Ascent Academies Trust

🎬 Be part of the official Makaton Song music video!

We’re inviting Makaton users, families, friends and supporters to sign along to our song, created in collaboration with Electric Umbrella. The finished video will launch on Makaton International Awareness Day!

How to take part: https://makaton.org/TMC/News_Stories/News/Awareness_Day_2026.aspx

Anyone can join in—including families, Tutors, Trainers, schools, workplaces and day centres. Wear Makaton clothing, hold a Makaton flag or simply come as you are!

We can’t wait to see your videos! 💛

We have a number of vacancies being advertised over the summer.

Vacancies Archive - The Ascent Academies' Trust The Ascent Academies’ Trust is a partnership of Special Academies in the North of England which aims to develop special needs provision across the region. The Trust has a high focus on providing high quality professional development opportunities for all staff.

Great to read the summer edition of the Springwater Gazette.

Great to see all of the work experience activities taking place. So valuable for our young g people.

What a great day everyone has had at Ocean Beach.

Amazing feedback from Little Troopers Charity.

We love hearing from schools that have adopted our Little Troopers at School programme to support their military-connected pupils.

Mowbray Academy recently sent us this fantastic photo of their Little Troopers Team and we absolutely love it! We hope all of your military children are enjoying the resources, activities and initiatives available through the programme.

Don't forget that your school can access a wide range of military-specific resources and initiatives designed to support the military children in your setting. We always love seeing your photos, so please do keep sharing them with us!

A quick reminder: If you're creating any branded items using Little Troopers logos or images, please ask for our approval first, as these are protected by copyright.

A great day at Springwaters annual ‘Springfest’.

We love it when colleagues share their passion and expertise across our family of schools.