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  • Aurora Summerfields School in the community

    Published 20/11/24

    Students at Aurora Summerfields School have recently been exploring their local community through various school trips and community-based lessons, where they've been learning new skills, exploring new places, and most importantly, having lots of fun!

     

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  • Aurora Hanley School win 2024 NASS Innovation Award

    Published 15/10/24

    Aurora Hanley School in Stoke-on-Trent have won the 2024 NASS Innovation Award for their ‘Children’s Community Cooking Project - Tackling Food Waste and Poverty' - a project set up by food technology teacher Tina Amison to help support people in need in the local area.

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  • New sensory room at Aurora Ivy Lane School

    Published 27/09/24

    Students and staff at Aurora Ivy Lane School in Wakefield are keen to explore their new 4D immersive sensory room.

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  • Aurora Hedgeway School bags Eco-Schools Green Flag Award with Merit

    Published 25/09/24

    Aurora Hedgeway School in Pilning, Bristol are very excited to be awarded the Green Flag Award with Merit by Eco-Schools.

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  • Hogging the limelight again

    Published 22/07/24

    Aurora Boveridge College are thrilled to be awarded Silver Hedgehog Friendly Campus status which recognises the additional work they’ve done since their Bronze award in 2023 to make the college grounds even more hedgehog friendly.

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  • Our CEO Mark Costello comments on the King’s Speech

    Published 18/07/24

    I was pleased to see that in the King’s Speech and Children’s Wellbeing Bill there appears to be a renewed focus on Children and Education from the new Labour Government, this is very different from the King’s Speech of the previous Conservative Government that did not have a single piece of proposed legislation coming from the Department of Education. The Opportunities Mission and subsequent Children’s Wellbeing Bill and Skills England Bill certainly seem to signify that Children and Education are a serious priority for Labour, this can only be a positive for the younger generations, their families and the people working tirelessly in the sector.

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  • We’re thrilled to announce that The Aurora Group is a certified B Corp

    Published 16/07/24

    This year we were assessed independently from Octopus Group, our financial backer, and are incredibly proud to have scored 110.6 - way above the 80 point threshold required for certification. In fact our score puts us in the top 15% of all certified companies! 

    It’s unusual to meet the 80 point target on first assessment and globally less than 1% of companies meet the threshold for B Corp certification, so it’s a huge achievement.

    But what is a B Corp and why is becoming one important?

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  • Aurora Woodlands School Achieves Level 2 in RHS School Gardening Awards

    Published 08/07/24

    We’re pleased to announce that Aurora Woodlands School has proudly received Level 2 in the RHS School Gardening Awards. The Awards, set up by the Royal Horticultural Society, provide a structure to develop gardening while celebrating the progress made by schools.

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  • Bon appetit – Foxes students cook for French embassy and a former Prime Minister!

    Published 04/07/24

    Four Aurora Foxes students were selected to attend a very special work experience opportunity in London this month.  The prestigious event was held at the French Ambassador’s residence, celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale (a friendship agreement signed between France and the UK). Our students worked alongside embassy staff.

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  • Aurora Wilden View School celebrates its official opening!

    Published 04/07/24

    The official ‘grand opening’ of Aurora Wilden View was celebrated with a festival. Students, staff and families all had the opportunity to take part in lots of activities as they celebrated the positive impact the school has already had on our young people.

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  • Boveridge College Students Alfie and Mia open the Natspec Conference

    Published 26/06/24

    Students Alfie and Mia answered a call by Natspec to speak at their summer conference. It’s the go-to event for Further Education (FE) professionals who work with students with special educational needs.

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  • Aurora Hanley School - best SEN school in the country

    Published 24/06/24

    Aurora Hanley has been awarded the top national accolade of ‘Tes Specialist Provision School of the Year.’

    The school are championing sustainability and community issues, and their recent Community Food Project which tackles food waste and food poverty impressed the judges.

    Head of School Julie Martin said: “It is a huge honour to collect the award for ‘Specialist Provision School of the Year’ on behalf of our Aurora Hanley Team at the TES awards.

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