Upper Batley High School hosted our first Batley Brilliance event of this academic year last Thursday 18 September. Attendance was excellent with Members, Trustees, Governors and colleagues from across our Trust family of schools, all coming along to hear the Headteacher's vision for 2025/26 and beyond, and how this aligns to the Trust's mission, vision and values.

The Batley Brilliance events showcase all that is truly unique and spectacular about each one of our schools. Every school is part of the Trust family but each school is a sibling rather than a clone. Plus, these events are a great chance to network across the Trust family and share a cup of Yorkshire Tea. 

Upper Batley has so many unique specialisms such as the Batley Barnyard, Batley Bees, Horticulture and their very own Forest School. Sadly over the summer holiday period vandals burned down the Forest School outdoor classroom and all the fantastic learning spaces learners and staff have worked hard to develop over the past 11 years. The police are dealing with this matter, and the perpetrators are known to them, but for Upper Batley it is about never wasting a good crisis. The staff team are already working with the talented and creative learners to design what the new outdoor classroom could look like, and working on increased security for this area, as well as fundraising so their vision can become a reality. Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, Forest School will be back even bigger and better than it was before!