Portland Academy
Academy special converter school in Sunderland (Sunderland).
Location
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Ascent Academies' Trust has been established since August 2012. We are a family of specialist schools that work collaboratively for the benefit of our young people. Our six schools span 4 local authorities in the North-East and North Yorkshire, and we provide education for children from 2-19 who have a range of complex and special needs.
Ascent was founded with the aim of developing a vision and strategic plan for special educational needs in Sunderland.
By collaboratively working together they are not only able to increase the opportunities they can offer their own young people and colleagues, but are also able to offer their specialist knowledge to schools and academies across Sunderland, through their advice, consultancy and training arm of the company Ascent Extra Limited.
We are currently responsible for the education and care of approximately 1300 young people and employ over 600 colleagues. We have seen great benefits of working together in deep and purposeful collaboration and how it impacts on the futures of our young people.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Key facts
- URN
- 138526
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Sunderland
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body
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