Our Group-wide events programme exposes our pupils to experiences they would never otherwise receive, giving them the opportunity to do new and exciting activities outside their local area, and meet other children from across the Group.

The programme has been specifically designed to help pupils develop the skills can characteristics to become well-rounded, successful individuals when they leave school, with a focus on building leadership, communications and presentation skills, and a sense of resilience and determination, as well as provide opportunities to celebrate their success and achievements.

Following the success of #UnitedApp, we launched #UnitedIdeas with 7BillionIdeas in Autumn 2016, encouraging primary pupils to develop ideas which could change the world.

Pupils are challenged to develop ideas that will make an impact, build a prototype and present to an audience about their work. The competition is intended to promote an entrepreneurial spirit across United Learning, unlocking the innovative DNA that exists in every single student, and will drive an entrepreneurial spirit across the Group, provide an excellent education opportunity to all Key Stage 2 students and build confidence in speaking, listening and teamwork skills.

We launched our Student Leadership Programme in September 2015, in partnership with Free the Children and Diana Award.

Pupils from our Year 6 classes across the Group are invited to a one-day Student Leadership Conference, followed by a project at their own schools, where they will work with their classmates to encourage engagement with social action and empower them to be leaders of change in their own lives. Through the programme, our primary pupils will receive mentoring from both Diana Award and secondary pupils (who will receive mentor training themselves), and leadership training from Andy Buck.