 2007 2007-12-13T13:18:27.6230000-00:001416Sir Terry Leahy urges the teaching of Chinese

Sir Terry Leahy, Chief Executive of Tesco, will today urge schools to provide students with the opportunity to gain a basic understanding of Mandarin and Chinese culture to help UK business compete in the global economy.

31 Oct 2007 2007-10-31T13:50:25.2630000-00:001413Statement on official GCSE statistics

Comment by Philip O'Hear, Principal of Capital City Academy in Brent, speaking for the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, on today's official GCSE results.

18 Oct 2007 2007-10-18T14:31:54.5130000+01:001412SSAT welcomes Public Accounts Committee report

The SSAT today welcomed a new report from the Public Accounts Committee on the Academies Programme.

18 Oct 2007 2007-10-18T14:28:46.7800000+01:001388Academies recognised for innovation

Academies will be opening their doors to welcome business leaders, education experts and Government representatives, after being recognised for their innovative approach to boosting pupils’ achievement.

28 Sep 2007 2007-09-28T12:00:47.0600000+01:001387Winning students celebrate competition success

Five students from Greenford High School travelled to Beijing to celebrate winning a national competition and learn about Chinese culture.

27 Sep 2007 2007-09-27T08:58:07.3900000+01:001385Learning in a globalised world

School leaders from around the world will meet in China this week at SSAT's 4th iNet International Conference to drive forward an agenda that ensures all students are equipped to live, learn and work in a globalised world.

20 Sep 2007 2007-09-20T17:00:26.0130000+01:001335Young film enthusiasts put their work on display

Budding film directors will be putting their talents on display as they take part in the BBC’s 3rd Young Film Makers festival.

16 Jul 2007 2007-07-16T11:55:38.1070000+01:001320Student attainment linked to parental engagement

Parents’ active engagement with their children’s learning is the most important long-term influence on academic success and behaviour, research shows.

06 Jul 2007 2007-07-06T09:53:29.4830000+01:001313Confucius classrooms to boost teaching & learning

Five schools have become the first Confucius Classrooms in the world, providing them with official approval to support other schools in the teaching and learning of the Chinese language and culture.

04 Jul 2007 2007-07-04T09:38:00.1070000+01:001310Students visit China ahead of Olympics

Students from England will be visiting schools in Beijing as part of an educational Olympics project that will involve the sharing of culture, language and sporting activities.

02 Jul 2007 2007-07-02T14:55:06.7630000+01:001278Teachers share knowledge at humanities conference

Teachers from across the country will be taking part in a humanities conference to share teaching methods and look at new ways of bringing important issues to the classroom.

11 Jun 2007 2007-06-11T15:10:58.9370000+01:001275Teachers look at the future of SEN

A conference that will bring together Special Educational Needs teachers to discuss the future of SEN and its growth as a core and second school specialism will be held in Nottingham on 7 and 8 June.

08 Jun 2007 2007-06-08T09:41:45.7970000+01:001249Inspiring Britain's Scientists, Annual Lecture

Securing our next generation of scientists and the improving the teaching and learning of science in our schools were the main themes of the SSAT's 11th Annual Lecture, held at the Royal Society on 24 May.

25 May 2007 2007-05-25T09:26:37.8400000+01:001242Toolkit to help schools develop

An innovative toolkit to help schools redesign the way the National Curriculum is taught to their students has been released by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT).

16 May 2007 2007-05-16T14:59:34.7630000+01:001230New qualification boosts standards in maths

The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust and Edexcel have launched a new mathematics qualification that will provide students with the opportunity to learn maths within a vocational context.

26 Apr 2007 2007-04-26T12:21:50.2170000+01:001229Celebrating innovation within education

The 2007 Futures Vision Awards, which reward schools that make a difference to student learning through innovative and creative activities, have been launched to all academies and City Technology Colleges across England.

25 Apr 2007 2007-04-25T10:33:19.3730000+01:001227Young chamber - the voice of young people

A new initiative that gives young people a ‘voice’ in the process of business engagement is to be launched at the British Chambers of Commerce National Conference on 17 April.

