ing ▁business ▁people ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁education ists ▁to ▁raise ▁educational ▁standards ▁in ▁areas ▁where ▁educational ▁standards ▁were ▁poor . ▁He ▁spons ored ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁a ▁City ▁Technology ▁College ▁in ▁G ates head , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁under ▁the ▁Tony ▁Bla ir ▁initi ative ▁spons ored ▁a ▁further ▁three ▁Academ ies , ▁in ▁M idd les br ough , ▁Thor ne ▁and ▁B ly th . ▁▁ ▁These ▁four ▁schools ▁form ▁the ▁Em manuel ▁School s ▁Foundation , ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁schools ▁with ▁a ▁Christian ▁eth os ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁England . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁schools ▁have ▁received ▁Of sted ▁ratings ▁from ▁" good " ▁to ▁" out standing ". ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁V ard y ▁transferred ▁spons or ship ▁of ▁the ▁schools ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Learning ▁Trust , ▁another ▁spons or ▁of ▁academ ies ▁who ▁operate ▁over ▁thirty ▁schools ▁nation wide . ▁ ▁Other ▁char itable ▁activities ▁ ▁More ▁recently , ▁Sir ▁Peter ▁has ▁begun ▁to ▁support ▁hom eless ▁people , ▁who ▁through ▁alco hol ▁and ▁drug ▁mis use ▁or ▁on ▁leaving ▁cust od ial ▁sentences ▁find ▁themselves ▁without ▁a ▁home . ▁The ▁V ard y ▁Foundation ▁is ▁partner ing ▁with ▁Bet el ▁International ▁who ▁operate ▁homes ▁in ▁over ▁ 2 4 ▁countries ▁across ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁have ▁twenty ▁five ▁years ' ▁experience ▁in ▁this ▁work . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Foundation ▁plans ▁to ▁support ▁three ▁cent res ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁east ▁providing ▁a ▁home , ▁meaning ful ▁work ▁and ▁somewhere ▁to ▁belong . ▁The ▁first