Trust of the Year Award 2026
This year's award goes to not just one school but an entire trust - LiFE Multi-Academy Trust! We have had a close working relationship with the LiFE Multi-Academy Trust since early 2022, and we're thrilled that they deliver our courses to a growing number of students year on year.
This year, we welcomed a new LiFE school, Invanhoe School, into the Apps for Good family and were pleased to support the Trust in organising Industry Engagement sessions for each classroom within their four delivering schools. Steve Hall, Director of Curriculum at the LiFE Academy, is one of our Apps for Good Fellows and has helped embed the courses throughout the Trust.
This academic year, we were excited to help organise a Trust-wide finale event for students from various schools, allowing their learning to culminate in a fantastic day of celebration and competition. LiFe Multi-Academy Trust continues to help us with the all important task of gathering feedback and impact data, which enables us to report to funders and keep our materials free to all. We look forward to seeing what's to come in the years ahead!
Q&A with Gill Wright from Bosworth Academy
What do you see as the main benefits of Apps for Good for students and teachers?
We seek to provide our pupils with authentic, relevant learning experiences that are cross curricular and encourage student agency. The Apps for Good App for Social Action course certainly delivers in meeting our criteria for quality learning.
Both students and teachers enjoy the Industry Volunteer sessions which add an extra dimension that could not otherwise be achieved as staff do not have the business knowledge or experience to provide this. The online meetings provide individualised feedback for pupils. The conversations take the form of a critical friend and so are well received and motivational.
How do you think Apps for Good supports young people with the skills required to succeed in life and work?
Apps for Good provides young people with assignments that require cross curricular thinking; which is not the format of learning in schools but is required for success in business. Pupils also have to present their ideas and be accountable by answering questions posed by the Industry Volunteer. All of our pupils take part in this, not just those whose app is thought to be the best. This is very inclusive. Also the fact that they work in groups is popular with pupils and helps the development of social and team working skills that are required by many employers, e.g. Google.
Can you share examples of where you have witnessed the course having a positive impact on a student?
We have found that some students who have struggled in the typical school classroom environment have really benefitted from the problem solving element of designing the climate action apps. Some who have been reticent about presenting their ideas to an ‘expert’ have been elated after they have done this and felt a real sense of achievement. Others have been motivated by the obvious relevance of the set tasks.
How does Apps for Good support LiFE Academy Trust's broader strategy?
Apps for Good’s Innovate for Climate Change course is the central feature of a cross-curricular project that we are rolling out trust wide through our Real LiFE Curriculum. It provides us with the opportunity to challenge students to be creative and to apply their learning beyond the traditional classroom context.
Would you recommend Apps for Good to other schools and MATs looking for new ways to teach computing?
I would recommend Apps for Good to other schools not just for teaching computing but as a cross curricular project and a different way of teaching climate change, which will be mandatory in the new national curriculum.