Home Academy Improvement Our Academies Central Team Governance COVID-19 Testing Jobs Teaching Schools Contact New Projects Home/New Projects A s a trust we are constantly seeking to be innovative and creative in the development of teaching and the curriculum. We know from talking to many partners just how high the level of interest is in the major initiatives in which we are involved. Currently there are two major projects which are likely to be of interest to many colleagues across the education sector. Trackle The trust ran a pilot of the software at The Ruth Gorse Academy through 2017/18. We believe that this system will revolutionise the way in which professionals track and evaluate the impact of teaching on children’s progress. Operated directly by students themselves utilising iPad technology Trackle enables schools to move away from levels and grades to an analysis of the impact of teaching on skills, knowledge and understanding. We will be launching Trackle across a number of other partner institutions nationally in 2018. This will include The Stephen Longfellow Academy and our partners at the White Rose Academies Trust. If you do want to find out more ahead of that launch then feel free to contact us directly. Forensic Reading The concept of developing reading clubs is not new and it is certainly true to say that as you read this today there will the thousands of people who are involved in a range of reading circles which bring a social and interactive element to the business of reading. Our view is that for many families in the Leeds city region such activity is not a part of their experience and we think that this is a loss. We believe that the promotion of reading, a love of finding out new ideas and experiencing new worlds is central to the development of informed adults who establish a passion for lifelong learning. We also want our students to enjoy reading within a group dynamic which begins to challenge their understanding of how great writers write. We want them to become more critical, more informed and more confident and to be in a position in the future where they can participate in debate and discussion in an incisive and articulate manner. Forensic Reading has now been launched across our trust and is a source of rich enjoyment for our professionals and our students. We are also very excited to be sharing this model with a large number of schools across the Leeds city region. Gorse Gets Healthy Health matters. It has the power to influence a person’s life expectancy, happiness and academic attainment. Here at The GORSE Academies Trust we recognise its importance and are making a commitment to improve the health of the young people we work with. In order to improve the health, habits and happiness of our community, we have founded the GORSE gets Healthy initiative. We are so proud to be equipping students and staff alike with the education and opportunities they need to achieve healthier, more active lifestyles that will vastly improve lives for years to come. In realising the importance of developing the community’s health, The GORSE Academies Trust identifies how sport and competition can play a crucial role in engaging young people in living a healthy lifestyle. Our aim is to use the GORSE Games and The BIG 3 Sports to contribute to this trust wide focus. 0113 487 8888 c/o John Smeaton Academy, Smeaton Approach, Barwick Road, Leeds, LS15 8TA info@tgat.org.uk © Copyright The GORSE Academies Trust | Privacy Notice | Website Privacy Notice The GORSE Academies Trust, a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales with company number 07465701.