JOIN US THE SCHOOLS MENU HOMEABOUT US A Brief History ESF provides centres of academic excellence where staff and students alike have the opportunity to realise their full potential. The vision for Emmanuel Schools Foundation (ESF) came originally from Sir Peter Vardy, John Burn OBE, Michael (now Lord) Bates, and a small number of other pioneers. They were inspired to use a government initiative in the late 1980s to found new schools with a Christian ethos in the most disadvantaged areas in the North of England by drawing on the expertise of successful business leaders. They saw an opportunity to build schools where the pursuit of academic excellence would go hand in hand with the development of character. The achievements of students in the schools of the Emmanuel Schools Foundation – and the reputation that ESF alumni would go on to acquire – has since born out their conviction that these two goals are inextricably linked. The first school, Emmanuel College, opened its doors in 1990 and proved to be a catalyst in raising post-16 stay-on rates in Gateshead from below 20% in 1990 to higher than 80%. Furthermore, it contributed to the Borough rising from a position of low performance in the late 1980s to occupying that of leading LA in Tyneside. One of the few surviving City Technology Colleges, Emmanuel’s success is said to have contributed to the blueprint for the subsequent Academies programme. As a result of its success and popularity with parents, Sir Peter’s Emmanuel Schools Foundation was invited by three Local Authorities to sponsor further schools under the Academies programme. In October 2010, after two decades as sponsor and chairman of ESF, Sir Peter retired as Chair of the Board and Sponsor. His replacement as Chair, Nigel Robson, had led the Foundation to become a self-sustaining charity, a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) and a Teaching School Alliance. On 1st August 2018, Stewart McKinlay replaced Nigel as our new Chairman. In 2019 we added our two latest schools to the Trust namely Grace College in Gateshead and Christ’s College in Sunderland which has enabled us to bring a character focussed education with a Christian ethos to more disadvantaged communities. IN THIS SECTION Welcome Mission and Core Virtues Ethos Statement Who are we? Plans for the Future Policies and Procedures Annual Accounts Freedom of Information DID YOU KNOW? To celebrate its 25th anniversary Emmanuel College raised £45,000 to build a primary school in Tembisa township, South Africa. SCHOOLS Emmanuel College Consett Road Gateshead Tyne and Wear NE11 0AN Website The King's Academy Stainton Way Coulby Newham Middlesbrough TS8 0GA Website Trinity Academy Church Balk Thorne Doncaster DN8 5BY Website Bede Academy Sixth Avenue Blyth Northumberland NE24 2SY Website Grace College Saltwell Road South Gateshead Tyne and Wear NE9 6LE Website Christ's College Pennywell Road Sunderland SR4 8PG Website COMPANY Emmanuel Schools Foundation is registered in England & Wales. Registration number: 4464331 Registered Office: Emmanuel Schools Foundation, Trinity House, Bede Academy, Sixth Avenue, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 2SY. LinkedIn Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy © Copyright 2016 - 2021 Emmanuel Schools Foundation. Website by Edward Robertson