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Tuesday 24 March 2026 Schools Inspire Kindness Through Launch of Trust-Wide ‘Big Serve’ Pupils and staff across Epworth Education Trust united this term for a Trust-wide initiative designed to spread positivity and support their school communities inspiring 13,418 acts of kindness. Every school within the Trust took part in a collective ‘Big Serve’ – a coordinated effort encouraging children and adults to carry out meaningful acts of service both in school and across their local areas. Activities included visiting care homes, supporting younger children in nurseries, volunteering at local food banks and promoting safer parking around schools. Several schools also participated in whole-school fundraising events, including a colour run and charity challenges. In total, the Trust recorded an incredible 13,418 acts of kindness across its 10 schools and collectively, schools raised £10,889.42 for various charities and community causes, highlighting the compassion and communi
Thursday 10 July 2025 Leyland Methodist Infant School praised by Ofsted for being an “inclusive and happy school” Leyland Methodist Infant School has been widely praised by Ofsted following its first inspection in over a decade – and has been graded as Good in every judgement area. During the two-day visit, inspectors commended the school’s inclusive ethos, high expectations and the strong start to education it provides for its youngest learners, all under the more rigorous set of guidelines that have been introduced since the school’s last inspection in 2013.
Tuesday 29 April 2025 Inspiring the future: Wesley Methodist Primary School empowers girls in sport Wesley Methodist Primary School is leading the way in promoting inclusivity and opportunity for girls in sport. Throughout the last year, the Radcliffe-based school, which is part of Epworth Education Trust, has taken part in a variety of events to encourage pupils, especially girls, to embrace physical activity and break barriers in traditionally male-dominated sports.
Wednesday 26 March 2025 Special tour for Angela Rayner MP at Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy, part of the Epworth Education Trust, welcomed a very special visitor last week when Angela Rayner, MP for Ashton-under-Lyne, popped in to meet pupils and staff and take a tour of the school. Angela received a guided tour from four Year 6 prefects, including the school’s mayor. They proudly showed her around the school, showcasing key areas such as the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision, outdoor spaces, sensory room, sports hall, and classrooms from nursery to Year 6.
Thursday 20 February 2025 Olympic Rower Inspires Pupils at Westleigh The pupils at Westleigh were incredibly lucky to welcome Olympic rower Emily Ford to their school. Her visit was nothing short of inspiring, as she shared her remarkable journey of resilience, hard work, and incredible achievements. As Emily spoke about the dedication and challenges behind her success, the children listened in awe, their excited ‘wows’ echoing around the hall.
Wednesday 5 February 2025 Reception Celebrate Chinese New Year at Nutgrove Reception pupils at Nutgrove have been celebrating Chinese New Year with a range of exciting activities. They tasted different traditional foods, created a colourful dragon painting, and took part in a lively parade around the school. The children embraced the celebrations, learning about the traditions and significance of the festival in a fun and engaging way.
Friday 31 January 2025 Leyland Year 6 Boys Football Congratulations to the Year 6 football team at Leyland Methodist School who represented school extremely well in the Northwest Schools football tournament at Fleetwood, coming in an impressive third position overall. Children in Year 5 and 6 have
Thursday 19 December 2024 Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy's Fantastic SIAMS Report Staff and pupils at Rosehill Methodist Primary Academy are celebrating after a recent Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) inspection by the Church of England led to a report praising the school for its well-defined Christian vision used [...] to establish a school in which pupils and adults flourish.” A SIAMS inspection reviews how effective a school is at delivering a strong Christian ethos, to enable pupils, staff and the school community to thrive.
Sunday 1 December 2024 14 Days of Kindness for Wesley Methodist Primary School as part of Anti-Bullying Week Radcliffe-based Wesley Methodist Primary School, part of Epworth Education Trust, marked Anti-Bullying Week this year through a ’14 Days of Kindness’ campaign that saw over 4500 acts of kindness carried out by the school. These acts of kindness range from creating kindness postcards to be posted to local neighbours, artwork for the local resident's home, a litter pick around school grounds, asserting positive affirmations to one another and many more.
Friday 19 July 2024 Fundraising for Edukid Our Trust has a longstanding relationship with Edukid, a charity that works to remove barriers to education faced by children living in poverty and conflict. This term, our family of schools has been working to develop fun initiatives to raise money for this important cause.
Thursday 18 July 2024 The Harmony Project This year, Epworth schools have been taking part in The Harmony Project. The project works with educators to develop learning based on a deep understanding of, and connection to, the natural world – learning that will equip pupils with the skills they need to live more sustainably.
Wednesday 17 July 2024 Pearson National Teaching Awards The Pearson National Teaching Awards are an annual highlight for the education community, and we are thrilled to see some of our Trust staff recognised by the awarding body for their amazing work! Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School’s Early Years team has received high commendation from the Pearson National Teaching Awards as Early Years Team of the Year.
Monday 15 July 2024 Ready, Respectful, Safe Wesley Methodist Primary School pupils have been demonstrating how they are ‘Ready, Respectful and Safe’ around school. These three simple standards help to support children in making the right choices at all times and thinking carefully about whether they are displaying the behaviour of a child who is being ready, being respectful and being safe.

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