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  • Secondary schools achieve national award

    Published 05/03/24

    Staff at all four secondary academies in Dudley Academies Trust were delighted to have achieved The Quality in Careers Standard, awarded for the Trust’s outstanding careers programme.

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  • West Midlands Mayor sees our Careers programme in action

    Published 20/02/24

    Today, West Midlands Mayor, Andy Street, came to see Year 7 Learners from The Link Academy, Netherton, touring Thomas Dudley Ltd, one of the highlights of the careers programme that runs across all Dudley Academies Trust schools.

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  • Autumn Term Newsletter 2023/24

    Published 21/12/23

    The end of the Autumn Term and the prospect of the new year ahead means that this time
    of the year is a natural time for reflection.

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  • 2023 sees £1,250,000 of improvements to our estates

    Published 08/11/23

    This comes on top of nearly £15 million invested over the first five years of the Trust.

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  • BBC TV DOCUMENTARY SHOWCASES THE JOURNEY OF BEACON HILL ACADEMY LEARNERS

    Published 07/09/23

    Marie Gentles OBE, educational consultant, with Beacon Hill learners who feature in the series.

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  • Bucking the national trend

    Published 25/08/23

    Both the Express & Star visited Beacon Hill Academy on GCSE Results Day to see the learners collecting their results. 

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  • Trust bids to open a new Free School

    Published 19/05/23

    The Trust, in partnership with Dudley College of Technology and Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, has submitted a bid to the Department for Education to open a new Free School.  

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  • We’re building a plane!

    Published 19/05/23

    Year 9 learners from our four secondary schools are building a biplane at the Institute of Technology, which opened last year in central Dudley.

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  • Appointment of Headteacher at Kates Hill Primary

    Published 12/04/23

    Dear Parents and Carers, 

    I am contacting you following the announcement that I will take up the permanent position of Headteacher at Kates Hill Primary from Monday 17th April 2023. 

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  • Appointment of Headteacher at Kates Hill Primary

    Published 27/03/23

    I am delighted to inform you that Mrs Louise Woodhouse, currently Interim Headteacher, has officially been appointed as Headteacher of Kates Hill Primary.

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  • Building for the future at Beacon Hill Academy

    Published 16/12/22

    Beacon Hill Academy has been named as one of the provisionally prioritised schools for the government’s School Rebuild Programme as announced today, on Friday 16th December 2022. The programme addresses the condition of school buildings across England. This is an exciting opportunity for Beacon Hill Academy and its community. The academy hopes the be in the first phase of the rebuild programme. These projects will enter delivery at a rate of approximately 50 projects per year, for the next five years.

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  • MP helps build and open a play area at Kates Hill Primary

    Published 06/10/22

    Photograph shows: Harry Hill and Sam Harradine of Hands On with Marco Longhi MP, Louise Woodhouse, Interim Headteacher and Kates Hill pupils Elini P, Sami M, Aroosh W and Hamza A.

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