EDUCATION LEEDS... 5 YEARS ON!

It's strange to think that today is the fifth anniversary of the end of Education Leeds with educational services handed back to Leeds City Council.

Education Leeds was a wholly owned Leeds City Council company that managed the schools from April 2001 to March 2011. We were ahead of the game and we transformed outcomes and managed the most successful period in education for Leeds. School standards and outcomes increased dramatically and the school estate was largely rebuilt.

The fantastic team of people involved have gone on to achieve great things all over the country. I hope that as many colleagues and friends who shared in the struggle, the successes, the things that worked and the things that didn't, will join me in raising a glass to the Education Leeds Team of 2001-2011!