Hadley Learning Community
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| Hadley Learning Community | |
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| Location | |
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Waterloo Road Hadley , , TF1 5NU England | |
| Coordinates | 52°42′05″N 2°28′48″W / 52.70137°N 2.48013°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Our Community, Our School |
| Established | 1 September 2006 |
| Local authority | Telford and Wrekin Council |
| Trust | Learning Community Trust |
| Department for Education URN | 144853 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Heads of School | Ben Evans Dan Roycroft |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 5 to 16 |
| Enrolment | 1580 |
| Website | http://www.hadleylearningcommunity.org.uk |
Hadley Learning Community (HLC) is a coeducational all-through school, for students from 3 – 16 years of age, located in the village of Hadley in Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England[1]
Hadley Learning Community facilities include a secondary school, a primary school, nurseries and special needs schools, in addition to community facilities for sports, called The Circle, with a swimming pool and fitness suite, as well as a public library, coffee shop, theatre and dance studio, all for public use.[2]
Programs at HLC include:
- Local Authority maintained nursery with places for 60 children who attend either a morning or afternoon session in a group of 30, and also a privately run nursery.[1]
- Primary phase, for 5-11 year olds with places for 60 children in two classes in each year group.[1]
- Secondary phase, for 11-16 year olds with places for 240 students in each year group.[1]
- Special School, The Bridge, with places for 160 children, co-located on the campus, for children with severe and profound disabilities.[1]
- Special School, Queensway, with places for 40 children who have an SEN statement with a diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder (ASC)[1]
- A Family Centre with children's services and an early intervention team[1]
HLC is a member of the Learning Community Trust.[3][4][5]
History
Hadley Learning Community opened on 1 September 2006, a £70 million PFI project, in partnership with Interserve,[6] (now Mitie).[1][7]
Synetrix provided the information and communication technology infrastructure for the opening of the Hadley Learning Community, including training programmes for teaching staff.[8]
Previously a community school administered by Telford and Wrekin Council, Hadley Learning Community converted to academy status in March 2018.[9]
Telford College formed a partnership with the Learning Community Trust in 2019, allowing HLC and other secondary schools to explore "joint delivery of some post-16 education, as well as staging 'masterclasses' which give secondary school students a taste of college life".[10]
In 2020, Hadley Learning Community opened a Careers and Enterprise Hub, a one-stop-shop for careers advice and mentoring, supported by local businesses and community organisations. As a result, HLC received "Gold accreditation for meeting all eight of the internationally recognised Gatsby Benchmarks, for best careers provision in secondary schools".[11]
There were two special events with Hadley Learning Community primary children in 2022. First, HLC hosted the launch of a children's novel, Leon's Magic Mantra, with Olympic diver Leon Taylor and author Sarah Griffiths.[12] Second, the HLC children's choir was one of only five choirs in England selected to participate in a national choir, singing Keane's Somewhere Only We Know as part of nationwide BBC Children in Need coverage.[13]