SAND Academies Trust

I am pleased to welcome you to SAND Academies Trust. The name SAND encompasses the core values of the Trust – Supporting Achievement and Nurturing Development.

Our website will grow as our Trust develops. Please do explore it and visit the websites of each individual academy within the Trust.

About us

Lyn Dance

Executive Head Teacher and CEO

Our Schools

The Milestone School

Removing obstacles and enabling access to learning

Paternoster School

Learning together

Battledown Centre

Help and encourage each of our unique pupils to be “the best that they can be”

Belmont School

To always be the best we can be…

Willow Primary Academy

Taking P.R.I.D.E in all we do

Training & Outreach

Staff provide advice and support for teachers and support workers of pupils with physical and learning difficulties in mainstream schools through its Outreach and Training services. As part of our SEND outreach service we can offer bespoke training for schools, assessments of the needs of individual pupils, whole school SEND reviews and support to manage identified pupils with challenging behaviour.

Use the link below to find out more about our SEND Outreach service and CHM Teaching School Alliance.