Media

Below are some recent examples of Ivy Learning Trust and our schools featuring in the press. For media enquiries, please contact Natasha Boydell: natasha@ivylearningtrust.org or 07734 932844. 

Welwyn and Hatfield Times

May 2023

Local MP Grant Shapps answered questions from some up-and-coming politicians during a visit to Peartree Primary School.

Hertfordshire Mercury

May 2023

Watchlytes Primary School is improving children’s skills by offering British Sign Language lessons. 

Welwyn and Hatfield Times

May 2023

Children at Watchlytes Primary School are being given the opportunity to learn British Sign Language (BSL).

BBC Two

April 2023

The BBC See Hear team visited Brimsdown and Woodside Primary Schools to learn more about how we’re teaching British Sign Language to pupils. 

Enfield Dispatch

March 2023

When the morning bell goes at Brimsdown Primary School, it’s not just the children who start making their way to class. 

Welwyn and Hatfield Times

March 2023

Peartree Primary School is set to get a major makeover as part of a government programme to future-proof education. 

Enfield Dispatch

February 2023

Children and staff at Walker Primary School are celebrating after receiving a coveted award from Unicef.

Hertfordshire Mercury

March 2023

Larkspur Primary School, which was once at risk of closure, is rated good by OFSTED and praised for its outstanding leadership.

Welwyn and Hatfield Times

July 2022

Children from our schools across Hertfordshire and Enfield took to the stage for Ivy’s Got Talent.

BBC London

May 2022

The BBC London News Team visited Eastfield and Brimsdown Primary Schools to see a British Sign Language lesson in action.

TES Magazine

March 2022

We talk to TES Magazine about why we’re going to offer British Sign Language lessons at our schools and the practicalities of turning a vision into reality.

Schools Week

December 2021

The pandemic has proven that geographical boundaries are no longer a barrier to building a successful family of schools, says Ivy CEO Matthew Kleiner-Mann.

Enfield Dispatch

August 2021

Pupils and staff at Walker Primary School have celebrated the opening of its new building. 

Enfield Independent

July 2021

Pupils from three Enfield schools got to meet and perform in front of singer and reality television star Jacob Fowler. 

The Headteacher Magazine

June 2021

Amid ongoing debate about the post-Covid education recovery plan, Ivy CEO Matthew Kleiner-Mann discusses the pros and cons of extending the school day and looks at what we can learn from private schools. 

Schools Week

April 2021

Ivy CEO Matthew Kleiner-Mann writes about how we need to stop talking about a lost generation and start getting excited about the next generation.