Improving education through governance wish to pursue an academic or vocational pathway. School governors and trustees provide strategic leadership Academic A-level courses will be supported by Hampton by determining the overall direction and development of a and LEH, while vocational qualifications in music, school. When staff from independent and state catering, and health and social care will be schools serve together on the same governing similarly supported through partnerships body, best practice can be shared for the “At Reach we are committed to with Kingston University and East benefit of all children and young people. providing an exceptional education Some larger independent schools have London Arts & Music Academy, for young people in Feltham and this even been able to help sponsor state Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals new college will add hugely to our schools, such as the London NHS Foundation Trust and awardcapabilities. We have a long-standing Academies of Excellence in Stratford winning London restauranteur and rich partnership with Hampton and and Tottenham. Jacob Kennedy. LEH and are excited to see this grow and flourish.” Hampton School and Lady Eleanor New Hall School in Essex lays claim Rebecca Cramer, Holles School (LEH) have recently to being the first independent school executive headteacher of in the country to sponsor a state primary partnered with Reach Academy – Reach Academy school. Messing Primary School officially along with leaders from the business and health sectors - to launch Feltham College, a became an academy in 2013 and through this partnership, its pupils have gained access to New ground-breaking post-16 model designed to offer Hall’s subject specialist teachers as well as facilities, valuable educational opportunities to young people in the including a 25m indoor swimming pool where children London Borough of Hounslow. Opening in September benefit from free swimming lessons. 2022, the college aims to ensure that local young people have access to the best in further education, whether they
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