Ted Wragg Trust

🌟 Join us as a volunteer governor!🌟

We're looking for volunteer school governors to join the Local Governing Bodies at a number of our schools across the Ted Wragg Trust.

As a governor, you'll play a vital role in supporting and challenging school leaders, helping to ensure every child receives the very best education. By sharing your skills, experience and perspective, you'll help strengthen your local school community and create more opportunities for children and young people to thrive. 💙

We'd love to hear from you if you're:

⭐ Passionate about improving opportunities for children and young people
⭐ Keen to support and champion your local school community
⭐ Ready to learn, collaborate and provide constructive challenge

No previous governance experience is required, and full training and ongoing support will be provided.

📧 Get in touch for more information or an informal conversation: [email protected]

Exwick Heights Primary School | Isca Academy | Marine Academy Secondary | Marine Academy Primary | Queen Elizabeth's School | Whipton Barton Federation

🍂 Year 6 Families: It's Time to Save the Date! 📅

Is your child starting secondary school in September 2027?

This autumn, our secondary schools will be opening their doors to Year 6 pupils and their families, giving you the opportunity to explore our schools, meet staff and students, and discover what makes each school unique.

Whether you're interested in finding out more about academic opportunities, enrichment activities, student support, or simply getting a feel for school life, our open events are the perfect place to start.

View all open evening dates and school information here: 👉 https://www.tedwraggtrust.co.uk/school-open-events

We look forward to welcoming you this autumn! 🍂


Whipton Barton Federation | West Exe School | St James Exeter | Isca Academy | All Saints Academy Plymouth | Marine Academy Primary | Cranbrook Education Campus | Queen Elizabeth's School | St Luke's C of E School Exeter | Tor Bridge High | Lipson Co-operative Academy | Exwick Heights Primary School | Honiton Community College | Sidmouth College | Matford Brook Academy | Exmouth Community College | Marine Academy Secondary

🌟 Building connections across Exmouth 🌟

Earlier today, schools, charities, community groups and local organisations came together at Exmouth Community College to listen, learn and explore how we can work together to support children, young people and families across the town.

Through a series of conversations and activities, partners began to shape actions and create a vision for what might be possible through collaboration.

This is our second meeting together this year and it was fantastic to explore the priorities emerging across Exmouth, including:

🔹strengthening support for children and families in the early years
🔹improving transition between phases of education
🔹developing inclusive provision
🔹expanding enrichment opportunities
🔹using local data to identify where support can make the greatest difference

A huge thank you to Exmouth Community College for hosting and everyone who contributed their ideas, expertise and commitment. Strong communities are built through collaboration, and it was inspiring to see so many people united by a shared ambition for Exmouth's young people.

💙 We look forward to continuing this work together.

🎉 It's Summer Enrichment Week 🎉

This week, our students will be swapping their usual timetables for a fantastic range of experiences designed to inspire, challenge and excite.

Whether it's exploring new places, learning new skills, taking on outdoor adventures or diving deeper into their favourite subjects, enrichment activities help bring learning to life and create opportunities that students will remember for years to come.

Here's just a snapshot of what our schools are getting up to this week:

🌟 Sidmouth College students are having an incredible time on their residential trip to the beautiful Ardèche region of France, enjoying a range of exciting water sports by day and sleeping under the stars by night.

🌟 Cranbrook Education Campus students are enjoying an action-packed Enrichment Week, with trips and activities including an Exeter City Football Camp, alongside visits to Woodlands and Raceworld.

🌟 All Saints Academy Plymouth students have headed to Paris, with 124 students taking part in an international visit packed with cultural and educational experiences.

🌟 St James Exeter students are enjoying an action-packed week, with a London residential, a visit to the University of Plymouth, Football Frenzy and House Competition activities all taking place.

Summer Enrichment Week is all about helping young people discover new interests, develop confidence and broaden their horizons through experiences beyond the classroom.

We can't wait to see the adventures, achievements and memories made throughout the week. Keep an eye on our page for updates! 📸✨

Whipton Barton Federation | West Exe School | St James Exeter | Isca Academy | All Saints Academy Plymouth | Marine Academy Primary | Cranbrook Education Campus | Queen Elizabeth's School | St Luke's C of E School Exeter | Tor Bridge High | Lipson Co-operative Academy | Exwick Heights Primary School | Honiton Community College | Sidmouth College | Matford Brook Academy | South West Teacher Training | Ted Wragg Speech & Language Team | Exmouth Community College | Marine Academy Secondary

Wishing our teams the very best for the Exe Valley Challenge! 🍀🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

This Sunday, students from across Exeter and the surrounding area will be taking on the fantastic Exe Valley Challenge, hosted by Isca Academy. With over 100 teams expected to take part, this much-loved annual event is a brilliant opportunity for young people to challenge themselves, build resilience, and work together as a team.

Participants will navigate their way around a circular route along the River Exe, using map reading and orienteering skills to tackle checkpoints and test their teamwork, independence and determination.

