Hadley Learning Community

Hadley Learning Community
Hadley Learning Community
Address
	Waterloo Road; Hadley; Telford, Shropshire, TF1 5NU; England
Coordinates	52°42′05″N 2°28′48″W / 52.70137°N 2.48013°W
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Our Community, Our School
Established	1 September 2006
Local authority	Telford and Wrekin Council
Trust	Learning Community Trust
Department for Education URN	144853 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Executive Principal	Paul Roberts
Heads of School	Ben Evans; Dan Roycroft
Gender	Coeducational
Age	5 to 16
Enrolment	1580
Website	http://www.hadleylearningcommunity.org.uk

Hadley Learning Community (HLC) is a coeducational all-through school, for students from 3 – 16 years of age, located in the community of Hadley in central Telford, Shropshire.^[1]

Description

Hadley Learning Community facilities include a secondary school, a primary school, nurseries and special needs schools, in addition to community facilities for sports, called The Circle, with a swimming pool and fitness suite, as well as a public library, coffee shop, theatre and dance studio, all for public use.^[2]

Programs at HLC include:

Local Authority maintained nursery with places for 60 children who attend either a morning or afternoon session in a group of 30, and also a privately run nursery.^[1]
Primary phase, for 5-11 year olds with places for 60 children in two classes in each year group.^[1]
Secondary phase, for 11-16 year olds with places for 240 students in each year group.^[1]
Special School, The Bridge, with places for 160 children, co-located on the campus, for children with severe and profound disabilities.^[1]
Special School, Queensway, with places for 40 children who have an SEN statement with a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder (ASC)^[1]
A Family Centre with children's services and an early intervention team^[1]

HLC is a member of the Learning Community Trust.^[3]^[4]^[5]

History

Hadley Learning Community opened on 1 September 2006, a £70 million PFI project, in partnership with Interserve,^[6] (now Mitie).^[1]^[7]

Synetrix provided the information and communication technology infrastructure for the opening of the Hadley Learning Community, including training programmes for teaching staff.^[8]

Previously a community school administered by Telford and Wrekin Council, Hadley Learning Community converted to academy status in March 2018.^[9]

Telford College formed a partnership with the Learning Community Trust in 2019, allowing HLC and other secondary schools to explore "joint delivery of some post-16 education, as well as staging 'masterclasses' which give secondary school students a taste of college life".^[10]

In 2020, Hadley Learning Community opened a Careers and Enterprise Hub, a one-stop-shop for careers advice and mentoring, supported by local businesses and community organisations. As a result, HLC received "Gold accreditation for meeting all eight of the internationally recognised Gatsby Benchmarks, for best careers provision in secondary schools".^[11]

There were two special events with Hadley Learning Community primary children in 2022. First, HLC hosted the launch of a children's novel, Leon's Magic Mantra, with Olympic diver Leon Taylor and author Sarah Griffiths.^[12] Second, the HLC children's choir was one of only five choirs in England selected to participate in a national choir, singing Keane's Somewhere Only We Know as part of nationwide BBC Children In Need coverage.^[13]

School ratings

In 2012, based on students' GCSE scores, the country's Department for Education recognised Hadley Learning Community as "one of the top 100 schools in the country to have continuously improved". Minister of State for Schools Nick Gibb MP congratulated "staff, governors and pupils for their hard work and success". He thanked the management of the school for "leadership in continuing the drive towards the highest standards and educational achievement".^[14]

According to its 2022 Ofsted report, "This is a school which sits at the heart of the local community. Pupils are proud to attend here, and wear their uniform with pride... Leaders understand the community they serve exceptionally well. They have developed a highly ambitious and inclusive curriculum... parents are highly complimentary about the school's work."^[15] Ofsted rated both primary and secondary phases "Good" after its 2022 and 2023 inspections.^[16]^[17]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Hadley Learning Community". Hadley Learning Community. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ "Facilities". Circle. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "Learning Community Trust | Learning Community Trust". Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ "Hadley Learning Community Primary | Learning Community Trust". Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ "Hadley Learning Community Secondary | Learning Community Trust". Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ "The School of Tomorrow, Today". Change Learning. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ Pitcher, Greg (2 March 2022). "Interserve plc administration process ends". Construction News. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "Synetrix provides ICT for Hadley Learning Community". Telecomworldwire. 11 January 2007. p. 1. ProQuest 191056522. The facility consists of a 1200 pupil secondary school and a 400+ pupil primary school and SpecialNeedsSchool, which opened earlier this month, and community facilities such as a library, gym, swimming pool and adult learning facilities... The ICT includes a secure cabled and wireless network infrastructure, with services such as IPTV, Video on Demand and digital signage PC, along with interactive whiteboard equipment. Synetrix created training programmes for teaching staff and provides a support service, in partnership with Interserve, to keep network, applications and IT equipment operating.
^ "Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "Education partnership will be a boost for Telford students and local economy". Shropshire Live. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ "New careers and enterprise hub opens at Hadley Learning Community". Shropshire Live. Shropshire Live Business. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ Westbury, Ollie (24 June 2022). "Olympian dives in with stories to tell in children's book". Shropshire Star. p. 18. ProQuest 2680037718. An Olympic medallist paid a visit to a school to launch a children's book based on his sporting journey. The children's novel, Leon's Magic Mantra, was unveiled by former Olympic diver Leon Taylor and the book's author Sarah Griffiths. The launch took place at the Hadley Learning Community (HLC) school, in Telford to the primary phase. And the pair led assemblies and workshops for the children from key stages one and two. Leon said: 'I am so excited to be launching my children's book in Telford. 'During my sporting journey as a diver, I developed certain habits and behaviours that really helped me to overcome barriers in my life. This book is about supporting the younger generation to embrace these practices and share how they can apply them to make a positive difference in their own lives.'
^ Roberts, Dominic (18 November 2022). "Pupils are filmed for Children in Need choir". Shropshire Star. p. 2. ProQuest 2737327255. Pupils from a county school's choir are set to feature in a major televised national fundraiser. Hadley Learning Community in Telford is one of only five choirs in England chosen to take part in the national Children In Need choir - where they will be singing a version of Keane's Somewhere Only We Know. They were filmed performing the song at Blists Hill Victorian Town in the Ironbridge Gorge. Their performance is scheduled to air some time between 7.30pm and 8pm, as part of the nationwide BBC Children In Need coverage tonight.
^ "Landmark Telford learning community hailed by Minister". Shropshire Live. 12 March 2012 [2024-02-23].
^ "Glowing Ofsted report for Hadley Learning Community". Shropshire Live. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ Ofsted Communications Team (25 July 2022). "Hadley Learning Community - Primary Phase". Ofsted. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
^ Ofsted Communications Team (4 January 2024). "Hadley Learning Community - Secondary Phase". Ofsted. Retrieved 23 February 2024.