The Elliot Foundation

We always celebrate children's art.

We can now showcase some pieces to visitors at our head office thanks to Cippenham School Online Page

🏆 Congratulations to Highlees Primary School for winning a School Sustainability Showcase award!

Congratulations to Laura Mills, our regional SEND lead, for publishing "Supporting Children with Complex Needs".

Inclusion is incredibly important to our Trust, and we're proud of the impact our staff have in making education more inclusive.

We're proud to announce that we've been shortlisted for two 2026 MAT Excellence Awards (Environmental Trust of the Year and Community Trust of the Year)

Social media is awash with stories of Jólabókaflód, a supposed Icelandic tradition where everyone swaps books on Christmas Eve and reads them late into the eve - all while feasting on hot drinks and chocolate.

In reality, Jólabókaflód, or the "Great Book Flood", simply refers to the flood of books sold at Christmas time, partly due to publishers withholding book releases until the festive period. There's no specific tradition around reading on Christmas Eve, but this is when presents are traditionally exchanged, and many do dip into a good book before heading off to bed.

Whatever the origins, many love the idea. Here's a picture of some of our festive reading and we hope you get stuck into a good book during the break too!

🎅 Santa has been busy visiting George Betts Primary Academy and our other schools this month! Don't worry, though—we’ve made sure he’s back at the North Pole in plenty of time for his big night.

🧥Thanks to Cosy Coats and Wrap Up UK, we were able to deliver 700 winter jackets this term to children who needed them. Thank you for your invaluable support!

Billesley Primary School Cavalry Primary School George Betts Primary Academy Elm Road Primary School (Wisbech) Hollywood Primary School Kings Norton Primary School Nene and Ramnoth School Netherbrook Primary School Shireland Hall Primary Academy Valley Primary School

🎅 Thank you to our schools for putting on such a festive end to term.

🎄 We've seen nativity plays, Christmas jumper days, special visitors, carol singing, Christmas meals, Christmas stories, and so much more.

George Betts Primary Academy

What a year it’s been. We’ve seen:

🏫 3 schools welcomed into the Trust
💐 Schools burst into colour as part of TEFAT in Bloom
📰 National media coverage, in print, radio and TV
🖼️ Our sustainability work featured at a Somerset House exhibition and viewed by King Charles
🏆 A Guinness World Record at the home of cricket
📈 Best ever key stage 2 SATS & early years results
👍 More schools than ever recognised as Good or Outstanding
📉 A reduction in persistent absence & suspensions
🥕 30,000 boxes of support for vulnerable families (worth £1.2m)
🤝 Our first community hub open in Peterborough
🎭 And another year of exceptional arts opportunities, of which there are too many to list

⭐ We'll be building on our achievements in the new academic year!

Billesley Primary School Cavalry Primary School Elm Road Primary School George Betts Primary Academy Highlees Primary School Hollywood Primary School Millfield Primary School Nene and Ramnoth School Peterbrook Primary School Shireland Hall Primary Academy Valley Primary School Westwood Primary School Woods Bank Academy