On Christmas Eve, Outwood Academy Newbold transformed into a community hub to support local families over the festive period. In a first-of-its-kind initiative for the academy, staff and community volunteers gathered to distribute essential food parcels and Christmas gifts to families facing hardship during the school holidays.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) has been formally recognised by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) for achieving the Procurement Excellence Standard Award. This achievement makes OGAT the fourth Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in the country to secure this quality mark.

Outwood Academy Haydock was filled with music, energy and applause last week as students took to the stage for a spectacular four-night run of the musical Oliver Jr.

Following the success of its first event last year, Outwood Grange Academy has successfully hosted its second Community Christmas Dinner, welcoming local care home residents for an afternoon of festive fun, food, and intergenerational interaction.

Students from Outwood Academy Shafton have successfully taken the lead on the Age UK Christmas Hamper Appeal, creating and donating 35 festive hampers to bring comfort and joy to vulnerable older people in the local community.

The Outwood Institute of Education’s (OIE) annual Women into Leadership programme, first launched in 2018, has commenced with its newest cohort, offering a unique opportunity for female teaching and support staff to develop their leadership potential.

Gosia Watts, teacher at Outwood Primary Academy Park Hill, has been recognised as the Gold Winner of the Award for Teacher of the Year in a Primary School, in the 2025 Pearson National Teaching Awards, considered the ‘Oscars’ of the teaching profession. The exclusive reveal was mentioned last night on BBC’s The One Show, ahead of a glamorous awards ceremony taking place this weekend.

The Outwood Family of Schools (Outwood Grange Academies Trust – OGAT) has scooped an award win at the Connect Yorkshire Business Awards, held on Thursday, November 20th, at the AMT Headingley Stadium.

Outwood Academy Acklam has been awarded the national Quality in Careers Standard under licence by Ixion (Part of the Shaw Trust Group). The Quality in Careers Standard is awarded to schools and education providers who can demonstrate the importance they place on careers and how they support students to make decisions about their life after school.

A local primary school teacher will be heading to London for the ‘Oscars’ of the teaching profession.