As part of Dudley Academies Trust, we benefit from:

• Support from a team of Outstanding Practitioners – teachers who are experts in their subjects who work with our teachers and your children
• Help with recruiting exceptional teaching staff
• Shared best practice in the classroom
• Shared resources
• Shared learner support
• An excellent Careers programme
• Investment in our buildings, IT and facilities
• The latest available learning technologies
• A tried and tested model of how to improve behaviour and motivate learners
• The resources and expertise of Dudley College of Technology

In addition, The Link Academy offers:

• Leadership who have a clear plan for moving forward and a passionate commitment to the school
• Very strong roots in the local community and a welcome for the many children who come from outside
• A medium-sized school with the plenty of resources and facilities, but retaining a friendly atmosphere
• Dance studios, dry-play pitches and indoor sports facilities (a whole leisure centre!), performance spaces, a large and modern dining and kitchen area
• A broad range of extra-curricular clubs, teams, activities and trips
• A school that is absolutely determined to win back the ‘excellent’ grading that it previously boasted.