Aldridge Foundation
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{{Infobox organization
| name = Aldridge Foundation
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| type = Multi-academy trust
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| registration_id = [https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/05670663/ 05670663] (Aldridge Education)
| founded_date = {{Start date|2006|01|10|df=yes}}
| location = 8 City Road, London, EC1Y 2AA
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| key_people = Brent Thomas
| focus = Education
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| homepage = {{Official URL}}
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| footnotes = UID [https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Groups/Group/Details/2096 2096 ]
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The Aldridge Foundation is a British educational charity which focusses on creating social change and community regeneration opportunities through enterprise and entrepreneurship, to help young people to reach their potential and improve their communities. It is based in London.
The Aldridge Foundation was registered as a charity in 2006 by Sir Rod Aldridge, after he retired from the business he founded, Capita.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/aug/05/rod-aldridge-entrepreneurship-mobility-capita|title=The can-do crusader – interview with Rod Aldridge|last=Benjamin|first=Alison|date=4 August 2009|work=The Guardian|access-date=14 August 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} Over 10 years it developed a family of sponsored academy schools in England. In 2016 it established Aldridge Education, a multi-academy trust and the body now responsible for Aldridge schools, which educate students from primary to secondary and sixth form level. All of the schools are non-selective. The Trust is also a co-sponsor of a University Technical College, which has university and employer lead sponsors.{{cite web|title=Aldridge Education|url=http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/groups/group/summary.xhtml?id=4927|publisher=Department for Education|accessdate=14 August 2017}}
Aldridge Education schools
All Aldridge schools are regularly inspected by Ofsted.{{cite web|url=http://www.daestudio.biz/ofsted-says-good-students-say-fantastic/|title=Ofsted says "good" – students say "fantastic"!|work=Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio|access-date=8 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711073135/http://www.daestudio.biz/ofsted-says-good-students-say-fantastic/|archive-date=11 July 2015|url-status=dead}} Alongside this, the Aldridge Foundation have also developed their own 'Quality Framework' which is used to support performance improvement.{{cite web|url=http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/about-us/educational-approach/|title=Educational approach|work=Aldridge Foundation}}
- Darwen Aldridge Community Academy (opened in 2008) {{cite web|url=http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/north-west/darwen-aldridge-community-academy/|title=Darwen Aldridge Community Academy|work=Aldridge Education}}
- Brighton Aldridge Community Academy (opened in 2010) {{cite web|url=http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/south-east/brighton-aldridge-community-academy/|title=Brighton Aldridge Community Academy|work=Aldridge Education}}
- Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (opened in 2011) {{cite web|url=http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/south-east/portslade-aldridge-community-academy/|title=Portslade Aldridge Community Academy|work=Aldridge Education|access-date=7 July 2015|archive-date=8 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708085207/http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/south-east/portslade-aldridge-community-academy/|url-status=dead}}
- Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio School (opened in 2013) {{cite web|url=http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/north-west/darwen-aldridge-enterprise-studio-school/|title=Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio School|work=Aldridge Education}}
- Kensington Aldridge Academy (opened in 2014) {{cite web|url=http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/london/kensington-aldridge-academy/|title=Kensington Aldridge Academy|work=Aldridge Education}}
- Darwen Vale High School (an Aldridge academy since December 2014) {{cite web|url=http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/north-west/darwen-vale-high-school/|title=Darwen Vale High School|work=Aldridge Education}}
- Sudell Primary School (an Aldridge academy since March 2015) {{cite web|url=http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/north-west/sudell-primary/|title=Sudell Primary School|work=Aldridge Education}}
- Duke's Aldridge Academy (an Aldridge academy since September 2017) {{cite web|url=http://aldridgeeducation.org/schools-colleges/london/dukes-aldridge-academy/|title=Duke's Aldridge Academy|work=Aldridge Education}}
In 2015, Darwen Aldridge Community Academy was named the Lancashire Telegraph
University Technical Colleges
=Former colleges=
- UTC@harbourside, Newhaven, East Sussex (opened September 2015, closed July 2019){{cite web|url=http://www.aldridgefoundation.com/schools-colleges/south-east/utcharbourside/|title=UTC@harbourside|work=Baker Dearing Trust}}{{cite web|url=https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141394|title=UTC@harbourside|last=|first=|date=|website=get-information-schools.service.gov.uk|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|accessdate=12 January 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- [https://aldridgeeducation.org/ Aldridge Education]
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