Eid Mubarak to everyone in our community who was celebrating this weekend. We have so much to celebrate in Batley. Consider the brilliant people who live and work here, and the fantastic achievements they accomplish.

Batley is all about brilliant education for all! Batley Girls' High School has the National Careers Champion of the Year award from the CDI (Career Development Institute), Upper Batley High School has been named as the Secondary School of the Year by Modeshift Stars with a fantastic presentation ceremony at the Royal Society in London, Smart Academy was described as 'exceptional' when monitored externally and Field Lane was crowned as a Neurodiversity Champion School. If that isn't enough, our schools are also all achieving the Eco Schools Award, many with distinction. This work is a crucial part of our environmental sustainability work. 

All of this is taking place in schools where achievement is strong, attendance is high and increasing, and children enjoy coming to school, plus parents and carers would recommend our schools to others.

We are very proud of our excellent schools and the remarkable people who work in them, as well as the remarkable learners who study with us. The education we offer commences with our two year old nursery provision, and goes right through to our adult education and training through our Yorkshire Rose Hub, and of course, we also have our community offer for families through our two community centres: The Fields, with one centre based at Field Lane School and one at Manorfield School.

We are the Trust at the heart of the Batley community, and when education may not be prioritised as much as it should be nationally, we certainly proritise it here, doing our very best for the young people we serve, and our local community. Batley is all about brilliant education for all.