Odyssey Collaborative Trust

We are a group of 7 primary schools in Derby. We work together to ensure we get the very best for our children, parents and staff.

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📚 Exciting coverage in Derby Telegraph! Asterdale Primary’s reading scheme is helping children fall in love with reading, thanks to our amazing staff, families & pupils. Reading shapes learning & curiosity — it’s at the heart of everything we do. https://t.co/o5hIiLgpPA

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🌍🎉 A colourful celebration at Asterdale Primary for European Languages Day!

Pupils dressed in flag colours 🇪🇸🇮🇹🇫🇷, made flags, played bingo & explored landmarks — all while learning new words & cultures. #OurChildrenThrive #OurCommunitiesThrive #EuropeanDayofLanguages

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Their #SewSustainable project got pupils reworking fashion, reducing waste & raising funds for the planet. 💚

Amazing creativity & community spirit from the whole school! 👏

🔗 https://t.co/MiOvITejJc

#Sustainability #EcoEducation #TeamOCT

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We’re back! 📚
It’s been fantastic to see our schools full of energy again as staff welcome back children for the new academic year.
Here’s to a year of learning, growth, and great moments ahead! ✨
#BackToSchool #EducationMatters #SchoolCommunity

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What a sweet way to end the school year! 🎂 Our Trust Bake Off had some amazing entries, and after some very tasty judging by our CEO @iandewes , the winner is…🥁 Asterdale Primary School! 🏆🍰 Congratulations to them and well done to all our brilliant bakers! 👏 #TrustBakeOff

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We are so proud of Mara and the incredible bravery she shows day in day out. As she prepares for a life-changing bone marrow transplant, she has been busy fundraising at Oakwood Junior School to support DBAS UK, a charity which has helped her along her journey. Full story 👇

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📢 We’re hiring!
Join our brand-new ERF at Borrow Wood Primary (Derby) as a Teaching Assistant.
Start Sept 2025 | Full-time | SEND-focused
Make a difference from day one.
📅 Apply by 14 July | Interviews: 21 July

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A brilliant Trust-wide Athletics Day @CherryTreeDerby 🏃‍♀️🎯
Year 6 pupils from our 7 schools came together for sport, fun & new friendships ahead of secondary school.
This is how Our Children Thrive — through connection, confidence & opportunity. 💫
Thanks to Damian Banks! 👏

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📢 We're hiring at Springfield Primary School!

Join us as a:
👩‍🏫 Level 2 Teaching Assistant
☕ Breakfast Club Playworker
Be part of a school where Our Children Thrive & Our Colleagues Thrive 🌱
👉 Apply now: https://t.co/JVzRe5VwwK

#Edutwitter #SchoolJobs #TeachingAssistant

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Our school leaders were reminded of the real impact educators can have during a powerful talk from @AshleyJBaptiste at the @ThePiXLNetwork conference; sharing his journey + the people who helped shape his success. 🙌

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📣 Big news from Odyssey Collaborative Trust!

We’re thrilled to welcome three inspiring leaders this September:

✨ Aimee Tinkler – Director of Education
✨ Abbie Watts – Director of SEND
✨ Natalie Bartlett – Headteacher, Borrow Wood Primary
📖 https://t.co/q80YAaXsGI

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When Our Children Thrive, Our Communities Thrive
Corey, 9, from Springfield Primary, is walking 100 miles in 4 weeks to raise money for @DerbyshireCHC – the charity that gave him his first holiday away from home
Already raised £330+! 👏
Support him 👉 https://t.co/Gu57BAoyYS

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🎉 It's #VolunteersWeek!

A huge thank you to our amazing school governors who give their time to help shape the future of our schools. 🙌

We're looking for more volunteers to join us! Could you be a voice for local education?

📩 Get in touch to find out more.

#NVW2025

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📢 We’re hiring! Beaufort Primary School in Derby is looking for a creative, passionate Class Teacher to join our team and make a real difference. 🌟

🔗 Find out more: https://t.co/M3LbxRkKWy

#TeachingJobs #DerbyJobs #ClassTeacher #JoinOurTeam #EducationCareers

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Huge congrats to Year 1 at Beaufort Primary School for earning their Blue Peter reading badges! 📚💙
We love seeing young readers shine. Well done, everyone! 🌟 #BluePeterBadge #ReadingForFun #OdysseyLovesReading

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📚✨ At Borrow Wood Primary, kids can now get books from a vending machine!

Pupils earn tokens for showing a love of reading, then “spend” them to take home a book of their own. 💛

Huge thanks to Friends of Borrow Wood School for funding this brilliant idea!
#ReadingForPleasure

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🚨 Big news! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new Enhanced Resource Facility (ERF) at Borrow Wood Primary and the upcoming expansion at Springfield Primary 🎉
We’re now hiring for several meaningful roles—join us in making a difference!
👉 https://t.co/M3LbxRkKWy

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Well done to Logan, 7, from Beaufort Primary School who has been announced as the winner of the Derby Book Festival flash fiction competition in the under 11s category. And yes, that's right, you're seeing a picture of him with a book he has independently published! #fiction

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We have an exciting opportunity for a strong candidate wanting to make a different to our pupils at Cherry Tree Hill Primary School in Derby. Deadline is April 29 with interviews on May 6. To find out more and apply, visit https://t.co/M3LbxRkKWy
#teachervacancy #educationjobs