Susan Ada Slee

The Gorse Academies Trust is an organization that aims to improve the academic performance of children and young adults from impoverished areas. The non-profit company is based in Leeds, UK. The British company has a reputation for changing the lives of their students and breaking the link between poverty and academic underperformance. The Stephen Longfellow Academy is their first alternative provision free school, which opened in September 2017. The academy is dedicated to engaging with children and families who are not functioning effectively in mainstream education. The company was founded in 2010. The CEO is John Arthur Townsley.