16 Apr 2007 2007-04-16T13:41:06.7800000+01:001222RM supports 100 schools to become specialist

RM, the leading supplier of ICT software and services to UK education, is to sponsor 100 schools applying for specialist status.

03 Apr 2007 2007-04-03T15:53:30.3730000+01:001219SSAT discusses key issues at The Education Show

The Education Show 2007 promises to be an excellent opportunity for those in the education sector to discover a wide range of solutions to the challenges they face.

23 Mar 2007 2007-03-23T09:48:39.2800000-00:001217Positive impact on teaching & learning of language

The SSAT welcomes the final report of the Dearing Review into language policy, published today, and believes it will have a positive impact on the teaching and learning of languages.

12 Mar 2007 2007-03-12T14:47:07.8900000-00:001214Specialist schools deliver long-term improvements

Analysis of the 2006 GCSE results, published today, shows that the specialist schools programme is having a positive long-term impact on secondary school achievement...

02 Mar 2007 2007-03-02T10:52:02.1530000-00:001211Elizabeth Reid receives Icebreaker Award

On 15th February 2007 Elizabeth Reid, Chief Executive of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, was presented with an award from the 48 Group Club for her pioneering steps to expand the learning of the Chinese culture and language in schools.

19 Feb 2007 2007-02-19T13:59:59.3570000-00:00120420 years of SSAT and rise in standards continues

Statistics announced at the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust’s 20th anniversary celebration at the Guildhall, London, show that specialist schools and academies continue to raise standards and outperform non-specialist schools.

23 Jan 2007 2007-01-23T14:21:43.5130000-00:001201Inspiring the next generation of engineers

Inspiring the next generation of engineers and preparing schools and students for the launch of the specialised diploma in 2008 are two of the topics to be discussed by teachers in Wiltshire this week.

16 Jan 2007 2007-01-16T13:44:10.0300000-00:001189Student's artwork to appear on Christmas card

A student from Queen’s Park High School in Chester has had her GCSE artwork chosen to be the design of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust’s 2006 Christmas card, which will be sent to schools and organisations across the world.

11 Dec 2006 2006-12-11T16:16:57.0130000-00:001183Parents engage with schools to raise achievement

A national campaign to encourage and support school leaders to harness the untapped energy of parents to help raise student achievement will be the focus of the workshop Every Parent Matters at the SSAT’s National Conference in Birmingham this week (29 November).

04 Dec 2006 2006-12-04T13:50:28.7330000-00:001182PM speech: education is the most precious gift

In his speech to the National Conference, the Rt Hon Tony Blair, MP, the Prime Minister reflected on the progress schools have made in the past decade and some of the key issues in education today...

01 Dec 2006 2006-12-01T10:23:36.8400000-00:001178Teachers reshape schooling for the 21st century

Teachers will meet in Birmingham this week to discuss how schooling can be reshaped for the 21st century to ensure standards continue to rise and all students experience a first class education system.

28 Nov 2006 2006-11-28T15:16:49.0600000-00:001173Students encouraged to be enterprising

To help prepare students for the workplace and to ensure they have the core skills needed to succeed, schools across the country will be holding a wide range of events and activities during Enterprise Week.

16 Nov 2006 2006-11-16T15:05:38.2630000-00:001159International education conference

An international conference to bring together educators, policy advisers and Governments to address how school leaders can raise achievement and promote sustainable innovation, will begin in Boston, Massachusetts today.

02 Nov 2006 2006-11-02T15:15:14.0900000-00:001144International student teams to design websites

UK Students aged 9 to 19 are being encouraged to collaborate with their peers across the globe and create educational websites as part of ThinkQuest UK, a competition launched today (16 October).

17 Oct 2006 2006-10-17T15:03:55.7330000+01:001137Chinese schools join international network

Partnerships between schools in China and those from other nations have been strengthened following the launch of an international network of schools in China and the signing of a formal agreement between the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust and UNESCO Beijing, an organisation responsible for promoting international understanding in Beijing schools.

02 Oct 2006 2006-10-02T14:03:54.0900000+01:001136School bus tour celebrates creativity & enterprise

Leaders from the