Halesowen Education Trust
The Halesowen Education Trust is the first of its kind in the UK.
Launched in late 2007, the area’s secondary schools, The Earls High School, Windsor High School and Leasowes Community College, have formed a Trust federation with Halesowen College, with the support of the Wolverhampton University, Dudley Local Authority and business partners.
Its role is to provide opportunities for progression for students from the three schools and the college, with the University encouraging them to aspire to higher education.
The Trust was launched at The Earls High School on December 10, 2007 with a telephone conference with Schools Minister Jim Knight. He talked about the opportunities the Trust would create and also spoke to students.
Officials from the Department for Children, Schools and Families’ City Challenges – a £160 million scheme to boost schools in the Black Country, London and Greater Manchester - met the heads of the schools and members of the Trust board, along with local MP Sylvia Heal.
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