STATEMENT FROM SOUTH BANK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST 24 March 2023 Ian Wiggins, Chair of Trustees at South Bank Multi Academy Trust (SBMAT) said “For the whole South Bank community, our priority is to deliver the best possible education for the children in our Trust, and to keep them safe and happy. The Board and I...Read More

On 13 March 2023, South Bank Multi Academy Trust received a further letter from a group of parents/carers. You can read our response here. 21 March 2023Read More

Free accredited courses for parents from The AIM Group South Bank Multi Academy Trust has been contacted by The AIM Group who deliver Free online Level 2 Accredited Courses to parents to help better understand some key issues around young people’s mental health and wellbeing, along with a range of other qualifications that may help with developing...Read More

In the last week, we have seen the announcement of national strike action by the National Education Union (NEU) which has caused much interest in the public domain and amongst our staff, parents and carers. We’d like to be really clear: our trust leader, Mark Hassack, along with the trust board, absolutely respect the rights...Read More

South Bank Multi Academy Trust has recently consulted on a number of changes to support staff structures within the Trust. The consultation period has now ended and we have been able to consider the responses submitted. We would like to take the opportunity to thank colleagues who have contributed to the consultation; as a result...Read More

Scarcroft Primary School, which is part of the South Bank Multi Academy Trust, has been rated ‘Good’ after it was inspected for the first time since leaving local authority control in April 2016.. Headteacher at Scarcroft Primary School, Paul Edwards, said “I am hugely proud of this great outcome and the whole school community. The...Read More

Staff and pupils at Knavesmire Primary School are celebrating the results of a recent Ofsted inspection which sees them retain their ‘Outstanding’ grade. Knavesmire Primary, which is part of South Bank Multi Academy Trust, has been highly praised by inspectors in its first inspection since becoming an academy in April 2016. The Ofsted report, which...Read More

Staff and students at York High School are celebrating the results of a recent Ofsted inspection which recognises the school as ‘Good’. York High, which is part of South Bank Multi Academy Trust has been praised by inspectors in its first inspection since becoming an academy in May 2018. The school, which has been on...Read More

Children from across South Bank Multi Academy Trust have been immersed in the French language this week as they joined together for a ‘Café Français’ experience. More than 100 Year 5 pupils from Carr Junior School and Knavesmire, Scarcroft and Woodthorpe Primary Schools, which all belong to the South Bank Multi Academy Trust, spent the day at...Read More

A Youth Parliament took place this week at York High School as children from across a York-based multi academy trust gathered together to discuss topical issues. Sixty children from the South Bank Multi Academy Trust (which incorporates Carr Junior School, Knavesmire, Scarcroft and Woodthorpe primary schools and secondaries, Millthorpe School and York High School) were...Read More