Date July 17, 2007
Release: Immediate
EDUCATION ACTION ZONE’S ‘EXCEPTIONAL’ SUCCESS IN LAMBETH
The educational support provided by the CfBT Education Action
Zone (EAZ) and Lambeth City Learning Centre (CLC) to schools,
pupils and parents in Lambeth has been highly commended in a new
independent inspection report.
The report, written by ex-HMI inspector Clive Rowe, highlights the
significant impact the Zone has had on raising the standards of
achievement and attainment of pupils in both primary and secondary
phases in the local area and describes its progress over the last
three years as “exceptionally impressive”.
Set up in September 2003 as part of the government’s Excellence in
Cities initiative, the EAZ, which is managed by leading education
charity CfBT Education Trust, supports 12 primary and secondary
schools in Lambeth to develop a creative and arts-based curriculum,
raise the achievement of underachieving pupils and encourage
parental engagement and family learning. The curriculum support it
provides “exceeds expectations and targets” according to the
report, which also highlights the Zone’s effective partnership
working within the local community.
The EAZ team has managed the City Learning Centre since 2006 when
it was re-launched and relocated to improve access to, and use of
the latest education technology for pupils, teaching staff and
parents across Lambeth. In the last year, 73 schools have benefited
from its support and activities using innovative technology with
over 2,500 pupils and 200 teachers having been supported through
its programmes.
Margaret Abbott, UK Services Director at CfBT Education Trust said:
“The CfBT Education Action Zone has gained a well-deserved
reputation for high-quality, innovative curriculum provision for
teachers, pupils and parents, and particularly for the arts-based
learning support it offers. We welcome the findings of this report
and we will take on board its recommendations to ensure the EAZ’s
continued success”.
Sarah Horrocks, Director of the Lambeth City Learning Centre and
CfBT Action Zone, added: “We are delighted that our hard work and
partnership successes with local schools have been recognised by
this report. We work closely with Lambeth schools to explore how to
improve children’s learning through creative teaching and
innovative technology and my thanks go to my team and also to the
many teachers we work with”.
Ends
Notes for Editors:
CfBT Education Trust is a leading education consultancy
and service organisation. Our objective is to provide education for
public benefit both in the UK and internationally. Established 40
years ago CfBT Education Trust now has an annual turnover exceeding
£100 million and employs more than 2,000 staff worldwide who
support educational reform, teach, advise, research and
train.
As a not-for-profit organisation we re-invest around £1 million of
our surpluses every year for practice-based educational
research.
For more information contact:
Gillian Parry
Marketing Communications Officer
CfBT Education Trust
60 Queens Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 4BS
Tel: 0118 902 1221
gparry@cfbt.com