We are incredibly proud of all our teams who have trained, prepared, and committed themselves to this challenge. Your effort, enthusiasm and team spirit already make you winners in our eyes.

Good luck to each and every one of you this weekend! Enjoy the experience, support one another, and make some unforgettable memories along the way. We’ll be cheering you on every step of the journey! 🙌

🎭 Creativity on display at Isca Fringe! 🎭

Students, staff and families at Isca Academy recently came together for Isca Fringe, a fantastic celebration of creativity, talent and self-expression.

From live music and drama performances to an impressive exhibition of Year 11 artwork and photography, students had the opportunity to showcase their talents and celebrate their achievements with the wider school community.

We are incredibly proud of all the students who took part and grateful to the staff who helped bring the event to life. 🌟

Read more here: https://www.tedwraggtrust.co.uk/news/?pid=3&nid=1&storyid=424

🌟 WOW, what a day at the Future Skills Centre Exeter for our Ted Wragg Innovation Competition in partnership with Exeter College and The Green Skills Advisory Panel! 🌟

Over 70 students from across our family of schools came together to showcase their creativity, innovation and problem-solving skills. Teams pitched their ideas to our expert judging panel before taking part in inspiring breakout sessions, including LEGO Serious Play and Minecraft Education.

Congratulations to our competition winners:
🏆 Winner Primary: Exwick Heights Primary School
🏆 Winner Secondary: Marine Academy Secondary

Highly Commended Award Winners:
👏 Highly Commended – Teamwork: Whipton Barton Federation
👏 Highly Commended – Impact: Queen Elizabeth's School
👏 Highly Commended – Innovation: Lipson Co-operative Academy
👏 Highly Commended – Creativity: Matford Brook Academy
👏 Highly Commended – Final presentation: Marine Academy Primary
👏 Highly Commended – Primary: Marine Academy Primary
👏 Highly Commended – Secondary: West Exe School

A huge congratulations to every student who took part. Your ideas, teamwork, confidence and passion for creating a better future were truly inspiring.

Thank you to our sponsor, Building Greater Exeter, and to our fantastic panel of judges.

🌍💡 The future is in safe hands. Thank you to everyone who helped make the day such a success!

St James Exeter | Isca Academy | Cranbrook Education Campus | St Luke's C of E School Exeter | Honiton Community College | Sidmouth College | Exmouth Community College
AWP AtkinsRéalis Make Happy

🎤 Pitching the Future

Student Presentations have been taking place all day as teams have been pitching their visions to a panel of expert judges from across the energy, construction and sustainability industries. 💼🏗️⚡

A massive thank you to our expert judges:
🔹 Simon Evetts - PhD, MSc, PGCert, BA(Hons), FRAeS - NauteXe Global
🔹 Joseph Beale - AtkinsRéalis
🔹 Jayesh Elson - Awcock Ward Partnership AWP
🔹 Joel Smith - Willmott Dixon
🔹 Lucy Robbins - Vistry Group
Your insights and encouragement meant the world to our young innovators.

It’s been a powerful day of learning and inspiration ✨

Thank you to our sponsors Building Greater Exeter

Thank you to The Green Skills Advisory Panel, Exeter College and Make Happy for your support.


Whipton Barton Federation | West Exe School | St James Exeter | Isca Academy | Marine Academy Primary | Cranbrook Education Campus | Queen Elizabeth's School | St Luke's C of E School Exeter | Lipson Co-operative Academy | Exwick Heights Primary School | Honiton Community College | Sidmouth College | Matford Brook Academy | Exmouth Community College | Marine Academy Secondary

🚀🧱 Designing the future - on Earth and beyond

Students are getting hands-on with two exciting challenge sessions today at the Innovation Competition, using creativity, collaboration and problem-solving to tackle real-world (and out-of-this-world!) challenges.

🌍 LEGO® Serious Play
Led by Alexis and Joanna from Make Happy, students are building models that represent their visions for sustainable towns and schools of the future. Through storytelling, systems thinking and hands-on creativity, they're exploring how great ideas can shape the world around us. 💡🧠

🚀 Minecraft Education: Mission to Mars
Led by Miss Horrell from West Exe School, students are stepping into the role of astronauts as they take on the challenge of colonising Mars. Working with limited resources and real Martian terrain, teams must plan and build sustainable settlements for future generations. With NASA and other organisations already planning future missions to the Red Planet, today's students could be among tomorrow's Mars pioneers. 🎮🔴

A fantastic showcase of innovation, teamwork and imagination in action, helping students develop the skills they'll need to shape the future.



Whipton Barton Federation | West Exe School | St James Exeter | Isca Academy | Marine Academy Primary | Cranbrook Education Campus | Queen Elizabeth's School | St Luke's C of E School Exeter | Lipson Co-operative Academy | Exwick Heights Primary School | Honiton Community College | Sidmouth College | Matford Brook Academy | Exmouth Community College | Marine Academy Secondary