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Lift Schools
Lift Schools, formerly Academies Enterprise Trust, is a multi-academy trust with 57 primary, secondary and special schools in England. One of the largest networks of schools in the country, it is a non-profit, educational trust, which sponsors schools with academy status.
The trust's 57 schools are split into five geographic regions across England. Together, Lift Schools educate over 33,000 children and employ over 4500 staff.
Lift Schools' Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Rebecca Boomer-Clark, who took up the position in April 2021 with the intention of pushing the trust ‘from turnaround into high performance’. Previously, Boomer-Clark had served as national director of secondary education at Ark Schools and Regional Schools Commissioner for South-West England.
Since 2022, Lift Schools has offered Initial Teacher Training for Qualified Teacher Status, delivered in partnership with Ark Teacher Training.
In September 2022, the trust launched Project H, an insights series using data and expertise from its schools to drive improvement across the education sector. By narrating its improvement journey, the platform's stated intention is to 'share insights, resources and reflections about what it takes to embed school improvement at scale.'
Lift Schools changed its name from Academies Enterprise Trust in September 2024. AET was formally established in 2008 by the Greensward Charitable Trust (established in 1996 to support Greensward School) with its first school being Greensward Academy, in Hockley, Essex. The trust began growing in 2008 with 3 schools in Hockley. At its largest the chain numbered 76 schools. By 2015, AET had contracted to 68 schools.
Hockley Primary School joined the trust in September 2018. As of 2023, AET has 57 schools and has been given the green light by the Department for Education to take on further primary and SEN schools.
Between 2011 and 2012 AET more than doubled in size, leading to criticism that the academy chain was growing too fast and was therefore unable to ensure appropriate standards in its schools.
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Lift Schools
Lift Schools, formerly Academies Enterprise Trust, is a multi-academy trust with 57 primary, secondary and special schools in England. One of the largest networks of schools in the country, it is a non-profit, educational trust, which sponsors schools with academy status.
The trust's 57 schools are split into five geographic regions across England. Together, Lift Schools educate over 33,000 children and employ over 4500 staff.
Lift Schools' Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is Rebecca Boomer-Clark, who took up the position in April 2021 with the intention of pushing the trust ‘from turnaround into high performance’. Previously, Boomer-Clark had served as national director of secondary education at Ark Schools and Regional Schools Commissioner for South-West England.
Since 2022, Lift Schools has offered Initial Teacher Training for Qualified Teacher Status, delivered in partnership with Ark Teacher Training.
In September 2022, the trust launched Project H, an insights series using data and expertise from its schools to drive improvement across the education sector. By narrating its improvement journey, the platform's stated intention is to 'share insights, resources and reflections about what it takes to embed school improvement at scale.'
Lift Schools changed its name from Academies Enterprise Trust in September 2024. AET was formally established in 2008 by the Greensward Charitable Trust (established in 1996 to support Greensward School) with its first school being Greensward Academy, in Hockley, Essex. The trust began growing in 2008 with 3 schools in Hockley. At its largest the chain numbered 76 schools. By 2015, AET had contracted to 68 schools.
Hockley Primary School joined the trust in September 2018. As of 2023, AET has 57 schools and has been given the green light by the Department for Education to take on further primary and SEN schools.
Between 2011 and 2012 AET more than doubled in size, leading to criticism that the academy chain was growing too fast and was therefore unable to ensure appropriate standards in its schools.