Fulham, Queen’s Manor and Sulivan Multi Academy Trust. “Stronger together for all our children” It’s all about sharing.
The potential MAT (Multi-Academy Trust) is a collaboration of three schools (Fulham Primary, Queen’s Manor and Sulivan) that have come together with the sole aim of providing the highest possible quality of education for children and their families both now and in their futures.
What is a Multi Academy Trust (MAT)? • A MAT is a non profit making limited company registered at Companies House; in essence it is a small business. • It is registered as a charitable trust for the purpose of administration. • The MAT will have agreed articles of association stating how it will manage its responsibilities. • It will have a funding agreement directly with the Department of Education.
Each school has its own identify and vision… “Following our dreams and striving for excellence. Proud of who we are and what we can achieve together. Success for all and nurturing independent life long learners” Fulham Primary School. “We aim to provide a nurturing place of learning, where every child achieves their potential and develops a life long love of learning. We want our children to develop high expectations and aspirations for their future” Sulivan Primary School. “Children who believe in themselves and become ambitious, self-motivated and successful learners. Children who are resilient, achieve their potential and grow into responsible and open-minded citizens, prepared for life in the real world” Queen’s Manor Primary School.
Our collective vision We aim to become an outstanding multi-academy trust that: • Improves opportunities and outcomes for all our children • Nurtures self-motivated, successful and resilient learners • Drives ambition and aspiration in our children • Inspires learners with high expectations of themselves • Grows responsible, open-minded and caring citizens.
Why do we want to convert? • We want to protect the ethos and values of our community schools. • At the moment we have a choice about how this happens and who this happens with. • Government policy suggests that all schools will become academies in the near future. • The sum of the whole being far greater . The key advantage of being part of the MAT is that each academy will work in partnership with one another to enable children, staff and parents to benefit from the expertise, resources, facilities and opportunities provided by all three schools.
Why Fulham, Queen’s Manor and Sulivan? • We know our schools’ values are similar. • We are all good schools. • We have all worked in collaboration in the past. • Geographically close - we all part of the Southern Cluster. • We have all been part of the same Local Authority – we have shared history.
What will stay the same? • Ethos and values • Headteacher • Staff • Our school names • Uniform • Admissions • Our premises • Term dates
What will stay the same? • Still part of the community with a local governing body • Retain the same responsibilities as any maintained community school • Receive the same level of per pupil funding • Free to work with other schools and organisations • Still subject to Ofsted inspections • Still subject to the law on employment, equalities, admissions and special educational needs • Required to follow the same rules over pupil exclusions • Still participate in National standards and testing
What will change? • We will be part of an independent (as yet unnamed) Multi Academy Trust • Governance and Trust structure • Trust will be the employer not the Local Authority • Funding will come directly to the individual school not via the Local Authority • Greater autonomy • Going forward there will be assimilations between the schools and opportunities for economies of scale
Organisational structure of the proposed Multi Trust Members Academy Trust. Trust Board of Directors Finance & Audit Committee Leadership Group Sulivan Fulham Queen’s Manor Local Governing Local Governing Local Governing Body Body Body
What’s in it for the children? Children will continue to benefit from the existing high quality learning environments , teachers and other adults who know them and their families so well, and who will continue to offer them the individual care, guidance and support they so rightly deserve.
Other advantages… Examples of shared opportunities: • MAT school council and pupil leadership roles • Competitive sports (potentially MAT teams) / MAT sports days and tournaments • Shared expertise/ therapists/ support e.g. speech therapy/ sports coaches / Family support services • ARTS – musical showcase events / choir • Outdoor learning opportunities • Core subject enrichment opportunities • Computing – e.g. design and feedback Leesa
What’s in it for the staff? • To continue to employ all teachers (including those transferring from maintained schools) under national terms and conditions as a minimum • To provide all members of staff with the opportunities, support and environment to develop and thrive as professionals • Recruitment and retention opportunities and incentives • To ensure high quality and regular continuing professional development for all staff • Leadership opportunities across the schools
What’s in it for the wider community? • An innovative model for community school provision • Securing and developing the reputation of the three schools • Community Pride • Community resource • Life long learning platform • Choice of provision for local people • Shared collaborative work with parents • Consistency • Links with businesses / communities ( e.g. hospitals, health service, local businesses, secondary provision, apprentices, universities) • ‘Social corporate responsibility’.
“Stronger together for all our children”
Fulham, Queen’s Manor and Sulivan Multi Academy Trust It’s all about sharing.
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