Latest News
- 05/03/25
River Academy Community Lecture Series
River Academy Launches New Community Lecture Series – Open to All!Read Full Story - 28/03/25
The Ski Trip of a Lifetime – MET Ski Trip 2026! ✨🎿
We are excited to announce the Maiden Erlegh Trust Ski Trip 2026. It is open to all students in Years 7, 8, and 9 at Maiden Erlegh School, Maiden Erlegh School in Reading, Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge, and River Academy!Read Full Story - 27/03/25
Maiden Erlegh Trust Heads of PE Launch Inter-Trust Sports Programme
We are delighted to launch the Inter-School Sports Programme — a series of sports activities and events designed by our Heads of PE for all our schools, and every one of our students.Read Full Story - 19/03/25
Extraordinary INSET Day – Friday 4 April 2025
Friday 4 April 2025 is an extraordinary INSET day across all Maiden Erlegh Trust (MET) schools. On this day, all our schools will be closed to students to allow staff to participate in comprehensive Class Charts training.Read Full Story - 05/03/25
Careers Fair 2025
We are excited to invite you to the Maiden Erlegh Trust Annual Careers Fair, an event which can open doors to exciting opportunities for our secondary students.Read Full Story - 12/02/25
Celebrating our Governors on National Governors' Awareness Day
Thursday 13th February is National School Governors' Awareness Day, a time to recognise the invaluable contribution of school governors.Read Full Story - 11/02/25
Supporting your child’s mental wellbeing at River Academy with BRIYM (Building Resilience in Young Minds)
We are thrilled to announce that Debbie Smith from BRIYM is working with the students at River Academy to help them build resilience and thrive.Read Full Story - 31/01/25
Maiden Erlegh Trust - Spotlight on River Academy - a school on the rise
Welcome to the latest in Maiden Erlegh Trust's School Spotlight series! This time, they were shining a light on River Academy - this is what they said about us. "River Aademy is a dynamic and growing secondary school in Reading that is making waves in education."Read Full Story - 22/01/25
Open Morning - Wednesday 5 February, 9:30am for Year 6 parents and their children
We are holding an Open Morning for Year 6 Parents (and their children), on Wednesday 5 February at 9:30am. This is an exciting opportunity for you to visit the school, talk to students and senior leaders.Read Full Story - 03/01/25
Happy 2025 and a very warm welcome back to school for the Spring term
Happy New Year and a very warm welcome back to our staff and students on 6 January 2025. We are looking forward to the Spring term and the start of some lighter evenings.Read Full Story - 26/11/24
Maiden Erlegh Trust - Recruitment Event, Wednesday 29 January 2025, 5:00pm to 6:30pm
This event will take place at Maiden Erlegh School in Reading (81 Crescent Road, Reading, RG1 5SL). If you would like to find out more about the teaching and support staff roles in our Secondary and Special/AP settings, please come along to this event and speak to a member of ou...Read Full Story - 03/10/24
Additional Year 6 Open Mornings - Autumn 2024
Over the next few weeks, we will be hosting a series of open mornings starting at 9:30 am and concluding at 10:45am. These sessions will be an exciting opportunity for you to visit the school, talk to students and senior leaders. The headteacher will give a short presentation before a memb...Read Full Story