Presentation to Friesland School 7 th November 2017
Multi Academy Trust • A Multi Academy Trust (MAT) is a group of schools who form a charitable company and who work together with one single group of ‘members’ who have an overview and a single Board of Trustees. The MAT is responsible for each of the academies in the trust. • Mission: to raise the educational standards and better the life chances of students within the MAT through working in partnership to challenge and supporting all schools to continually improve.
Why a MAT? • G overnment Policy: “Schools led system” MATs of between 8 – 12 schools is preferred (sustainable) model • Stronger more secure long term future • Schools collaborating, sharing good practice to improve standards for all students • Staff – career progression opportunities, staff retention, enhanced CPD • Financial efficiencies (schools budgets will be reduced) • Curriculum enrichment opportunities • Capacity to sponsor and then support under-performing schools to improve
MAT STRUCTURE MAT Members 5 Members Founding Members from 3 schools Trustees Specific Skills Sets: Finance, HR, Admin, Board of 9 Trustees Education etc. Individual Schools Headteachers / LGBs
MAT – local partnership Members (5) MAT Board (9) (Trustees: Finance, Education, Admin, HR etc) Selston Swanwick Ashfield Frederick Manor Hall High School Gent School Academy School School LGB LGB LGB LGB LGB Headteacher Headteacher Headteacher Exec Headteacher Headteacher
‘Local’ School • Retain Local Governing Body • Retain the following: – Values and ethos – School name – DfE number – Inspected as a stand alone school – Existing terms and conditions – Uniform – Start / finish times / lesson times – School holidays
Terms and Conditions • Teaching Staff – Continue with national pay scales – STPCD – Burgundy Book – Joint Consultation Committee established • Support Staff – Harmonisation of term and conditions – Harmonised pay scale • Harmonised employment policies in consultation with unions for all staff in the MAT
Why joint the MAT? • High profile MAT , known to RSC running the preferred model of future school improvement sponsor schools offered • Local school-to-school support serving the local community and pupils “can you get to a meeting after school” test • Financial savings / efficiencies by working together – Chief Financial Officer in post savings already secured for 3 schools • Financially strong – over £32m with projected MAT carry forward of £2.1m • Automatic access to Capital Build money which the MAT decides how to spend 6 schools 5400 pupils • Enhanced CPD opportunities for staff, including HTs, career progression & retention of good staff • Good schools – continue doing what you are doing – full autonomy for governors / HTs
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