Waterton Academy Trust

🎉Introducing The Mill Pre-School

✂️🎀Opening at Ackworth Milldam School in September 2026

✍Applications now open

🔗Please visit our website for more information: https://watertonpreschool.org/the-mill-pre-school/

🌟 Free Family Fun Day in Barnsley Tomorrow 🌟
Join Compass Be and local partners at Locke Park, Barnsley from 10am-3pm tomorrow for a FREE family fun day packed with activities, games, crafts, sports and prizes! 🎨⚽🫧🌿

📢 Join Our Team | Finance Assistant 📢

We're looking for a Finance Assistant to join our team! This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of our values-driven organisation that is committed to helping children and young people thrive.

If you're organised, detail-focused and looking for your next role in a busy finance environment, we'd love to hear from you.

👉 Find out more and apply here: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/5228/EDV-2026-WAT-54365

💬 We welcome prospective candidates to get in touch with our team for an informal conversation about the role.

🌟 Did you know? We also have a range of opportunities across our schools and pre-schools. Explore our vacancies here: https://mynewterm.com/trust/Waterton-Academy-Trust/5228

📢 We're Hiring: Head of Finance

Join our Trust and help shape the future of education at our schools!

📍West Yorkshire
🏠Hybrid & Flexible Working
⏰Apply before 27 July, 8:00am
🔗Find out more and apply: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/5228/EDV-2026-WAT-78816

🎉We're so proud to celebrate another year of improved SATs results across our Trust! This year's results reflect continued progress across our schools, building on the strong success achieved in previous years and demonstrating the impact of our shared commitment to helping every child thrive.

📚These outcomes are a testament to the hard work, dedication and support of our pupils, families, communities and staff. Thank you to everyone who has played a part in another successful year. We hope all our pupils, families and colleagues enjoy a wonderful, restful and well-deserved summer!☀️

📝Interested in teacher training with Waterton Academy Trust?

📚Find out more about our 2026 course on our website: watertonacademytrust.org/train-to-teach/

🎓View our courses at: find-teacher-training-courses.service.gov.uk/course/2EL/E611 and find-teacher-training-courses.service.gov.uk/course/2EL/2ZVW

🏛️Or apply for the Leeds Trinity P.G.C.E open day: https://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/pgce/open-events/

⏳ - DEADLINE EXTENDED - ⏳

📢We're Hiring - Head of Finance📊

💷Waterton Academy Trust is seeking an experienced Head of Finance to join our excellent central team and help lead and strengthen finance across our growing Trust.

📈This is a great opportunity to provide strategic financial leadership, support sustainable growth and ensure resources make the greatest impact for our pupils.

🔗 Apply now: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/5228/EDV-2026-WAT-78816

✨What a fantastic evening at the Waterton Sports Awards!🏆

⚽Last night, we celebrated the incredible sporting achievements of pupils from across our Trust. A Sports Personality Award was presented to two outstanding pupil from each of our schools, recognising their dedication, determination and sporting spirit.

🏅Congratulations also to our KS1 and KS2 team champions, with awards presented to our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place schools after a year of fantastic sporting competition.

🏏A huge well done to every pupil who took part in our sporting events throughout the year. Your teamwork, resilience and passion have been truly inspiring. Here's to another amazing year of sport across the Trust!

👨‍🍳What a fantastic day at our KS2 Young Chef Competition!

🍽️Our talented young chefs showcased their creativity, skill and confidence by planning and cooking their own delicious meals from scratch. The standard was exceptionally high, making the judges' job incredibly difficult!

🏆Congratulations to our overall winner and to our two outstanding runners-up. Every participant should be proud of their hard work and culinary achievements.

🌟The future of cooking is certainly in safe hands!

🍎Today is Thank a Teacher Day!

✨Today, we celebrate the incredible teachers across our Trust who inspire, encourage and make a difference in the lives of our children every single day.

🩵Thank you for your passion, dedication and unwavering commitment to helping every child thrive. Your impact reaches far beyond the classroom and helps shape the future.