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ABOUT LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST - INFO FOR JOURNALISTS
The Lionheart Educational Trust is a multi-academy trust (MAT) comprising 17 schools - from primary through to Sixth Form - across the East Midlands; in Leicester, Leicestershire and South Derbyshire. The Trust was first established in April 2013 as a single academy trust with Beauchamp College in Oadby, Leicestershire, as its founding school. In March 2014, further schools joined the Trust and Lionheart became a MAT, with schools joining regularly since.
The Trust is led by CEO Kath Kelly, employs around 1900 staff members across all its schools and central services, and educates around 13,000 pupils in total.